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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1976

Page

7

Arizona four districts sour on year-round school plan

Four Arizona districts that tested year-round scheduling are retreating toward nine-month terms. Kofa High Yuma canceled the experiment. South Mountain Phoenix will end it. Roosevelt Phoenix plans to phase out though one administrator may keep it at a school. Sunnyside Tucson surveyed after petitions. Costs rose, with no clear test gains, and districts cited staff, facilities, and program coordination as major factors.

Phoenix Arizona Kofa High School Yuma South Mountain High Roosevelt Elementary Sunnyside Tucson U.S Hadley Thomas State Department of Education YMCA Phoenix Union High School South Mountain Roosevelt Supt Margaret Smith

GOP women clubs to hold regional seminar in Scottsdale

Nine clubs in Region VII of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women will attend a biennial political seminar February 14 at the Scottsdale Hilton Hotel. The program includes panel on Issues and Answers with Conlan and Steiger, a Plan for Winning in 76 discussion, a luncheon with Senator Fannin, and remarks by party leaders. Reserve by February 12.

Arizona Federation of Republican Women Scottsdale Hilton Arizona John Conlan Sam Steiger Joe Glenn Republican State Committee Ray Matthews David West U.S Paul Fannin

Chess Points Computer Getting Better

Computer chess progress is reviewed with champions Caissa from USSR and Chess 4.0 from Northwestern. The piece highlights include Levy's 1968 betting challenge, Ribbit's flaw exploitation in 1974, and Botvinnik's lead on master-strength research.

Ross Williams Ussr Institute of Northwestern University Evanston, Ill Ribbit University of Waterloo Ontario Canada David Levy Scotland Levy Chess Ussr Caissa Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union Botvinnik Vilnius

Explosion kills ex-mob witness Bombacino in Tempe

Police say a plastic explosive was used to kill Louis Bombacino, also known as Joseph Nardi, whose testimony helped convict six Chicago men. The 52 year old was killed Oct 6 in a rented car explosion in a Tempe apartment complex parking lot. Investigators say 2 to 4 pounds of plastic explosive were used and the device was placed near the rear axle. FBI assists Tempe police. motive and trigger mechanism remain undetermined.

Tempeap Louis Bombacino Chicago Bombacino Joseph Nardi Tempe Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Tax Division U.S. Treasury Department Washington, D.C Bob Hanna Hanna Buckeye Nardi Helen Richard FBI Roger Young Phoenix Young

UFO cult dropouts seek new lives in Topanga Canyon

Deserters from the Great Lost UFO Cult drift back to ordinary life after abandoning plans to be transported to a higher plane. The group, led by Bo and Peep later identified as Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, set up a halfway house in Topanga Canyon as about 300 followers remain active across the West and Southwest.

Los Angeles Topanga Canyon Peep Marshall Herff Applewhite Bonnie la Trusdale Nettles Houston Joan Culpepper Joan Ted Burger

Coronado Garden Club beautifies campus with bird bath project

Coronado High School gains a bird bath in the east atrium of the 100 Building as part of the Coronado Garden Club efforts to beautify the campus. The club maintains a front library area and seasonal plantings, with sponsor Virginia Eades seeking more members.

Coronado Garden Club Virginia Eades

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