Court rules oil import fees by Nixon and Ford illegal
The U.S. Court of Appeals declares oil import fees imposed by Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford illegal, returning the case to a lower court for action. The decision could bar further collection and influence consumer oil prices, though effects are uncertain amid price controls and ongoing reviews by FEA and the White House.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Nixon
Ford
Vail
Colo
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Presidential General Counsel Office
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
General Counsel Office
Rudd votes no as county approves 1975-76 budget
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors adopts a final budget of 145.41 million for 1975-76, with a 3-2 vote and Rudd and Corbin opposing. The plan raises the tax rate to 2.77 per 100 AV and restores a merit pay plan for county attorneys and public defender staff, adding 17 new positions.
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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Public Defenders Office
Eldon Rudd
Scottsdale
Robert Corbin
Phoenix
Rudd
Public Defender’s Office
Desert Day Relief At Hidden Bridge Oasis
A summer heat wave finds relief as a shaded bridge area becomes a cool retreat. The crossing offers refreshing shade and a calm space for visitors seeking respite from Arizona’s sun drenched afternoon.
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Arizona
Laos frees Rosemary Conway from Laotian prison
Rosemary Conway, 37, was released after two months in a Laotian jail on espionage accusations. Father William Curtin said U.S. officials including Sen. Barry Goldwater and Henry Kissinger helped secure the release. Conway is at the U.S. embassy in Vientiane awaiting a medical check and flight to Thailand.
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Rosemary Conway
William Curtin
Conway
Vientiane
Thailand
Curtin
Chicago
Las Vegas
U.S
Laos
United States of America
Hearing Tonight on Scottsdale Nursing Center Rate Hike
A public hearing on proposed health care rate increases and removal of in county residing patients at Scottsdale Nursing Center is set for 7 30 p m at 3333 N Civic Center Plaza The Maricopa County Comprehensive Health Planning Council will weigh increases charges and additions to revenue sources based on evidence and testimony The center proposes a 17 percent rise but could reach 34 percent if in county contracted patients are removed Private rooms would cost 35 per day and ancillary charges 28 per day for semi private rooms with items like incontinence and maintenance therapy listed as per day fees
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Scottsdale Nursing Center
N. Civic Center Plaza
Maricopa County
Dave Butler
CHPC
Scottsdale Nursing
Veterans Administration
Butler
Scottsdale
Desert Springs bid to shape 1082-acre Phoenix project
Phoenix City Council will hear Herberger Enterprises Desert Springs plan for 1,082 acres in northeast Phoenix near Scottsdale Road north of Thunderbird Road. A second Raskin proposal for 80 acres at the Scottsdale Thunderbird corner also faces review, tied by a planned 40-acre shopping center.
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Phoenix
Herberger Enterprises
Desert Springs
Scottsdale Road
Thunderbird Road
Dick Raskin
Scottsdale
Thunderbird Roads
Raskin
Herberger
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phoenix Planning Commission
Phoenix Planning Department
Commission
Planning Commission
Phoenix Council
Council
Jefferson St
Castro repays ransom for hijacked airliner
Fidel Castro returns the $2 million ransom paid by Southern Airways in 1972 for a hijacked plane. Senator Sparkman and Southern Airways President Hulse display a Canadian dollar check approximating $1.999 million US, as exchange rates set the amount. A Belfast doctor unveils a portable home defibrillator weighing six pounds, costing $880, with 9 by 4 inch dimensions and 6,000 units ordered for the US.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Southern Airways
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Frank Hulse
Royal Bank of Canada
U.S
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Frank Pantridge
Royal Victoria Hospital
Ford approves congressional pay raise bill
President Ford signed the congressional pay raise measure and government officials including Cabinet members judges and the vice president will receive higher pay. White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen indicated details would follow later today or Tuesday.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Congress
FBI Probes Kidnapping of Bronfman Heir in New York Suburbs
The FBI says it is investigating the reported kidnapping of 21 year old Samuel Bronfman II, son of Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., prominent New York businessman and Distillers Corp Seagrams Ltd. The alleged abduction occurred in affluent Westchester County just north of the city.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Samuel Bronfman II
Edgar M. Bronfman Sr
Distillers Corp
Seagrams Ltd
Westchester County
Here
Weather outlook with heat and chance of storms
Mostly sunny with a slight chance of late afternoon and evening thundershowers today and Tuesday. Not quite so hot Tuesday. High today near 104 and 102 Tuesday. Overnight low near 62.
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John Hill
Justice Department
Court of Appeals
Defender’s Office
Payson
John McDonough
Frees
Associated Press
Castro
FBI
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