Opposition mounts to Hills as housing pick defended
Carla Anderson Hills faces sharp opposition from Mayors, mortgage bankers, homebuilders, and Sen. Proxmire while supporters from the National Women's Political Caucus emphasize her qualifications as an antitrust lawyer. Critics say her inexperience hurts dealing with urban housing crises and federal administration needs.
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Washington
UPI
Carla Anderson Hills
Ford
Housing and Urban Development
Women’s Movement
Hills
William Proxmire
Sissy
Farenthold
National Women’s Political Caucus
Robbie Kilberg
NWPC
Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Arizona Senate blocks ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
The Arizona Senate voted 16 to 14 to reject ratification of the ERA with 12 Republicans and four Democrats opposing. Debate highlighted arguments on discrimination, balance of the constitution, and impact on case law. Only five women in the chamber supported ERA. House action was unlikely this year.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
House
Senate
John Pritzlaff
U.S
Malta
Betty Ford
Pritzlaff
Sen. A.V
Bill” Hardt
D-Globe
ERA
Hard
Hardt
Ed Sawyer
Safford
Bill Swink
San Manual
Bob Stump
Tolleson
Jim Walsh
D-Phoenix
Madeline van Arsdell
Stan Turley
Mesa
Congress
Leo Corbet
R-Phoenix
Corbet
John Roeder
Scottsdale
Sirica refuses appeals in Watergate cover-up case
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica refuses to overturn guilty verdicts or grant new trials for four former Nixon aides Ehrlichman Haldeman Marcian and Mitchell in the Watergate cover-up case. Sentencing set for next Friday. Kenneth W. Parkinson acquitted. Ehrlichman and Haldeman sought a new trial over alleged new evidence of an Nixon tapes agreement.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
Nixon
Sirica
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Robert C. Marcian
John N. Mitchell
Democratic National
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Alexander Haig
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Scottsdale Chamber Dinner at Camelback Inn
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual dinner Saturday night at the Camelback Inn. A 7 p.m. cocktail hour precedes an 8 p.m. dinner with entertainment and dancing to follow. Tickets are $10 at the door.
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Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Camelback Inn
Lincoln Drive
Carlson backs equal rights defeat echoed in Arizona Senate
Rep Donna Carlson told Paradise Republican Womens Club the Arizona Senate 16 14 defeated the Equal Rights Amendment. She argued equality already exists via the 14th Amendment and federal law, citing states rewriting laws and prison integration as evidence against ERA. She predicted Arizona House would oppose ERA with about 40 votes if a vote occurred.
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Donna Carlson
Mesa
Paradise
Republican Womens’ Club
Arizona State Senate
Carlson
Maryland
Minnesota
ERA
Arizona
Mesa contempt hearing set for disclosure ordinance case
A Phoenix superior court will hear on March 14 whether Mesa City Council should be cited for contempt for failing to adopt a financial disclosure ordinance. The contempt petition was filed Thursday by three Mesa women through attorney Bruce Meyerson of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest.
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Mesa
Phoenix
Bruce Meyerson
Arizona Center For Law
City panel backs ending pay toilets at Phoenix airport
The City Municipal Aeronautics Advisory Board adopted a recommendation by a 4 to 1 vote to eliminate pay toilets at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The measure moves to the city council, tied to the Nik-O-Lok-Co lease ending in April 1976.
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Phoenix
Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport
City Municipal Aeronautics Advisory Board
Nik-O-Lok-Co
Tempe votes to pursue CAP water intake plan
Tempe City Council approved a letter of intent to join the Central Arizona Project and seek 400 acre-feet of CAP water annually by 2021 rising to 5,600 acre-feet per year by 2038. Arizona faces loss of federal funds for adult social services without state matching support, with DES officials citing a proposed match of $325,000 to $365,000 to leverage about $1 million in federal funds and potential $22 million in extra federal dollars.
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Tempe
Central Arizona
Public Works
Grover Serenberg
Phoenix
Arizona
State Department of Economic Security
Nancy Chase
DES Advisory Board
Seven testify in grand jury over girl’s death in Phoenix
At least seven people testified Thursday before a Maricopa County grand jury investigating the strangulation of 8 year old Francie Waivada. She was found dead November 8 at the North Phoenix home of foster parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kolyszko.
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Phoenix
Francie Waivada
North Phoenix
Joseph Kolyszko
Paradise Valley approves CATV ordinance to guide expansion
Paradise Valley town council passed a unanimous cable television ordinance paving the way for Arizona Cable Television to seek a 15 year non exclusive franchise. The plan includes a 3 percent gross revenue share for the town and a free channel for public use. Construction targets begin after FCC approval with full system completion within three years.
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Paradise Valley
Federal Communication Commission
CATV
Arizona Cable Television, Inc
Bruce Merrill
Roger McKee
FCC
Oscar Butt
Mummy
Camelback Mountains
Prohibited Feathers and Shells at Indian Arts Show
The Scottsdale National Indian Arts Exhibition will ban migratory bird feathers and Hawksbill sea turtle shell from entries and won entries will be exhibited but not sold. A U S Fish and Wildlife Service agent will inspect works before the March 12 to 15 show at Safari Convention Center.
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Scottsdale
Bricklins Due in March Prompt Debate Over Delays
Malcolm Bricklin, Scottsdale designer of the safety oriented Bricklin car, signed a $1-a-year contract with the Scottsdale Police Department. Five new Bricklins were promised for January but have been delayed to March with production shifting to 1975 models and Ford engines. The city awaits five red white green orange and suntan two seaters with gullwing doors, as police plan car use.
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Malcolm Bricklin
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Police Department
Bricklins
American Motors
David Townsend
Bricklin
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