Rescuer Drenched After City Hall Pond Rescue
Joe Samfilippo, 52, helped save a 4 to 6 year old who fell into the Scotts dale City Hall pond as a passerby also plunged in. City workers used a life ring to pull all three from the 10 foot depth. Mayor William C. Jenkins commended the rescuer for his alertness and spontaneous action.
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Joe Samfilippo
Scottsdale City Hall
Samfilippo
86Th St
City Hall
Tempe
William C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Jim Roberts
Madalin Gearhart
Fern Nell
Avalanche Kills 19 Pupils in Romanian Mountains
An avalanche in Romania's Pagaras Mountains killed 19 high school pupils and four teachers on a skiing trip. The pupils, aged 16 and 17, were from Sibiu and part of Romania's German minority.
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Bucharest
Romania
Pagaras
Agerpres
Neuer Weg
Sibiu
Transylvania
Scottsdale Council Backs Water Sewer Fee Hikes To Balance Budget
Scottsdale City Council favors higher water and sewer charges to generate about 1.5 million dollars for the 1977-78 budget. Water rates would rise from 10 to 12.25 dollars monthly for 20 000 gallons. sewer charges up 1 dollar monthly. The panel also weighs liquor license fee increases and a potential property tax hike after reviewing budget details.
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Scottsdale
James Jenkins
Jenkins
Carter says energy plan will aid economy despite inflation
President Carter acknowledges inflation from the energy plan but says overall economic impact will be beneficial. He cites studies predicting inflation under one half of one percent annually and notes a 6.7 percent price rise forecast for the year.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Budget Office
Kidnapping of Official Deepens Crisis in El Salvador
President Arturo Armando Molina faces a widening crisis as Communists back the kidnapping of foreign minister and Catholic church leaders accuse the government of torturing priests. Maurice Borgonovo, 37, scion of a wealthy family, is abducted by armed men who entered his home Tuesday, the second high‑ranking official seized this year.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Arturo Armando Molina
Maurice Borgonovo
Pakistan imposes curfew in four cities under martial law
Pakistan's army, ordered to shoot curfew violators, enforces martial law in the four largest cities after a violent day seen as among the bloodiest in six weeks of unrest. At least three people die in clashes between troops or police and demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Bhutto's resignation.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Weekend Warmth Continues With Sunny Patches
Forecast calls for variable high cloudiness but plenty of sun today and Sunday. Expect continued warmth with daytime highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows around 65.
Arizona ERA Debate: Women and High Office in Early State History
The attorney general notes Arizona’s Article 5, Section 2 barred women from top offices but was nullified by Article 7, Section 2 amended during 1912 suffrage. Women like Carolyn Warner and Elsie Toles already held high posts. a near miss in the governor race is recalled from the 1940s or 1950s.
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Arizona
Mike Sophy
Sophy
Carolyn Warner
Public Instruction
Sarah Folsom
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Sindlinger & Co
Carter Administration
Austria
Cyrus R. Vance
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American Medical Association
AMA
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Herbert Drinkwater
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