Scottsdale Sewer Plant Fails as Tempe Denies Permit
Scottsdale faces loss of $918000 plant after Tempe Board of Adjustment denies a use permit for the river site in Tempe. Fisher Construction voids the contract, $250000 in federal aid may be forfeited, and options include using the old plant, pursuing a metro system, legal challenges, or selecting a new site.
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Tempe
Board of Adjustments
Scottsdale
Fisher Construction Company
Mesa
Phoenix
Enrollment Exceeds Expectations Across Scottsdale Schools
Women Frye says Scottsdale’s 15 elementary schools host 12 611 students on day two, with room to grow as new enrollees arrive. high schools report 4 126 registered with about 200 more anticipated. District official Ray Davis notes Coronado can accommodate 2 500 and boundary changes aim to ease traffic and plan for future additions.
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Scottsdale
Frye
Ray Davis
Coronado
Scottsdale board approves 1.755 million bond for school expansion
Scottsdale School Board plans a October 30 bond election for 1.755 million in elementary and high school improvements with 1.5 million for elementary work and 255 thousand for high schools. A separate roughly 3 million bond is eyed for a 1962 project including new Mo have Elementary School at Granite Reef and Jackrabbit and shifts in other site and facility upgrades.
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Scottsdale
Mohave Elementary School
Granite Reef
Jackrabbit Roads
Kaibab
Ingleside
Tavan
Yavapai
Scottsdale High School
Arcadia High
Cen
Lloyd Bimson
Pauite
Frye
Joe Reisner Jr
Ilike
John Ashe
Parks Board Chief Protests City Actions
Parks Board Chairman Col. Francis A. O Keefe told the city council thatSubdivision plats must include park facilities and that subdivision approvals should be delayed 30 days for review. He cited Scottsdale's park deficit and announced plans to acquire a 22 acre park site in Indian Bend Wash for 2000 dollars per acre, with a donated three acre playground.
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City Parks Board
Commission
Parks Board
Col. O'Keefe
Indian Bend Wash
Julian Keith
Scottsdale Gardens
Keith
O’keefe
Saboteurs derail freight train blamed by East German paper
Berlin dispatch reports Schweriner Volkstreitung claims Western agents derailed an empty 120 car freight train near Sternberg on a small bridge over tracks since East Germany closed the Berlin frontier August 13. The deriders act on orders from Washington and Bonn to provoke terror.
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Berlin
UPI
Western
Baltic
East Germany
West Berlin
Schweriner Volkstreitung
Sternberg
Washington
Bonn
Nehru Sails To Moscow With Peace Plea
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in Moscow from Belgrade to urge Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to safeguard peace. Khrushchev welcomed him warmly and expressed hope his visit would improve world peace prospects in the current international climate.
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Moscow
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Belgrade
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Scottsdale Charter Heads for Public Vote
Final draft of Scottsdale's new city charter signed by freeholders sends it to county recorder and public publication for 21 days. Charter election set between October 23 and November 3 with later council elections. provisions include city status change, residency rules, civil service board, and conflict of interest ban for city staff.
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Scottsdale
Board of Freeholders
Superior Court
Civil Service Board
Could Be Costly To Congratulate New Citizens
Scottsdale considers sending a congratulatory letter to 5 000 newly annexed home owners with an annexation fact sheet. Postage estimated at over 200 dollars plus 800 dollars for printing and addressing. Council to review a sample letter before voting.
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Art Petersen
Jim Smith
City to pave Osborn Road oil project approved
Osborn Road from Scottsdale Road to Orange will be oil paved after a city council vote. If the 50 foot Orange section south of Osborn is declared a public right of way, it will also receive oil paving due to long term use. City Attorney to review status of Orange section after a petition signed by 162 residents.
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Tempe
Scottsdale
Bob McNutt
Osborn
Scottsdale Road
Orange
Ken McDonald
Jim Zimmerman
S. Orange
Roy Petsch
Local Sales Tax Receipts Rise in August
August sales tax receipts in Scottsdale rose from July and were 2 percent higher than August 1960. Receipts totaled 16178 for the past month versus 6619 in August 1960 and 15498 in July this year. July 1960 receipts were 8505, with summer activity normally down this year. The 1961 figures reflect the budget change to a one percent rate from the previous three fourths of one percent.
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Scottsdale
Demand $10 000 Back City Denies Dump Liability
The city denies liability for an unauthorized purchase of an 18 acre garbage dump site from Jewel Nigh and seeks the $10,000 down payment in a cross complaint. Trial on Nighs pollution suit against Scottsdale is set for Oct 31. Rezoning questions and negotiations with Glen Wilkerson complicate the matter.
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Jewel Nigh
Roy Petsch
Nigh
Princess Road
Scottsdale
Petsch
Surance
Tempe
Wilkerson
Vitredobe Corporation
U S Moves To Resume Nuclear Tests Amid Global Tensions
President Kennedy ordered scientists and military leaders to prepare a new U S nuclear test program after Soviet atmospheric detonations. Britain and France weigh resuming tests while Japan and Belgrade leaders react with concern and gloom as non aligned nations meet.
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United States
Kennedy
Japan
Britain
France
Sahara
Geneva
Belgrade
U.S
House Group Votes Nuclear Testing Money
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $30 million allocation to fund weapons testing, earmarked within a $3,662,548,500 bill for the Atomic Energy Commission and public works. The move follows President Kennedy’s call to resume testing after Russia restarted tests, signaling broad support for ending the voluntary test ban.
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Washington
UPD
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
Atomic Energy Commission
Fennedy
Russia
Police Expand Eastside Patrol In Scottsdale
Scottsdale extends police protection to the newly annexed eastside area adding two motorcycles. Acting Mayor Bill Schrader announced broader coverage for 18 700 new residents after Arizona Harley Davidson won the bid at 1695 dollars per cycle.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Bill Schrader
Harley Davidson
Mesa
Red Hot Race Sparks Local Interest
A crowded event draws crowd with heated competition and notable local participants turning heads as organizers promote the lively race atmosphere and competitive pace.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
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Doris E. Grell
W. Whitton
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W. North Loma Land
Mickey Liszt
E. Lincoln East
Mary Hughes
W. Sheridan
Charles Cameron
E. Second St
Harry Felder
E. McKinley
Joanne Giltner
Tom Seaton
N. 69Th St
Jim Goff
E. Palomino
John Olson
Orange Blossom Way
Gary Petty
Calle Algera
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E. Tuckey Lane
Dick Cornwell
E. Lincoln
Jim Westlund
E. Earil
Terry Krupsia
W. Latham
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