Payson 1974 Roundup Offers Local Trials and Triumphs
Town Attorney Alan Slaughter filed a $30,000 libel suit against School Board member Ira Murphy. Payson Fire Department reported a $1,500 fire at its station. A Jan. 2 blood drive was planned. Five Phoenix men were held on alleged cabin burglaries. Payson Longhorns won the Holiday Basketball Tournament in Wickenburg. First baby of the year born Jan. 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Peacock. Fire department used new Hurst Rescue tool at a Beeline Highway crash. Grace Castersen named Senior Citizen of the Year in Payson and Gila County. Town negotiating with Gila County on contracted police. Mayor Ted Pettet and Vertielee Floyd honored as 1974 Man and Woman of the Year. Hepatitis outbreak sent 17 to hospital. state health dept. seeks source. Nan Pyle gave $100,000 to Payson Hospital in memory of Lewis Pyle. Over 600 attended the first Old-time Fiddler’s Jamboree at Tonto Star Theater.
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Alan Slaughter
Ira Murphy
Payson
Phoenix
Payson Longhorns
Wickenburg
Cecil Peacock
Hurst
Beeline
Grace Castersen
Gila County
Ted Pettet
Vertielee Floyd
State Health Department
Nan Pyle
Payson Hospital
Lewis
Tonto Star Theater
Man Killed in Bar Fight Near Payson as Two Men Charged
February violence in Payson leaves Bill Price dead and four others injured outside a local bar. Thomas Allen and Douglas Shearer, both from Phoenix, face first degree murder charges. Other local developments include CAP water talks, hospital fundraising, and heavy winter weather events in Payson.
Prisoners moved between Globe and Payson jail amid safety fears
Sheriff Lyman Peace transferred twenty one inmates to Payson jail after deeming the Globe County jail unsafe and unsanitary. The Payson facility, with a 23 inmate capacity, held them briefly before they were sent back to Globe two weeks later.
Tonto Forest closes Seismological Observatory after 12 years
The federal government announced the closing of the Tonto Forest Seismological Observatory which operated for over 12 years and was valued at $1 million. Lynn Pagan earned Class B Basketball All-State second team honors.
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Tonto Forest
Lynn Pagan
Tonto National Forest
Bonnie Thomas
Payson
Gila
Globe
April Roundup adopts metric equivalents in news stories
Gila County Deputies fail to report for four days total across two incidents as the Board of Supervisors refuses concession on pay and working conditions. Payson area reports no major problems during the period.
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Gila
First baby of 1976 to receive free gifts in Payson
The Payson area welcomes its first baby of 1976 with free gifts from twelve sponsors including Alpine Card and Specialty Shop Frontier Market Peggy's Florist Yellow Front and Valley National Bank. Birth at Payson Hospital eligibility limited to local residents. See page 9 for contest details.
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Payson
Payson Hospital
Alpine Card and Specialty Shop
Tonto Book Store
Peggy's Florist
Frontier Market
Frontier Drug
Yellow Front
Plaza Liquors
Mr. J’s Hobby and Craft Technique Shop
Family Shopper
Valley National Bank
Roberto’s
Payson Roundup
Payson Roundup salutes Bicentennial Indians feature
The Payson Roundup announces a 1976 flag display and brief stories honoring American Indians. It explains the origin of the term Indian from Columbus 1492 and previews next week’s deeper look at Arizona tribes and histories.
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Payson
North
South America
Arizona
State Bicentennial Director Urges Local Effort Worldwide
Arizona's communities lead the 1976 Bicentennial with local projects and volunteer work. Maurice M. Giss cites 14 parks, barn raisings, school and town efforts in Yuma, Prescott, Fredonia, Tubac, and Willcox. He notes 800 events nationwide themed Lifestyle 76 Festival USA and Horizons 76 with a $40,000 annual federal grant.
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William M. Spehn
University of Arizona
Arizona
Maurice M. Giss
Giss
Wickenburg
Douglas
Yuma
Coolidge
Scottsdale
Superior
America
Phoenix
Gila Bend
Casa Grande
Oracle
San Manuel
Benson
Willcox
Tempe to Host Bicentennial Train Visit with School Quota
The U S Freedom Train will stop in Tempe January 24 to 28 with a 12 percent quota for each school in Maricopa Yavapai Cochise and Gila counties to ensure ample access for grades 5 through 12. About 183000 students are eligible across the four counties with 1200 viewing slots per hour and 8 am to 3 pm sessions over three days.
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U.S
Tempe
Pyle
Maricopa
Yavapia
Coconino
Gila
Payson
Bicentennial Commission
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Bill Price
Thomas Allen
Douglas Shearer
United Utilities
Pine-Strawberry Area
Central Arizona
el Rancho de Cristo
Pine
Murphy
Slaughter
Richard Robertson
Payson Longhorn
Tonto Land and Investment
India
Karen Howe
Kimberly Pyle
Missy
Mogollon Montoneros
Lyman Peace
O.J. Thompson
William Nelson
Thompson
Bisbee
Longhorn
Longhorns
Payson Mental Health Services
Payson Country Club
Payson, Az
Roundup
Columbus
San Salvador
Indies
Prescott
Fredonia
Tubac
Juan Baptista de Anza
Tucson
Maricopa County Association of School Superintendents
Howard Pyle
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