Lawsuit appeal ties up 600000 city water fees
The Scottsdale water hookup fees totaling about 577000 collected since 1972 remain in an untouched fund while an appeal of a Maricopa County ruling challenges the legality of the 400 plus fee. City officials say the money is earmarked for capital improvements to the water system and not the general fund. The Homebuilders Association contends the fee is unconstitutional and onerous.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Robert L. Myers
Homebuilders Association of
Central Arizona
Richard Filler
Myers
Jenkins
Wenkins
Richard Mettler
The
Homebuilders Association
Parada del Sol Opens With Holbrook Riders And Rodeo
Parada begins Thursday with Pony Express mail delivery by Holbrook's Hashknife riders arriving by 10 am at the post office on Osborn Road. Rodeo events unfold at the grounds on 75th Street north of Osborn Road with three performances set Friday to Sunday. Tickets range from 3.50 to 6 dollars, with Kids' Day on Friday priced at 1.50 for students and younger.
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Holbrook
Hashknife Gang
E. Osborn Rd
75Th Street
Osborn Road
County Officials Defend 6 Million Hospital Computer Contract
Three top county officials including the county manager defended a 6 million Honeywell bid for a hospital computer system. They argued bids were open to review and that the lowest bidder was not necessarily the best, citing job capability ratings and the need to protect vendor relations.
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Chris Shue
Maricopa County General Hospital
Honeywell Systems, Inc
Honeywell
Charles Miller
Joseph Mayfield
Michael S.griffin
Information Systems and Services Department
County Board of Supervisors
Burroughs Corps
Miller
Griffin
Burroughs
National Cash Register
NCR
International Business Machines
IBM
Board of Supervisors
Mayfield
Rabin vows talks with Arab leaders for peace
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told Congress he would meet any Arab head of government for peace talks. He linked success to Israel's strength and pressed the U.S. to restore aid, proposing a reconvened Geneva Peace Conference in 1973 format without the PLO.
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Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Congress
Middle East
Senate
House
Rabin
Israel
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
United States
Soviet Union
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Usery confirmation for labor secretary likely in Senate
President Ford's nomination of W J Usery Jr to head labor is expected to gain quick Senate approval. Usery, head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, faced questions before the Senate Labor Committee amid broad support from management and organized labor. The State Department substantiated nearly 250 complaints by Americans mistreated in Mexican jails, with about 130 unsubstantiated and 400 inconclusive.
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Washington
Ford
W.J. Usery Jr
Senate
Usery
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Senate Labor Committee
State Department
Ford Fires HUD Housing Official Over Conflict of Interest
President Ford dismissed H R Crawford the top HUD housing management official amid questions of possible conflict of interest. HUD officials said the matter has been referred to the Justice Department for review.
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Washington
Ford
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
H.R. Crawford
Justice Department
Cease-Fire Commission Orders Action in Bekaa Region
In Beirut the joint cease-fire commission of Syrian Lebanese and Palestinian officers orders action to stop Moslem attacks on Christian villages in eastern Lebanon within 24 hours. Police spokesman cites secret measures to crack down amid the Bekaa conflict.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bekaa
Scottsdale School Board mulls $4.77 million special education budget
The Scottsdale School Board may cut a proposed 1976-77 special education budget of 4.767 million dollars up 76.9 percent from this year. Administrators seek 135 additional special education staff as 2,779 students are expected to grow to 3,938 next year with most growth in high schools.
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Tim McGraw
Scottsdale
State Department of Education
al Scharf
Sharf
Jack Kearney
Bob Uldane
Paul Streich
Usdane
Scharf
State Department
Scottsdale School
Scottsdale Road Work Planned to Begin Mid April
Construction on the Scottsdale Road improvement project is set to start around April 15 and wrap by September 15 to minimize downtown traffic during tourist season. The $1.7 million plan covers road repaving from Indian School to Osborn, a storm drain from Indian School to Thomas, and access work toward the Indian Bend Wash with federal funding likely covering about 500000 to 85 percent of costs.
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Scottsdale Road
Federal Highway
Indian School Road
Osborn Road
Indian School
Thomas Road
Thomas
Indian Bend Wash
Jeff Kracht
Scottsdale Capital Improvements Engineering Program
Kracht
Osborn
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Unitarian Cooperative
Richardson Stables
Mockingbird Lane
Brightie
Jody Rudkin
Kirk Duxberry
Zoey Rapport
James A. Jenkins
Parada
OPEC
Paris
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
International Conference
Vienna
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