Hoffa disappearance fuels murder scandal talk in Detroit
Reports say Jimmy Hoffa was likely kidnapped or killed after planning to expose Teamsters corruption as FBI doubts arise about clues. Detroit sources link Hoffa to union power struggles while authorities prepare to question possible witnesses.
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Hoffa
FBI
Jay E. Bailey
Bureau
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Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Chicago Sun-Times
Bailey
State officials back SRP regulation amid rate hike talk
Area leaders push for state oversight as SRP weighs a 23 percent rate increase. Senate and House members cite the one acre one vote policy and lawsuits as momentum for regulation. SRP officials say rates stay low under its current board approval system.
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Bud Tims
Salt River Project
Arizona
SRP Board of Directors
Empire Building
Scottsdale
Salt River
Commission
Tims
SRP
Corporation Commission
Robert Hungerford
Americo ‘Mac’ Carvalho
Carvalho
90 day delay proposed for sign amortization deadline
The Scottsdale council weighs a 90 day extension to the nonconforming sign deadline from August 20 to November 20 amid a lawsuit by Scottsdale Associated Merchants SAM filed July 21. City Manager Aleshire backs outreach to sign owners during the pause and inspectors plan direct owner contact.
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Scottsdale Associated Merchants
SAM
Franklin D
Aleshire
Donald Perlman
Perlman
Scottsdale Council Deliberates Arts Center Policy and Building Tour
City council tonight will discuss a proposed policy manual for the new Scottsdale Center for the Arts and tour the $5 million building. Staff have moved in and the center is expected to open in mid October.
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Scottsdale Center For the Arts
North Scottsdale Homeowners Association
Billie Gentry
Parks and Recreation Commission
STEP
Scottsdale
Japan to meet demands after Kuala Lumpur embassy siege
Terrorists seizing the U S Consul Robert Stebbins and other hostages occupy the ninth floor of the American International Assurance building in Kuala Lumpur. Japan agrees to meet demands including freeing seven Red Army prisoners and a helicopter and plane to transport them.
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Japan
U.S
Robert Stebbins
American International Assurance
Tokyo
Takeo Miki
United States
Ford
Japan Air Lines
V. Manickavasagam
Robert S. Dillon
Michiaki Suma
Heat Wave Continues With Extreme temps
The forecast calls for continued sun and heat through today and Tuesday with high temperatures reaching 113 today and near 109 on Tuesday. Overnight low around 82.
Dominican Tug Seizure Sparks Apology to U S Owner
Dominican Republic forces fired on and captured a U S owned commercial tug in Jacksonville Florida then indicated crew will be released after authorities mistook it for another ship Captain James Duffy said the crew would be freed following discussions with the tug and the Dominican side expressed regret The incident occurred today with the vessel subsequently treated as a mistaken identity case.
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Fla
Dominican Republic
James Duffy
Duffy
Kunstler jailed in Little murder case for contempt
Activist lawyer William Kunstler was jailed briefly after Judge Hamilton Hobgood refused to allow him to join the defense of Joan Little, a 21 year old black woman accused of killing a white jailer in Raleigh North Carolina.
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N.C
William Kunstler
Joan Little
Hamilton Hobgood
Kunstler
Miss Little
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