Nixon pledges energy restraint and windfall tax plan
President Nixon told the nation gas rationing can be avoided and urged Congress to renew a windfall profits tax on major oil firms. He cited reduced gasoline and energy use due to public sacrifice and said actions would curb private profiteering and stabilize prices. The White House ordered a thorough audit of major oil companies to verify data.
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Nixon vows audit review and tax probe on oil firms
The president warned that unsatisfactory audit reports from oil firms would trigger meetings with company heads in Washington. He called for an international tax structure examination to curb oil company tax loopholes and said embargo policies risk self-defeat. He dismissed claims of manufacturing the energy crisis and urged real energy conservation.
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Fiat
Nixon
McCune mansion still unsold after auction halt
A year after a planned January auction was blocked by Paradise Valley, McCune's 14-bedroom 36-bath mansion on Sugar Loaf Hill remains unsold. Furnishings were auctioned at a Bashas’ market while the two‑acre site awaits a buyer. potential sums in play include the $5.8 million value and the trust’s creditors, heirs, and the McCune Trust.
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Arizona House and Senate clash over school funding plan
In Phoenix leaders from both parties pressed toward a new school financing plan but deep gaps remained. Disputes centered on consolidating 293 districts and funding for new facilities, with state participation suggested at about 68 percent and a $1.30 local tax rate per $100 assessed valuation.
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Ruling backs police on undedicated Scottsdale streets
Scottsdale police may enforce traffic laws on streets used by the public but not city maintained. Capt Townsend says officers will target normal traffic ways in townhouse complexes and issue parking citations like blocking a fire lane. City Attorney Filler sought AG opinion. Nelson’s office confirms police have such authority.
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Gary Nelson
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Weather outlook and legal note mix with traffic ruling
Mostly sunny and mild today with high in the 70s and low tonight in the 40s. A letter by Assistant Attorney General Stanley Patchell defines a highway as any public way for vehicular traffic, extending to main lanes in shopping center parking lots, prompting discussion of citations.
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Poltergeists discussed in Scottsdale psychic class
Scottsdale educator Frank Baranowski teaches a class on psychic phenomena citing playful spirits in homes from Mesa to Globe and even mentions famous hauntings. Public Works Director Mark Stragier confirms flood control backing for the Indian Bend Wash project with state and county funds and potential federal siphon funding.
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Anowski
Ellie Sommer
Public Works
Mark Stragier
Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Indian Bend Wash
Stragier
Herbert Donald
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Donald
U. S. Senate
Arizona Canal
House of Representatives
Lynn, Anderson
Louis Jurwitz
Indian Bend
Notre Dame Upsets UCLA To End 88-Game Win Streak
Dwight Clay hit a corner jumper with 28 seconds left as second ranked Notre Dame defeated top ranked UCLA 71 to 70 on national television snapping the Bruins 88 game college basketball winning streak.
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Ind
Dwight Clay
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Hong Kong Expels Five Soviet Diplomats Over Espionage Probe
Hong Kong authorities expelled five Soviet diplomats and filed a strong protest with the Kremlin over alleged espionage by Soviet Embassy staff in Peking, according to New China News Agency reports.
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Vietnam and China clash near Paracels
South Vietnam reports land and sea battles near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea. Saigon says a Chinese gunboat was sunk while a Vietnamese warship was sunk with over 100 aboard and another damaged. Foreign ministry calls the actions brutal and an act of war.
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South Vietnam
China
South China Sea
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Paracel Islands
U.S. Vice Consul in Leningrad Returns After Street Scuffle
The State Department confirmed that David W. Schorer, 33, the U.S. vice consul in Leningrad, returned to the United States with his family after being roughed by unidentified Russians. He was taken to a Soviet police station on January 10 and released after contacting fellow diplomats.
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State Department
U.S
Leningrad
United States
Department
David W. Schorer
Heath targets coal miners talks to end Britain's crisis
Prime Minister Edward Heath pushes an all-out effort with union leaders to seal a coal miners accord as a first step to ending Britain's economic crisis. Government officials say talks concentrate on resolving the 269,000 miners stoppage and easing economic strain.
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