Vance Opens Talks With China On Broad Diplomatic Ties
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets in the Great Hall of the People with Chinese leaders led by Huang Hua to explore full relations based on mutual interests including Africa and opposition to Soviet influence. Hua Kuo Feng’s party congress signals openness while Taiwan policy remains a hard condition.
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Peking
Cyrus R. Vance
China
Great Hall of the People
Vance
Huang Hua
Africa
United States
East Africa
Washington
Great Hall
Hua
Taiwan
Voyager 2 speeds toward outer planets as Voyager 1 launch delayed
Voyager 2, after a shaky start, speeds toward outer planets while its twin’s launch is postponed two days to prevent repeat problems from Saturday. Jet Propulsion Laboratory spokesman Alan Wood cites the need to fix onboard guidance computer confusion.
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Pasadena
Calif
Outer Planets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alan Wood
Scottsdale School Board weighs student privacy release forms
Scottsdale School District discusses forms to release student information under privacy laws. Dr. Norman White notes potential uses include student programs and honor rolls, with 25 schools needing individualized forms and parental choices on data such as name, address, birth details, activities, and awards. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at the District Education Center.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale School
Norman White
44Th St
White
Rhodesian raids and rockets widen regional violence
Rhodesian security forces chased guerrillas who attacked black housing on an eastern Rhodesia farm and killed 16 people. Separately, guerrillas fired rockets from Zambia at Kariba with no casualties.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Zambia
Kariba
Ramada Inaons May Seek Merged Valley Ho and Ramada Inn
Ramada's Inns Inc plans to consolidate Hotel Valley Ho and Ramada Inn Scottsdale to create a major year round hotel and convention center. They will withdraw abandonment plans for Main Street between 68th Street and G Street at Scottsdale Planning Commission meeting. Residents oppose main street closure citing access and business disruption. A pedestrian walkway proposal is suggested by merchants as an alternative.
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Ramada's Inns, Inc
Valley Ho
Scottsdale Ramada Inn
Main Street
Scottsdale Road
68Th Street
G Street
Scottsdale
Eric Bill
Ramada
Bill
Coffee prices slip as sales show slow recovery nationwide
A AP survey finds coffee at about 3.50 per pound, down from March and April peaks above 4 and some places 5. Retail promotions raise some sales, but buyers still stockpile pantry items in anticipation of further price drops. Industry voices in Los Angeles Atlanta Kansas City and Topeka note ongoing supply and demand pressure and a slow return to normal consumption.
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Associated Press
Edward Maron
Ralphs
Los Angeles
Maron
Atlanta
Arthur Levitt
Alterman Brothers
Kansas City
Corwyn Wake
Falley’s
Topeka
Kan
Local coffee prices fall. grocers lose money despite sales drop
In Phoenix area markets coffee prices slide from $3.89 to $3.49 a pound, yet shoppers show little urgency to buy. Managers report lower sales and continued losses on coffee while some expect further declines though consumer demand remains tepid. A.J. Bayless Market notes wholesale-to-retail gaps of three to fifteen cents.
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Phoenix
Bob Martin
A.J. Bayless
Sue Roberts
Jim Barton
New U S irrigation limits unlikely to affect Arizona water
Federal rules proposed to cap ownership of land irrigated with reclamation water at 160 acres may not change CAP water distribution or SRP land use in Arizona. Officials say CAP plans stay intact and many so called out-of-compliance parcels may already be held in trust or by entities rather than individuals.
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California
Klamath National Forest
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Idaho
Nogales
Transportes de Pacifico
Hermosillo
Mexico
Highway 15
Central
Arizona Project
Salt River Project
Richard Shunick
Arizona Projects Office
Bureau of Reclamation
Shunick
U.S. Department of Interior
Reclamation
Washington, D.C
Interior Department
Arizona
Roosevelt
SRP
Salt River Project Irrigation District
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Huang Chen
Voyager
Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Conference On Human Rights
Marcos
Lacell
Steve Yeager
Jim Thomson
Scottsdale Alpha Beta
Gome
Steve Jockes
Safeway Foods
Surf City
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