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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
1
The EPA reports 1974 model cars expect mpg from a top 29.1 for the Honda Civic to a low 6.8 for the Oldsmobile Toronado. Tests covered about 80 percent of models with results guiding window stickers for fuel economy and consumer awareness amid daily gasoline use around 170 million gallons.
Scottsdale police seek two unidentified women who said they saw the suspect or suspects from Farmers Liquors robbery at 7841 E. McDowell Rd about 11 40 a m The car driven by the robber was a 1973 Rambler station wagon rental recovered later near 78th Street and Latham no suspects were found The store robbery followed two other Scottsdale robberies in four days including a bank and a locksmith and Western Union offices on Scottsdale Road
National Weather Service forecasts clear skies and heat through Wednesday across the Valley. Monday highs reached 104 in Scottsdale with 68 overnight, while lower valleys stayed just over 100 and Flagstaff recorded 39 degrees in the high country. The warmest low was 72 in Phoenix.
Cindy Barnes 18 swam a half mile after successful therapy and a 1970 lobotomy procedure to reduce seizures. Despite an immobile right hand and mostly paralyzed right leg she learned to bathe and dress herself and earned a high school diploma. She now practices golf and aims for further rehabilitation.
Frank Akers 17, son of Arizona House Speaker Stan Akers, died of injuries from a car motorcycle crash last week. Police cited Carol Shea 30 for failure to yield after her left turn at 12th Street and Missouri. Akers was elected speaker in January and serves through next year.
A 13 year old Scottsdale boy named Joey Schoddler was riding a horse on North 82nd Street when the animal reared after being spooked by a passing truck, fell on him and kicked him in the head. He suffered a fractured skull and extensive head injuries but is expected to recover. He was listed in fair condition at Barrow's Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Witnesses described the horse thrashing after the fall.
Arizona lawmakers failed to suspend the rules for a bill to compensate ranchers evicted from the Mineral Strip on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The 236 to 164 vote fell short of the required two thirds, delaying passage as Rep. John Conlan vowed a renewed push through the rules committee.
Services for Mathew Tom Tennyson 68 died Sunday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Green Acres Mortuary. Burial follows at Green Acres Cemetery. Survived by Bertha his wife two daughters Betty Jo Munns Lynda Liska two sons Tom Bill and a sister with several relatives and 11 grandchildren.
Mrs. Alice H Price 58 a native of Ohiopyle Pennsylvania died Monday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. She lived on Papago Drive Scottsdale for two years worked as a drug store sales clerk and was a member of Los Arcos United Methodist Church. Survivors include husband Charles W two daughters Carol Freeman and Donna Southwell four sisters and two grandchildren. Services Thursday 11 a.m. at Green Acres Mortuary. Visitation Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
Henry Brown age 90 longtime Scottsdale Towers Hotel maintenance worker died Saturday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He came to Arizona from Michigan in 1972 and was born in Florida. He is survived by a son Eddie Lee Brown of Fort Riley Kansas and a spouse Alma. The service was held today in Green Acres Cremation.
Mrs Gladys M Vaughen 74 who died Wednesday in Phoenix Memorial will have services next Tuesday at Green Acres Mortuary with a 10 AM service and private cremation. Visitation is Monday 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM at the mortuary. The address listed is 2010 E Continental.
Maricopa County Recorder Paul Marston told a legislative subcommittee that moving state and county primary elections from September to later dates would reduce mechanical problems caused by the November general election. The report also notes heroin use rising in the Phoenix area with 201 users seeking help in the first half of the year, up from 39 in 1971. Insurance premiums on credit purchases are being cut next year to curb profits, per the State Insurance Department.
Officials report classes resumed after a Monday curtailment caused by violence. Parents and residents stayed on campus to help maintain order following a confrontation near a convenience market where white assailants attacked two black students.
Phoenix report shows the state salary commission recommending raises from 9 to 67 percent for most elected officials. It also calls for a 50 percent cut to the State Tax Commission, reducing pay from 20 000 to 10 000 dollars annually, citing reduced duties after a Department of Revenue creation.
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