Nixon resignation rumors swirl as newspapers cite sources
UPI reports Phoenix Gazette and Providence Journal Bulletin claim Nixon will resign today with sources unnamed and unclear. White House officials deny confirmation while aides contest rumors about Barry Goldwater meeting Nixon. Reporter Douglas C. Wilson notes the source calls Nixon’s move aimed at national interest.
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Levy
United Press International
Phoenix Gazette
Washington
Nixon
White House
the Gazette
Alan Moyer
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Providence
Douglas C. Wilson
Rhodes nearly quits as GOP leader over impeachment decision
Washington UPI reports John J. Rhodes, Arizona congressman and House Republican leader, faced a crisis anew over President Nixon impeachment. He announced Tuesday he would vote aye on Article One after delaying to consider party impact. Rhodes had contemplated temporary resignation as GOP leader before ultimately deciding to support impeachment.
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Nixon
White House
Gerald Warren
Washington
Journal-Bulletin
Warren
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
UPI
John J. Rhodes
House
GOP
Rhodes
Scottsdale
Alexander Haig
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Kansas
Mesa
Ariz
Gerald R. Ford
Spiro T. Agnew
Judiciary Committee
Stocks surge as Nixon resignation reports boost Dow
New York stocks climbed sharply as rumors that President Nixon planned to resign moved traders. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 21.90 points to 795.68 near the close with broad strength across key shares.
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New York
Nixon
Senators urge Nixon resignation in closed Senate session
GOP senators privately pressed the President to quit after a two hour closed session. They met for about 25 minutes to discuss Nixon's situation but reached no firm decision.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Four Men Sought Over Carrasco Prison Escape
San Antonio police report four South Texas men bought three pistols used by Fred Gomez Carrasco and two other convicts in an escape from Huntsville prison. Two brothers were arrested. two others remain wanted on capital murder warrants under the new Texas Penal Code.
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San Antonio
Tex
South Texas
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Texas State
Huntsville
Israeli raids hit guerrilla bases in Lebanon
Within 13 hours Israeli warplanes conducted two raids into southern Lebanon attacking several guerrilla bases. Israel claimed all planes returned home with no losses reported. In Saigon a North Vietnamese division captured a district town in intensified street fighting as South Vietnamese officials warn it could push toward the Paris Peace Accord’s end.
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Middle East
Lebanon
Israel
Saigon
Paris
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Sailboat design aims to cut energy costs for cargo
An Australian man plans a 275 foot four masted cargo sailboat designed to reduce fuel use and cut annual operating costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The project envisions wind power to supplement or replace conventional propulsion.
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Sydney
Scottsdale Firefighters Press Council on Emergency Gear Shortage
The Scottsdale Firefighters Association urged the city council to examine what it calls an almost complete lack of emergency equipment and first aid training for Scottsdale Rural Fire Department crews. RFD owner Louis A Witzeman dismissed the charges as misstatements while defending current procedures and certifications.
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Scottsdale’ Firefighters, Association
SFA
Scottsdale Rural Fire
Louis A.witzeman
RFD
Witzeman
Witzman
Steve Verbil
Council
Scottsdale
Verbil
OSHA
Dale Carter
Polic
RFC
Scottsdale Financial Center plans unveiled for first phase
Scottsdale Development Review Board will review the first phase of the Scottsdale Financial Center a multi building complex at Scottsdale and Indian School Roads. The plan includes four buildings underground parking for about 400 vehicles a three story 81 000 square foot building and three single story front structures 4000 6000 and 16000 square feet. The Benihana restaurant will move into the new building. The board also reviews the 13 5 acre Scotts dale Conference Center hotel with 200 rooms and the Sunrise Villas 128 units on 20 acres along Jackrabbit Road east of the Arizona Canal.
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Jnfe
City
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Conference Center
McCormick Parkway
Hayden Road
McCormick Ranch
Jackrabbit Road
Arizona Canal
City adopts 1980 street plan and right of way map
The city council approved a 1980 street plan and a right of way standards map detailing required widths for major streets. Long range planning director Dr. Richard Bauman said improvements will cost 10 to 12 million over five years, with annual costs around 2 to 42 million, and noted potential overloads downtown by 1980. He urged federal help and described reserving corridors to guide developers.
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Richard Bauman
Bauman
Weekend Heat With Small Shower Threat
Mostly fair today and Thursday with a slight chance of an afternoon or early evening thundershower. Temperatures near 105 highs and about 80 overnight. Rainfall probability about 10 percent today and tonight.
Van painter Zaic makes Arizona vans rolling galleries
Larry Zakc watches Zai Zaic paint landscapes on vans in Arizona. Zaic, 22, says most work goes to auto dealers, earning $150 to $500 per van. He uses acrylics for subtle, weathered scenes that shift from tranquil to stormy across each side.
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Mike Petryni
Larry Zakc
Scottsdale
Zai
Zaic
Arizona
Scottsdale Rd
West
Zale
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