Downtown Redevelopment Demolitions Begin for Mall Project
Destruction scenes along First Street show uprooted trees as wrecking crews prepare the downtown area for a 679000 contraction by J R Porter Construction Co. The firm will complete the downtown mall by June 15 as captured in a northwestward photo. Nixon tax return review sparks IRS rechecks of deductions from White House tenure. Safety council notes fuel shortage and heavy weather kept drivers off roads. New Year weekend traffic deaths total 446, the lowest since 1962.
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J.R. Porter Construction Co
First Street
Chicago
National Safety Council
Labor coalition splits as Religious Party blocks government
In Tel Aviv the Labor alignment led by Prime Minister Golda Meir faced a major obstacle from the National Religious Party as coalition talks drag on. The party’s stance on West Bank and religious affairs threatens a stable government even as electoral returns show shifts among Likud and Labor allies.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
West Bank of
Jordan
Peri
Geneva
Mrs. Meir
Likud
National Religious Party
Middle East
General plan conflict eased in city session
Mayor Bud Tims announced confidence that conflicts over the city general plan will be resolved and that the plan will be on the January 15 formal meeting agenda. Tonight the council will refine proposals for Scottsdale south from Indian Bend Road and address up to 50 changes raised by property owners and residents.
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Bud Tims
Tims
Scottsdale
Indian
Bend Road
É4th Street
McDowell Road
Arizona Stages cold snap with heavy mountain snowfall
A New Year storm lingered over Arizona with frigid temperatures expected across the Mogollon Rim and Grand Canyon areas. Snow and rain plagued eastern regions, with 4 inches observed in several towns and scattered desert rainfall. motorists faced snowpacked roads and the state urged snow tires and caution.
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Arizona
Mogollon Rim
Grand Canyon
State Department of Public Safety
Flagstaff
New Mexico
Utah
Oak Creek Canyon
Williams
Tuba City
Kayenta
U.S. 89
Prescott
Phoenix
Hunt Released From Prison Camp After Watergate Conviction
E Howard Hunt former Watergate conspirator was freed from Allenwood prison camp and escorted toward Washington by two federal marshals to post bond while he appeals his 1972 burglary conviction at the Democratic headquarters. London reports an 18 year old American girl at Heathrow may have served as courier for Arab gunmen linked to a plot against Jews or police, prompting a heightened airport alert as authorities monitor the claim of 30 gunmen en route to Britain.
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Washington
E. Howard Hunt
Allenwood
Hunt
Democratic
London
Heathrow
Britain
Ocean Shelf Opened to Oil and Gas Leases
The Interior Department opened 7.7 million acres of California ocean shelf to exploration and leasing. Initially areas were to be outside island chains and up to 110 miles offshore, but a fuel shortage led to a last week expansion to the three mile limit of state waters near Los Angeles.
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Washington
Interior Department
California
Los Angeles
Britain Imposes Three Day Week Hits 750000 Jobs
Britain faces mass disruption as factories shut for a three day work week due to coal and oil shortages. Economists warn the impact could reach 15 million workers. In Washington a health plan to remove barriers to quality care may be outlined in the State of the Union, says Caspar Weinberger.
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London
Britain
Washington
Nixon
HEW
Caspar W. Weinberger
Bids total for Chaparral Park pool project
Parks Director LB Spacewater said staff will ask the city council to accept three bids totaling 564 552 for Chaparral Park aquatic facility. Komer Construction Co leads with 575 949 composite bid for pool bathhouse and landscaping.
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Spacewater
Chaparral Park
Komer Construction Co
Komer ‘Co
J.R. Porter Co
Jewelry Heist At Trader Gene’s Stolen Worth 235000
Police report a break in at Trader Gene’s on East Osborn Road netted about 235 thousand dollars in jewelry and turquoise. About 4 thousand turquoise rings and 1 thousand silver bracelets were taken along with hundreds of other items after entry via roof air unit and cut telephone wires.
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Trader Gene's
E. Osborn
Harold E. Brenner
McCormick Ranch water assessments to be heard
City Council holds a public hearing on assessment methods for a McCormick Ranch improvement district covering 960 property owners and a $1.7 million water system project. Residents claim misled buyers and several homeowners seek court action against Suggs Homes if officials do not cover the costs. Attorney Ray A. Taylor represents twenty owners and may not attend.
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McCormick Ranch
Dan Raby
Taylor
Suggs. Homes
Paradise Valley hears plan for Howard Johnsons resort hotel
Developers from St Louis present a 225 unit Howard Johnsons resort hotel plan for Paradise Valley at Scottsdale and Jackrabbit Roads. The $2.5 million project faces prior setbacks over minimum site acre requirements and includes six two story buildings, a lodge restaurant and villas. The Planning and Zoning Commission also reviews a petition to curb Fanfol Drive widening and Camelback Presbyterian Church outdoor area proposals.
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Paradise Valley
St. Louis, Mo
Scottsdale and
Jackrabbit Roads
Gulf Leisure Corp
Commissioners
Robert W. Wilson
Peter J. Rallo
St. Louis
Maricopa County
Coit I. Hughes
Phoenix Attorney
Hughes
Camelback Presbyterian, Church
Arizona to Post 55 mph Speed Limit Signs
Arizona Highway Department crews start Thursday to post new 55 mph signs state wide replacing 2,134 higher limit signs on 5,811 miles. Nixon signed the bill and Arizona expects costs of about 46,090 for changeover plus 34,000 to restore old signs later.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona Highway Department
Nixon
Arizona
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White House
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Show Low
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Holbrook
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Chaparral Park Pool
Suggs Homes
Ray’ A. Taylor
Raby
Fanfol Drive
68Th Street
Invergordon Road
Scottsdale Road
Invergordon
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