Arizona Governor opposes Ford energy plan and cites organized crime
Governor Raul Castro arrived from Washington criticizing Ford energy proposals and urging equitable gasoline allocation among states. He warned of organized crime in Phoenix and Tucson, urged public awareness, and called for stronger law enforcement resources. Castro discussed budget timing, potential layoffs, and his cautious view on Udall’s presidential bid.
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Phoenix
UPI
Raul Castro
Washington
Ford
Castro
Arizona
Sky Harbor International Airport
Congress
Tucson
City studies mass transit subsidies amid budget crunch
Transportation expert Dr. Richard Bauman outlines that mass transit typically requires city subsidies and that funds now support roads and signals. Phoenix plans a 1.1 million operating subsidy with the city contributing 480 thousand and the federal government the rest. Scottsdale is eyed for 48 thousand next year, rising with expanded service or a dial-a-ride system.
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Bruce Jameson
Richard D. Bauman
Bauman
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Messinger Skeptical On Scottsdale Mass Transit Plan
Scottsdale council member Paul Messinger questions mass transit viability due to sparse population and subsidy needs. He favors aiding the elderly and disabled via taxi credits, supported by private jitney options, while urging focus on budgetary issues.
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Scottsdale
Paul Messinger
Messinger
Chaparral High opens six new Phase II buildings
Chaparral High School will begin classes Monday in six new Phase II buildings totaling about 67 000 square feet. The phase cost 1 700 000 dollars funded by a 30 cent levy and uses modular steel construction to speed completion. The campus opened in 1973 and now houses over 1300 students with a third phase planned for 1977 78 including an auditorium and gym.
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Chaparral High School
James Curlett
Chaparral
Jack Kearney
Scottsdale
Gold Dust Ave
Cherokee School completion eyed for Friday finish
Scottsdale School District's Jack Kearney said final payment of 175000 will be released Friday to Ronald G. Roth Construction after about 400 incomplete items at Cherokee School, which opened last fall amid repeated delays and sprinkler or cooking facility problems. The district hopes for a grade A facility despite final costs reaching 2.4 million from a 1.8 million bond.
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Cherokee School
Jack Kearney
Scottsdale
Ronald G. Roth Construction Company
Kearney
Cherokee
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Nixon to attend Annenberg party after Watergate terms
Richard Nixon arrives at Walter Annenberg's Palm Desert estate for a social event with wealthy friends. He did not comment on Friday's prison terms for John Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman and Marcanton. Nixon remains largely secluded after resigning on August 9 and prior health episodes are noted.
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Palm Desert
Calif
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Pat
Walter Annenberg
U.S
Britain
San Clemente
John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Robert Marcian
Ronald Ziegler
Weekend Frost Warnings With Sunny Skies Expected
A cold front brings frost tonight with freezing temperatures and northerly winds up to 25 mph. Highs reach the mid 50s today and mid 60s Sunday. lows near 30 at the airport and down to the low 20s in outlying areas.
UAW votes to accept new offer at McDonnell Douglas Long Beach
In Long Beach California members of the United Auto and Aerospace Workers Union voted 4765 to 2660 to accept a 5.5 percent first year wage hike with 3 percent rises in years two and three, after the IAM strike began February 10 at the McDonnell Douglas plants.
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Long Beach
Calif
United Auto and Aerospace Workers Union
McDonnell Douglas
International Association of Machinists
UAW
Tourists Threaten Acropolis Monuments, Greek Minister Says
Greek Culture Minister Constantine Trypanis warned that the Acropolis faces destruction from the rock flow caused by over two million visitors annually. He cited a committee of experts assessing the monuments' condition.
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Athens
Acropolis
Constantine Trypanis
Northern Japan rattled by light earthquake near Hokkaido
A light tremor shook northern Japan early Sunday, recorded at 12:27 a.m. on Hokkaido's main island and parts of northern Honshu. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, according to the meteorological agency.
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Tokyo
Japan
Meteorological Agency
Hokkaido
Honshu
Birds Kill Sparks Bitter Letters in Paducah
Paducah Kentucky mayor Dolly McNutt says many letters from residents are bitter as they fail to grasp that the blackbirds are disease carriers. The city and nearby Ft Campbell area began culling the birds to protect public health from droppings carrying illness.
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Paducah
Dolly.McNutt
Ohio River
Ft. Campbell Army Post
Kentucky-Tennessee
Quakers approve aid projects for Vietnam conflict zones
The American Friends Service Committee approved new rehabilitation projects for North Vietnam and PRG areas in South Vietnam. The group said the programs align with its policy to aid victims of all sides of war.
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Washington
American Friends Service Committee
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Kennedy urges arms freeze to Persian Gulf states
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy proposed a bill to freeze arms sales to the Persian Gulf states calling them dollar foolishness. He urged the Ford administration to pursue an international agreement to regulate arms flow into the region.
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Washington
Persian Gulf States
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Ford Administration
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