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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1974
Page
2
Rep. John Conlan backs President Ford's draft evader amnesty plan with limits he says avoid revenge and malice yet keep accountability. He warns no republic survives if citizens pick which laws to obey. The round-up also features endorsements for gubernatorial hopefuls Jacquin and Williams.
A Superior Court jury has not reached a verdict after six hours of deliberation in the Tempe rape trial involving two former Scottsdale Community College basketball players. Prosecutors accuse the defendants of raping a 16 year old Tempe High School junior. details describe entry to her apartment and charges against Bruce Moore and Vincent Wallings.
A 19 year old Scottsdale man Paul Kenneth Oppenheimer was treated and released from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after being shot twice on Scottsdale Road near Thomas Road. Police say he later admitted firing at the suspects with a .22 rifle after the incident. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning.
In Messina Sicily two men held up city clerk Pasquale Raccolta at gunpoint and grabbed his briefcase. Police say the only contents were trash though he was carrying $6,800 in payroll cash rolled in newspaper under his left arm.
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon will address a Republican fund raising dinner on September 13 at Del Webb's Townehouse in Phoenix. Simon has held the post since May 8 and previously served as deputy secretary and administrator of the Federal Energy Office.
The United States and East Germany formally established diplomatic relations and agreed to exchange ambassadors ending 29 years of Cold War hostility. Herbert Suess signed for East Germany and Arthur Hartman for the United States in a brief State Department ceremony. The two sides initialed, exchanged copies, and noted that further normalization talks will be challenging ahead.
Scottsdale School Board revised open enrollment to bar ineligible athletes for two semesters if they transfer outside their home area. About 200 district students may seek new schools. rule aligns with Arizona Interscholastic Association. Freshmen entering outside their home area also face ineligibility. Existing transfers for this year are exempt.
Maricopa County Attorney Moise Berger appeared before the board of supervisors for the fourth time this year asking for five more deputies. The supervisors unanimously refused the request, as they had in the prior three hearings.
Senator Barry Goldwater unopposed for the Republican nomination will formally launch his general election campaign in Prescott next Wednesday. He will speak from the steps of the Yavapai County courthouse, his longtime campaign platform, following the primary.
Arizona lawyers join opposition to a court rule that allowed the executive director of the State Bar Association and 20 law school professors to bypass the bar exam. A poll by Tucson lawyer Lawrence Ollason shows 703 opposed, 48 in favor, 14 none.
Services for Kelly Fred Underwood 26 will be at 2 30 p m Friday at A L Moore Sons Chapel 333 W Adams Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park Underwood of 6952 Main drowned Monday at an apartment pool 3851 N 28th St Born in Phoenix he was a Vietnam veteran Survivors include his father Fred W Scottsdale his mother Agnes Springer Phoenix four sisters Vicki Sexton Kathleen Hernandez Cindy Springer and one sister out of state two brothers Terry Underwood Billy Springer Phoenix
The initial Superior Court appearance for Robert McCashin, 2727 E University in Tempe, is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Judge Charles Hardy's courtroom. McCashin faces murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and kidnapping charges over an April 11 incident at El Camino Theatre. A witness described McCashin entering the theater with a beer and gun. Tarr, 66, a maintenance man, was killed and Eyles, a statistician, was kidnapped and released after a drive along Scottsdale Road. Police say a shootout with detectives occurred as McCashin was arrested in his Tempe trailer.
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