Mail Load Falls Below Expectations at Flagstaff Post Office
Flagstaff postmaster Leroy Brewer reports slow windows and many unpicked parcels while holiday mail volume lags. Incoming mail up 14 percent, outgoing down 4 percent. revenue up about 30 percent before rate adjustments. Brewer urges prompt parcel pickup and offers wrapping tips with cushioning materials and individual inner cartons.
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Jane Lloyd Sunsut
Flagstaff
Leroy Brewer
Brewer
U.S. Postal Service
United Parcel
Rugh Guldine
Couple Dead in Flagstaff Home From Suspected Gas Poisoning
Flagstaff police say Matthew B. Gordon and Linda Gordon were found in their home after neighbors saw the man on the floor. Autopsy results pending, but investigators believe carbon monoxide from a Friday heater hookup caused the deaths. Fire crews noted sealed windows and a gas leak was feared. The couple owned Green Ears Record Shop at 124 West Dupont Street. police also found drugs at the scene.
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Rick Velotta
Sun City
Flagstaff
Matthew B. Gordon
Linda
Arrowhead Drive
Darius Behnam
Pat Tarr
Gordon
Southern Union Gas Co
Gary Craddock
Green Ears Record Shop
Dupont St
Paper Late Because of Breakdown
The Arizona Daily SUN will arrive late due to mechanical press problems. Publisher L Lyons says repair crews are working and hopes the issue will be fixed quickly. The paper apologizes for the delay and thanks readers for their understanding.
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Arizona Daily Sun
Publighar Url L
Student Killed In 90 Foot Fall Near Tucson
A Chevy Chase Maryland college student Kathleen M. Schultze 21 vacationing in Tucson died after a 90 foot fall while hiking in the mountains east of town. Sheriff’s deputies reported the fatal incident occurred Sunday as authorities investigated the accident and weather remained sunny with some cloudiness through Friday.
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Tucson
Chevy Chase
Sheriff's Deputies
Kathleen M. Schultze
Carter names Kreps Bell and Bergland for Cabinet roles
President elect Carter announced Juanita Kreps as commerce secretary, Griffin Bell as attorney general, and Warren Bergland as agriculture secretary. He also floated Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson for housing and urban development. Thurmond pledged support. FBI checks and pending announcements noted.
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Mondale
Thurmond
Washington
Carter
Newark
N.J
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Housing and Urban Development
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Bell
Kirbo
Kreps
Duke University
FBI
Kenedy
Idaho
Cecil Andrus
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
U.S. District Court
Frank Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Meet
Gloria Steinem
Museum of Northern Arizona to stay open during holidays
The Museum of Northern Arizona north of Flagstaff on U.S. 180 will remain open during the Christmas and New Year period, ending its yearslong winter closure. Director Hermann Bleibild says staff will refurbish exhibits while keeping daily hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with closures only on Christmas and New Year’s Days. The museum focuses on Northern Arizona prehistory and local Anglo and Native American art.
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Flagstaff
Museum of Northern Arizona
Hermann Bleibild
U.S. Highway 180
Northern
Arizona
Pope Paul VI urges Middle East peace and Rhodesia talks
In his annual message to cardinals at the Vatican, Pope Paul VI appeals for negotiated peace accords in the Middle East and Rhodesia, condemns terrorism, defends his policies, notes upcoming sainthood dates for John Neumann Cabrini Seton and Rafaella Porras, and calls for international guarantees for access to Jerusalem. He also welcomes the end of Lebanon’s war and urges a just, peaceful reconstruction of the region.
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Paul VI
Middle East
Rhodesia
John Neumann
Philadelphia
Neumann
Mother Cabrini
Mother Seton
Rafaella Porras
Paul
Lebanon
Holy Places
Jerusalem
Vatican
Research Probes Link Between Swine Flu Shots and Paralysis
Atlanta AP notes researchers in one state study the suspended swine flu immunization program for possible links to Guillain-Barre syndrome. The nationwide effort was paused after reports of the nervous system disorder following vaccination. The ailment can begin with leg paralysis and may spread. recovery varies.
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Atlanta
Hog Attack Fatal to Aged Farmer near Fredonia
An 80 year old farmer, Ellis Stock, was found dead west of Fredonia after a boar attack in his pen. Investigators say the body was mutilated and the victim possibly became trapped by the gate while attempting to escape. Autopsy to be conducted in Flagstaff.
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Fredonia — Coconino County
Here
Een
Stock
Fredonia
Richards
Satellite mistaken for crash near Grand Canyon
Coconino County Sheriff Joe Richards said a Saturday report of a possible downed aircraft near the Grand Canyon turned out to be a satellite reentering the atmosphere. The search found no crash or missing aircraft, and officials noted the reentry, scheduled around the report time, would produce a fiery object. Separately, Arizona legislative leaders expect a bill proposing a 30 percent gasoline tax hike over five years to be introduced in January.
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Joe Richards
Grand Canyon
Richards
Phoenix
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