Ford weighs amnesty for Vietnam war resisters
President Ford announced he was studying amnesty for those who refused to serve in Vietnam to help resisters rejoin society while promising case by case review with Saxbe and Schlesinger to report by Sept. 1. He named Richard Roudebush to head the VA and urged aid for veterans and education. He warned vetoes on large veteran funding if tied to inflation control.
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Chicago
UPI
Ford
Vietnam
U.S
Richard Roudebush
Veterans Administration
America
William Saxbe
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Saxbe
Nixon
Michael
Essex
Mass
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Capitol
Roudebush
Indiana
Afi
Donald Johnson
Johnson
House
GOP
Senate
Alleged fund irregularities push Bush down UP list
Newsweek reported that GOP National Chairman George Bush slipped due to alleged irregularities in his 1970 Texas Senate race financing. Texas officials called the claim a lie, denying any irregularities. White House sources cited a secret fund, Townhouse Operation, moving about $100000 to Bush’s campaign.
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Bush
New York
UPI
Newsweek Magazine
George Bush
Texas
Nelson ‘Rockefeller
White House
Newsweek
Nixon
Townhouse
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
James L. Bayless
Houston
Hearing Set On Welfare Aid For Pregnant Women In Arizona
United Press International reports in Tucson that Judge James Walsh will decide if Arizona must start welfare payments to pregnant women now or wait for a Supreme Court ruling in a similar case. In Prescott, Dr. Merle Peacock Jr. was mid testimony in his $11 million suit against the University of Arizona and the State Board of Regents over his dismissal as head of the surgery department.
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Tucson
U.S. District Court
James Walsh
U.S. Supreme Court
Prescott
Merle Peacock Jr
University of Arizona and
State Board of Regents
Tucson Councilwoman Warns Against Reversing Water Rates
City Councilwoman Barbara Weyman says rescinding Tucson’s new water rate schedule would be ecologically damaging. The February 1 reform adopted a progressive scale where charges rise with higher water use.
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Tucson
Barbara Weyman
Explosions Hit Yuma Farm Equipment Yard
A string of five blasts tore through a westside farm implement dealer’s yard in Yuma early Sunday. No injuries reported, but the office trailer and multiple pieces of equipment were damaged. Authorities said dynamite caused the explosions.
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Yuma
Obituary for Dr. Clifton W. Richert Veterinarian
Dr. Clifton W. Richert 48 of Scottsdale dies in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. A Cleveland native and World War II veteran, he practiced in Phoenix with a personal veterinary hospital. Survivors include wife Mary Alice son Bill daughter Lucy and his parents. Services Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel Scottsdale with cremation to follow. Contributions suggested to the Multiple Sclerosis Society Phoenix chapter.
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Clifton W. Richert
Smoketree Lane
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Richert
Scottsdale
Cleveland
Ohio State University School of Veterinarians
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
OSU
American Veterinarian Medical Association
Phoenix
Mary Alice
Bill
Lucy
William Richert
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School Rd
Meyers Graveside Services in Phoenix for Union Insurance Director
Martin I. Meyers 72 sales director of five western states for the Union Insurance Agency of Phoenix dies Saturday in Good Samaritan Hospital. He lived at 8780 E McKellips Road. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by Mary and sons Timothy L. and Louis M. and a sister out of state.
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Martin I. Meyers
The
Union Insurance Agency of Phoenix
Greenwood Memorial Park
W. van Buren
Phoenix
Mr. Meyers
E. McKellips’ Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary
Timothy L
Louis M
McBurney services set for Arabian horse trainer Mac McBurney
Funeral services for M J McBurney known as Mac, 43, trainer and judge of Arabian horses, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Messinger Mortuary Chapel in Scottsdale. Burial is private. He died Friday at his home. born in Laur al Springs New Jersey, he moved to Scottsdale 15 years ago and was a merchant marine and Korean War Navy veteran. Survived by two brothers and two sisters out of state. Visitation today until 9 p.m. and before the service.
