Chrysler plans large scale price cuts to boost sales
Chrysler Corp announces a Sunday rebate program amid sagging auto demand and the worst nonstrike sales year since 1959. Wall Street Journal cites rebates of 200 to 400 dollars, the first major auto price cuts in the slump, as economists warn of rising unemployment and inflation.
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Chrysler Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Wall Street Journal
Europe
U.S
Zurich
London
Treasury
William Simon
Congress
Nixon tapes aide Butterfield fired in Ford purge
President Ford seeks the resignation of FAA chief Alexander Butterfield as part of removing Nixon appointees from top government posts. Butterfield, who disclosed Nixon's White House tape recordings, is requested to resign with March 1 as effective date. Brinegar, leaving Feb. 1, will meet FAA leaders to review safety issues and organizational structure.
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White House
Butterfield
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Ford
FAA
Brinegar
House
Air Force
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Moynihan says mass anti Americanism tied to base plan
New Delhi Moynihan accuses Washington of triggering anti Americanism with the plan to establish a refueling base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. He cites 42 capitals sending cables and notes U.N. peace resolution concerns while expressing optimism about U S Indian relations after talks with Indira Gandhi.
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New Delhi
API
U.S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Washington
Diego Garcia
United States Congress
Indira Gandhi
U.N
Indian Ocean
Two men held on kidnapping charges in mayor’s daughter case
Two men were held on $5,500 bond each after allegedly trying to kidnap Deborah Jenkins, daughter of Mayor William Jenkins. Carl Bowling, 23, Phoenix, and Ken Wills, 20, Lake City Tennessee, allegedly forced her at gunpoint into a pickup on Scottsdale Road. She fled to the Red Dog Inn and called police. Authorities say the assailants did not know her relation to the mayor.
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William Jenkins
Carl Bowling
Phoenix
Ken Wills
Lake City
Tenn
Deborah Jenkins
Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale Rd
Miss Jenkins
Babbitt Sworn In As Arizona Attorney General
Bruce Babbitt was sworn in as Arizona’s new attorney general in Holbrook on the porch of the Blevins House where an 88 year old gun battle once occurred. Navajo County Judge Melvin Shelley administered the oath as the 36 year old pledged to focus on outlying county problems.
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Holbrook
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona
Blevins House
Navajo County
Public Defender cites need for more lawyers over no-plea policy
Phoenix public defender Ross P. Lee told the Board of Supervisors he needs four additional attorneys due to County Attorney Moise Berger policy against plea bargains. Lee said the stance ties up staff and courts, while Berger defended the policy as successful.
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Phoenix
Ross P. Lee
Board of Supervisors
Moise Berger
Lee
Berger
Boy of the Year Named in Phoenix Clubs
Frederick J. Roggins 17 of Phoenix has been chosen Boy of the Year by the Boys Club of Phoenix from more than 5 000 nominees. Roggins belongs to Miller Boys Club and attends West Phoenix High School.
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Phoenix
Frederick J. Roggins
Boys Club of Phoenix, Inc
Roggins
Miller Boys Club
West Phoenix High School
Democrats Mull Court Challenge For More Committee Seats
Phoenix House Democratic Leader Craig Davids says Democrats may sue to gain extra committee assignments in the upcoming session. With 27 seats to Republicans 33, the party awaits legal research on a possible court action to secure a larger allotment and may seek to dilute the speaker’s powers.
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Phoenix
House
Craig Davids
Davids
Ford Sets Tax Cut Plan to Boost Economy in State of the Union
President Ford plans a 5 to 10 percent tax cut and a $1 to $3 per barrel levy on imported crude oil to spur growth as he crafts an economy energy package. Key aides Simon and Seidman briefed him. defense costs push Pentagon outlay toward 95 billion. Ford to submit fiscal 1976 budget by Feb 3 and announce major spending decisions by Jan 20.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
William Simon
Treasury
William Seidman
Economic Policy Board
Defense
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
Schlesinger
CIA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Michigan
Phoenix approves 67800 bid for Paradise Valley branch library
The Phoenix City Council okayed a 67800 dollar bid to erect a 2000 square foot temporary Paradise Valley branch library at 32nd Street and Bloomfield Drive. Construction starts in about a month and should finish in six months. Creative Builders, Inc. of Tempe won with a 67900 dollar bid.
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Phoenix City Council
32Nd Street
Bloomfield Drive
Paradise Valley
Phoenix Public Library
Phoenix City
Creative Builders, Inc
Tempe
SRP backs solar energy research venture with $5,000
The Salt River Project board approved a $5,000 contribution to a joint solar energy research venture by E Systems Inc of Dallas. The plan would convert a 30-foot space communications dish into a solar energy receiver, aiming to test central station power generation with total project costs around $100,000. SRP, Arizona Public Service and Tucson Gas and Electric are funding the effort.
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Salt River Project
E Systems, Inc
Dallas
Tex
SRP
Arizona Public Service
Tucson Gas and Electric
Bing Brown
Brown
Boy fires revolver in Phoenix classroom
A 12 year old seventh grader at Heard school in West Phoenix produced a 38 caliber revolver during class and fired a shot into the ceiling. He surrendered after police and the boy's father talked him into it. No injuries occurred though a girl student fainted.
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Luster
Saddle theft at Keller home valued at 1500 dollars
A $1500 western saddle and a $500 bridle were stolen from Loretta Keller’s tack room at 6301 East Camelback Road. The saddle had white buck stitching flowers and silver on the horn and cantle. Burglars tipped a plywood cover from a window to gain access. The owner suspects a former employee who allegedly took her pickup truck weeks earlier.
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Loretta Martha Keller
Camelback Rd
Rudd Reflects on Chairmanship Turn in County Board
Scottsdale's Maricopa County Supervisor Eldon Rudd says he feels no snub after Robert Stark was elected chair, noting the board abandoned rotating chairmanship in 1972 as it expanded. Rudd vows to press cost-cutting and address taxpayer concerns amid a tough 1976 economic outlook.
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Eldon Rudd
Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Stark
Rudd
Joe Eddie Lopez
Robert Corbin
Corbin
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Labor
Peter Brennan
Treasury Department
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Hong Kong
China
Harvard University
William B. Saxbe
Gandhi
United Press International
Babbitt
Dems
First Street
Bob Allgood
PY Library
Solar Energy Venture
Hilton
Paul Shank
the Hilton
K. Scottsdale
Lincoln
Fortuan Celtis & Mansa
Hayden
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Testimony Meetings
FIRST
Church OF Christ, Scientist
East Indian School
Road
Fifth Avenue
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