Echeverria Expropriates 1.1 Million Acres in Final Days
President Luis Echeverria orders expropriation of 1.1 million acres of private farm and ranch land, part of nearly 1.5 million acres seized in his six year term, to be redistributed to about 40,000 peasants. Land locations include Sinaloa and Sonora with other states affected. Portillo poised to take office amid Latin American policy shift.
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Mexico City
Luis Echeverria
Agrarian Reform Ministry
Jose Lopez Portillo
Rosalynn Carter
Henry A. Kissinger
Portillo
Treasury
Echeverria
Sinaloa
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Sonora
Suspect Barricaded After Phoenix Homicide Inquiry
A wounded gunman tied to a Tucson strangulation case held up in a Phoenix home on East Cactus Road after exchanging gunfire with police. Dozens of officers, a helicopter, and a SWAT unit surrounded the residence as investigators sought to resolve the standoff.
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Tucson
Paradise Valley
Phoenix
East Cactus Road
Richard Claxton
Richard Johnson
Scottsdale district weighs traditional versus non-traditional school calendar
Preliminary survey results show teachers, parents, and district staff evenly support both calendars. A 14 member committee will tally tonight at 7 at the education center with ballots and calendars sent to staff in mid November. The board plans a January vote and union officials will finalize the calendar after the vote.
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Scottsdale
Norman White
William Randall
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Sunny Days Bring Warm Upward Trend
The forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures warming gradually. Today’s high near 70 degrees, rising into the low 70s by Thursday.
Scottsdale Officer Fends Off Counterclaim in Assault Case
Scottsdale Police Officer William Long has filed a 150000 dollar countersuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against a 22 year old man who alleged Long assaulted him outside the Rusty Spur tavern. The suit names fellow officers and the city in a broader negligence dispute tied to the June incident and ongoing civil actions.
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Scottsdale
William
Bill” Long
Maricopa County
Long
Timothy Calland
Portofino
Calland
Fraternal Order of Police
Superior
Katz’ Office
Gary Rogers
James Musgrove
David VanDine
Glenn Nichols
David Evans
Robert Taylor
Musgrove
VanDine
Department
State workers urged pay hike and fringe benefits increase
The State Personnel Board approved a 9 percent minimum pay and benefits package for state workers, with 4.5 percent for pay and 4.5 percent in fringe benefits. If funded, about 60 percent would receive more than the 9 percent. Lawmakers may face a tax rise or program cuts to cover the cost.
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Phoenix
State Personnel Board
Bob Ball
Ball
Guardian or tuition demanded at Saguaro High School
Gretchen Gerard faces an ultimatum to provide proof of guardianship or pay about 400 in tuition for Theresa Thomas to remain enrolled as a freshman at Saguaro High. Officials say state law and district policy require a parent or legal guardian. extension possible through Christmas, then February if guardianship steps proceed.
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Bonnie Foster
Saguaro High School
Gretchen Gerard
Theresa Thomas
Theresa
Gerard
Saguaro
Scottsdale High School
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Scottsdale High
Florida
Norman’ White
White
China's NPC set to ratify post Mao government shakeup
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress meets to approve the government lineup after Mao's death and the purge of radicals. The Politburo has prepared the new setup, with Premier Huan Kuo-feng elevated to party chairman.
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JOKYO
Body
Robbers fatally shoot boy in Brussels trade union raid
Four gunmen burst into a downtown Brussels trade union office and opened fire with submachine guns. A 5 year old boy, Pascal Demol, was killed as he stood with his mother. Seven others were wounded. three suspects were captured. The attackers fled with about 600000 dollars in unemployment allowance funds.
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Brussels
Belgium
Pascal Demol
Man With Truck Attempts Gate Crash at White House
A man tried to ram a truck through a White House gate on Pennsylvania Avenue. The front end was flattened against the gate but it held and the driver was captured quickly by authorities.
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Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Panel calls JCCAE a pro nuclear huckster body
Common Cause charges the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy as a pro nuclear lobby that ignores critics. David Cohen says the panel offers a platform to supporters while avoiding safety and cost concerns and protects federal investments in its members states and districts.
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Washington
Common Cause
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
David Cohen
Citizens’ Lobby
Story
Gilmore Death Sentence Near. Pardons Board Sets Date
Salt Lake City Gary Mark Gilmore nears execution by firing squad days after turning 36 as the state pardons board clears a death date. He will appear before Judge J Robert Bullock in Provo to set a new execution date with five anonymous volunteers ready to carry out the sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Mark Gilmore
State Pardons Board
Gilmore
4Th District
J. Robert Bullock
Provo
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