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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
1
Senate sets secret session on Angola probe
The Senate deferred a defense appropriation vote to form a panel to examine US policy in Angola. The move follows reports that Russia has supplied or agreed to supply MIG fighters tanks and other arms totaling at least 400 million dollars to about ten African nations in the past two years.
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Washington
CIA
Senate
Angola
Russia
Defense official cautions on laser test allegations
A Defense Department official told the House Armed Services Committee that talks with the Soviet Union are ongoing about claims it tests a laser to blind U.S. spy satellites. Dr. James P. Wade noted it is premature to deem the allegations accurate.
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Washington
Defense Department
Soviet Union
U.S
James P. Wade
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Supreme Court declines ruling on Indian property taxes
The court did not decide if Indians must pay local property taxes on land exchanged for tax exempt reservation land, leaving in place a South Dakota Supreme Court ruling that such land can be taxed in certain cases. In Beirut, Lebanon, fighting continued as the 15th cease-fire failed to halt clashes killing six and wounding seven.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Dakota Supreme Court
Beirut
Lebanon
GM Ford sales gain in first Decade days
GM sales jumped 63.3 percent from a year ago as the auto maker reported 121,746 cars sold in the December 1-10 period. Ford Motor Co. rose 18.7 percent in the same span signaling a rebound from the two year slump.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Congress Eyes Energy Bill and Tax Cut Extension
Congress moves to end its 1975 session with a final energy measure and a temporary extension of the 1975 tax cuts through June 30 1976. President Ford demands spending cuts equal to the tax relief and may veto unlinked tax cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
Desk
House
U.S
Pinata Buster at Las Posadas Draws Kids to City Hall
During Sundays Las Posadas at the outdoor amphitheater behind City Hall groups of girls and boys in various age levels were blindfolded and given a chance to hit a pinata. A girl is shown swinging as others wait to scramble for candy.
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City Hall
City switches to new Scottsdale Center computer
Scottsdale moves to a $609000 Honeywell system on the first floor of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The upgrade replaces the old city computer, with parallel tests and program conversions assisted by Samaritan Health Services and Honeywell staff. A master plan will map future needs and priorities.
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Marion Barlow
Bob
Bruce Jameson
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
Honeywell
Samaritan Health Services
Samaritan
Meaker
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Considers Additional 36000 Bus Subsidy
Scottsdale may pay 36000 more to sustain three bus routes through June 30 as city staff advise council. UMTA funds and a regional plan support Phoenix area service with Tempe Mesa and Glendale, while ridership rises about 600 daily, up 20 percent from last year.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Tempe
Mesa
Glendale
Phoenix Transit
Gas curtailments loom for Arizona industries this winter
Arizona Public Service says large industrial firms face about 140 more days of partial or complete natural gas curtailments this winter due to limited supply. Spokesman Ed J. Zumach cites warm weather as having little effect and warns of rising curtailment years ahead with forecasts of 162 days in 1975-76 and 181 days in 1976-77.
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Phoenix
Arizona Public Service Co
Company
Ed J. Zumach
APS
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Zumach
State Corporation Commission
Young burglars nabbed after ice cream caper
Three boys aged 9, 10, and 12 were found walking from a home on East Lewis Street after attempting a burglary for a half gallon of ices cream. They were detained by officers, returned to parents, and referred to juvenile authorities.
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East Lewis Street
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