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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
4
HAMDEN Conn AP Thornton Wilder the playwright novelist and teacher who wrote Our Town and won three Pulitzers died of a heart attack at age 78. He passed in his sleep at his Hamden home with sister Isabel as family spokesman said.
The EPA starts hearings in Douglas on proposed clean air rules that could force the Phelps Dodge copper smelter and Cyprus Pima Mine to close. The Ninth Circuit upheld requiring sulfur dioxide to sulfuric acid plants, a task costing Phelps Dodge about 119 million dollars. Debates prompt state officials to seek revised rules to protect copper jobs.
Arizona’s Vehicular Inspection Program invites motorists to safety and emissions testing over 15 months. The writer details his 1971 Pinto’s first test, repairs, and ongoing tracking requirements at the VIP center, noting the program’s goals and procedures.
Two weeks of free introductory unofficial vehicle emission testing starts Wednesday at six Valley stations including 1700 N Hayden Rd Tempe. Stations run 9 to 4 first come first served. mandatory testing begins Jan 2 with a $5 fee for testing and no charge for the first retest. The Arizona Department of Health Services administers the program.
Federal officials will open bids to complete a forest road southeast of Flagstaff near Morman Lake. The project stalled after a 1972 court order following a wildlife groups lawsuit. A judge dissolved the restraining order last June after an agreement to limit speed to 45 mph and address environmental concerns.
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