Arizona Economy Darkens as Copper, Jobs Slump
The Phoenix report cites a 674 layoff at Phelps Dodge Metcalf mine near Morenci after project delays push back development two years. Officials blame higher smog compliance costs and rising prices alongside weak copper demand, with broader concerns from a November PMA Arizona survey and a legislative economist advisory group about ongoing unemployment and revenue prospects.
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UPI
Arizona
Phelps Dodge Corp
Metcalf
Morenci
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Phelps Dodge
Purchasing Management Association of Arizona
Advisory Committee
Legislative
Forgery Suspect Eddie McLemore Arrested in Maricopa County
Scottsdale Police report Eddie McLemore of 407 West Darrell Phoenix was arrested by the Maricopa County sheriff on forgery charges tied to trying to cash a stolen American Express money order for $100 on April 3 1970. He turned himself in and posted $550 bond. preliminary hearing set for 2 p.m. December 18 in Justice Court.
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Scottsdale
Eddie McLemore
W. Darrell
Phoenix
Maricopa County
McLemore
Sheriff’s Office
Teen clerk pleads for mercy before fatal Circle K robbery
UPI reports in Phoenix a 14 year old witness testified that Kenneth Meiner was beaten and shot during a March robbery at Circle K. Suspects Melvin Lee Taylor 19 and Ray Chatman 17 face murder and armed robbery charges with related assaults.
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UPI
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Southside
Circle K
Kenneth Meiner
Meiner
Melvin Lee Taylor
Ray Chatman
Meir Admits U S Not a Satellite of Israel
Prime Minister Golda Meir told U S Ambassador H Walworth Barbour that the United States is not a satellite of Israel. The remark was recorded in Tel Aviv.
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UPI
Golda Meir
U.S
H. Walworth Barbour
United States
Israel
City approves multiple site plans and design reviews
The Site Plan Committee and Design Review Board approved three projects including an office building for Ted Bass Jones at 7242 E Stetson, the Chadwick Art Shop at East Main and Scottsdale, and Villa Del Oro townhouses on Scottsdale Road. They also approved a cocktail bar at Brown Ave and Shoeman Lane and several housing projects including a 123 unit complex at Indian School and 78th Street.
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E. Stetson
Chadwick Art Shop
East Main
Scottsdale Road
Villa del Oro
Brown Avenue
Shoeman Lane
Indian School
78Th Street
Rail unions end strike and prepare for March 1 shutdown
Four unions representing 425,000 rail workers return to work after a federal judge orders halt to the stoppage. Negotiations resume about a 37 to 45 percent wage hike and rules changes as railroads accept the panel report while clerks cross or avoid picket lines. A broad embargo on certain mail classes was lifted as operations normalize.
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UPI
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Brotherhood of Railway
Congress
White House
Mesa driver injured and cited in single car crash
Mark R. Meldrum of 1123 W. Mountain View Mesa was released from Scottsdale Baptist Hospital after a 1:35 am single vehicle crash on Scottsdale Road near Old Scottsdale Road. He was cited at the scene for driving while intoxicated and speed not reasonable and prudent.
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Mountain View
Mesa
Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Meldrum
Scottsdale Rd
Old Scottsdale Rd
Goldwater Talk Delayed For Scottsdale Dinner Club
Barry Goldwater junior senator of Arizona will address the Scottsdale Dinner Club at Mountain Shadows at 7 30 p m on December 22 instead of Tuesday due to commitments in Washington D C Mrs Pat Stout said the cocktail hour opens at 6 30 p m at the resort.
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Arizona
Scottsdale
Mountain Shadows
Pat Stout
Goldwater
Washington, D.C
Embargo Lifts on Christmas Packages Amid Rail Strike
The Post Office lifted the embargo on second to fourth class mail for destinations over 300 miles, citing transportation capacity. Postmaster General Winton M. Blount reported slightly more than half of holiday packages moved by mail despite the one day strike with regional directors authorized to lift restrictions where feasible. Regional mail interchange expanded from the Canadian border to Mexico on the West Coast and extended across the Southeast and parts of the Texas to Wyoming corridor.
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Washington
UPI
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Florida
Carolinas
Arkansas
Texas
Wyoming
Faulty furnace motor and fires damage two Scottsdale homes
A faulty furnace motor caused $20 damage at Ernest Corral’s residence on 8542 E Edgemont at 8 51 a.m. A light fixture fire at John Appleton’s home on 7526 E Edgemont caused $10 damage and ceiling charring. Grass fires at Shoeman Lane and Hinton, and Roosevelt and Hayden caused no damage. cause unknown.
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Scottsdale
Ernest Corral
E. Edgemont
John “Appleton
Shoeman Lane
Robbers Dye Stained After Cashbox Heist in Bunbury
Police pursue two armed suspects after they robbed a Bunbury cashbox containing 24000 dollars. The men were sprayed with blue dye, leaving investigators able to identify them by the staining.
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England
UPI
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