Planning panel weighs rezoning for shopping center and apartments
Planning commission hears a rezoning request for a nine plus acre neighborhood center at 68th Street and Thomas Road with a 112 unit apartment block on seven acres south of the center. The plan combines eight buildings totaling 72 725 square feet including a 24 360 square foot market and a 12 665 square foot drug store and would require a density of 16 units per acre. The staff recommends approval with a 112 unit cap and notes favorable relations with nearby single family properties. A. Wayne Smith is the applicant. The panel also sets March 25 for a city bikeway plan hearing to secure federal funds for a tunnel under McDowell Road near the Crosscut Canal.
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Planning Commission
68Th Street
Thomas Road
PNC
A. Wayne Smith
McDowell Road
Cross Cut Canal
Generating plant proposal tested at Arizona public utility
A plan by Arizona Public Service to build a three unit Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Maricopa County advances with a second pre hearing conference before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. The 10 30 a m session at the county board of supervisors auditorium Phoenix invites public attendance for oral arguments on amended petitions to intervene and the forthcoming evidentiary hearing.
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Palo Verde
Maricopa County
Arizona Public Service
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
County Board of Supervisors
W. Jefferson St
Phoenix
Three Arrests in Desert Slaying Near Phoenix
Three suspects Leroy Cookus 25 Sally Sue Scott 17 and William Nichols 17 were arrested for the slaying of Robert Henry 56 whose body was found shot in a desert lovers lane near Phoenix last weekend Detectives Jon Sellers and Bob Calleo led around the clock work on the case. The death appears linked to intimidation extortion or possible robbery.
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Phoenix
UPI
Robert Henry
North Phoenix
Leroy Cookus
Sally Sue Scott
Utah
William Nichols
New York
Jon Sellers
Bob Calleo
Henry
Arizona State Student Dies After Desert Shooting
Andrew Mark Edmondson, 25, a Arizona State University student from Phoenix, bought a handgun in downtown Phoenix Monday, drove to a desert area near Scottsdale and fired several rounds before apparently killing himself. A Chandler salesman found the scene and alerted police. Investigators noted a gun box, shells, and a note in his belt buckle.
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Edmondson
Desert
Bell Road
Scottsdale Road
Andrew Mark Edmondson
Arizona State University
Phoenix
Scottsdale
State Hospital
John German
Buddy
Chandler
Metropolitan Fire Department
Jewel Box, Inc
James Kershner
John Pratt
Ron Dean
Dean
William Wayne Macumber
Hit and run driver sought after Scottsdale crash injures woman
Scottsdale police search for the driver of a southbound car that ran a red light on Scottsdale Road at Osborn Road and struck a crossing woman. The vehicle hit a westbound car, tossed the pedestrian onto its roof, and dragged her several feet before the driver fled on foot. The car stopped in bushes near Scottsdale Dodge.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Road
Osborn Road
Scottsdale Dodge
Experts urge market-driven energy policy reversal and higher prices
A group led by William H. Riker argues against national energy regulation and conservation mandates, urging prices to rise to curb use. They critique the Ford Foundation study, labeling it biased, and warn against expanding federal regulatory powers. They also fault proposals for energy stamps and aid that could distort prices and worsen bureaucracy.
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Washington
UPI
United States
William H. Riker
University of Rochester
Riker
West
Foundation
Cities vie to host first taxpayer subsidized Democratic convention
Eleven cities including Chicago Los Angeles New York and Miami Beach seek the 1976 Democratic convention site. Presentations to the DNC panel April 23 will set dates and locations with final picks likely in late June or July. The GOP process lags due to financing after the 1974 Election Reform Law allotted 2 million per party for conventions.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Miami Beach
Los Angeles
New York
Atlanta
New Orleans
Houston
D.C
Kansas City
Cleveland
Norfolk
Robert Strauss
Patrick Cunningham
Robbery at Casita El Puente Real Estate Office
A man in his 40s robbed real estate salesman Sidney Cohen of 214 dollars in front of 5100 N Miller Rd. The suspect, described as a black man about 5 ft 10 in and 175 pounds, brandished a revolver, demanded cash, and fled after Cohen emptied his pockets. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Monday.
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Casita el Puente
N. Miller Rd
Sidney Cohen
Cohen
Senate Moves to Extend Auto Registration Deadline
The Arizona state senate agreed to extend the renewal deadline for auto registrations by 45 days. Both parties backed a quick floor vote on Wednesday and sending the bill to the house if approved. The extension will be reviewed by the transportation committee before floor action. The current deadline is Friday.
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Phoenix
Senate
Senate Democrats
House
Senate Transportation Committee
Phoenix man posed as employment agent defrauds job seekers
C. Van Haaften of the Better Business Bureau reported Mike Sails, who advertised as a job agent for a non existent firm National Concessions Inc, took 20 dollars from applicants as deposits for health insurance exams and vanished last week.
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Phoenix
C. van Haaften
Better Business Bureau
Mike Sails
Sails
van Haaften
National Concessions, Inc
Senate committee kills mining zoning bill in Arizona
The senate natural resources committee on Monday rejected a bill that would let counties draft zoning rules for mines and mineral exploration. Backed by SMART Stop Mining Around Tucson, the measure drew support after a mining company began exploratory drilling near a residential area west of Tucson where surface rights belong to homeowners but mineral rights are held separately.
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Phoenix
Senate Natural Resources Committee
SMART
Tucson
Two men sentenced in Phoenix investment fraud scheme
In a Phoenix case, Robert Love, 52, of Prescott received eight concurrent two-year terms and $8,000 fine. Arthur Lyon, 43, of Phoenix, got four years and $9,000 fine. James Zorens, 45, Phoenix, had sentencing postponed for a medical exam after nine counts of mail fraud were found.
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Phoenix
U.S. District Court
William P. Copple
Robert Love
Prescott
Arthur Lyon
James Zorens
Agencies accused of pressuring Jews to appease Arabs
The ADL charged two federal agencies and at least six major U.S. firms discriminated against Jews to curry favor with oil rich Arab nations. The Overseas Private Investment Corp and the Army Corps of Engineers were named as worst offenders for excluding Jews from leadership and employment in Middle East projects.
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New York
API
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B'rith
U.S
Israel
ADL
Seymour Graubard
United States
Graubard
Overseas Private Investment Corp
Army Corps of Engineers
OPIC
Middle East
Arnold Forster
Saudi Arabia
Burglar steals $6565 in items from Scottsdale home
A Scottsdale woman reported a burglary Monday night at 8717 E Heatherbrae Ave. The thief entered between 9 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. by prying the Arcadia door or kitchen window. Stolen items included firearms jewelry and camera gear. The burglarice tried to pry the Arcadia door and kitchen window but failed.
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Scottsdale
Frances Conway
E.heatherbrae Ave
Arcadia
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adelman
M. Bruce Johnson
University of California At Santa Barbara
Tindian
Stetson
United Press International
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Ethan Allen
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