SFT proposes closing two Scottsdale elementary schools to save funds
The Scottsdale Federation of Teachers presented a plan to the school board to close at least two elementary schools and reassign roles to save 2 to 3 million dollars. It would repurpose an education center, shift coordinators back to teaching, and convert contracts to 10 months. The board will study the proposals.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Walter Hoffman
SFT
Afl-Cio
44Th St
Phoenix
Hoffman
John Paul Jones
Donald Swanson
Tom Smith
Hohokam School
Smith
Paul Streich
Aaron Rosen
Conlan and wife escape Sedona plane crash
Rep. John Conlan of Arizona and three others escaped injury when their twin engine Cessna overturned on landing at Sedona Airport after a flight from Flagstaff. Conlan's wife Irene reported everyone was shaken but unharmed.
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Conlan
Sedona
John Conlan
Arizona
Edith Richardson
Phoenix
Irene
U.S. Senate
Richardson
City council denies review of Golden Keys appeal over Smitty's plan
About 75 Golden Keys residents urged a council review of the Development Review Board decision approving a Smitty's supermarket at Thomas Road and 61st Place. City Attorney says DR Board decision is final. appeals must be filed within 20 days.
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Golden Keys
Development Review Board
Smitty’s
Thomas Road
61St Place
William C. Jenkins
Richard Filler
George Guyan
56Th and Co
Richard V. Campana
Campana
Council Approves 87 000 Transit Budget
The Scottsdale city council approved an 87000 transit budget to keep bus service at current levels next fiscal year. The subsidy is matched by 87000 federal funds from UMTA, totaling 174000 in city and federal support. Council members voiced concerns about high costs and suggested forming a city transit company.
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Scottsdale
Charles Smith
Smith
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Herb Drinkwater
Candidate Criticizes Tax Free Bonds for McDonald's Expansion
Maricopa County supervisor candidate George L Campbell calls tax free bonds for McDonald's expansion a grossly improper use of industrial development bonds. He vows changes at the authority and seeks a formal review system with economic impact statements. Fellow candidates call for careful growth and investigation of the authority's decisions.
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McDonald’s Hamburger
Maricopa County
George L. Campbell
Campbell
McDonald
Henry E. Bobbe
Bobbe
McDonald's
John Smithbaker
D. Jay Ryan
Palo Verde
Industrial Development Authority
McDonald’s
Smithbaker
Ryan
Developers seek big parking variance for West Phoenix complex
Western Management Development proposes a 129000 square foot office building and a 1700 seat theater on 8.5 acres at 70th Street and Camelback Road. The plan reduces required spaces from 1070 to 698, with a 372 space variance to the Board of Adjustment.
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70Th Street
Camelback Road
Board of Adjustment
Western Management Development Inc
Bellevue
Wash
Raymond C. Williamson Jr
Williamson
Valley
Ite
City Hall
Top doctor launches swine flu shot program in test run
Washington reports the government's $135 million mass immunization campaign as a proper disease prevention step with the first experimental vaccine shot given to an associate. Dr. Theodore Cooper notes uncertainty about a future epidemic while officials prepare for possible fall and winter spread.
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Washington
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ft. Dix
N.J
Strike at Goodyear plant turns violent in Marysville Ohio
Workers struck the Goodyear Tire plant in Marysville Ohio over a cost of living dispute. The walkout remained largely calm until firebombs were thrown at the facility, though no injuries were reported.
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Cleveland
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Marysville
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Prices ease as inflation stays low in March
Falling gasoline prices and a third consecutive drop in grocery costs kept the March consumer price rise to two tenths of a percent. The monthly gain follows one tenth in February and four tenths in January, leaving the January to March period with the smallest three month inflation in nearly four years.
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Washington
Ford to seek 322 million for 60 more Minuteman missiles
President Ford plans to urge Congress for 322 million dollars to build 60 additional Minuteman missiles and accelerate a larger nuclear warhead program. The push follows stalemate in U S Soviet arms talks and growing Soviet missile capability, Pentagon sources say.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Pentagon
Lebanese leaders clash over Franije h departure amid fighting
Beirut reports show 179 killed and 302 wounded as Christian held areas and eastern suburbs endure heavy night battles. Politicians duel over cease fire enforcement and Palestinian participation while violence persists in Lebanon.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Motorola posts sales high and hints at recall of laid-off Phoenix workers
Motorola Inc reported first quarter sales and revenues at a record $347 million, up 14 percent from a year ago. Earnings rose to $16.9 million and 60 cents a share as the Semiconductor Group and Automotive Products Division drove growth, with recalls possible for more than 7,000 laid-off Phoenix and Mesa employees as conditions improve.
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Motorola Inc
Semiconductor Group
East
Phoenix
Progress
Walter Schuch
Mesa
Motorola
Scottsdale
Robert W. Galvin
Automotive Products Division
Galvin
Semiconductor
Schuch
Employes. Co
Scouch
Bank Robbery at Valley National Bank in Scottsdale
A young man with shoulder-length blond hair and a mustache robbed the Valley National Bank at Indian School and Scottsdale Roads of 500 dollars before noon. He claimed a gun but employees did not see one, and witnesses described a long-sleeved sweatshirt as his clothing. He fled in an unknown direction with the cash.
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Valley National Bank
Indian School
Scottsdale
Employes
Sr Te Eee
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