Meany Pushes 4 Million Jobs Annually Under Full-Employment Plan
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged President Carter to back a stimulus program to create four million jobs a year for four years. He argued the Humphrey Hawkins bill is a solemn commitment but insufficient without real job programs, lower mortgage rates, and limits on imports. Meany spoke to 1,200 delegates criticizing free trade and endorsing tighter import rules and enforcement of anti-dumping laws.
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Los Angeles
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Carter
Meany
Labor Federation
White House
America
Organized Labor
United States
Navajo Elementary Students Sell Holiday Decorations
Gifted seventh graders in Eloise Babcock’s class at Navajo Elementary Scottsdale fold magazines and phone books into Santa Clauses angels and figures. They form small “companies” to decorate Styrofoam cardboard and toilet roll cores for a Dec 20 bazaar with aim to fund a desert survival weekend.
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Eloise Babcock
Navajo
Scottsdale
Jeanne Miller
Susan Bondt
Elderly warned on bank examiner fraud in Phoenix area
Law officers described a string of bank examiner con games targeting seniors ages 65 to 86, with victims losing about 3470 dollars each. They urged vetting suspects, verifying bank officials by name, and reporting incidents at the Scottsdale Senior Center seminar.
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Chris Shuey
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Bill Crook
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Crook
Scottsdale Senior Center
Sailor A. Stoddard
Glendale
Stoddard
Howard Schwartz
Maricopa County
Schwartz
Bank
Scottsdale pick pocket theft shocks Christmas shoppers
Frederick Guldan reported $410 stolen after a young woman bumped him at the Broadway department store. Police say a male accomplice may have been involved and advise shoppers to keep wallets secure and avoid displaying cash.
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Scottsdale
Frederick Guldan
E. Diamond St
Broadway
McDowell Road
Guldan
Suspect Nabbed in Four Slayings at Arizona Ranch
James Dean Clark 21 of Jackson Michigan was captured in downtown El Paso Texas by El Paso police after a search focused on West Texas since Wednesday. Cochise County Sheriff Jim Judd said Clark was wanted in the slayings of four persons at a southeastern Arizona guest ranch.
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Bisbee
Arizona
el Paso
Texas
Cochise County
Jim Judd
James Dean Clark
Jackson
Mich
West Texas
Judd
Scottsdale awaits ruling on 1.4 million HUD funds
Scottsdale faces a decision on whether to receive 1.4 million in fourth year community development block grant funds next spring. City officials fear new HUD rules could end Scottsdale’s south Scottsdale census tract flexibility and jeopardize future CDBG support. Vice Mayor Hink and Councilwoman Gentry pressed HUD in San Francisco for continued application of existing regulations while public meetings begin.
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Tom Ellis
Scottsdale
Heinz Hink
Billie Gentry
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
San Francisco
National League of Cities and Towns
Gentry
Hink
Federal Register
Scottsdale considers dial-a-ride plan with federal review
Federal officials from UMTA and a Urban Institute representative will visit Scottsdale on Friday to discuss the citys proposed dial-a-ride transit program. Scottsdale seeks a 34 year federal demonstration grant of 575400 to cover costs with UMTA funding 90 percent for two years and 50 percent thereafter.
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The
Urban Institute
Scottsdale
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
UMTA
Indian Bend Road
Osborn Road
Scottsdale Road
Prices rise 0.7% in November wholesale report
The Labor Department said wholesale prices increased 0.7 percent in November led by rising food costs. The gain eased from October’s 0.8 percent but still fed inflation pressures.
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Washington
Labor Department
Prisoner Exchange Nears as First Airlift Readsied
Final preparations were completed for the first airlift to repatriate prisoners from the United States and Mexico under a two nation treaty that took effect November 30. The pool of eligible prisoners has fluctuated daily. A total of 234 U.S. citizens were selected from Mexican jails for transfers.
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San Diego
Mexico
United States
U.S
Dispute halts probe into FBI overreach by Bell
Five Justice Department lawyers quit an investigation into alleged illegal FBI activities after Attorney General Griffin Bell refused to move quickly to seek more indictments. A DOJ spokesman said the task force, which for 18 months gathered evidence against a former supervisor of the FBI's New York office, asked to be relieved due to the clash with Bell.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Griffin Bell
Department
New York
Bell
Senators seek compromise on natural gas pricing plan
After four days of inaction the Senate conferees on the Carter energy package signaled a move toward agreement on the natural gas pricing policy. The vote was 15 to 3 to pursue a negotiated resolution as part of the energy package.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Weather outlook: sunny today and Friday with cooling highs
Mostly sunny today and Friday with high clouds late. Temperatures near 79 today and a degree or two cooler Friday. Overnight lows around 40s at the airport and near freezing at valley spots. Noon reading 71 with 16 percent humidity.
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National League of Cities
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