Jailed Yanks protest delay in prisoner exchange
American prisoners in Mexico begin a hunger strike over delays in the U S Mexico prisoner exchange. Women at Los Reyes and men in Santa Marta prisons say they will join the protest, citing broken promises and human rights concerns. Larry Day, a 31 year old Yakima inmate, helps publicize the action. The treaty requires ratification and enabling legislation in both nations before taking effect.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Los Reyes
International Freedom Strike Committee
Larry Day
Yakima
Wash
Day
Santa Marta
Japan election tests 20 years of LDP rule
In Japan the Liberal Democratic Party faces a major challenge as the lower house expands to 511 seats. The LDP, holding 271 seats, seeks to maintain control of committees amid scandals surrounding former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka who runs as an independent and faces trial on bribery and currency exchange charges.
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Japan
TOKYO
Liberal Democratic Party
Diet
LDP
Kakuei Tanaka
Lockheed
Liberal Democrats
Tanaka
Scottsdale High to Host Voc-Tech Center Evaluation
North Central Association evaluators will visit Scottsdale High next Tuesday and Wednesday to inspect the voc-tech center. A 12-member team will observe the program, meet with principals from five feeder schools, and review the facility. A banquet for about 50 attendees will discuss the center. A written report will follow in four to six weeks.
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North-Central Association
Scottsdale High
Voc-Tech Center
Scottsdale School Board
Voc-Tech
North Central Group
Chuck Young
Hastings Chess Tournament Opens Foreign Challenge Across Centuries
The Hastings International Congress gathers top players from around the world for the Premier round robin and Challengers Swiss events. The next Hastings Congress runs December 29, 1976 to January 15, 1977, with inquiries directed to L A J Glyde in Hastings. Vaganian and Planinc feature in the Week’s game from round five of the 50th Hastings Congress.
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Hastings
F.D. Yates
R.H.V. Scott
B. Kostick
Yugoslavia
A. Rubenstein
Poland
M. Euwe
Holland
G. Maroczy
Hungary
A. Alekhine
France
S. Tartakover
J.R. Capablanca
Cuba
S. Flohr
Czechoslovakia
David Bronstein
Soviet Union
Vlastimil Hort
Wolfgang
L.A.J
Rafael Vaganian
Albin Planinc
Court logs show burglary charges dismissed for two Phoenix men
Scottsdale records say James M. Steele and Joseph J. Mead had burglary and grand theft charges dropped after the top prosecution witness refused to testify at a November preliminary hearing. Steele faced a related arrest in the Los Arcos Pharmacy break-in. Mead fled during arrest.
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Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
James M. Steele
Joseph J. Mead
Steele
Los Arcos
N. Miller Rd
Mead
Barry Sees tax cut energizing economy for big business
Sen. Barry Goldwater told the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association at Camelback Inn that a congressionally approved tax cut for big business would spur purchases of machinery and construction, create jobs, and provide economic incentive. He argued big business is essential and criticized opposing views as wrong.
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Congress
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association
Camelback Inn
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SHS
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Los Arcos Mall
Art McCoy
Bob Montgomery
Forest Service
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Nancy Hall
Cheryl Jacobs
Diamond
C. van Haaften
Better Business Bureau
Arcadia
Jan Cable
John Tarinelli
Farr
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Boston
Museum of
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Anciello
Cambridge
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Romalea Microptera
Ross Williams
Copley News Service
England
Normandy
William I
Sir George Thomas
PNY
Holiday Inn
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Holly Hobbie
Miller Plaza
Miller Rd
E. Indian School
Pair
Virginia Lacks
Mesa
Justice Court
Maricopa County
Lacks
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N. Scottsdale Rd
McCormick Ranch
Jack O. Briggs
Palm Lane
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Barry Touts
Pinnagle Peak
Jack Dalton
Pinnacle Peak
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