Commission Prepares Tris Legal Action
Washington AP The chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says the agency is ready to file nationwide lawsuits to halt sales of children sleepwear treated with Tris fire retardant. S. John Byington notes a new survey shows continued garment sales despite the cancer-linked chemical in animal tests and warns retailers may face court action.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
S. John Byington
Byington
Tris
Commission
U.S
Robert Chapman
Columbia
S.C
Holmes to Pilot Division Campaign in Flagstaff
Jack Holmes a nine year Flagstaff resident and businessman will head the Small Business Division for this year’s United Way drive aiming to raise 8500 toward a 137500 regional goal supporting 19 social service agencies in Flagstaff and Northern Arizona. He leads with ties to local commerce and service groups including Salvation Army Grand Canyon Council Boy Scouts United Way Chamber Lions Symphony and NAU advisory roles. He and his wife Ann raise three sons Brian Adam and Geoffrey.
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Jack Holmes
Flagstaff
United Way
Arizona
Holmes
Northland
Salvation Army
Grand Canyon
Boy Scouts of America
United Way Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Afolines
Ann
Brian
Adam
Geoffrey
Havasu probe to continue in Lake Havasu City case
Attorney General Bruce Babbitt plans a year long inquiry into alleged irregularities in the development of Lake Havasu City. He notes the probe is expanding with cousin David Babbitt joining to investigate possible consumer fraud tied to lot sales. Residents complain of inflated prices versus current values while McCulloch officials defend legality and prior investments.
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Phoenix
Bruce Babbitt
Lake Havasu
Babbitt
Mohave County Aty
David Babbitt
Colorado River
Mohave County
McCulloch Properties Tec
McCulloch 641 Corp
Los Angeles
T.W. Wood Jr
McCulloch Oil Corp
Lake Havasu City
McCulloch
Rhodesian Guerrilla Raid Kills and Wounds Dozens
Rhodesian security forces pursue a 26 member guerrilla band after attackers stormed a farm 17 miles north of Umtali killing 14 people including a pregnant woman and wounding 16 to 20 others. Rockets were fired at Kariba but caused no casualties. The raid occurred near the Mozambique border amid ongoing cross border clashes in the five year conflict against the white government.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesan
Peciae
Kariba
Marius Sleigh
Umtali
Mozambique
Lan Smith
Steigh
Railroad Proposal Considered For Arizona North-South Route
Tucson officials discuss a plan to extend passenger rail from Nogales north to the Grand Canyon as part of a statewide transportation study. Tracks exist, costs mainly tied to service. Amtrak currently runs east-west routes through Arizona. The plan aims for a January 1979 completion, with a push to add daily New Orleans to Los Angeles service via Tucson and Phoenix.
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Tucson
Nogales
Grand Canyon
John Bivens
State Transportation Department
Railroad, Passenger Association of the Southwest
Arizona
Amtrak
Southern
Pacific
Santa Fe
Bivens
Transportation Department
New Orleans
Carter Conference to Be Televised Live Tuesday
The three major networks announced live television and radio coverage of President Carter's news conference set for 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, with simultaneous broadcasts across all outlets. The AP report notes the event will be carried on peak hour programming nationwide.
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New York
Carter
Bus Plunge Kills 18 Near Hermosillo
An AP report states that eighteen people died when a Transportes de Pacifico bus was ripped in half by a flash flood near Hermosillo, Mexico. Fifty two passengers were aboard the Nogales to Hermosillo bound bus when heavy rain forced an early stop.
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Nogales
Transportes de Pacifico
Hermosillo
Mexico
Cooler Temps Persist Through Tuesday With Showers
Cooler air moves in with variable cloud cover through Tuesday and a slight chance of in the afternoon and evening showers. Stronger activity is possible inland, with near normal highs and cooler nights.
Vance Opens Talks With China On Mutual Interests
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance began four days of talks in Peking aimed at moving toward full diplomatic relations. He met with Foreign Minister Huang Hua to stress shared objectives, including countering Soviet influence in Africa, as tens of thousands cheered the 11th Communist party congress nearby.
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Peking
Cyrus R. Vance
China
Pengile
Vance
Huang Hua
Africa
United States
East Africa
Washington
Tien An Men Square
Communist Party
Hug Kuofeng
Wang Hai-jung
Huang Chen
County Jail Ruling Die
U S District Judge William P Copple will rule today on a summary judgment in a suit by Coconino County Legal Aid Society and jail inmates over protest conditions at the Coconino County jail. The complaint alleges due process lack, abuse, health and medical deficiencies, and overcrowding.
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Phoenix
U.S. District Court
William P. Copple
Coconino County
Arizona State
Maricopa County
Arizona Civil Liberties Union
Arizona State Prison
Florence
Interior plan targets land bought with federal irrigation water
Washington AP reports the Interior Department proposes rules to curb ownership of land irrigated by Bureau of Reclamation water. The plan aims to break up large corporate farms in the West by restricting excess lands to nearby residents, requiring Interior approval of sales, and enforcing a 160 acre limit with allowances for spouses and heirs.
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Washington
Interior Department
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Department
Interioc Department
Bureau of Reclamation
West
Keith Higginson
Higgingen
Andrus
Congress
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Sunfoto
W.H. Hood
Chapman
Havasu
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