Volunteers battle oil spill to save wildlife
Thousands of volunteers in the San Francisco Bay area joined Standard Oil workers to combat a major oil spill from ruptured tanks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. They rescued waterfowl, cleaned birds with funeral oil and corn meal, and coordinated with the state Fish and Game Department as the Coast Guard opened an inquiry.
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Clifford P
Cheney
San Francisco
UPI
Bay
Yom
Uel
Tandard Oil Co
Jack Charles
San
KSAN
Standard Oil
California
Standard
Sixth Army
Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge
ubHiari
San Francisco” Bay
Pacific ‘Coast
San Francisco Bay Area
State’ Fish and Game Départment
Oregon
Arizona
Golden Gate” Bridge
Goast ‘Guard
Government drug spending questioned by GAO probes
UPI reports GAO officials testified government drug costs at federal facilities run nearly 1 billion dollars yearly. Officials say policies favor high priced medicines and VA overpaid by negotiating costly contracts rather than seeking competitive bids. Senator Nelson notes the situation as taxpayer concerns rise.
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General-Accounting Office
Nelson
Wisconsin
Elmer B. Staats
Staats
Veterans ‘Administration
ASU students present land plan for Indian Bend Wash
Fifth year architecture students at Arizona State University prepared a city council briefing on a six mile open space area in the Indian Bend Wash, a bridge, and an 18 hole municipal golf course. The study, a class project, offers no funding plan and mirrors aspects of the proposed 35 million civic program funded by sales tax if approved.
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Indian Bend Wash
Arizona State University
Scottsdale
Boeing 747 marks first birthday amid safety fixes and high usage
The Boeing 747 jumbo jet celebrates its first birthday with zero fatalities and 15 billion accident free passenger miles after engine modifications prompted by last year’s fires. The 365 passenger plane carried about 180 travelers per flight and faced earlier safety controversy with Pratt & Whitney engines.
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Washington
UPI
Jetliner
Federal’ Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety ‘Board
Pratt & Whitney
FAA
John HS
Scottsdale Lodge Installations Mark New Masonic Year
Scottsdale Masonic Lodge 18 installed officers for the new year. Wilhelm A. Amstitz Jr. became high priest while Paul I. Rouse and Raymond N. Jones were named king and scribe. Other 1971 officers include Carl K. Pratt secretary Robert H. Rhoades treasurer William W. McDonald captain of the host Richard E. Paget principal sojourner Robert E. Perry royal arch captain Corwin Bess master of the third veil Samuel E. Hoffer master of the second veil William Spraiger master of the first veil Stillson B. Arnquist chaplain Harry G. Bowen sentinel Noel W. Hanegek musician.
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Scottsdale Masonic Lodge
Wilhelm A. Amstitz. Jr
Paul I. Rouse
Raymond N. Jones
Carl K.pratt
Robert H. Rhoades
William W
McDonald
Richard.e. Paget
Robert E.~perry
Royal ‘Arch
Corwin Bess
Samuel E. Hoffer
William ‘Spraiger
Stillson B. Arnquist
Harry G. Bowen
Noel W. Hanegek
Ingleside Kaibab Hopi essay contest under way
Scottsdale Council PTA sponsors annual district wide essay contest for grades five through eight in the Scottsdale School District. The Tomorrow What Can Do to Make it Better title opens Monday and closes Jan 29. Local PTAs judge entries and send the top two from each grade to Council for final judging.
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Irma Winemiller
Scottsdale Council Pta
Scottsdale
PTA
Coronado
Hopi School
Robert Ann Kington Neler
Irwin Shapiro
Ingleside School
ASU Extends Winter Courses in Scottsdale Area
Arizona State University will offer several extension courses in the Scottsdale area starting the week of February 1. Pre registration runs January 25 to 30 at the University Extension office in the Academic Services Building. Seventeen courses will be offered at Coronado High School and other sites. A $16 per credit hour fee applies. Courses may be canceled for low enrollment with refunds available to pre registered students.
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Scottsdale
PTA
Tonolea
Sen Barcelona
Arizona State University
University Extension
ASU
Coronado
Devereux
Supai Sc
Eldorado
Coroner rules death of Grace Stephenson a self inflected gunshot wound
A Scottsdale coroner jury found that Grace Stephenson died from a personal safety related gunshot wound. She was declared dead on arrival at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital on January 2 after being taken there by common law husband Phil Tarran. Tarran said they argued in her residence at 8611 E Coronado and that he heard a gunshot. He reported finding her body with a chest wound and police located a 380 caliber pistol at the home.
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Scottsdale
Grace ‘Hanlon
Stephenson
Global population set to rise with fastest growth in Latin America
Population experts warn at a 2 percent growth rate the world will gain about 72.6 million people in 1970, with total world population up 343 million from 1965 to 1970. Kuwait and Costa Rica show high annual increases while East Germany and Hungary grow slowly. Africa has the highest birth rates. Sweden Luxembourg have the lowest. By 1975 four billion. 1986 five billion. 1995 six billion. Latin America shows the fastest growth with Mexico and six Central American nations averaging 3.4 percent annually.
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Population Reference Bureau
Arperte
Kuwait
Costa Rica
Central America
Ita
East
Germany
Africa
Dahomey
Burundi
Sweden
Luxembourg
United States
Norway
Latin -America
Middle “America
Mexico
Central ‘American
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U.S
Gaylord Nelson ‘Long
Ney
Federal
Barpitoctassi
Washafid
Erickson
John Erickson
Hopi
Helen Whitecomb
Eigh
Cour Rsé
Georgia Holmes
KTPO
Edward Strain
Scout
Ingleside
Thunderbird Room
Rich
Winemiller
Jeff
Levison
Tom. Hickerwell
Jeff Rowland
Julius Gendvilas
Monte Brarich
Hopp
Constance Burris
Fatima
Aau
Walter C. Alvarez
Mayor
Miments
Arizona Beef Council
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