Amendment Nears Ratification to Fill Vice Presidency
The 26th Amendment nears adoption as Minnesota and Montana edge it toward ratification. It creates a procedure for filling a vice presidency vacancy and allows the vice president to serve as acting president if the president cannot perform duties. A two-thirds vote would be required to remove the president from office.
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Tasmanian brushfires devastate Hobart region
Massive fires in southern Tasmania kill at least five people and destroy over 70 homes and buildings. Winds reach 70 mph as heat waves and dry conditions fuel the disaster across multiple suburban communities near Hobart. Rescue teams search ruins while animals suffer amid the scorched landscape.
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Kosygin backs Vietnam peace talks via bombing halt
Soviet Premier Kosygin urged halting U S bombing of North Vietnam as a path to peace talks. He supported North Vietnam's proposal, calling it constructive, and said the United States should seize the chance. He also pressed for scrapping all nuclear arms and stockpiles.
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APS announces expansion plan in Arizona
Arizona Public Service Co. said it will more than double spending this year to 40.2 million dollars from 18.8 million last year. Most funds go to electric facilities with 4.3 million for expanding gas facilities and plant additions.
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Kindergarten program eyed by Paradine Valley district
The Paradine Valley School District Kindergarten Committee recommends starting a program next year to cut dropout rates and screen emotional problems. Estimated facilities cost for 410 students is 77092, with housing options including church spaces or portable classrooms on lease-purchase.
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Garland quits Fair post amid firing fears and audit woes
Phoenix UP I report says State Treasurer Charles Garland testified to a joint House Senate committee that he resigned as fair commission secretary fearing dismissal after being warned of secret meetings to replace him. He cited a $28 000 cash balance and a growing deficit as part of the context with ongoing accounting concerns.
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Premiere to Benefit Scottsdale Boys Club
The premiere of Hawaii at the Kachina Theatre Tuesday will be a fundraiser for the Scottsdale Boys Club. Proceeds aid operating expenses as the Boys' Club rents the theater and handles ticket sales. about 100 tickets remain at 1 p.m. showtime.
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Quake Strikes Central Colombia Leaving Bedlam and Casualties
A powerful earthquake centered in the Andes rocked central Colombia from Bogota toward Cali and the Pacific coast. Initial reports cite at least 15 dead and 41 injured with major communication lines severed and thousands fleeing to streets. The quake lasted about two minutes at 10 34 a m EST and prompted a government state of emergency as relief efforts mobilize.
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Hearing set to contest quash charges in Smith murder case
A Mari copa County Superior Court will hear next Thursday a motion to quash charges against 18 year old Robert Smith for the murder of four women and a girl. Defense argues the preliminary hearing was unfair and seeks venue change. Smith was arrested after a Mesa beauty school incident last November 12. A separate quake report notes emergency transmitters and debris disrupting work.
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Obituary: Bernard Hecker Jr. Dies in San Diego
Bernard Hecker Jr. died yesterday in a San Diego hospital after moving there in 1986 from Des Moines Iowa He was 4 years old and survived by his wife Catherine his son Bernard III his mother Mrs Tena Hecker and four grandchildren Services and burial are planned for Friday in San Diego Hecker was a Mason and Presbyterian Church member.
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Dollar Concert at Coronado High with Phoenix Symphony
Coronado High hosts a Dollar Concert featuring Guy Taylor and the Phoenix Symphony on February 17. The light classics and show tunes program includes works by Brahms Geminiani Haydn Beethoven Dvorak Strauss Fennimore and Berstein. Sponsored by the Phoenix Symphony Association Scottsdale Progress and KDOT Radio. tickets at the Progress office and community box offices.
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