Little Davis-Bacon repealer held by Arizona House panel
The Arizona House Human Resources Committee postponed action for a week on a bill to repeal the Little Davis-Bacon Act, with Rep. James Skelly arguing the state loses about 30 million dollars annually in excess costs. Debate covered wage scales, union versus nonunion pay, and potential economic impact.
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Phoenix
House Human Resources Committee
James Skelly
Arizona
Skelly
Mac Carvalho
Scottsdale
Carvalho
SFT district to begin talks with Scottsdale School District
Negotiation sessions between the Scottsdale Federation of Teachers and Scottsdale School District administrators begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the district office. The SFT, the teachers’ bargaining agent, plans to present a package of contract demands. Superintendent William Randall says the session will outline guidelines and the likely absence of actual negotiations.
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Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Scottsdale
SFT
William Randall
Gas control fees say repeal likely to pass
Opponents argue federal natural gas price controls may end in a five year phase out after Senate support and House action planned. Lifting controls would raise heating costs for homes and businesses, with 1980 average heating estimated at about 250 dollars per year, 80 dollars higher than 1974 rates. Rep Bob Krueger plans a phased end as an amendment to a separate emergency natural gas bill.
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Senate
House
Republicans
Democrats
Federal Energy Administration
Bob Krueger
D-Tex
Krueger
Boy Struck by Car In Scottsdale
An eight year old Scottsdale boy was listed in satisfactory condition at Maricopa County General Hospital with a fractured right leg and minor head injuries after being struck by a southbound car on Scottsdale Road north of Earls Drive. Witnesses said the driver Stephen Brinkerhoff age 30 swerved to avoid the boy but he darted into the path. the hospital would not release the boy’s name. No citations were issued at the scene.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County General Hospital
Scottsdale Road
Gary Santee
Earls Drive
Princess Anne eyes Olympic equestrian bid in Montreal
Princess Anne, 23, says she hopes to compete for Great Britain in the Olympics at Montreal this summer. She notes starting a family can wait a bit longer and speaks in a British magazine interview.
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Anne
London
Princess Anne
Great Britain
Montreal
Grandmothers Club Denies Unauthorized Fund Solicitation
Scottsdale Grandmothers Club says Western Coordinators at 303 W McDowell Rd solicited donations in the club name without permission. President Helen Hudson notes the Phoenix address is defunct and three checks were returned after learning of the activity. The club emphasizes it volunteers locally and does not solicit business funds.
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Scottsdale Grandmothers Club
Progress Today
Western Coordinators
W. McDowell Rd
Grandmothers
Helen Hudson
Grandmothers Club
Hudson
Phoenix
Obituary for Margaret Ward Bartlett 81
Services for Margaret Ward Bartlett 81 of 81 Mountain Shadows West are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Arcadia Funeral Home 4800 E Indian School Road. Friends may call this afternoon. Bartlett a homemaker who moved to the Valley in 1965 died Sunday at St. Josephs Hospital. She is survived by her husband Fred W and three sisters.
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Margaret Ward Bartlett
Mountain Shadows West
Arcadia Funeral Home
Indian School Road
Bartlett
Valley
St. Joseph's Hospital
School district official protests mandatory chest x ray policy
Scottsdale district employees in April will pay about 12000 out of pocket for a chest x ray as a tuberculosis screen. Administrator Bill Pedersen calls the policy ridiculous and says liabilities exceed assets. Frank Wilkins notes state law requires the x ray for many workers but not food service. He cites cost effectiveness and minimal TB findings, with about 25000 county employees x rayed annually. Pedersen says the $6 fee is up from $2.50 and that county costs are not covered.
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Carvalho
Senate
Richard Pacheco
D-Nogales
Pacheco
Scottsdale
Bill Pedersen
Frank Wilkins
Maricopa County
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Wilkins
Food Service
Pedersen
Arizona House OKs emergency malpractice bill
The Arizona House passed an emergency measure to slow rising medical malpractice insurance costs for doctors and hospitals. Gov Raul Castro backed the measure as it sailed through the House 47 to 8, seven votes above the emergency clause threshold.
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Phoenix
Arizona House
Raul Castro
Commission sets Feb hearing on gas service moratorium
The Arizona Corporation Commission schedules a February 26 hearing on a proposed moratorium on new or additional natural gas service. Arizona Public Service Co. and Tucson Gas and Electric Co. request the moratorium after two winters of shortages from El Paso Natural Gas Co.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
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Tucson Gas and Electric Co
Tucson
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Garfield admits costly error on APS rate hike
Arizona Corporation Commission chair Ernest Garfield said the panel misunderstood data from Arizona Public Service Co. and approved a rate increase, costing the average homeowner about 32 cents monthly. He admitted the commission did not know what it was voting on.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Ernest Garfield
Garfield
Arizona Public Service Co
APS
Arizona Supreme Court bars airing victim's sexual history
The Arizona Supreme Court reversed a 34 year old ruling and ruled that evidence about an alleged rape victim's sexual past cannot be presented to a jury. A court spokesman said the decision goes farther than any other court in the nation to ban such evidence.
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Phoenix
Arizona Supreme Court
Utility rate hike bill killed by Arizona Senate panel
A bill that would have allowed utility companies automatic rate increases pending a hearing by the state Corporation Commission was killed today by the Arizona Senate Natural Resources Committee.
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Phoenix
State Corporation Commission
Arizona Senate Natural Resources Committee
Scottsdale advisers split on paddling policy decision
A Scottsdale School District survey of 15 student advisers shows split views on corporal punishment. At a Jan 20 board meeting one policy would abolish paddling while another would keep it as a last resort with stipulations. The group includes Arcadia Chaparral Coronado and Saguaro high students.
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Tim McGraw
Scottsdale School District
Scottsdale
Candy Granieri
Arcadia High
Granieri
Mark Wilson
Chaparral High
Wilson
Dana Leibsohn
Steve Blum
Saguaro High
Marshall urges Congress to debate nuclear energy
Scottsdale Progress publisher Jonathan Marshall urged Congress to hold a national debate on nuclear energy. He argued nuclear plants are debated among scientists and warned the Phoenix area plant poses environmental and economic risks while expressing potential Senate plans if Udall's campaign affects his run.
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Congress
Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshall
Democrats
Greater
Tucson
Phoenix
Hearing Loss is Not a Sign of Old Age
Free Beltone ear aid offer targets those who hear but do not understand words. A non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid is mailed free to respondents. An ultra light unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at the ear. Mail to Dept. 9107 Beltone Electronics Chicago IL 60646.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria St
Illinois
Smith Praises Senior Citizens Center Planning in Scottsdale
Scottsdale council member Charles Smith praised that senior citizens planned their own center. He noted the group proposed at a public hearing and formed a 27 member committee after a STEP Forum in 1975. The center opens July 4 as an official Bicentennial project.
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Scottsdale
Charles Smith
Smith
The
Arizona Bicentennial Commission
Stolen Cash At El Charra Lodge In Paradise Valley
Joseph Miller owner of El Charra Lodge reports $1,720 stolen from his office Friday morning. The pouch labeled Valley National Bank was left on a desk and vanished when he returned at 12:30 p.m. after leaving at 10:20 a.m. Deputies are investigating.
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Joseph Miller
el Charra Lodge
E. Linegln Drive
Miller
Label Valley National Bank
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