Vietnam MIAs campaign spurs soil gift to Hanoi call
The National League of Families of POWs and MIAs and Arizona chapter launch a four month public service drive to pressure Hanoi with radio ads, billboards, and soil sent to the Foreign Ministry. Col. Earl Hopper notes 56 prisoners and about 1,300 MIAs remain unreturned amid ongoing U.S. labor strikes and NFL talks.
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Tim McGraw
Vietnam
Arizona
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffmann
National League of Families of Pows and Mias
Arizona Families of Mias
Dallas Cares
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hanoi
Virginia Theriault
Meadowbrook Ave
Theriault
National Organization
Col
Earl P. Hopper
Earl Jr
U.S
Hopper
Saigon Threatens to End Paris Pact Over Town Falls
South Vietnam warned it would abrogate the Paris peace agreement if Communist forces capture any district town. A diplomatic note to the Viet Cong delegation in Saigon stated that taking population centers by force would be considered an abolition of the pact with North Vietnam’s complicity. The Communists have boycotted Joint Military Commission talks for six weeks over a privilege dispute.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
North Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Paris
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Greece names Cyprus expert Bitsios deputy foreign minister
United Press International reports Athens appoints Dimitrios Bitsios, a veteran U N diplomat and former permanent Greek representative to the U N, as deputy foreign minister amid the Cyprus issue. Figures note Bitsios is 59.
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Athens
Constantine
Karamanlis
Cyprus
U.N
Dimitrios Bitsios
Bistsios
Greece
United Nations
Carrasco Talks Delayed in Prison Hostage Talks
In Huntsville Texas officials and prisoner Fred Gomez Carrasco paused negotiations over the release of his 12 remaining hostages. An eight hour delay was mutually agreed as talks stalled, with prison authorities refusing to discuss further details.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas State Penitentiary
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Taylor
Nudity Banned on Los Angeles Beaches After Court Ruling
A Los Angeles ordinance banning public nudity on city beaches remains in effect after Superior Court Judge David Eagles denied the ACLU bid for an injunction. Police say they will enforce the law but handle offenders with restraint.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
David Eagles
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Meningitis Epidemic Hits Brazilian Region
Brazilian health authorities say a meningitis epidemic in a densely populated area will take at least two weeks to control. Neighboring governments seek strict border controls to curb cross border spread into Brazil.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Unclear Weather Forecast With High Heat Weekend
Partly cloudy and humid today and Sunday with a chance of evening or nighttime thunderstorms. Highs near 102, lows around 80. Rain probability 40 percent this evening and tonight, 20 percent Sunday daytime.
Voting rights in Scottsdale triangle test Indian claim
The Salt River Indian Community sues Maricopa County seeking jurisdiction over a 560 acre tract in southeast Scottsdale. If won, about 3,000 residents could be barred from voting for city officials while tribal leadership would govern the area. The suit raises whether residents may vote in tribal elections and how executive orders affect treaties.
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Gil Johnson
Scottsdale
Salt River Reservation
Salt River
Maricopa County
Richard Wilks
Marks and Marks
Wilks
Paul Smith
Jack Brown
Brown
Ted’ Jarvi
Jarvi
City Officials Question Indian Land Claim and Costs
Salt River community tribal chairman Paul Smith says land within Scottsdale city limits belongs to the tribe and that nine years of city services and taxes there are unlawful. City Manager Dale Carter notes higher city costs for that tract and questions the appeal’s practicality.
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Salt River
Paul Smith
Dale Carter
Scottsdale
Smith
Tax bill advances modest break for low and middle income
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively voted to grant most low and middle income individuals a modest tax break while proposing a small tax increase for the wealthy. The panel finished work Friday on a draft bill to be reconsidered in September.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Police say arrest of aliens may solve recent burglaries
Police say the arrest of 20 suspected illegal Mexican aliens at two Scottsdale houses may solve a surge in cat burglaries. Eleven men were held on U S entry charges after a stakeout centered on 7414 E Beatrice, with others apprehended at 8607 E Palm Lane and later by Border Patrol. Detectives say the arrests could end the pattern of overnight break ins reported from December to January.
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Scottsdale
Robert Arthur
South Scottsdale
Arthur
E. Beatrice
United States
Ilegally
Fernando Belteran
Eld
Marten Res
Soday
Possibe
Ana Reed
Beatrice
Palm Lane
U.S
Border Patrol
George Nolan
Diane E. Daniel
E. McKinley
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