Auto layoffs mount as industry enters low mood says UAW official
UAW Vice President Ken Bannon warned the auto industry faces a deep downturn with Ford cutting production by at least 28 percent in Q1 1975. About 64,000 Ford workers face 1 to 7 week layoffs starting Jan 6, plus 27,000 awaiting definite layoffs. Total layoffs could reach 150,000 long term and 120,000 temporary across GM Chrysler and AMC.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Ken Bannon
Ford Motor Co
Washington
Bannon
Ford
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Indictments Tied to Safari Death Case Shocks Arizona
Pima County grand jury indicts James Raymond Chantre and Bernard Cushmeer on multiple forgery counts connected to credit card use in Tucson. Bond set at 55000 each. Police link the men to the October 7 drowning death of William Hartgraves behind the Safari Hotel. Chantre, 29, allegedly forged cards and fled after a December escape. Cushmeer remains at large.
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Pima County
James Raymond Chantre
Bernard Edward Cushmeer
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Safari Hotel Convention Center
Scottsdale Rd
Chantre
Cushmeer
Rhode Island
Tucson
William Hartgraves
Hartraves
Hartgraves
Ron Dean
Valley National Bank
Woody
W.B. Hartgraves
Dean
Tony LeGault
Dallas
LeGault
Mountain Shadows
Lincoln Drive
Justice of the Peace
Dan Roth
South Phoenix Justice Court
Changre
Obituary for Ellen Hilton 92 in Phoenix
Services for Ellen Hilton 92 will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Phoenix. Rev Dan Gerrard will officiate. Hilton of 7721 E Pasadena Ave died Thursday at Crestview Lodge. Born Jackson Michigan she moved to Phoenix in 1948 from Cleveland Ohio. Survived by daughters Mrs Donald Paisley Scottsdale and Mrs Thomas Wordell Phoenix two grandsons and seven great grandchildren. Contributions to American Cancer Society preferred. Cremation will be private.
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Ellen Hilton
A.L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
W. Adams St
Phoenix
Dan Gerrard
Hilton
E. Pasadena
Ave
Crestview Lodge
Jackson
Mich
Cleveland
Offio
Donald Paisley
Scottsdale
Thomas Wordell
American Cancer Society
Architect Allen L. Davison Dies at 61 in Arizona
Allen L. Davison senior Taliesin West member died at home Wednesday aged 61. Born in Pennsylvania and a Cornell graduate he worked as an Associated Architect at Taliesin West for 36 years and taught and exhibited nationwide. Survived by daughter Celeste Davison of Tempe services held today in Messinger Mortuary Chapel with interment in Spring Green Wisconsin.
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Allen L. Davison
Taliesin West
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Mr. Davison
Cornell University
Messinger Mortuary
Spring Green
Wisc
George R Sparks obituary notice in Arizona
George R Sparks 63 a retired electronics engineer and teacher died Thursday in Golden Mesa Nursing Home. He was born in Terre Haute Indiana and moved to Arizona four years ago living at 7019 E Monte Vista Rd Mesa. Survivors include his wife Dema daughter Mrs Glennia Bunney mother Mrs Golda Sparks brother T Raymond of Terre Haute and a grand child. Services and interment will be in Terre Haute. Arrangements were made by Messinger Mortuary.
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George Robert Sparks
Golden Mesa
Mr. Sparks
Terre Haute
Ind
Arizona
Monte Vista Rd
Bill would grant Arizona over 8 million in jobs funds
Phoenix and Maricopa County would share more than 5.2 million of the total, with about 3 million for smaller cities and counties. Tucson and Pima County would get roughly 825 thousand. Arizona could receive up to 20 million by 1975 end as the public service jobs bill unfolds.
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Phoenix
UPI
Ford
Arizona
U.S. Labor Department
Maricopa County
Tucson
Pima County
Police efficiency too good for cop
Scottsdale investigator Don Reardon spotted a boy carrying a purse near Seventh Avenue and Thomas Road. He chased the thief to the Gas Light Restaurant, where two men helped him trap the suspect in the parking lot. No charges were filed and no further action is planned.
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Don Reardon
Phoenix
Reardon
Scottsdale Police
Department of Public Safety
Seventh Avenue
Thomas Road
Scottsdale
Phoenix Police
Tuition hikes approved for Scottsdale Community College
Maricopa County Community College District board approved summer school and non-regular student tuition increases. Summer tuition rises from 12 to 15 per semester hour. out-of-state tuition goes from 625 to 715 and out-of-county from 375 to 475 per semester. John Prince cited deficits in summer operations as the reason.
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Scottsdale Community College
Maricopa County Community College
John Prince
MCCCD
Quake Shakes Los Angeles Area No Harm Reported
Two small earthquakes rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday waking residents but causing no injuries or damage.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Los Angeles Area
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Drug Defense in Cooper Case
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that drug induced insanity cannot be used as a defense. Eugene Cooper, 27, was convicted of shooting and wounding a police officer and kidnapping a Scottsdale man on July 23, 1971, and sentenced to 30 years to life. In Phoenix, Jonaathan Treadaway Jr., 21, faces trial for the sex slaying of 6 year old Brett Jordan with final witnesses to be called by prosecutors. In Washington, Rhodes and Udall supported Nelson Rockefeller as vice president, while Steiger and Conlan opposed.
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Phoenix
Arizona Supreme Court
Eugene Cooper
Scottsdale
Cooper
Jonaathan Treadaway Jr
Treadaway
Brett Jordan
Northwest
Washington
Arizona
John Rhodes
Morris Udall
Nelson Rockefeller
Sam Steiger
John Conlan
Rockefeller
State law slows Arizona flood control projects
Larry Richmond, general counsel for the Maricopa County Flood Control District, told legislators that a 1973 state law delays projects by requiring congressional appropriation of funds before matching state money can be used.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Maricopa County
Larry Richmond
Congress
Convicted robber Greene faces extra five years for escape
Richard Daniel Greene, 35, was arrested Thursday in a mountain cabin south of Prescott after escaping from a treatment center where he awaited parole. DPS officers and Yavapai County deputies transferred Greene to prison for the added five year sentence.
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Prescott
Richard Daniel Greene
Department of Public Safety
Yavapai County
Greene
Here
Trout Theft Rewards Offered After Page Springs Hatchery Theft
The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced a $250 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for stealing 300 Arizona native trout from the Page Springs Hatchery on Tuesday night.
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Phoenix
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona
Page Springs
City Gets Refund From Workmen's Comp Program
The City of Scottsdale received a $9,856 workmen's compensation dividend check. Herb Caywood of Caywood Soderquist Insurance Agency presented the check to the city council and called it a refund of the city’s own money, praising a prevention minded program and the city’s commendable effort.
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Scottsdale
Herb Caywood
Caywood Soderquist Insurance Agency Inc
Caywood
Scottsdale YMCA to induct Indian Maidens at Eldorado Park
The Scottsdale YMCA will hold its first annual Indian Maidens induction ceremony from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Eldorado Park. Girls in kindergarten through third grade and their mothers participate in bi monthly meetings learning Indian lore crafts and camping trips. Induction by Tempe Indian Nation officers followed by a barbeque. Call the Scottsdale YMCA for details.
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Scottsdale
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