Phoenix council rejects Raskin 80 acre rezoning plan
The Phoenix City Council voted 6-1 to deny Dick Raskin's 80 acre proposal for a 40 acre shopping center 10 acre office park and 29 acres for 127 dwelling units across from Scottsdale Municipal Airport. A separate hearing on Herberger Enterprises planned community development zoning was postponed to Sept 12 after two hours of discussion.
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City OKs McKellips Lake joint Corps project
City council unanimously approves an agreement with the U S Army Corps of Engineers to share the $504,000 cost of the McKellips Lake recreation project in Indian Bend Wash Deputy capital improvements engineer George Iannella says Congress has funded the Corps participation and that the project awaits Office of Management and Budget review Col John V Foley of the Los Angeles district office supported the move as key to progress and to winning OMB approval The plan funds the city and the Corps each at about $252,000 with $100,000 federal community development funds and $152,000 flood control bonds already allocated
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Syria shifts from Soviet to Western oil experts
Syria will replace about 100 Soviet oil specialists with Western technologists after Soviet guidance failed to meet goals. Oil minister Adnan Mustafa said contracts with Soviet experts were not renewed and Syria will hire international expertise, including a new accord with U S firm Tripco for offshore exploration. Current production stands around 160000 barrels per day.
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Arizona eyed for 50 million solar plant in the Southwest
Federal officials consider Arizona for a 10 megawatt solar electric plant estimated at 50 million dollars. Construction is at least three years away. The plant would be five times the cost of a proposed federal solar energy institute, with competition wide but stronger for the Southwest site.
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Auto sales fall for Big Three in early August
Detroit reports show General Motors down 34 percent in Aug 1 10 period from 1974, Chrysler off 28 percent, and Ford down 20 percent as buyers rush to beat new model price boosts.
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Scottsdale council rejects all bids for liquor concession
Scottsdale City Council rejected all bids to run a liquor concession at the arts center and deadlocked on whether to pursue a city liquor license. The 3-3 vote left the issue unresolved with Herb Drinkwater absent, and a decision expected next Monday.
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Kissinger denies Solzhenitsyn deal amid exiled author controversy
Kissinger said he urged the USSR to allow Solzhenitsyn to leave Russia before his exile and denied any US Russia deal blocking Ford from meeting him. Ford avoided the issue during vacation in Vail as White House officials and the Scottsdale Progress debated off the record remarks and whether such agreements existed. Nessen confirmed the invitation to Solzhenitsyn remains open.
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Cambodias leadership reshuffle omits Khieu Samphan
A Phnom Penh radio announcement lists the first posts under the new regime after April 17 but excludes Khieu Samphan the defense minister and Penn Nouth’s deputy from the lineup. Sarin Chhak the foreign minister is also not mentioned in the broadcast.
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Argentine forces split over interior minister pick
Reliable military sources report a split in the Argentine armed forces over Isabel Peron's appointment of Col. Vicente Damasco as interior minister. Some leaders fear the move signals military interference with the executive. In Cleveland, a federal judge dismissed a juror in the Kent State case for calling plaintiffs "commies" and warned others after a juror violated instructions.
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McAuliffe Dies at 77 After Long Illness
Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, famed for his Nuts reply in World War II, died of leukemia at Walter Reed Army Hospital aged 77 after a long illness. He retired from the Army in 1956 and had lived in Washington. Bethlehem Steel Corp announced mixed price changes aiming to lift overall prices by about 4 percent.
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