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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1977
Page
2
In his first state of the union José López Portillo says recovery hinges on slowing population growth. He notes peso stability, debt cuts, and anti inflation gains but warns rapid growth of 3.5 percent yearly demands large investments to create jobs and public services. He declines quick oil selloff to ease crisis.
Robert R. Myers, 51, of 6936 E 4th St died Thursday in Mesa Lutheran Hospital. Native of Missouri, he moved to the Valley 20 years ago, was WWII veteran, and truck driver. Survived by wife Loretta, daughters Nancy Moulding and Debbie Turney, son Richard, father Robert H. Myers, two brothers and 10 grandchildren. Visitation today until 8 p.m. at Green Acres Mortuary. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at Green Acres Mortuary. Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
Frank S. Rogers 85 died Thursday in Good Samaritan. An Illinois native and former barber, he moved to the Valley in 1959 and lived at 6629 E Avalon Dr. He served in WWI Cavalry, belonged to VFW Post 720, Pulaski Club, Paderewski Choral Society, and volunteered at Phoenix Veterans Hospital. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Delores Gremillion, and five grandchildren. Visitation is tonight until 9. Mass Saturday at Church of St Theresa. Entombment at St Francis Cemetery.
Salt River Project reported two one minute power failures in east Scottsdale on Thursday evening. The outages affected Hayden to Granite Reef Roads and McKellips to McDowell area. The Beeline substation circuit near Hayden and McDowell went unbalanced at 5:38 p.m. and again at 6:09 p.m. Restoration occurred within a minute after each event due to a malfunction causing load shifts.
A new misdemeanor failure to obey lawfully ordered fire scene at downtown Phoenix incident was filed Thursday against Arizona Republic photographer Kevin Scofield and KTAR-TV cameraman Terry Juntti. Reporter Bruce Tomaso was not charged.
Arizona miners vow to press on with a recall effort against Rep. Morris Udall despite his signals of softening on reform of a 105 year old mining act. The Arizona Small Mine Operators Association announced the drive in June and plans petitions, though none have circulated yet.
Nine of Arizona's fourteen counties are not complying with a state law that requires subsurface mineral rights to be assessed and taxed. The disclosure comes amid U S government negotiations to purchase more than 50,000 acres of severed mineral rights in Grand Canyon and Lake Mead national parks in Mohave County.
Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona plans a trip to Panama before deciding how to vote on relinquishing control of the canal. He does not expect Senate action on the treaty in the current session.
Two pumps failure leaves Sacaton as waterless capital of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Pima Agency chief Kendall Cumming expects repairs today and moves several hospital patients to Phoenix IHS Hospital as a precaution.
U S District Court Judge Carl Muecke ordered a temporary cap on inmate numbers at the 65 year old Florence prison and directed Attorney General Bruce Babbitt to present a plan by Oct 3 to cut the population by half or build new housing. The ruling follows a class action by the Arizona Civil Liberties Union alleging cruel and unusual confinement.
A delay to October 14 was ordered in the misdemeanor case against Arizona Public Service Co. over an above ground pole on a Paradise Valley residential lot. The hearing will address motions on pre-emption and state precedent as the rival sides seek a ruling on local zoning versus state utility regulation.
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