China Blames U.S. and Soviets for Imminent World War
In a year end review the Peking People's Daily accuses the United States and the Soviet Union of planning a new world war. It criticizes arms races and say Soviet conventional arms lead the U S in that field. The article warns both powers are weak at home yet push for arms expansion despite ongoing agreements.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Peking People’s Daily
Peking
Ex-official named in anti trust suit over plastic container patents
Fiberglass Specialists Inc and Litter Lift Systems Inc sue Marc Stragier former Scottsdale deputy city manager alleging he and two firms unlawfully secured patent rights to plastic refuse containers. The suit seeks a declaration that Stragier patent is invalid and damages of at least 3.65 million with treble damages under antitrust laws. Stragier calls the action spurious and says the invention predates the grant.
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Phoenix
Marc Stragier
Scottsdale
Stragier
U.S
Fiberglass Specialists Inc
Litter-Lift Systems Inc
Stragier, Reuter, Inc
Minnesota
Reuter
Scottedale
Public Works
Fannins Christmas surprise opens up field in three races
Arizona politics shake up as Sen. Paul Fannin ends bid for a third term. The move opens the 3rd and 4th Congressional District races with potential candidates including Bruce Babbitt and Carolyn Warner among Democrats, while GOP names like John Pritzlaff Eldon Rudd and Ernest Garfield surface for the contested seats.
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Fannin's Christmas Surprise
Phoenix
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Fannin
Sam Steiger
John Conlan
Senate
Bruce Babbitt
Carolyn Warner
Babbitt
Minimum wage to rise to 2.30 per hour on New Year’s Day
The Labor Department announced immediate raises for nearly four million workers expanding eligibility to farm workers domestics local government employees and retail clerks as the federal minimum wage increases to 2.30. In related dispatch from Cairo the Syrian government reportedly arrested 300 Communist party members in Damascus while Secretary-General Khaled Bakdash escaped.
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Washington
America
Labor Department
Cairo
Damascus
Khaled Bakdash
al Ahram
Ford Signs $9.3 Billion Public Works Bill
President Ford signed a $9.3 billion appropriation to fund federal public works and energy research through Sept. 30. The bill covers the Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation Interior power agencies and the Energy Research and Development Administration for the period since July 1.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Army’s Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Interior Department
Power Agencies
Energy Research and Development Administration
Postal Service Delivers Record Tax Forms Nationwide
The Postal Service began delivering 84 million income tax forms today to homes and businesses, a mailing described as possibly the largest in U.S. history. The move coincides with Christmas purchase bills.
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Washington
Postal Service
Brown May Run Again for Seat in Arizona
Byron T. Bud Brown Scottsdale businessman who lost to John Conlan in 1974 weighs another bid for Conlan’s seat. He expects a decision by Feb 1 and cites financing voter sentiment and apathy as key factors in his consideration amid Sen. Paul Fannin’s retirement.
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Byron T
Bud” Brown
Scottsdale
John Conlan
Conlan
Paul Fannin
Rep
Sam Steiger
Brown
Jack Brown
Casa Grande
Bud Brown
Phoenix
Anthony Mason
Tony Mason
Washington
First Barking Dog Nuisance Complaint Filed in Scottsdale
A northeast Scottsdale resident filed the city’s first barking dog nuisance complaint under the new city ordinance. The owner, William Walk, allegedly owns a large dog that annoys the victim with barking. The case will go to the city prosecutor for a possible notice and future criminal prosecution if repeated.
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Scottsdale
Jack Willefore
Meadowbrook Ave
William Walk
Willeford
Weekend Warmth Grips Local Forecast
The forecast calls for two sunny days with temperatures in the mid 60s today and near 70 tomorrow. Expect warmer afternoons, nights in the low 40s at the airport and mid 30s in colder spots, details on page 5.
Driver proud of new school bus for handicapped students
Gasper DeSimone, longtime Scottsdale School District handicapped bus driver, receives a $29,000 new bus with air conditioning, AM FM radio, two way radio, and an electric hydraulic lift. The old 1962 model accumulated over 100,000 miles and frequent repairs. Students will benefit from longer rides and in bus radio incentive.
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Scottsdale
Gipp
DeSimone
Saguaro High
Denny Burr
Tim McGraw
Gasper
Ingleside School
Molly McGirr
New York
Carl Hilliker
City seeks quick ruling on Scottsdale land dispute with Salt River
The Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community asks a federal court for summary judgment upholding its claim to a one square mile area in Scottsdale. Oral arguments are set for Jan. 28 before U S District Judge William P Copple, with city officials noting annexation and tribal sovereignty are central issues. The land includes a cooperative housing complex, Motorola’s G E D, a townhouse complex, a mobile home park, a mortuary and cemetery, and several homes.
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Salt River
Scottsdale
Richard Filler
Filler
U.S. District Court
William P. Copple
Gary A. Arthurs
Hayden Rd
Arthurs
Consolidated Cooperatives
McDowell Road
McKellips Road
Hayden Road
Pima Road
Rutherford B. Hayes
Howard Taft
Motorola
Government Electronics Division
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China
Pima County
Dennis DeConcini
Alfredo Gutierrez
Paradise Valley
Pritzlaff
Malta
Rudd
Joseph Jenckes
GOP
Jenckes
Steiger
Ernest Garfield
Congress
Associated Press
IRS
Bob Johnstone
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