15 Sep 1975
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1975
Page
1
John Falk of 6701 E Calle Redondo wore a gorilla suit to his school to pose for an art class. His mother made the suit and he said he wore it to get it home safely, while classmates stood nearby.
The city council will hold a public hearing Tuesday night to consider including 75 rental units and 240 new elderly housing units in this year's community development plan. Federal subsidies via HUD may cover rent for 75 one bedroom apartments, with tenants paying 25 percent of income and HUD covering the rest.
President Ford keeps grain sales suspension in place despite pleas from American Farm Bureau leaders. He wants a minimum Soviet purchase level to stabilize U.S. food prices, while international markets would decide surplus sales. Farm Bureau groups urge government to negotiate directly with Moscow.
Jews worldwide mark Yom Kippur with fasting reflection and repentance as sundown ushers in the Day of Atonement. In London, Vice President Rockefeller arrives for a 15 hour visit to open a U S bicentennial exhibition at the British Museum.
A spokesman said the Kennecott Copper Corp plant in McGill Nevada suffered a furnace-damaging explosion and fire that was caused by a water pipe valve break Sunday morning. Water contact with 2,000 degree molten copper triggered the blasts.
The Rijksmuseum director said Rembrandt’s Night Watch can be repaired after a deranged man slashed the canvas with a serrated knife. Restoration will take four months or longer as experts assess the badly damaged 17th century artwork.
Rebels in northern Ethiopia threaten to kill four Americans captured with six Ethiopians during a weekend raid on the Kagnew communications facility near Asmara. The raid targeted the U.S. base, with two Americans seized Saturday.
State Rep Americo Carvalho criticized Scottsdale City Council at a breakfast, accusing members of bias toward North Scottsdale and McCormick Ranch. He cited high land prices and limited rezoning options, urging change in attitude and broader zoning patterns. Mayor Jenkins defended the council and noted planning studies underway.
Maricopa County Community College District trustees meet at 7 tonight in the SCC Student Union building to review press control. The board previously funded a journalism department newspaper with 3,000 dollars after rejecting student newspaper funding, prompting debate over libel insurance and independent student media.
Six elementary teachers will move across Scottsdale schools to balance class sizes. Cocopah Hohokam Cherokee and Pima will lose staff to Kiva Paiute Kachina Hopi and Tonalea as district aims to meet target class sizes from kindergarten to eighth grade. Dr. Frank Schilling expects transfers finished by Tuesday and notes no major issues anticipated.
The Cocopah Teacher-Parent Association plans a 8 p.m. meeting in the school cafeteria to discuss eliminating 2 percent of teaching positions. Enrollment falls near 200 below projections prompting closures and transfers while Armour-Dial plans a research plant near Scottsdale, signaling potential enrollment growth. Naomi Thompson, co president, says many questions will be answered at the gathering. District officials and trustees are invited.
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