Iraq Criticizes Saudi Arabia Over Oil Price Move
Iraq accuses Saudi Arabia of pressuring OPEC to freeze prices and weaken the oil weapon. Tarih Abdul Karim urges Arab nations to condemn the action as the oil embargo memories linger from the 1973 Arab Israeli war.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
United Front
Tayeh Abdul- Karim
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Abdul-Karim
OPEC
Oil price split unsettles markets and aviation plans
Gasoline is set to rise about a penny a gallon in February as oil costs push up. Airlines seek approval to raise fares. Saudi Arabia rejects the two stage 15 percent OPEC hike, opting for a smaller rise and higher production to blunt the impact. UAE backs a 5 percent increase, while Sheik Yamani warns a global price spike harms all.
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United States
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
New York
Ford
U.S
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ft McDowell urge flood alternatives to Orme Dam
Ft McDowell Indian Community asks Maricopa County Flood Control District to study alternatives to Orme Dam and abandon support for the project. The group cites a Sept 25 vote against dam sales and seeks evaluation of Rio Salado levee options as replacements for flood control. A final decision on Orme Dam is due April 1.
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Maricopa County
Ft McDowell
Orme Dam
Tribal
Clinton Patten
Ft. McDowell
Citizens Advisory Board
Oy Ft. McDowell
Herbert Donald
Citizens Board
Salt
Verde
Orme
Ronald Dorchester
Flood Control District
Phoenix
U.S. Bureau of
Orme Complex
Bureau
Rio Salado
Dorchester
Tumbleweed Christmas Tree Idea Takes Root in Phoenix
Geoffrey Platts decorates a tumbleweed Christmas tree at Sue Jones's east Phoenix home. He notes early Arizona miners used tumbleweeds as trees due to the pine shortage. Platts and Jones plan to remove the weed after Christmas, showing a frugal seasonal solution.
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Geoffrey Platts
East Phoenix
Sue Jones
Arizona
Platts and Jones
Scottsdale water subsidy study eyed by city manager
City Manager Franklin D. Aleshire will deliver a special report next month on a five year 9.7 million water and sewer improvement plan. Council member Heinz Hink says some residents may subsidize water expansion through sewer revenues and asks if all improvements can be funded from water revenues.
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Heinz Hink
Scottsdale
Franklin D. Aleshire
Aleshire
Hink
Phoenix Water
Antique car auction to move from Scottsdale after this year
The Kruse Classic Auction Inc. will not return to Scottsdale after this year. Sponsor Thomas Barrett announced the world renowned sale will relocate to a permanent site on Scottsdale Road near Carefree where a museum and exhibit may be built. Rural Metro Fire Department denied rent permits in a move to enforce the fire code and improve safety. Tents at four prior Scottsdale house auctions were permitted. last year a permit warned tents would be barred if city code requirements were not met.
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Kruse Classic Auction Inc
Scottsdale
Thomas Barrett
Scottsdale Road
Carefree
Safari Hotel
Barrett
Kruse
Auburn
Ind
Metro Fire Department
Scottsdale weighs four EIS alternatives for airport expansion
Consulting engineers outlined the Scottsdale Municipal Airport project scope and four expansion options at a public meeting. The plan proposes a 3,450 foot runway extension, a parallel 3,800 foot runway, and a new 7,500 foot strip with CAP dike alignment, plus a 750 foot threshold.
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Scottsdale
Johannessen
Girand
Harold Lagasse
Giraud
EIS
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
Aleg.call
Wayne Reiley
Reiley
Central
Arizona Project
Cholla Park
Federal Aviation Administration
Swine flu shots unlikely to resume soon officials say
Aiding the swine flu vaccine program, top officials warn recovery hinges on proven safety while state leaders doubt public confidence. With 107 paralysis cases and 6 deaths across 18 states since October, some vaccinated and unvaccinated outcomes are noted.
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Washington
New York
Ohio
Asst
Theodore Cooper
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Health Subcommittee
Edward Kennedy
Mass
Cooper
Mississippi
New Mexico
Scottsdale unveils first of its kind aquatic playground
The Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department invites the School Board city council City Manager Franklin D Aleshire and staff to unveil a secret aquatic playground device at a Parks and Recreation Commission meeting in the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Miracle Playground Equipment distributor Al Evenson will present the device designed for learn to swim programs to be trialed in city recreation. Commission chair Marianne Barnett says the West gets the first release.
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Scottsdale
West
Miracle Playgound
al Evenson
Carter selects Cecil Andrus as interior secretary
President elect Jimmy Carter picks Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus to head the Interior Department, the fourth cabinet choice announced since December 3. Carter held his third nationwide news conference in five days to reveal the nomination.
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Plains
Carter
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
Oil superports face limits under Coleman plan
Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr. granted permission for two Gulf of Mexico oil and chemical consortiums to build the nation's first two superports to handle giant oil tankers. He imposed broad economic restrictions to prevent discrimination against competing tanker owners.
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Washington
Transportation
William T.coleman Jr
Coleman
Gulf of Mexico
Tanker Argo Merchant At Risk Of Split Off Nantucket
The Liberian tanker Argo Merchant, grounded off Nantucket Island, has spilled over 100000 gallons of oil into prime fishing areas. Coast Guard says 40 mph winds forecast threaten the vessel as it remains battered and half-submerged with 7.6 million gallons of heavy industrial oil on board.
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Boston
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Prisoner Exchange Surprises World as Bukovsky Flies to Switzerland
Two top political prisoners Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan swap places in a rare international deal brokered with U.S. help. Bukovsky seeks asylum in neutral Switzerland while Corvalan gains release from Chilean authorities. fiyat
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Soviet Union
Vladimir Bukovsky
Luis Corvalan
Chile
Weekend Forecast With Sun and Clouds
Mostly sunny today with high clouds. Tonight and Sunday see variable cloudiness and a small 2 percent chance of measurable precipitation. Cooler days with highs in the upper 60s today and mid 60s Sunday. Overnight lows near the mid 40s.
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Orme Alternatives
Patten
Bob Johnstone
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