First woman firefighter still on RMFD after nine years
Ellen Mihalec the Cave Creek resident became Rural Metro Fire Department's first full time female firefighter. Nine years on she remains on duty running the station office and serving as publicist for RMFD. She notes no major accidents in station history and praises her crew for rescuing hikers from mines.
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Chris Shuey
Metro Fire Department
Cave Creek
Ellen “Maurine
Mihalec
Mihalee
Rural Metro
RMFD
Utah
Ellen “Maurine” Mihalec
Carefree
Senate OKs Tax Bill With Standard Deduction Relief
The Senate approved a tax-cut bill 73 to 7, stripping out the $50 per person rebates but preserving standard-deduction relief for most filers. The measure moves to conference with the House and could go to President Carter next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carter
U S Agree Drawdown of Panama Canal Troops by 2000
Information Minister Romulo Escobar Betancourt says Washington will withdraw all troops from the Panama Canal Zone by 2000, easing talks on a new canal treaty. The U S Embassy did not confirm the report.
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Panama City
Panama
Romulo Escobar Betancourt
United States
Panama Canal Zone
U.S
Escobar
Omar Torrijos
Story
First Lady Rosalynn Carter Beneath Lump Removed
White House says Rosalynn Carter had a benign lump removed from her breast during a routine six month checkup at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Spokeswoman Mary Finch Hoyt says she is active and in great spirits and that the procedure will not affect her schedule.
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Washington
Rosalynn Carter
White House
Mary Finch Hoyt
Carter aide immigration proposal faces criticism from Roybal
Rep Edward Roybal says a White House circulated plan from Cabinet officials is well meaning but inadequate. The proposal favors civil penalties against employers of illegal aliens and includes an amnesty for some of the estimated 4 million to 12 million aliens in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward Roybal
Dcalif
White House
United States
Wage increases in 1977 first quarter contracts
The Labor Department reports wage gains in early 1977 contracts slower than 1976. First year increases averaged 7.6 percent and 6.5 percent over the life of the deals, compared with 8.4 percent and 6.4 percent in 1976 pacts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Scottsdale to Build 21st Elementary on McCormick Ranch Site
Scottsdale School District and Kaiser Aetna commit to site work for a 21st elementary school on a 35 acre McCormick Ranch parcel between Hayden and Pima Roads north of Via de Ventura. Street access, water and utilities to be installed with street work starting next fall and completion in December. Portable classrooms will serve for fall 1978 with permanent construction likely in fall 1979.
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Scottsdale
Kaiser Aetna
Jack Kearney
Hayden and
Pima Roads
Via de Ventura
McCormick Ranch
Weekend Warmth Forecast With Bright Skies
Sunny and warm today and Saturday, with some high clouds Saturday. Highs in the mid 90s both days, with mild overnight lows expected. Page 3 contains full details.
ASU seeks to take over Thursday health clinic in Scottsdale
The Arizona State University College of Nursing seeks to assume operation of the Vista del Camino Thursday night health clinic starting May 12 to expand to a nurse practitioner training program. The plan adds daytime and nighttime hours, with a five day week eventual goal and continued clinic services.
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Arizona State University College of Nursing
Vista del Camino
Craig Shumway
Scottsdale
Shumway
General
Women’s Medical Auxiliary
Arizona Department of Health Services
Maricopa County
Leading Economic Indicators Rise Sharply in March
The Commerce Department reported the leading economic indicators index jumped 1.4 percent in March, the largest rise in 20 months. Six of ten components posted gains led by new orders for consumer goods and materials and a higher average work week, while the inflation forecast was revised upward to 6.7 percent. The index stands at 129.7, up from 127.9 in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis
Maricopa County Living Costs Rise 2.2 Percent
CPI figures for the first quarter of 1977 show Maricopa County living costs up 2.2 percent year over year, led by food up 4.2 percent and housing up 2 percent. The ASU First National survey notes April food prices rose 1.49 percent with oranges up 15.6 percent per dozen and grapefruit up 14.9 percent.
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Maricopa County
First National Bank of Arizona
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Arizona State University
ASU
First National
MCCCD approves 6.1 percent faculty pay hike for 700 plus
The Maricopa County Community College District board approved a pay package totaling just over 1 million dollars for more than 700 faculty members. The deal raises the average pay from about 18 500 to 20 000 annually, with an eight percent average increase and a six percent base raise for long time staff.
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Maricopa County
Fred Keyworth
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Bob Johnstone
Mrs. Carter
Hayden Road
Gainey Parkway
Kearney
Donald Louser
Robert Bigler
David Young
Bill Pedersen
Larry Bussard
Franklin D. Aleshire
College of Nursing
MCCCD
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