CAP Allocation hearings begin as Arizona Water Commission meets
The Arizona Water Commission opened public hearings on Central Arizona Project water allocations amid opposition from Citizens Concerned About the Project CCAP which urged cancellation after President Carter cut CAP funding from the 1977 78 budget CCAP leader Dave Campbell called the hearing a waste of time and money and urged exploring other uses for Colorado River water CCAP executive director Frank Welsh argued CAP is unnecessary and pressed for redirecting water to arid farmlands near Yuma and other uses while the commission maintains hearings proceed on schedule regardless of federal action
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Central
Arizona Project
Citizens
CCAP
Commission
Carter
Dave Campbell
Campbell
The
Water Commission
Colorado
Arizona
Thomas L. Clark
Phoenix
Clark
Frank Welsh
Washington, D.C
Welsh
Tucson
Yuma
Governor forms task force to defend CAP funding
Gov. Raul Castro chairs a special task force to influence the 60 day reevaluation of the Central Arizona Project funding. CAP Association president H. S. Raymond leads. Wes Steiner and Dino DeConcini assist in coordinating efforts against Carter’s budget cuts.
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Phoenix
Carter
Arizona
Raul Castro
H.S. Raymond
CAP Association
Wes Steiner
Dino DeConcini
Arizona task force members urged to aid congressional push
The group includes Rep. Frank Kelley Sen. Ed Sawyer Keith Turley Jack Pfister Gil Bradley Tucson Mayor Lou Murphy and others. They will gather materials to present to the Arizona delegation as it takes the case to federal authorities. The governor asks Arizonans to write letters to Carter and other Congress members.
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Frank Kelley
Scottsdale
Ed Sawyer
D-Safford
Keith Turley
Arizona Public Service Co
Jack Pfister
Salt River Project
Gil Bradley
Valley National Bank
Tucson
Lou Murphy
Darwin Aycock
Arizona Afl-Cio
John Welty
Motorola Corp
Norman Feldman
Honeywell Corp
John Lentz
Phelps Dodge Corp
City seeks full CAP water allocation from State Water Commission
Scottsdale officials planned to request a full 5,000 acre-feet CAP allocation for 1985 at a Water Commission hearing. Attorneys would also ask how the 2034 allocation formula was devised and how conservation can curb overuse. The staff recommended the full 5,000 acre-feet, about half of the 2034 request of 34,300 acre-feet.
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State Water Commission
Central
Arizona
Franklin D. Aleshire
Water Commission
Commission
CCAP hails high court decision on water rights
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that large landholders are not entitled to federal reclamation water. CCAP filed and then withdrew an amendment seeking to halt CAP siphon work until land above 160 acres exited CAP water. President Carter proposed funding cuts for CAP next fiscal year.
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Arizona
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Congress
Frank Welsh
CCAP
Beufort W Faultner Obituary in Mesa Funeral Services
Beufort William Faultner 68 of 10100 E Cactus Rd died Friday at John C Lincoln Hospital. Born in Oklahoma he moved to the Valley 39 years ago and was a nurseryman before retirement. Survivors include wife Jewel. children Laura Nessmith and Estelle Dittmar. stepsons Bill Barbee Carl Barbee. brother Eugene. two sisters. 31 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Visitation until 9 p.m. today at Gibbons Bunker Chapel Mesa. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday at the same chapel with interment at Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa.
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William Faultner
E. Cactus Rd
John C. Lincoln Hospital
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Laura Nessmith
Chino Valley
Estelle Dittmar
Buefort
Allen
Phoenix
Bill Barbee
Carl Barbee
Eugene
Scottsdale
Gibbons- Bunker Chapel
Shrine Drive
Mesa
Baker pushes marigolds as national flower
Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker urged a resolution to declare the marigold the national flower. He notes his father in law, late Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois, led the marigold crusade long before him.
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Senate
Howard Baker
The
Marigold Crusade
Baker
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Carter Rejects Meany Warning On Prenotification Plan
President Carter rejects George Meany's warning that organized labor will ignore his request for advance notice of negotiated wage increases before contracts are signed. The White House said cooperation with business and labor should set goals to curb inflation and raise employment, with a mechanism to review wage and price actions in light of industry conditions and national goals.
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Carter
Aficio
George Meany
Organized Labor
Rex Granum
Hopi leader says relocation of Navajo families will be peaceful
Hopi Tribal Chairman Abbot Sekaquaptewa states Navajo families living on land awarded to Hopis will be moved without force, as Hopi police will not use force during relocation. In Tucson Palo Verde High principal Allan Hawthorne aims for a Wednesday meeting among student groups to address unrest and foster understanding.
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Albuquerque
Abbot Sekaquaptewa
Sekaquaptewa
Tucson
Palo Verde High School
Allan Hawthorne
City Clerk Reuses Ballots as Scratch Pads
In Phoenix City Clerk Donna Culbertson's office, 150,000 leftover ballots from a recent special city election are being repurposed as scratch pads to save money rather than shredding them.
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Phoenix
Donna Culbertson
Culbertson
Scottsdale man injured in home built plane crash
James G. Davis 35 of 8344 E Turney Ave remains in serious condition at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after the home built Vari Viggen plane he just finished testing crashed after takeoff from Falcon Field in Mesa. Davis suffered severe head injuries and was airlifted to hospital. A witness and fellow Experimental Aircraft Association member said the craft rose about ten feet before plummeting to the ground.
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Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
James G. Davis
E. Turney Ave
Falcon Field
Mesa
Bill Basset
Basset
Davis
Stan Leer
Experimental Aircraft Association
Loer
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