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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1973
Page
1
The Scottsdale Optimist Club clown entertaining about 250 children at Eldorado Park on Monday during a fun day for handicapped kids sponsored by the Needy Children's Society, Inc. of Scottsdale.
Scottsdale School Board holds a Thursday work session at the Education Center to review an extended day proposal. Administrators will weigh feasibility and pros and cons, with a recommendation coming in October. The plan, from a citizens committee, would shift elementary days to 45 in school, 15 off, with staggered scheduling and optional high school quarters.
In Bakersfield on Labor Day about 1 000 spectators watched two couples extend a kissing contest that aimed to break the world record. Mike McClaskey and Margaret and Mike Stalcup and Pearl lasted seven hours with no breaks and surpassed the prior six hour 50 minute mark before heading for a restroom after the event.
Rumor in Phoenix claimed President Nixon would attend the Oct 26 to Nov 11 Arizona State Fair to gain exposure after Watergate. A White House source said there is no substance to the report and no plan for a presidential appearance.
Phoenix residents pledged about 179 thousand dollars during Monday’s muscular dystrophy telethon led by Jerry Lewis. The 20 hour event drew national pledges exceeding 12 million dollars. Rep. John J. Rhodes proposed farm employer and worker coverage under the National Labor Relations Act to guard against illegal strikes and protect farm workers’ organizing rights.
Phoenix teenager Ed ward Cullen, 18, was reported in satisfactory condition after a fall on Sugarloaf Mountain. He fell while descending with two companions Mark Nelson and William F. Gaines, who hiked out and alerted sheriff's deputies.
Christopher P. Logan 24 a 1967 Arcadia High School graduate and Hallcraft Homes construction supervisor died in a Aug 27 plane crash near Bogota Colombia Born in Kansas City moved to the Valley in 1956 He studied at Northern Arizona University and served in the Peace Corps Survivors include siblings and grandparents Contribute to the NAU Christopher Logan Fund in Flagstaff Arizona.
Denise Keil six year old kindergarten student at Cocopah School died in a fall from a rock ledge near Strawberry. Funeral services were held at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church and interment followed at St. Francis Cemetery. Survivors include her parents John G. and Rosalind Keil, a brother John and sister Dawn, with grandparents and relatives in Colorado California and Massachusetts.
Graveside services for David R. Ball age 11 were held at Green Acres Memorial Gardens with Messinger Mortuary reporting. He attended Kiva School and played for the Kiva Kaibab Little League. He lived on East Jackrabbit Road Phoenix and was survived by his parents, siblings, and grandparents.
Mrs. Margaret Kasprzak 78 died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services were at Green Acres Mortuary with interment at Justice Park Ill. She lived in Scottsdale six years, born in Poland, came from Lansing Illinois in 1967. She belonged to St Daniel Church Polish National Alliance and Nady Club. Survivors include daughter Rose Robertson and brother Felix Domanski of Scottsdale, plus two out-of-state sisters and three grandchildren.
Mrs Ethel E. Hynes 82 died at Memorial Hospital. Services and burial will be in Miami according to Messinger Mortuary. Born in Brooklyn she moved to Scottsdale four years ago after 25 years in Miami. Survived by son Russell J. of Miami, daughter Hewitt H. Young of Scottsdale, a sister out of state, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services for 81 year old Mary F. Ludwig of Mesa and Scottsdale will be at 11 30 a m Wednesday at Green Acres Mortuary. Burial follows at Green Acres Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Survivors include husband Gustave two daughters Beatrice Kofler and Lorraine Westfahl a sister nine grandchildren and 22 great great grandchildren.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare proposed a regulation clarifying what constitutes continued absence of a parent for aid to families with dependent children. It aligns with a Supreme Court decision and excludes temporary absence due to work or military duty from being counted as continued absence, affecting welfare eligibility criteria.
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