16 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
1
The Progress opens profiles of Senate contenders as the July primary nears. It covers Republican rivals John Conlan and Sam Steiger in a bitter bid for the nomination and a three way Democratic field of Dennis DeConcini Carolyn Warner and Wade Church. The series starts with DeConcini on page 7.
Scottsdale School District taxpayers face a final 1976 77 tax rate of 67 cents per $1, a 4 cent rise from last year though 10 cents below initial estimates. The district cites increases in special education funds and Salt River Project payments, with debt service savings reducing the rate.
President Ford and Ronald Reagan pursue last uncommitted delegates as the 31st GOP National Convention opens in Kansas City. Sen. James Buckley says he will not enter the race and will support the party nominee. Delegates and strategists forecast a divided showdown with unity urged amid tight race dynamics.
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike opens the fifth nonaligned summit in Colombo with a call to keep American and Soviet forces out of the Indian Ocean. She denounces Israel, backs Vietnamese struggles, and urges dismantling Diego Garcia base while proposing a new Asian African Latin American bank and a zone of peace in the region. The conference gathers 85 nations and the Palestine Liberation Organization to draft political and economic declarations.
Dr. Ira King and Superintendent William Randall will examine recommendations from a 300 page district Title IX report. They aim to establish a formal grievance procedure and assign administrative duties to ensure compliance with federal requirements.
City council will consider authorizing a bid call for a 64 acre lease at Indian Bend and Scottsdale Roads for a first class resort with a golf course. Minimum 50 year term and 8 percent return. Estimated annual income 160000 plus tax and fee revenues. Parcel partly in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley with joint interest in sales tax revenue.
In Guadeloupe the Soufriere volcano eruption outlook shifts after French scientists say the major eruption could be days away. Thousands have been evacuated from the danger zone as monitoring continues. In Lebanon Christian forces launch anew campaign near Beirut with Palestinians reported shelling Christian positions.
Two earthquakes were reported today with one in the Moro Gulf area of the southern Philippines and another in northeast China. The Philippines quake was nearly as strong as the earlier China event, per the National Earthquake Information Center.
Ronald Reagan strategists plan a convention floor showdown to pressure Ford to name his running mate. A first test of delegate strength will occur Tuesday evening as the Republican National Convention considers the rules committee report.
The U.S. Court of Military Appeals faces a request to block cadet expulsions from the West Point cheating scandal. Oral arguments were set for today as the Army argues no jurisdiction, while lawyers for 37 cadets push that the military court can intervene.
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