Disgruntled mechanic hijacks DC8 in San Francisco standoff
A United Airlines mechanic, Palm J. Hinnant, 37, hijacked a DC8 and held two hostages for about 15 hours before surrendering. One hostage, Richard Funk, was injured, and the other, Jerry Dusenberry, was released unharmed. Hinnant criticized United Airlines and demanded a new jet and crew, finally surrendering to FBI agent Charles Bates.
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San -Francisco
Palm J. Hinnant
Richard Funk
Peninsi Hospital
United Airlines
Hinnant
Charles Bates
FBI
Jones
Clarence Haanlet
United
Dusenberry
Ala Aia
Funk
Jerry Dusenberry
Gas tank blast sparks brief blaze near Bud Brooks Cadillac
A gasoline storage tank explosion and ensuing fire at a used car lot construction site near Bud Brooks Cadillac caused a four minute blaze with minor damage. Witnesses linked vent fumes to a water heater vent at Master Cleaners. Investigators have not named a cause.
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Bud Brooks Cadillac
Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale
Brooks Cadillac
Master Cleaners
E. Belleview St
Weldon Paxton
Rural Metro Fire Department
Paxton
Council Sets Five Year and One Year Budget Priorities
The council adopted a five year and one year budget plan outlining growth management, unfunded liabilities, street and highway improvements, transit and airport plans, housing options and blight elimination. It also approved staff recommendations for a better management information system and increased citizen participation. Budget details include new revenue sources and zero base budgeting for at least one function, with 1977 78 projects such as drainage studies and Indian Bend Wash greenbelt. The council directed staff to hire an electrical engineer consultant to design lighting projects at parks and parking areas at 137 500 and engaged Coe and Van Loo to update drawings for parking lot bids. It approved design work for a sewer bypass along Miller Road to relieve Miller line overload and connect to a trunk line at 91st Avenue plant operated by Genix.
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North Area
Scottsdale
Indian Bend Wash
Coe and van Loo
McCormick and Chaparral
Ellis, Murphy, Holgate and Johnson
Miller Road
McKellips Road
Miller
91St Avenue
Genix
Confessions questioned in Macumber murder trial hearing
Testimony from potential defense witnesses about statements by Ernest Valenzuela, a dead convict linked to the McKillop and Sterrenberg killings, was challenged on attorney client privilege grounds. Judge Corcoran ruled the privilege would stand during the hearings, despite waivers and claims Valenzuela described the shootings to lawyers and physicians.
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Timothy J. McKillop
Joyce Anne Sterrenberg
William Wayne Macumber
Larry Turoff
Maricopa County
Smoetaadets
Lend Justice
Corcoran
Retailers anticipate Christmas Eve hours and Friday closures
Most retailers stay open for last minute shopping on Christmas Eve while many services close Friday for the holiday. Banks, Motorola plants, Siemens, and city and federal offices close Friday. state offices stay open. Refuse collection pauses in Scottsdale and east Phoenix. libraries and bookmobile have extended or limited service. Transit runs Friday. no service on Christmas Day. major stores vary by Friday open and Saturday closure.
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Motorola
Semiconductor
Government Electronics
Siemens Corp
Scottsdale
East Phoenix
North
Phoenix Transit Co
Lawyers press venue change in Adamson murder trial
Tucson lawyers for John Harvey Adamson argued for a venue change in the June car bomb killing of Don Bolles. Five witnesses including TV news directors and a newspaper librarian testified on local publicity as defense seeks fair trial safeguards.
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Tucson
John Harvey Adamson
Adamson
Arizona Daily Star
Pima County
Phoenix
Don Bolles
Arizona Republic
Koldtv
Karl Kindberg
Trat
Four Cities Picked as Urban Transit Demonstration Sites
Urban Mass Transportation Administration named Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, and St Paul as demonstration cities for automated downtown people movers. UMTA plans $220 million in federal funds plus up to $25 million more for Los Angeles. project aims to study benefits of rapid transit options.
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Washington
Cleveland
Houston
Los Angeles
St. Paul
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
William T. Coleman Jr
UMTA
Organized crime profits rise as decriminalization spreads
A federally funded study says decriminalizing offenses such as prostitution gambling and pornography may boost organized crime profits by increasing activity. The research notes decriminalization channels more money into organized crime coffers and cites potential broader crime gains.
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Washington
Carter delays final Cabinet pick for Daley funeral
President elect Carter postpones his final Cabinet appointment until Thursday to allow a quick trip to Chicago for Mayor Richard J. Daley's funeral. He was en route to Albany, Georgia about 50 miles from Plains for a round trip flight to Chicago for the mass.
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Plains
Carter
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Albany
Daley Lauded as Leader Who Prioritized People
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley died at 74 from a heart attack in his doctor’s office. He led the nation’s largest political machine for nearly 25 years, with eulogies saying power would have ranked low on his list of priorities.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Sunny spell and warming trend with clouds
A brief outlook notes sunny today with increasing high clouds on Thursday. Temperatures hold in the mid 60s for highs both days, with tonight’s lows around 40 and near freezing in the coldest Valley areas.
City approves 108th Street extension and bridge plan
City council endorses a two lane 106th Street bridge over the Central Arizona Project dike and an extension north of Cactus Road to Thunderbird Road to improve access for future development. Taliesin West objects citing vandalism noise and loss of the campus entrance while Herberger Enterprises seeks public right of way for the route.
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108Th Street
Cactus Road
Thunderbird Road
North Area
Taliesin West
106Th Street
Central Arizona Project
Cactus North
Architectural School
Taliesin
Charles Montooth
Herberger Enterprises, Inc
State Land Department
State Property
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Johnstone
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
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Reems
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Valensa
Tom Karas
Arizona
Petica
Thomas O’toole
Yale
Associated Press
Nantucket
Mass
Herberger
106Th
100Th Streets
Montooth
White House
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