Scottsdale District weighs senior citizen lunch program
Scottsdale School District debates opening 20 elementary cafeterias to seniors to provide inexpensive meals. State official says a blanket program could create legal issues due to donated foods, while district leaders weigh community need and principal support before proceeding this spring.
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Scottsdale
Janetta Barrett
State Department of Education
Paul Streich
Streich
Bill Pedersen
Tom Smith
Hohokam
Arizona Supreme Court upholds Jensen double slaying conviction
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously rejects all three points of Shawn Jensen’s appeal in the 1973 murder of Kathy Koger 17 and James Burgoyne 18 near Saguaro Lake. Jensen remains serving two life terms.
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Arizona Supreme Court
Shawn Jensen
East Phoenix
Saguaro Lake
High Court
Jensen
Kathy Koger
E. Catalina
James Burgoyne
Orange Drive
Supreme Court
Burgoyne
Maricopa County
Diettrich
Unemployment Surges to 8.2 Percent in January
Government data show nearly a million jobs lost in January bringing unemployment to 8.2 percent. 7.5 million workers out of work and blue collar losses leading the decline. Blacks and nonwhites faced higher rates, with 1.8 million jobs shed since September. Greenspan warned the peak could reach 8.5 percent with little room for government relief without inflation risk.
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Ford Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Greenspan
Burns urges optimism on recession duration says economy may improve
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told Congress the administration is too pessimistic about how long the downturn will last and urged a touch of optimism though he offered no figures. In Paris officials from 18 industrialized nations agreed on cutting oil imports by two million barrels daily and to develop domestic energy resources to strengthen bargaining with oil producers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Burns
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Paris
Industralized
Judge Sirica finds insufficient juror misconduct in Watergate case
U.S. District Judge John Sirica ruled there is not enough evidence of juror misconduct to justify summoning Watergate jurors for questioning. Haldeman lawyer had urged calling Ruth Gould to testify about a news report suggesting jurors may have read articles during deliberations.
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Washington
U.S
John Sirica
Watergate
H.R. Haldeman
Ruth Gould
Betty Ford Misses Briefings Over Neck Condition
First Lady Betty Ford missed two White House briefings she had sponsored to push the Equal Rights Amendment due to a chronic neck nerve issue. White House physician Dr. William Lukash said her neck is acting up and she is receiving hot pack treatment.
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Washington
Betty Ford
White House
William Lukash
Civilian toll in Red attacks near Saigon and Phnom Penh
The South Vietnamese government reports 10 civilians killed as communists shelled two towns northeast of Saigon. Government forces claim 45 enemy soldiers were killed after repelling attacks. In Cambodia, UN aid is sought for 11 youths killed and 30 wounded in a rocket strike on Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Cambodia
United Nations
Phnom Penh
City Budget Faces 800000 Deficit Prompting Third Revision
Acting City Manager Walter C. Nemetz says the council will seek a third budget revision to close an estimated $800,000 revenue gap. Executive session planned to discuss possible personnel cuts as the city looks at alternatives to raise revenue and curb costs. Sales tax slump cited as main原因 for the shortfall.
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Walter C. Nemetz
Nemetz
Variable skies and warm weekend forecast
Today and Saturday will have high cloudiness with considerable sunshine and little temperature change. Highs stay near 70 degrees on both days.
Zero budget call echoes in Scottsdale School District talks
The Scottsdale Federation of Teachers urges a zero budget review of the 1975 76 district budget to involve the community in cuts. Larry Bell AFL CIO affiliated union president says every program must be justified as costs rise and options shrink. The move targets administrative offices and aims to fund a 15.1 percent cost of living raise for teachers, while negotiations consider transfer policies and federal program contingencies.
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Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Scottsdale
Larry Bell
Bell
SFT
Scottsdale plans loop road to ease Phoenix area congestion
City officials discussed a northern Scottsdale loop routing traffic along a proposed Pima Road through Bell Road or CAP alignment to relieve congestion. The joint Phoenix Scottsdale committee heard Bauman warn that northern growth will worsen traffic, with Shea Boulevard and Indian Bend Wash as key debate points.
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Scottsdale
Central Arizona Project
CAP
Richard D.bauman
Bauman
Bell
Paradise Valley
Indian Bend
Wash
Shea Boulevard
Shea
John Beatty
Indiana Bend
Squaw Peak
Beatty
Scottadale
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Scottsdale Community College
Sheriff's Office
Charles Diettrich
Richard Hughes
UPI
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Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Sirica
Yal Conaway
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
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Committee of Phoenix
Charles Smith
Planning Commission
Diane Cusack
Calvin ‘Goode
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Tony Mason
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