Arizona bread price fixing suit settles for six million
A civil antitrust settlement in Phoenix involves six bread firms accused of price fixing and bid rigging. Consumers and other plaintiffs will share about 65 percent of the $6 million award, with court approval pending. The case covers conduct from 1963 to 1973 affecting Arizona buyers.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S
Holsum Bakery
Rainbo Baking Companies
Tucson
J.C. Patterson Co
Baird’s Bread Co
Campbell Taggert Co
Fireworks pair ride bicentennial boom in Arizona
Pat and Bay Stout of Fireworks Productions Inc. in Tempe oversee a booming bicentennial year with large scale displays for Patriot symbols. The company, run by Pat a former banker and his wife a Newport Institute trained designer, plans up to ten major shows next week and has never recorded an accident.
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Pat
Ray Stout
Fireworks Productions, Inc
Stout
Ray
David
Stouts
Sunnyvale Rd
Fireworks Productions Inc
Tempe
Fireworks
First National Bank
Rochester Institute of Technology
National
Pyrotechnic Distributors Association
Fort Sumter
Camelot
Kiwanis Club
Arthur
Merlin
Fireworks Productions Warehouse
Scottsdale School District Eyes Education Center Expansion
Preliminary plans to expand the Scottsdale Education Center at 3611 N 44th St call for hiring architect Robert Bigler to draft drawings and bid the project. The board seeks 795000 dollars, including the architect fee, to ease overcrowding and improve fire safety and centralize staff locations. Also on the agenda are parent involvement projects, school trips, and a Sprucedale Ranch visit for special students. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. at the education center.
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Scottsdale
N. 44Th St
O. W. Pedersen
Robert Bigler
City of
E. Osborn
Coronado
Cities may sue for lease tax in Phoenix area
Scottsdale Tempe and Mesa consider a friendly civil suit to decide which city receives sales tax on equipment leased by Xerox Corp. The Phoenix based firm is said to owe Scottsdale over 10 000 in back taxes and penalties for 16 months. The issue centers on where the tax is due when equipment is installed in another city.
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Scottsdale
Tempe
Mesa
James A. Jenkins
Xerox Corp
Phoenix
Jenkins
Xerox
FBI probes Udall signatures losses
The Justice Department ordered a full-scale FBI inquiry into missing 35 signatures from Rep. M K Udall's Indiana primary petitions. FBI officials say the probe will gather data, interview witnesses, and determine if federal election law violations occurred. Indiana officials had already removed Udall from the May 4 ballot.
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Indianapolis
Justice Department
M K. Udall
Indiana
FBI
O. Franklin Lowie
Conlan Declares Candidacy for U.S. Senate in Arizona
Arizona Representative John Conlan formally announces his bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Paul Fannin. He portrays himself as a defender of freedom amid a crowded field in both major parties, criticizing big government and high taxes.
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Tucson
John Conan
R-Ariz
U.S. Senate
Freedom
Conlan
Senate
Paul Fannin
Rartz
Sam Steiger
R-Artz
Supreme Court allows suburban sites for public housing plan
The court 8-0 upholding a Chicago desegregation plan directs a lower federal court to consider a metropolitan relief approach for subsidized housing. Justice Stewart notes this differs from the school desegregation ruling and stresses that final orders rest with the Chicago court.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
Chicago
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Potter Stewart
Chicago Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Federal
Stewart
Today in the News Today in the News
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World tension and regional clashes dominate headlines
Hua Kuo-feng denounces U S and Soviet Middle East policy in a forceful first public address. Beirut reports a new buffer force as Palestinian troops prepare to separate Moslem and Christian factions amid ongoing fighting and casualties. In San Francisco city workers push for round-the-clock talks to end a three-week transit strike. DDT found in mothers milk signals ongoing health concerns. The New York stock market trends higher as corporate profits improve with the Dow Jones up to 998.50 at midafternoon.
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Tokyo
Hua Kuo-feng
U.S
Middle East
Preguise
Fire Vise Chuaen
Hua
New York
Gangs Stop Amtrak Train In Roxbury Section
Police report say gangs of black youths halted an Amtrak passenger train in Roxbury and stoned the crew. In a separate incident a white man was dragged from his car and beaten.
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Boston
Amtrak
Roxbury
Martha Mitchell hospitalized after arm fracture
New York socialite Martha Mitchell, aged 57, is under treatment for bone cancer at the Hospital for Special Surgery after a fall and broken arm. She had been released from care earlier but was rehospitalized recently for cancer treatment and related complications.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
Mitchell
Weather Outlook Tonight Low in Mid 50s
The forecast notes temperatures dipping to the mid 50s overnight. Details are on page 3.
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