Aide links Solzhenitsyn snub to US Soviet exile deals
White House aide Warren Rustand says Ford avoided inviting Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn due to agreements to prevent his imprisonment when exiled from the USSR. Kissinger allegedly pressed to maintain those terms before Ford’s Helsinki trip, sparking congressional and press furor.
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FBI breaks up multi-state stolen car ring in Phoenix case
FBI says a Detroit based ring stole more than 500 cars since 1972. Richard E. Long announced arrest of Joseph John Thomas 39 Phoenix on conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles. Police also arrested James Dekam 35 Scottsdale and Bascom Edward Copley 32 Phoenix. More than 70 cars identified and 50 recovered. The scheme used stolen factory serial plates and counterfeit titles to move cars nationwide. Thomas arraigned later today before U.S. Magistrate Richard Gormley.
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Nursing center rate bid halved by review panel
A Maricopa County CHPC rate review committee recommended an 8.5 percent increase for Scottsdale Nursing Center after halving its initial 17 percent request. The panel cited comparisons with Valley facilities and ongoing facility changes since its May 1974 acquisition. A Aug 21 CHPC hearing will finalize the recommendation and potential rate adjustments. Douglas Adams cited aims to improve service with private room proposals, while committee chair Arnold Sabel noted ancillary charges would be folded into room rates.
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Rabin proposes federation or confederation to solve Palestinian issue
Vienna Austria Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin proposed a confederation between Israel and Jordan as a path to address the Palestinian issue. He said lasting peace requires a solution to the Palestinian problem and suggested multiple options including a Palestinian region federation with Israel.
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Family says they met kidnappers' demands for Bronfman heir
Yorktown Heights New York family of missing Seagrams whisky fortune heir Samuel Bronfman II reports it has complied with all requests in the kidnappers first message and awaits further contact.
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Kissinger Denies Plots to Murder Foreign Officials
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told reporters he did not believe the Nixon or Ford administrations plotted to assassinate foreign officials. The denial followed over two hours of testimony in a closed Senate intelligence committee session.
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Gulf Oil accused by FTC of lending act violation
The Federal Trade Commission charges Gulf Oil Corp. with violating the Truth in Lending Act by not informing customers that credit costs are included in the price of merchandise advertised by mail.
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Chlorine mishaps injure 11 at two Phoenix area sites
Eleven people were injured in two chlorine incidents within 16 hours at Paddock Pool Casual World and Paramount Leisure Industries on East Thomas Road. A bucket at Paramount caused minor explosions as workers mixed dry chlorine and a sand neutralizer, prompting evacuation and a cautious disposal to a desert landfill with soda ash.
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Council to consider agreement on developing McKellips Lake
The city council will discuss a cost sharing agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for the McKellips Lake project in the Indian Bend Wash. The plan covers a 6 acre lake within an 18 acre recreational area and funds split with $100,000 from federal community development funds and the rest from flood control funds.
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Barry Goldwater Calls CIA Probes Political Tug of War
Senator Goldwater criticizes investigations into the CIA as a concerted effort to protect the Kennedy name and damage the agency. He argues the CIA acted within the law to prevent war and notes possible implications for the report and oil and wheat policy talks.
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Valley Banks Raise Prime Rate to 7 Percent
Valley National Bank The Arizona Bank and The First National Bank of Arizona report a 7 percent prime rate for loans to top borrowers in the Scottsdale area. Earlier, the rate stood at 7.5 percent after rising July 18 and had been 7 percent since June 24 before the July 16 adjustment.
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Weekend Heatwave With Night Showers Predicted
Forecast calls for hot and humid conditions through Wednesday with a risk of showers or thundershowers mainly at night. Daytime highs around 100 on Tuesday and 102 on Wednesday, with overnight lows near 80.
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