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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1968
Page
6
Fifty three aboard an Eastern Airlines plane hijacked en route from San Juan to Miami were given an unplanned ride to Havana. Airline officials said no radio contact was made after the takeover and are cooperating with the State Department to secure the passengers' release.
City Attorney Dick Filler said 16 Scottsdale businessmen and lawyers who did not pay city business license fees would face charges. Finance Director Clarence Bigelow reported 14 of 16 agreed to pay, with others telephoning to settle or ceasing business in the city.
The debate at the Jaycee club house featured Conlan, Stillman and Contlan discussing a state law enabling developments within an irrigation district northeast of Scottsdale by McCulloch Properties. Stillman opposed the plan citing risks to irrigation districts and tax free bonds. Contlan sparred over knowledge of the law and broader government incentives.
Republican John Conlan and Democrat Stillman debated gun legislation and property tax burdens at a Scottsdale JC Clubhouse forum sponsored by the Scottsdale Jaycees. Conlan urged stricter penalties and enforcement. Stillman opposed gun registration and called for reform proposals, including tax changes on railroads and mines. The audience, about 75, heard remarks on reapportionment, crime, and state bills boosting street light districts and government contracting.
Nearly 500 Scottsdale residents attended a forum at Saguaro High to discuss classroom crowding. Superintendent E G Burnkrant presented 487 questionnaire results and outlined potential fixes including double sessions extended day and extended year programs while warning facilities are critically short and 98 more classrooms are needed for next September.
Rural Fire Department answered a call and freed a man locked out of his car by unlocking the door and taking his keys, restoring entry after the emergency.
Four Scottsdale area men seek Earl Sumrail's soon to be vacant seat on the board of education. Thomas W. Wiley of Lafayette Boulevard submitted his petitions this afternoon with over 500 signatures. Wiley, a member of Fennemore Craig in Phoenix, has four Scottsdale school children. Other candidates include John G. Thomas, Robert B. Udane, and Roland M. Griep. Petitions deadline is 5 p.m. today.
Scottsdale real estate man Paul D. Rademacher enters a four way race for the Maricopa County Democratic Party Central Committee chair. He accuses longtime chair Dr. John Carney of inaction and cites declines in registered Democrats. The nominees face a 7 30 p m town hall at Longview School Phoenix with district chairs asking questions.
London reports Marshal Ivan Yakubovsky flew to Sofia amid clues Russia may send troops to Bulgaria to tighten control over the East European bloc. The move followed Moscow talks with Todor Zhivkov as diplomatic notes suggest Soviet forces may be deployed in Bulgaria, the remaining Warsaw Pact state without troops.
John Conlan, facing scrutiny over vote gains, appeared at the Scottsdale Jaycee clubhouse to debate Guy Stillman. He introduced Irene Danielson as his wife, noting their Sept 413 marriage in San Bernardino California.
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