Conferees Seek Quick Break in Gas Policy Deadlock
House conferees move to override Senate deadlock on natural gas in the Carter energy package. Representative John Dingell is drafting a proposal aimed at pleasing the 18 Senate conferees who remain split on this key issue, risking overall agreement on the energy plan.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congressional Conference
Carter
John Dingell
D-Mich
Conference Committee
Thomas P. O’neill
Louise Kerr dies noted Arizona arts patron
Louise L. Kerr 85 died Saturday in Cottonwood. Memorial services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Barnabas on the Desert. Survivors include daughter Rosemary Kykstra of McGurreville and sons Peter Preston and Bill in California. Memorials to ASU Louise Kerr Memorial Fund.
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Paradise Valley Country Club
Arizona State University
Symphony Hall
Rosemary Kykstra
McGurreville
Peter
Preston
Bill
California
Helen Lincoln
Scottsdale
Deivid Lincoln
Louise Kerr
Community Honors Brenda Pierce in Private Funeral
Brenda L. Pierce 25 died Friday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services held today at Messinger Mortuary. A Missouri native who moved to the Valley in 1960, she lived at 7502 E Beatrice St and worked since 1975 at Salvation Army Day Care for the Handicapped. Survived by son Robert, parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe White of Scottsdale, brother Richy White, three sisters Tina Marie Mass Vicki and Aida White, and one grandmother. Interment was private.
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Messinger Mortuary
Brenda Lee Pierce
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Missouri
Valley
E. Beatrice Street
Coronado High School
Robert
Joe White
Scottsdale
Richy White
Tina Marie Mass
Vicki
Aida White
Reform proposals threaten Arizona copper industry
University of Arizona mining dean William Dresher warned before a House subcommittee that new reforms of the 105-year old federal mining law could worsen Arizona’s copper industry by increasing dependence on foreign copper. He urged Congress to ease the burden on copper producers.
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Phoenix
Arizona
University of Arizona
William Dresher
U.S. House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Dresher
Congress
Carter Nominates Five to Legal Services Board
President Carter announced five nominations to the Legal Services Corp. board of directors. Cecilia D. Esquer, 35, of Tempe, was named as an assistant attorney general in Arizona.
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Washington
Carter
Legal Services Corp
Cecilia D. Esquer
Tempe
Arizona
IRS rewards paid for tips in tax fraud cases in Arizona
The Internal Revenue Service paid 3400 in Arizona last fiscal year for informant tips that led to court cases against tax defrauders. Nationwide rewards totalled 1 million as informants helped recover 35 million in taxes and fines. In Arizona cases started with informants yielded 51500 in taxes and fines collected.
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Tucson
Internal Revenue Service
Arizona
IRS
Sewer bottleneck may curb Tempe building plans
Tempe officials warn that limited sewer capacity could restrict new construction in south Tempe. Public works director Grover Serenbetz says it would take five years to enlarge the line serving the area. The line runs north along Rural Road to the main Phoenix treatment plant.
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Tempe
South Tempe
Grover Serenbetz
Public Works
Phoenix Sewage Treatment Plant
Douglas man Clark gets court appointed attorney in quadruple murder case
James Dean Clark, 21, is charged with the murder of four people at the Cochise Lodge and Guest Ranch near Elfrida. Clark remains held without bond after a Saturday hearing before Justice of the Peace George Martin in Douglas. Arthur C. Attona of Bisbee was appointed to defend him.
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Douglas
James Dean Clark
Cochise Lodge
Elfrida
Clark
Justice of the Peace
George Martin
Martin
Arthur C. Attona
Triple Homicide in Queen Creek Car Fire
Bodies of three people found locked in a burned car trunk in Queen Creek east of Chandler. Investigators treat the incident as a triple homicide.
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Queen Creek
Chandler
Sheriff's Department
Paradise Valley Woman Killed Struck Returning to Scene
Katherine Howard of Paradise Valley was fatally struck by a light colored car in Phoenix while walking back to the scene of a prior accident. An officer investigating the earlier crash was unaware of her approach when the collision occurred, about 17th Avenue and Camelback Road. One witness described the impact. authorities seek help identifying the vehicle or driver.
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Paradise Valley
Phoenix
Katherine Howard
Desert Vista Road
17Th Avenue
Camelback Road
Mesa man accused after parking lot car assault at gaslight bar
Kenneth W. Hardwick, 37, of Mesa, tried to run down Douglas W. Wrobel, 26, in the Gaslight bar parking lot after a dispute inside. He was booked on drunken driving reckless driving and assault charges and released pending a formal complaint.
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Mesa
Scottsdale
Kenneth W. Hardwick
N. Gilbert Road
Hardwick
Douglas W. Wrobel
E. McKellips Road
Tempe
Gaslight Bar
N. Scottsdale Road
Legal plans gain popularity across American workers
Legal plans offering prepaid advice grow among middle income workers. Expert Philip Murphy notes plans range from basic consultation to comprehensive coverage in civil and criminal cases, with several thousand arrangements nationwide and about 3 million covered. Participants include construction and auto workers, teamsters, and public service employees.
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Philip Murphy
Santa Barbara
Calif
American Bar Association
Murphy
Grinch donations rescue Christmas in San Francisco
In a charity surge after a $15,000 toy theft, San Francisco fire department reports about $40,000 in donations and replacements. Bechtel provided $15,000 of toys, Mattel $8,000, Warner Ward Leasing $5,000, Macy’s $5,000, and individuals from truckers to a traveling donor contributed to aid 70,000 children.
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San Francisco
Dr. Seuss
Dan McDermott
Bechtel
Mattel Toys
Warner Ward Leasing Co
Macy’s
Arizona groundwater warned as pumping exceeds replenishment
State Water Commissioner Wes Steiner cautioned the public that Arizona pumps 2.8 million acre feet more water from the ground each year than can be replenished. Groundwater now supplies 60 percent of the state’s water, with storage underground in decline and a one time only resource. The Arizona Groundwater Study Commission is seeking major changes in water laws to balance supply and demand.
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Phoenix
Wes Steiner
Arizona
Steiner
Paradise Valley teen dies in early morning car crash
Mary Cornell a 16 year old girl from Paradise Valley died after a single car crash at 42nd Street and Lincoln Drive. Sheriff deputies reportedly found no one at the scene in early calls and did not report the victim until later. She arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital shortly after 6 am.
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Maricopa County
Paradise Valley
Sheriff’s Department
41St Street
Lincoln Drive
Weldon Paxton
Rural Metro Fire Department
Mesa
Mary Cornell
Sheriff's Department
Phoenix
42Nd Street
Lincoln
McDonald
Paxton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kords
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St. Barnabas On the Desert
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Ohio
Scottsdale Road
John C. Lincoln
Camelback Inn
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Kerr
Scottsdale Center For
The
Brenda L. Pierce
Salvation Army
Associated Press
Auto Parts
E. McDowell
Scottsdale, Arizona
FLEX
Bank of Time
Church of Christ
Phoenix, AZ
Louise Cook
Associated
Terry LeBlanc
Terry
Central
Strickly Kosher Foods
Beitman’s Catering
Delicatessen
Hayden Road
E. University Drive
19Th Avenue
16Th Street
Golden Pioneer Chicken
Scottsdale Progress
Arcadia Shopping Center
E. Indian School Rd
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