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M.J
Mac” McBurney
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Mr. McBurney
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Laural Springs
N.J
Scottsdale
American Horse Show Association
Arabian Horse Association
Arizona State Horseman Association
Services for Mrs V Ray Sawyer Held at Messinger Chapel
Mrs. V Ray Sawyer 61 of 7509 E Rancho Vista died Saturday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services at 8 p.m. in Messinger Mortuary Chapel burial private. Sawyer partnered with Irene Barr in Toys of Scottsdale and Estes Park Colorado. She was a charter Soroptimist and active in Girl Scouts in Colorado and Virginia. No immediate survivors.
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V. Ray Sawyer
Rancho Vista
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Messinger
Indian School Rd
Sawyer
Irene:Barr
Toys of Scotts
Dale and
Sirica rejects delay in Watergate cover-up trial set for Sept nine
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica denied motions to delay the Watergate cover-up trial and kept the start date for Sept nine. He plans long sessions to finish before Christmas if needed. Defense lawyers appealed, signaling further court actions.
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Andrew C. Hall
Supreme Court
Sirica
Nixon
James F. Neal
Neal
William Hundley
John N. Mitchell
House Judiciary’s Committee
Washington Post
Senate
Three men arrested after Circle K shooting in Scottsdale
Three men and a juvenile were arrested by Scottsdale police after a Circle K shooting at 7847 E McDowell Rd. Victims saw suspects in a car, shots were fired, no injuries reported. Suspects were later arrested at a residence on Waite's car, linked to assault with a deadly weapon.
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Scottsdale
Circle K
E. McDowell Rd
Gary Thorpe
N. 74Th St
Gary Mitchell
Tempe
Delton Waite II
Virginia
Don. Taylor
Granada
Waite
Taylor
Ann Wheeler
E. Roanoke
Thorpe
Harry Cipriano
George Nance
Cipriano
Bomb threats sweep Los Angeles after airport and bus hub evacuations
A wave of telephoned bombs prompted police evacuations at Los Angeles International Airport terminals Delta Pacific Southwest Airlines and Hughes Air West and at Greyhound after a planted bomb was found. No bombs were discovered. authorities cited hoaxes and ruled out the alphabet bomber amid a week of attacks causing injuries and extensive damage.
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UPI
Delta
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Hughes -Air West
Los Angeles International Airport
Greyhound
Pickup truck crash near Flagstaff kills five
Five people died when a pickup crashed through a bridge railing and plunged 200 feet into Pedro Canyon, 20 miles east of Flagstaff. Victims include Larry Reid, Mary Carpenter, Jack Almquist and Cindy Almquist, all of Petaluma, and Larry Reid of Union City. Investigators say the driver fell asleep, overcorrected, and the vehicle was demolished.
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United Press International
Flagstaff
Larry Don Reid
Union City
Calif
Mary Frances Carpenter
Petaluma
Jack Virgil Almquist
Jack Allen Almquist
Cindy Jean Almquist
Pedro Canyon
Tracy Sue Santiago
White River
Whiteriver
Herman Tsosie
U.S. 89
Tsosie
Jared Fernley Brown
Bountiful
Utah
John V. Moorhead
Mesa
Portland
Ore
Richard C. Coppinger
70Th St
Phoenix
Interstate 8
San Diego
Coppinger
Local doctor on trial in Scottsdale case
Dr. Darrell Dean Smith faces traffic charges and a potential dismissal of resisting arrest after a May 20 scuffle with Scottsdale Officer Frank Hylton. City officials plan to move to drop that charge as the trial date nears, with possible appeals if outcomes forego.
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Darrell Dean Smith
Frank Hylton
Smith
E. Layfayette Boulveard
Jim Keppel
Edward Boyle
Keppel
Dr. Smith
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Hylton
Osborn Road
David Ramras
Ramras
Caywood to be named to county Parks post
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were set to appoint Scottsdale insurance executive Herb Caywood to the County Parks and Recreation Commission. Caywood a former Scottsdale city council member is active in local politics and civic projects. He is a partner in Caywood Soderquist Insurance Agency Inc 7232 E First St.
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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Scottsdale Insurance
Herb Caywood
County Parks and Recreation Commission
Caywood
Scottsdale City
Caywood- Soderquist Insurance Agency Inc
First St
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Family Dentistry
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