World paused in peace on VJ Day across a canyon town
The 1945 VJ Day moment unfolds in Flagstaff with Frank Todd delivering produce, residents cheering from downtown stores, a fire truck ride for children, a festive Santa Fe avenue scene, and national jubilation as Truman news spreads. Celebrations echo in San Francisco New York and Washington as the nation marks the end of World War II.
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Frank Todd
Oak Creek
Canyon
Tiends
Flagstait
Phoenix
Babbitts
Todd
Flagstaff
San Francisco
Stan Delaplane
New York
Times Square
Washington
Missouri
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
John Conrard
Old City Hall
Leroux Street
Conrard
Santa Fe Avenue
Ash Fork
Seligman
America
Empire of Japan
Pacific
Flagstaff Youths Benefit From New Law
Sally Ryberg age 13 Dennis Slayton age 19 and Margaret Thomas age 19 of Flagstaff appear in a photo as they take first advantage of a new law. The trio represents early beneficiaries amid reforms expanding rights or protections under the new statute.
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Sally Ryberg
Dennis Slayton
Margaret Thomas
Flagstaff
Suoto
Farmington Faces Water Shortage Threat Amid Low Animas River
Water problems extend to Farmington where the Animas River, source of the city’s supply, runs very low. Residents recall the river being this dry for years, the city reservoir sits well below capacity, and a possible watering rationing plan was set for discussion at an upcoming meeting.
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Farmington
Animas Hiver
Greanell
Lme
Flagstaff
Lake Mary
New Law in Effect Youth Lines Up Quietly for Legal Drinks
A rainy Saturday night sees youths lining up for legal drinks as a new law takes effect. Police radio reports minimal disturbance and orderly behavior amid the wet conditions.
City Tax Rate To Be Set On Tuesday
A special City Council meeting is set for Tuesday at 11 30 a.m. in Council Chambers to fix the fiscal 1973 tax rate. Officials expect no change from the current 3.20 per 100 assessed valuation rate, unchanged for two years.
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Coucil Chambers
Judge mulls extra study for Alaska oil pipeline route
Federal Judge George L. Hart Jr indicated consideration of further environmental review for the proposed 759 mile Alaska oil line. Environment groups urged an Canada route study for oil and gas, with estimates of 45 to 120 days. Interior officials argued the nine volume impact statement remains insufficient for a final decision.
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Washington
Environment Groups
George L. Hart Jr
Interior Department
Canada
Hart
Department
John Dienert
Secretary of the Interior
Dist
Recertification Plan Backed By Arizona Board Of Education
The Arizona Board of Education backed using classroom performance for teacher recertification but will delay implementation beyond July 1974 if procedures are not ready. The vote occurred at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, with Weldon P. Shofstall proposing the plan opposed by most of Arizona’s 20 000 teachers.
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Arizona Board of Education
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
Supt. of Public Instruction
Weldon P. Shofstall
Shofstall
Navajos and Hopi sue Coconino County over ski village zoning
Jeff Stone reports Navajo and Hopi plaintiffs sue Coconino County Board of Supervisors and Zoning Commissioners and Summit Properties alleging procedural errors in zoning for Summit’s 32 acre Hart Prairie site for a San Francisco Peaks development. Plaintiffs seek invalidation of zoning, naming nine planning and zoning commissioners, the clerk, zoning director, and Summit Properties, a Flagstaff subsidiary of the Post Company. The civil action, filed through DNA attorneys and four private lawyers, claims multiple counts alleging improper public hearings and notice failures.
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Coconina County
Summit Properties
Flagstaff
The
Post Company
Summit
Hart Prarie
Zoning Commission
Weather Today in Flagstaff Area Thunder Showers
Weather forecast notes scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers today and Tuesday for the Flagstaff Williams Grand Canyon Peaks Reservation Area. Winslow Holbrook area expected mostly fair through Tuesday with clearer skies and mild temperatures.
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Flagstaff - Williams - Grand Canyon - Peaks
Winslow - Holbrook
Kissinger in Paris Secret Talks Resume
Kissinger held his sixteenth secret meeting with Hanoi officials in Paris as talks resumed after a 10 week pause. Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy attended. Hanoi offered no comment on the White House notice. The biweekly private talks began July 19 and August 1 after the 10 week suspension.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Viet
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
U.S
Kissinger Mette
White House
A di
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Xuan They
Congress Seeks Safer Consumer Goods Role Amid Dispute
Congress debates how to curb hazards from consumer products in homes and schools. A 1970 National Commission report urges an independent regulatory agency with broad powers, while the Nixon administration pushes to place safety oversight under FDA within HEW. Debate centers on scope, funding, and whether to ban or set mandatory standards.
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Washington
Congress
National Commission
Harley
Staggers
House Commerce Committee
Slageers
House
Regulatory Commission
Nixon
Food and Drug Administration
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Study Commissions
Independent Regulatory Agency
Senate
Indente
FDA
Rudy Vallee Compromise Opens New Street in Lakeforest
In Lakeforest California Rudy Vallee reached a compromise on a mobile home development project. The event marked the opening ceremony of a street in the Orange County community, with Vallee present as the focus of the proceedings.
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Rudy
New Street
Lakeforest
Calif
Rudy/ Vallee
Orange County
Roe Vallee
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