Junket airline raises Proxmire's ire
Washington AP Sen William Proxmire accuses the Air Force of running an exclusive government airline with 23 plush jets costing $66.7 million to transport officials worldwide. He cites 275 flights in ten months of 1975 at over $6 million, noting Treasury Secretary William Simon used the service 58 times at about $5,669 per flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Air Force
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Defense
Defense Department
Senate
House
Treasury Department
State Department
William Simon
Department of the Treasury
France and Russia offer pumps for Indian mine disaster
The Soviet Union and France joined the United States in offering high capacity pumps and technicians to aid the flooded Chaswala colliery where 372 miners are feared dead after an explosion. 10 pumps of 2,500 gpm each, plus experts, were dispatched from Midland, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
France
United States
Ministry of Mines
Robert Barrett
U.S. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Washington
Midland
Tex
Chaswala
Smelter Collapse Idles 1500 Workers in Miami
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co plans to restart the Miami smelter by January 15 after a wall collapse that halted operations December 17. About 1,500 workers, 75 percent of the mine and smelter staff, remain idle while 200 Christmas Mine employees await return. State data show 1,300 miners filed unemployment claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co
Hyde
Duncan MacDonald
Christmas
Here
Inspiration
Josephine Walters
Department of Economic Security
Gila County
Mohave supervisor seeks Steiger's seat
Mohave County supervisor Don Aldridge, 38, announced his bid for the 3rd District congressional seat held by Rep. Sam Steiger. Aldridge, a former Bayfield Wisconsin Republican county chair and current supervisor, bases his campaign on fiscal responsibility, inflation relief, and cutting federal bureaucracy. He is a real estate broker, insurance agent, cemetery president, part-owner of a memorial garden, and head of a private firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldridge
Mountain View Cemetery
Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens
D.R. Aldridge Enterprises Ltd
Ex convict seeks custody of befriended child
An ex convict Willie Mae Brown who befriended six year old Natasha Conley and helped arrange free reconstructive surgery by University of Miami doctors says she will fight for custody. Natasha, born with hyperterorism, has undergone facial reconstruction after Brown gained the girl’s trust while visiting her jailed mother. Natasha’s aunt then demanded custody after news reports.
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Miami
Willie Mae Brown
Miss Brown
Natasha Conley
Natasha
University of Miami
Mailman Center For Child Development
New 10000-resident Country Meadows projects near Sun City
A 672 acre development named Country Meadows, valued at 104 million dollars, will sit south of Sun City and northwest of Phoenix. Design Master Homes plans six phases to finish in 1981, with 11 model homes in 80 acre phase one. The community includes a recreation center, golf course, tennis courts, two schools, three shopping centers, three parks and medical facilities.
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Phoenix
Sun City
Max Wilson
Design Master Homes, Inc
Country Meadows
Gary Antenoff
Bill Long
Wilson
A.R.S
Scottsdale
George E
Johann Lautz
Robino Ladd Company
Sungowh
Ariz
Newark
Sundown Plaza
Dora Tsantillas
Mr. & Mrs
Donald
Scottsdale Rd
G&srb&m
Capitol Trail
Ealy
Scottsdale, Ariz
Donald Wiechens
Oasis Plaza
Ocotillo Investment Corp
Scottsdale St
Associated Inns & Scottsdale
G&srbam
Restraints of America
Grasrb&m
Chagrin Blvd
Cleveland
Ohio
N. Scottsdale St
Imperial Manor
Walter E. Burton
Garfield St
Harvard
Walter
Burton
Thomas O. & B.L. Harvard
Treadway
31St Ave
Thunderbird
Minnesota
Thomas O. & B.L. Scottsdale
Paseo Village
R.S. Jackson
E. Moreland
Arizona
Palo Viento
Robino Ladd Inc
Ellis Suggs Constr. Co
Winfield Scott Plaza
East
Becker Lane
Saey Scottsdale
Tempe
Minnesota Title Co
E. Camelback Rd
East Becker Lane
David S. Bender
N. Via de Alegria
Ave
First Baptist Church
S. Rural Rd
C/O
Richard A Legal
George Long
Hawaiian Pacific
Los Olivos
2Nd St
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Scottsdale (Az
Daily Progress
Junket
Russia
Richard R. Hyde
Mohave
Steiger
New City
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