Control drugs tested by CIA disclosed in new documents
Newly declassified records show the CIA funded mind altering drug tests on unwitting informants and suspects from 1955, conducted with the U S Bureau of Narcotics. Tests occurred in normal life settings at gatehouses to study disabling effects and interrogation potential.
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Washington
CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Senate Intelligence Committee
Center For National Security Studies
Technical Services Division
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics
Inspector General
Narcotics Bureau
Scottsdale district and city see slow 5.5 percent valuation rise
Scottsdale School District reports assessed valuation up 5.5 percent to 352 716 395 dollars, below March estimate of 358 791 600, with tax rate likely to exceed 5 49 per 100. City of Scottsdale valuation climbs 5.6 percent to 224 960 561, guiding a 1.25 per 100 tax rate yielding about 2.81 million. Paradise Valley town valuation up eight percent to 42 900 915 with no property tax.
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Scottsdale
Jack Kearney
Arizona Department of Revenue
Kearney
Paradise Valley
Viking 1 rover arm jams again delaying Mars soil analysis
In Pasadena California the Viking 1 lander reports a jam in its bulky robot arm for the second time hindering organic analysis of Martian soil amid hopes to detect life. A plan to resume arm movement was expected to be decided today.
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Pasadena
Calif
Congress Advances Federal Insurance for Swine Flu Vaccine
In Washington lawmakers move a stalled federal insurance bill to back the swine flu vaccination program. Rep. Paul Rogers notes the goal of passing the measure before the Republican National Convention after a House subcommittee approved the plan to cover damages from flu shots.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
House Health
Two men plead innocent in Chowchilla abduction case
In Chowchilla California two 24 year old men James L Schoenfeld and Frederick N Woods faced 43 charges of kidnap and robbery in a packed courtroom. Schoenfelds brother Richard 22 also pleaded innocent. In Washington Carter pledges campaign coordination with Mondale and Democratic leadership while running from Atlanta. Sunny conditions with highs near 103 and lows mid 70s.
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Chowchilla
Calif
James L. Schoenfeld
Frederick N. Woods
Justice Court
Schoenfeld
Richard
Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Indians contest SCC lease over Salt River land rights
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community asks state board to reexamine a 1967 99 year lease for Scottsdale Community College on tribal land. Officials say the letter seeks higher rent. critics doubt any constitutional violation while noting past payments decline from 22 400 to 19 200 annually.
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Scottsdale Community College
Salt River
SCC
Richard B. Wilks
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council
State Community College Board
MCCCD
Roger Brooks
Attorney General’s Office
Tom Saad
The
State Board
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council
State College Board
John Prince
Wilks
Fannin okays mom and son events exemption proposal
Sen. Paul Fannin introduces an amendment to exempt father son and mother daughter activities and Boys and Girls States from Title IX. The Scottsdale debate followed a HEW move labeling such events discriminatory, paused by President Ford. Fannin blasts the order as outrageous and cites Congress forTitle IX ramifications.
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Scottsdale
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Ford
Fannin
Congress
Scottsdale plans bus benches and shelters with federal funds
Scottsdale proposes using 8600 dollars in federal UMTA funds and about 2100 dollars in city money to install three bus stop shelters ten benches and 140 signs on routes served by the five city regional system. A public hearing in Phoenix heard the plan.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Phoenix Transit Authority
Stanley A. Eisner
Scottsdale Pushes North Loop Transit Route Plan
Scottsdale officials review a position paper backing a Bell to Pima corridor to divert heavy I 10 traffic away from central streets. The city plans to state its stance at the Aug 18 ADOT public hearing, aligning with years of pushing for regional traffic relief.
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Scottsdale
Bell and
Pima
Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT
Timothy Bray
Phoenix
Moreland
McDowell Road
44Th Street
Shea Boulevard
Shea
Bell
Beeline Highway
Residents press fight as Desert Hills Estates moves forward
Paradise Valley residents led by Dave Zinn vow to challenge the Desert Hills Estates cluster plan after the planning and zoning commission recommended preliminary plat approval 4-2. They argue illegal frontage and drainage flaws while officials say frontage is misinterpreted and review will continue with the town council this month.
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Chris Shuey
Paradise Valley
Desert Hills Estates
Planning and Zoning Commission
Dave Zinn
Ratliff, Miller and Muhr Development Co
Mummy Mountain
Charlie Atkinson
Atkinson
Zinn
Oscar Butt
Butt
Haze Burch
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