Fossils Found in Scottsdale Spark Geological Debate
Fossil bones uncovered on the McCordrick Ranch in north Scottsdale may shed new light on Arizona's past environment. ASU paleontologists Drs. Feneouse Lundin and Royse Szammdin say the find could shift ideas about ancient climate geography and erosion. No full skeleton recovered, but the assemblage of ground sloth fossils is valuable and varied.
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Scottsdale
Chester Feneouse
Robert Lundin
Arizona State University
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Arizona
Dr. Royse
Fossil finds at McCormick Ranch date to Pleistocene era
ASU geologists report 12 000 to 25 000 year old mammal and reptile remains unearthed by Bill Nichols at a Kaiser Aetna project site east of Scottsdale. The fossils will undergo restoration and comparison with Murray Springs and Rancho La Brea finds, with further study by Drs. Lindsay Lundin and others.
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Phoenix
National Applicators Inc
Kaiser-Aetna
Scottsdale Road
Indian Bend Road
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ASU
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Everett Lindsay
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Nebraska
Kansas
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Murray Springs
California
Rancho la’ Brea
McCormick Ranch
Harold Daugherty
Kaiser Aetna McCormick Ranch
Dr. Lundin
Salt River Valley
Robert Lundin
Chester Rouse
Scottsdale
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Kaiser Aetna McCormick Ranch plan eyed by city
A Kaiser Aetna McCormick Ranch development study foresees 41 550 residents by 1986 on a 4236 acre parcel leased by the city with 24 335 7 new structures. The project could yield about 5 756 000 in annual revenues vs 4 498 000 in expenditures, but only if taxes and services costs match. The plan includes 1 200 homes on 300 acres and office space on the rest, with a 100 576 000 total value and 2 421 per capita.
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Unclear Weather Event Impacts Reported in United States
Fragmented text describes a hurricane impact with injuries and a bus incident. Mentions a driver unaware of an object and a distant location 930 miles away. Details are garbled and cannot confirm date or place.
Progress Sports Pages To Cover Local Football This Fall
The Progress will resume six day week operation with a Saturday edition in September. It will publish through late May with no Saturday issue during summer months. Saturday edition will include complete coverage of local high school football games on the sports pages.
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Better Schools group forms at Coronado High
About 200 Coronado area parents and observers attended a community meeting for Partners for Better Schools an idea based on Scottsdale STEP to boost involvement in running the district. Robert Usdane urged active citizen leadership and outlined five steps to strengthen neighborhood groups and student and teacher input.
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Coronado High School
Coronado Area
Partners For Better Schools
PBS
Scottsdale
Partners
Robert Usdane
Usdane
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Ralicy
Local Tennis Event Schedule Amid Construction
Fragmentary OCR shows a city program for a tennis event planned for Monday. Readable text mentions a site and involvement by a local authority amid ongoing construction or permitting discussions.
Disputed Spacewater Tennis Courts Spark City Debate
The city faces a conflict over joint use of school and park facilities as Richards and Spacewater exchange letters about granting access. Scottsdale officials worry a first come first served rule could disrupt clubs and classes, while Kaiser Aetna offers land for schools and parks and a joint planning guarantee is sought.
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Parks Department
Kaiser Aetna Corporation
McCormick Ranch
Dale Carter
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Kaiser Aetna
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Commission
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City Hall
Scottsdale Memorial faces bed shortage as city population grows
Dr. Carpenter warns the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital will soon turn away emergency cases due to space limits. He cites a five year bed demand doubling and a need for 115 acute care beds while noting 20 daily operations and 1 400 monthly emergency visits.
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Scottsdale
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Dr. Carpenter
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
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Phoenix
Cave Creek
Carefree
Paradise Valley
Grand Canyon Noise Levels Rival Downtown Traffic
Scientist Dr. Charles H. Black of Northern Arizona University reports Labor Day weekend noise at the Grand Canyon matched busy downtown levels at times. Aircraft produced most sound, with car traffic on the South Rim and Grand Canyon Village adding background noise. tests spanned dawn to dusk.
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Grand Canyon
Charles H. Black
Northern Arizona University
Black
Canyon
South Rim
Grand Canyon Village
National Park Service
Local heat wave continues into weekend with highs near 106
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions this afternoon and tonight, continuing into Saturday. Temperatures stay hot with daytime highs around 106 and nights near 80.
Rumor Clinic Answers on Chaparral High Funding Status
Residents ask about Chaparral High funding in north Scottsdale. Dr. Jon Lokensgard says construction remains planned with bids opened Sept 27 and groundbreaking likely Dec 1, 1972. First phase targets Feb 1, 1973 opening for ninth and tenth graders, with full four years by Sept 1973 subject to bond approval.
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Rumor Clinic
Scottsdale
Jon Lokensgard
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