Council rejects selling 70 acres of McCormick Park
City officials say the 70 acre McCormick Park land will not be sold to cover deficits. They may consider a future trade for a more suitable park site while Friday night public hearings explore fee hikes to bolster city revenues. Opponents include the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and home owners associations.
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McCormick Park
Heinz Hink
Richard V. Campana
Fowler McCormick
Scottsdale
Scottsdale faces drastic cuts as council approves layoffs
City council moves to lay off 73 full time and 36 part time workers to cover a 748000 budget gap. Officials warn service will drop and discuss Friday night a slate of revenue options including possible property tax increases and new user fees to fund essential services.
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Bruce Jameson
Scottsdale
Heinz Hink
Hink
Public Safety
Council
Communists seize Oudong and threaten Phnom Penh in Mekong clash
Rebels push toward Phnom Penh with attacks on the Mekong posts and the capture of Oudong 18 miles from the capital. US officials brace for fall without $222 million aid as a 30 day airlift begins to deliver 583 tons of rice daily to feed 2 million residents.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Mekong
Oudong
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
Mekong River
Peam Reang Loeu
Peam Reang
Neak Luong
U.S
Sala Lek Pram
Tempe woman dies nine hours after Scottsdale crash
Linda Ann Roemeling a 26 year old bookkeeper was struck by a car on Scottsdale Road at Osborn Road. She died at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital nine hours later. The driver James Darbour 16 of Vermont faces vehicular manslaughter and other charges after fleeing the scene and later being arrested.
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Tempe
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Scottsdale Road
Osborn Road
Linda Ann Roemeling
The
Orthopedic Center Ltd
E. Osborn Rd
James Darbour
Vermont
Darbour
Davour
Richard Hardaway
East Street
Holiday Oldsmobile
Scottsdale Rd
Hardaway
Carbour
Tom Hill
Scottsdale School Board defers Middle School plan review
The Scottsdale School Board urged the district committee to continue studying middle school implementation while offering no guarantee of immediate adoption. The committee led by Tom Qualle favors middle schools for upper grades but has not assessed impacts within the current system. Parent concerns from Hopi school frame the debate as busing costs buildings and locations remain unsettled.
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Scottsdale
Tom Qualle
William Randall
Randall
Kachina
Tawan
Ingleside
Qualle
Robert Usdane
Shanker to Back Scottsdale Teachers in Local Talks
Albert Shanker president of the AFT plans a one day stop in the Valley to pledge national union support to the Scottsdale Federation of Teachers in contract talks. He will speak March 3 at Westward Ho and discuss local issues, funding, and pending collective bargaining legislation.
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American Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Shanker
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Westward Ho
N. Central
Scottsdale
APT
Arizona
SFT
National Union
Wilson
Sky Harbor
Yoga Focus Featured by Scottsdale Women
Two Scottsdale women demonstrate yoga techniques in Thursday Progress feature with a interview of Lilias Folan of PBS describing her teaching style and how the practice appeals to all ages.
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Scottsdale
Lilias Folan
PBS Television
Richardson sworn ambassador to Great Britain amid questions
Elliot Richardson was sworn in as ambassador to Britain and pressed on future roles. He said he would be glad to become Secretary of State but doubted Kissinger would resign soon. He denied reports he would replace Kissinger. In Washington the deficit estimate for 1976 rose by 11.8 billion to 53.7 billion.
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Washington
Elliot Richardson
Great Britain
Richardson
Henry Kissinger
Robert Ingersoll
Chicago Sun-Times
Kissinger
James Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Senate approves $347 million rail aid for Penn Central and Erie
The Senate approved a $347 million package for Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna railroads in a 62 to 30 vote after bypassing a filibuster. The bill proceeds to President Ford for signing.
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Washington
Senate
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Ford
Ford predicts Congress delays anti recession tax cut
President Ford says Congress will likely delay the planned tax cut until June at a Hollywood Florida news conference. He urged a unified Democratic energy and economic program to blend with his plan and pledged to keep pressure on lawmakers.
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Hollywood
Florida
Ford
Congress
Ford may be right on veto votes says Jackson
Senator Henry M Jackson says President Ford may be right in predicting he has enough votes to sustain a veto of a bill blocking the first step in Ford energy plan. Weather meanwhile remains sunny and warm with upper 70s expected. lows tonight in the mid-40s.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Ford
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SET
New York
United Press International
Richardson Sworn In
Penn Central Aid
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