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Newspaper
Arizona Daily Sun
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
1
In Kansas City, Ford and Reagan chased remaining uncommitted delegates as the GOP opened its first national convention. Senator Buckley announced he would not enter the race, underscoring a split party while delegates eyed unity against Carter in the fall.
County supervisors voted to reduce the property tax rate from 1.063 to 0.093 per 100 assessed value, yet most areas will see higher tax bills due to school district levies. Page district bucks trend with valuation rise. Flagstaff and Williams see mixed changes as school taxes drive increases.
US government seismographs logged a 6.9 magnitude quake on the Chinese mainland at 10 07 a m EDT It struck about 250 miles north of Chunking near the Kans4 Szechwan province boundary There were no reports of damage or casualties and officials had warned of more quakes after a prior 8 2 event near China's eastern coast
Flagstaff City Council schedules two public hearings and two citizen forums Tuesday at City Hall to discuss zoning at 1100 Pinnacle St and 1.7 acres near U S 89, a Santa Fe overpass plan, liquor license petitions, library board vacancies, and the Mountain Dell access road. Also on agenda are Blue and Gold Days road closure, APS pumphouse service, Fourth Street project financing, Title VI assurance, resurfacing change orders, and payments totaling 222 808 35.
In Beirut’s mountains a Phalange leader warned Palestinians to pull out of Meten or be evicted by force as Christian militiamen with tanks attack mountain positions. Across Beirut fighting intensified in the commercial sector and in Chiyah and bin Rommanet suburbs amid ongoing clashes between Christian militias and Palestinian groups.
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Bandaranaike opened the nonaligned summit in Colombo criticizing Israel and urging the United States and the Soviet Union to keep military forces out of the Indian Ocean. She urged dismantling Diego Garcia facilities and proposed a Third World backed currency and a nonaligned bank. The four day meeting began with traditional rites as 85 nations attended, including the Palestine Liberation Organization.
A Sun poll shows 56 percent favor Ford for president and 44 percent back Reagan. Connally leads VP choices with 22 percent, followed by Reagan and Baker at 11 percent each. 56 percent have no opinion, Schweiker’s VP pick gets mixed reviews, and a Ford vs Reagan head-to-head was suggested earlier. The GOP gathers this week in Kansas City to choose their ticket.
La Soufriere volcano near Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe vents smoke and ash with warnings of a catastrophic eruption within days. French scientist Charles Brouisse from the University of Paris said 72,000 residents must evacuate and that up to 30,000 lives could be lost if not for the mass evacuation.
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