Fuel dealers threaten general strike over gas profits
Washington reports government and retailers held talks after a threaten shutdown by service station owners. Deputy energy chief Sawhill and mediator Usery met leaders as Treasury and energy officials pledged new allocations to ease shortages. Simon announced 240 million extra gallons for 26 states and DC while dealers press for higher profits per cut in local sales.
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UPI
John C. Sawhill
W. J. Usery
Sawhill
Treasury
George Shultz
Scottsdale Financial Inter plan eyed for Indian School corner
Bruce Jameson reports on a proposed 20 million plus multimillion dollar Scottsdale Financial Inter development on a 7.5 acre site at Indian School and Scottsdale Roads. The joint venture includes Pierce Lacey Dallas and Peter A. Lendrum Phoenix firms with underground parking and three story buildings. Local banks restaurants and brokerage firms are courted while planners cooperate to ease traffic and integrate with Civic Center Plaza. Mayor Bud Tims is among local bankers involved.
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Winfield Scott
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Tokyo
Scottsdale Financial Inter
Pierce, Lacey Partnership
Dallas
Peter A. Lendrum
Associates
Phoenix
Fifth Avenue
Wheat exports exceed forecasts by 100 million bushels
U S wheat exporters say total exports by June 30 will top government forecasts by 100 million bushels. An Agriculture Department spokesman discounted baker warnings of a bread shortage this spring.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Gunman killed self during jetliner hijack shootout
A Delta Airlines hijacker who killed two people before attempting to hijack a jetliner awaiting takeoff Friday killed himself in a police shootout, an autopsy showed. Separately Detroit reports eight cents per hour wage boost for auto workers in March to offset inflation.
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Delta Airlines
Detroit
Justice Department Reviews Hughes Indictment After Dismissal
Reno report says Attorney General William Saxbe states the Justice Department is reexamining a Hughes indictment after a federal judge dismissed it for poor preparation. The probe centers on alleged manipulation and conspiracy involving billionaire Howard Hughes.
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William Saxbe
Justice Department
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Thieu Continues Purge of South Vietnamese Officials
President Nguyen Van Thieu extended his anti corruption drive in Saigon by firing ten of the 94 generals and transferring five, while reassigning nine of 44 provincial chiefs, all senior army officers, as part of a civil service overhaul.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Balloonist Gatch Missing Over Atlantic Drift Near Canary Islands
In Washington and Las Palmas officials report Thomas Gatch and his balloon Light Heart unseen since Thursday. Supporters expect drift toward the Canary Islands en route to the Spanish Sahara with no contact yet established by civil and military aviation authorities in Las Palmas.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas Gatch
Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
Sahara
Las Palmas
Gatch
Arizona receives extra 3.6 million gallons fuel boost
Federal Energy Office chief William Simon announced an additional 3.6 million gallons of gasoline for Arizona bringing the total extra allocation to 7.32 million gallons in the past week. Arizona lawmakers Rhodes and Fannin commented that the allocation could carry over into March and discussed inventory concerns and future fuel support.
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District of Columbia
FEC
U.S. District Court
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
Federal Energy Office
William E. Simon
Washington
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R-Ariz
Paul Fannin
Fannin
Rhodes
Weekend Forecast Shows Mild Days and Cool Nights
The forecast calls for 70 in the city today with breezy afternoons. Highs near 70 today and in the low 70s Sunday. Lows tonight near 40, dipping to just above freezing in colder valley sections.
City and county reach $330000 plan for Scottsdale court facility
County Supervisors Eldon Rudd Robert Corbin and Manager Charles Miller met with Scottsdale leaders to finalize a $330000 courthouse building near the Police Department in Civic Center Plaza. The city will lease the 5500 square foot facility for 50 years with prepaid county funds and may repurchase later.
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Rudd
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