Wholesale prices dip for farm foods as March data show mixed results
Washington reports March wholesale prices for farm products and processed foods fell after February spikes while overall index rose 0.1 percent. Unemployment edged higher to 5.9 percent with 620,000 more jobs, and total employment at 81.2 million. industrial commodities climbed 0.3 percent, and consumer finished goods fell 0.3 percent due to meats and vegetables.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
White House
BLS
Saigon Faces Major Threat as Communist Forces Advance
Saigon region stripped of most military reserves as four Communist divisions near within 100 miles. Troops capture a city 75 miles north and siege another 65 miles away. Highways north of Saigon cut in several places, signaling a crisis greater than the Tet Offensive of 1968.
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Saigon
Vietnam
LBJ rushed to hospital in Charlottesville
Former President Lyndon Johnson, 63, was rushed to the University of Virginia hospital in Charlottesville with chest pains. A doctor classified his condition as stable. Johnson previously suffered a major heart attack 17 years ago and angina symptoms two years ago in Texas.
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LBJ
Charlottesville
Lyndon 8. Johnson
University of Virginia Hospital
Texas
Soviets Reject British Vietnam Peace Approach
In London Soviet officials refused the tentative British plan for Vietnam peace and urged a U S return to the peace conference table after a 45 minute meeting between Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Smirnovsky and Sir Denis Greenhill in Paris.
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London
Soviet Union
Vietnam
United States
Paris
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Foreign Office
Denis Greenhill
Dodgers vote to demand immediate opening of season in strike
In Los Angeles the Dodgers unanimously voted to demand an immediate opening of the baseball season, despite the seventh day strike that canceled the scheduled home opener against the Reds. The move signals a potential rush to resume games, with weekend contests also in jeopardy.
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New York
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Violence in Belfast Raises Death Toll to 299
Four people died in Northern Ireland today amid renewed violence. A bomb in a row of garages used as a bomb factory in suburban Belfast killed three men. A British soldier on duty near the Henry Taggar Memorial Post in Ballymurphy was shot twice. The deaths bring the total to 299 in nearly three years of strife.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Henry Taggar
Ballymurphy
Two Women Named as Arizona National Committeewoman Candidates
Ruth McGregor of Phoenix and Eleanor Hall of Paradise Valley named as candidates for the National Democratic Committeewoman race in Arizona. The state committeemen voting Saturday will also select a national committeeman in the same balloting.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Ruth McGregor
Eleanor Hall
Paradise Valley
City Officials Describe Busy Sewer and Refuse Groups
Bill English head of the sewer department and Elmer Falk in charge of refuse collections are reported to meet regularly at city hall. English says progress is being made and Falk notes his department is also picking up.
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Bill English
Elmer Falk
Refuse Collections
City Hall
English
Falk
City hires seek pleasant front desk staff amid image drive
City Manager Dale Carter ordered friendlier city employees to the public, boosting workload for personnel chief Roy Meissner who reports over 70 applicants for a receptionist post requiring beauty, courtesy, and public relations skills. Meissner welcomes the wave as it may fill other vacancies. Sunny today with highs in the upper 80s and near 90 Saturday.
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Dale Carter
Roy E. Heissner
Jeissner
Meissner
Carter
Fountain Hills rezoning nears final county approval
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will consider 1,748 acres in Fountain Hills for rezoning to residential and commercial use plus 90 acres light industry 50 acres commercial 96 acres high density housing and remaining for single family. If approved, south section rezoning completes the project.
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Fountain Hillis
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
County Planning and Zoning Commission
McCulloch Properties, Inc
Fountains Hills
Scottsdale
Beeline Highway
Shea Boulevard
McCulloch
Board of Supervisors
Bill Fisher
Fountain Hills
Fisher
Page Land and Cattle Co
Scottsdale School Board and citizens plan appeal in salary dispute
The Scottsdale School Board and six Scottsdale citizens will file simultaneous appeals next week in Appellate Court. The board seeks to reverse Judge Morris Rozar’s March 22 ruling ordering impasse procedures in the SEA salary dispute, while the citizens challenge the denial of their intervening motion.
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Maxine Goodman
Scottsdale School Board
Scottsdale
Maricopa County Superior Court
Morris Rozar
Scottsdale Education Association
SEA
Rozar
Albert I. Firestein
the Sea
The
John P. Frank
Frank
City council studies traffic signal priorities next week
Council members will meet with Dick Brown to set priorities for traffic signals citywide. A project at Indian School and Granite Reef Roads should be operational soon. Brown said a continuing study in two weeks will identify intersections needing signals to improve flow and safety, with final decisions and funding from the general fund.
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Dick Brown
Indian School
Granite Reef
Brown
Scottsdale Considers 12 Million Budget for 1972 73
Scottsdale City Council will study a proposed 12 million dollar city budget for 1972 73 the largest bi year total in the citys history City Manager Dale Carter and staff will present the programed budget with 54 department programs for the new year The property tax rate at 1. a per 100 valuation will be kept for the fifth straight year and real property assessments rise to 109 million an increase of 3 million over the current year
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Scottsdale
Dale Garter
Ci Eelty
Carter
Mountain-top Wright home project dropped near Paradise Valley
Plans for a $5 million Frank Lloyd Wright designed home on Mummy Mountain appear cancelled. Mrs Donahoe and son Mike denied final action, while donors and residents voiced strong opposition and officials indicated the foundation was told to cease work.
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Paradise Valley
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mummy Mountain
Charles
Montooth
Frank Loyd Wright Foundation
Daniel Donahoe
Donahoe
Invergordon Road
Ponca City
Okla
Mike Donahoe
Stephen
Dee Adlowig
Teter Gerae
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