Ford weighs second tax cut if unemployment stays high
President Ford may push a 1976 tax cut beyond the current $16 billion rebate if unemployment remains above forecast. L. William Seidman says 1976 could see new stimulus if economy fails to improve, while governors and energy talks fill the White House agenda.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
L. William Seidman
Seidman
Morton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Rockefeller
Democratic Congress
Banned feathers halt display at Scottsdale arts show
U S Fish and Wildlife special agent Robert G. Kinghorn inspected 29 entries in the 1975 Scottsdale Indian Arts Exhibition and tagged three paintings. One piece used two feathers from protected birds, a white bald eagle feather and a brown golden eagle feather, prohibiting its display. Story and photo on page 13.
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Scottsdale
Robert G. Kinghorn
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phoenix
Story
Scottsdale withholds 175000 from contractor over Cherokee delays
Scottsdale School District plans to retain the final 175000 from Ronald G. Roth Construction due to Cherokee School not being completed. District business manager Jack Kearney cited about 400 incomplete items, with key issues including cooking facilities and sprinkler system problems since Cherokee opened last fall amid repeated delays.
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Scottsdale
Ronald G. Roth Construction Company
Cherokee
Jack Kearney
Kearney
Paul Streich
Streich
56Th St
Weekend weather outlook with clouds and warmth
Forecast predicts increasing clouds and breezy conditions on Thursday with a chance of afternoon showers. Temperatures rise to the upper 60s for both days, with tonight’s lows in the upper 30s.
City restricts resort district along Scottsdale Road plan
Lincoln north limit: council confines resort development to a district on Scottsdale Road between Lincoln and McDonald Drives. Staff to study north of Lincoln east of 74th Street for possible low density residential zoning. Mayor Jenkins suggests restudy. several members oppose widening resort access citing density and annexation effects.
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Scottsdale Road
Lincoln and
McDonald Drives
Lincoln
74Th Street
McDonald
Indian Bend Road
William C. Jenkins
Heinz Hink
Hink
Richard D. Bauman
City Workers May Receive Unemployment Aid Amid Budget Woes
City faces an $866,000 deficit and weighs layoffs. A federal program funds public service jobs and offers unemployment compensation to city workers, including those not covered by standard unemployment rules. Benefits range from 15 to 78 dollars weekly for 26 weeks, requiring 52 weeks of prior employment. Mayor Jenkins notes officials only recently learned of the aid provision.
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Congress
William C. Jenkins
Senate panel weighs housing boost and catastrophic illness shield
A Senate Government Committee in Phoenix discussed a housing agency plan to issue bonds and finance new construction. Experts from Tennessee and Illinois warned rising costs may keep shortages, urging lower financing charges. In other action, a catastrophic illness insurance bill cleared the House Banking and Insurance Committee and moves to floor vote after previous court-related delays.
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Phoenix
UPI
Senate
Tennessee
Illinois
Arizona
House
House Banking and Insurance Committee
Housing starts rise in January but permit requests fall
U.S. Commerce Department reports a 13 percent jump in new housing starts in January. The rise does not signal a rebound as starts had fluctuated through last year and permit applications for future construction hit the lowest level since 1945, despite January gains.
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Washington
U.s.commerce Department
Commerce Department
Chrysler omits quarterly dividend after record loss
New York Chrysler Corp. reports a $52 million loss for the previous year and skips its quarterly common stock dividend for the first time since 1938. Chairman Lynn Townsend cites the steepest postwar drop in car sales. General Motors has cut its dividend and Ford has not yet released 1974 results.
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New York
Chrysler Corp
Lynn Townsend
General Motors
Ford
Nixon Gift Backdating Indictments Hit Two Men
A Watergate grand jury indicted Frank DeMarco Jr. of Los Angeles and Ralph Newman of Chicago on conspiracy and fraud charges connected to the backdating of a gift of Richard Nixon’s pre presidential papers to the government. The gift aimed to secure an income tax deduction exceeding $432,000, which the IRS later disallowed.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Los Angeles
Frank DeMarco Jr
Ralph Newman
Chicago
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Smokers' room can raise nonsmokers CO levels fourfold
San Diego researchers warn that simply sharing a room with smokers can quadruple the carbon monoxide in a nonsmoker’s lungs, potentially causing fatigue and discomfort. The finding highlights hidden risks of passive smoke exposure in indoor spaces.
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San Diego
Nursing home fraud probe centers on operator
Dr. Bernard Bergman the operator linked to up to 100 nursing homes invoked the Fifth Amendment before a Senate committee. He is central in more than a dozen federal state and local probes over oversedation of elderly patients and payroll padding. The committee rejected other objections to his testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Bernard Bergman
Bergman
Chrysler Executive Rejects $100 Car Bumper Savings
In Washington a Chrysler Corp. executive told a traffic safety hearing his firm could not save $100 per car by using weaker bumpers. Engineer Robert Steere estimated the savings at $60 to $70 per vehicle at most.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Robert Steere
Arcosanti Progress Update by Paolo Soleri Project
Scottsdale architect and teacher Paolo Soleri is building a future city named Arcosanti near Cordes Junction, Arizona. He works with students living and laboring on the site to realize a commune for 3,000 residents on limited acreage, with progress and photos featured on pages 10 and 11 in today’s Progress.
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Scottsdale
Paolo Soleri
Arcosanti
Arizona
Cordes Junction
City board reviews plans for Our Lady sanctuary and restaurant
Development Review Board plans Thursday session to consider a new 19 600 square foot sanctuary on Miller at Main and the remodel of the former Charlie Rossie Ford site at Scottsdale and Camelback into a Chinese restaurant with extensive landscaping and added parking. Also reviewed: a 21 000 square foot Hopi Station post office building on Via de Ventura west of Pima Road.
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Our Lady of Perpetual ‘Help
Miller Road
Main
Second Streets
Charlie Rossie
Ford Auto
Scottsdale
Camelback Roads
Miller and Main
David Schlanser
Scottsdale and
Rossie
McDowell Road
Scottsdale Road
Schlanser
McCormick Ranch
Via de Nentura
Pima Road
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Hilton
Bauman
United Press International
Chrysler
C. C. Kwong
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