IRE probes spur new investigations across federal and county levels
The IRE series on Arizona prompts U.S. Attorney Michael Hawkins to seek 15 to 20 more attorneys and 38 investigators. Sen. DeConcini requests 55 more staff for federal offices. Maricopa Sheriff Hill plans probes into massage parlors tied to crime, urging licensing and IRS data sharing. Arizona AG Babbitt calls for tougher laws, while Scottsdale police say the series yielded little new information and emphasize interagency cooperation.
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Michael Hawkins
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Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Griffin Bell
Us& Attorney's Office
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Washington
New York
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Jerry Hill
Hill
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Internal Revenue Service
Bruce Babbitt
Scottsdale
Walter Nemetz
Department of Public Safety
Attorney General
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Carter defers U.S. breeder reactor program
President Carter announced the deferral of the U S development of nuclear breeder reactors citing risks of spreading weapons usable materials. The report notes the reactor's plutonium base and its potential proliferation concerns amid other world events.
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Carter
U.S
Story
Carter says he won’t trade water projects for tax rebate votes
President Carter told reporters he is not inclined to trade controversial dam and water projects for support of his 50 dollar tax rebate plan. He projected a 110 billion dollar reduction from the deficit and said rebates should go to taxpayers, with eligibility rules based on income.
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Carter
White House
Congress
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Bureau of Reclamation
Army
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Carter energy plan hints at stiff tax on inefficient cars
White House energy adviser James R. Schlesinger has told lawmakers that President Carter will back continued price controls on natural gas and impose a tax on fuel inefficient autos. The plan also signals gas price regulation for intrastate markets and a new cap tied to oil BTU value.
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White House
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Carter
Schlesinger
Capitol Hill
Pioneer Day Brings Old Fashioned Activities to Pueblo School
Fifth graders at Pueblo School celebrate Pioneer Day with Christine Kotzbach and John Adcox guiding an armload of nervous chickens amid activities like weaving, Yankee swap, slate reading and math, square dancing, fire pit cooking, and costume judging. The event ties into a social studies unit on Western settlement.
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Christine Kotzbach
John Adcox
Pueblo School
John
Pueblo
Western Settlement
Plan criticisms rise over missing horse trails at McCormick Ranch
A city review flags lack of equestrian trails in the McCormick Ranch development plans and Paradise Valley Farms residents recall former promises. Officials say zoning approvals lacked trail provisions, while the booklet remains a concept not adopted by the city. Paradise Park lies northeast and Camelback Walk would have linked paths to the resort and lake community.
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Paradise Valley Farms
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Richard Boultinghouse
Donald Louser
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Scottsdale School District to Cut Librarian and Art Positions
Elementary librarians and art teachers oppose district plans to reduce staff next year citing harm to programs. Cuts include one librarian two art teachers and 14 home economics teachers along with 114 industrial arts teachers and two reading coordinators.
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Kachina
Kaibab
Soloma
Susan Lerma
Tonalea School
Gail Dingle
Dingle
Connie Mulholland
Coronado High School
Norman White
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