Sniper Incident Claimed Against Ford Motorcade Windshield
Texas DPS later said a sniper did not crack the patrol car window escorting Vice President Ford. Officials cited heat or a rock from a passing vehicle as the cause, with Secret Service declining shots were fired. No spent shells or traces found. investigation to confirm cause continues.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas Department of Public Safety
Gérald Ford
Chester Fant
Fant
Bill Roberts
Secret Service
Roberts
DPS
Jim Bryan
Ford
Scottsdale water secure despite Arizona drought impact
City officials say Scottsdale has ample water capacity with wells deeper than pumping. Utilities director Kircher notes drought could force curtailments elsewhere if rain remains scarce, especially on Mogollon Rim. Paradise Valley Water and Arcadia Water report no curtailment concerns currently. Phoenix Water comments unavailable.
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Marc Stragier
Arizona
Scottsdale
Robert Kircher
State Corporation Commission
Kirchers
Commission
Three New Garbage Trucks Avert Scottsdale Collection Complaints
Scottsdale adds three mechanized refuse trucks this month to fix delays in pickup. Officials say breakdowns were the main issue, and the new sideloading vehicles should speed collection. Residents like Virginia Morgan had suffered three weeks without trash pickup, while others report littered alleys from spilled loads.
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Gil Johnson
Scottsdale
Tim Bray
Bray
Virginia Morgan
E. Vernon Ave
Lawrence McMillan
Refuse Department
Herb Drinkwater
One-Legged Bandit Robs Sunset Bank Then Hails Taxi
A one legged robber with crutches fled a Sunset Boulevard bank after demanding cash. He then called a taxi from a nearby bar as deputies checked with cab dispatchers for the suspect. The teller handed over $1,000 after he presented a note. The amputation was above the knee.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sunset Boulevard
Security Pacific National Bank
Scottsdale Planning Commission weighs townhouse rezoning bid
The staff urges rejection of Martha Riley’s 37 acre rezoning request to allow about 166 townhomes at Hayden Road and the Arizona Canal stating the site is not near the Indian Bend Wash and remains in R1 10 pattern. Also on the agenda a Miller and Almeria road request for service residential zoning and an abandonment proposal on 60th Street and Thomas Road with a 15 foot utility easement.
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Scottsdale
Riley
Miller and
Almeria Roads
Osmond Burton
Commission
Edgar Pease
60Th Street
Thomas
Pease
Nixon aides deny phlebitis discussion with Kissinger
Senior American officials traveling with Henry Kissinger say President Nixon never discussed his phlebitis with Kissinger or indicated pain. Kissinger allegedly observed Nixon with his left leg elevated during staff meetings but no reference to the ailment was made.
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Munich
Germany
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Thieves Loot California Guard Armory in Compton
Compton police say the armory theft involved an arsenal of weapons and ammunition. Detective Arthur Camarillo suggests the burglars were skilled and possibly linked to a terrorist group or familiar with a firearm market.
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Compton
Calif
California National Guard
Arthur Camarillo
Mandel divorce filed after governor left wife for another woman
Barbara Mandel wife of Maryland governor Marvin Mandel files for divorce in Baltimore circuit court citing abandonment. The couple married 33 years ago and the governor reportedly left her for another woman nearly a year earlier.
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Baltimore
Barbara Mandel
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Trudeau visits Ontario as Stanfield heads west for campaign end
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau travels into Ontario while Conservative leader Robert Stanfield moves west for the final two days of the election campaign. Polls suggest Liberals may secure a minority government again, while Conservatives could gain enough undecided votes to form a minority Tory government, first in 11 years.
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Pierre. Elliott Trudeau
Ontario
Robert Stanfield
Liberals
Weekend heat relief with diminishing winds forecast
Mostly sunny conditions through today and Sunday with a slight chance of an early evening thunderstorm bringing strong winds and dust. Temperatures peak near 108 today and 106 Sunday with low tonight in the mid 80s and a 10 percent chance of measurable rain this evening.
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John F . Kennedy
Irving
Bryan
Los Colinas
Bob Johnstone
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Stragier
Kircher
Indian
School Road
Indian Bend
Wash
Paradise Valley
Water’ Company
Indian Bend Road
Chaparral’ Road
Water Company
Tas
Arcadia Water Company
Camelback Mountain
Phoenix Water. Company
Indian School
Townhouse
United Press International
Mandel
Trudeau
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