Valley Big Brothers opens Vista Del Camino branch
The Valley Big Brothers announce a new branch at Vista Del Camino Neighborhood Center under Jerry Williamson to serve Scottsdale Mesa and Tempe. About 14 000 fatherless boys in Maricopa County and over 1 000 in the Tri city area need mentoring. There are about 140 boys on waiting list. The program screens volunteers to match a man with a boy.
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NAHB Chief Warns High Rates Endangering Economy
George C. Martin, president of the National Association of Home Builders, warns that current high interest rates threaten the economy. Mortgage credit shrinks, housing starts fall, unemployment risk rises, and inflation could intensify. A proposed fix: roll back rates and raise taxes with federal policy cooperation.
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Space Flight Fades As Skylab 2 Lifts Off In Low Coverage
The launch of Skylab 2's three man crew drew the smallest crowd for a Cape Kennedy liftoff and brief 15 minute TV window. News coverage lagged as technical issues and crew motion sickness dominated reports and the Times carried John Noble Wilford's bulletin on August 1. Watergate looms large in national discourse.
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O'Brien blacklisted as Nixon aides push legal and tax pressure
Watergate era reports reveal Lawrence F. O'Brien faced White House scrutiny after filing a suit against the Committee to Reelect the President. AIRS audits, IRS pressure attempts, and a looming Vietnam vacuum shaped a tense political clash across 1970 to 1971.
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Solar energy debate prompts action in Arizona
A reader urges constructive action on solar energy in Arizona. He recalls 1939 to 1954 work at Bell & Gossett, patents in hot water systems, and a 1953 Smithsonian device tested with a Monsanto heat absorber reaching 400F. He notes Dr Meinel's 1972 Tucson demonstration and questions ongoing effort.
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Divorce filing links 44 year old wife to ex mayor ally
Type Slips M s wife Mrs C M aged 44 files for divorce from her husband the 81 year old ex mayor. The move comes aboard with another political advisor named in Albany New York reports.
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Doonesbury Sparks Debates On Satire And Society
A reader defends Doonesbury against charges of flippancy praising Trudeau's strip for offering society a view of itself. The letter contrasts Doonesbury with other comics and notes how exposure to new ideas shapes intelligence.
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