Conviction Upheld in 1974 Double Murder Case
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Tempe man John Richard Hatton's 1975 murder convictions for the killings of two 12-year-old Scottsdale students, ruling interrogations and statements admissible as voluntary. The decision cites Miranda-warnings not required during initial in apartment questioning.
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Arizona Supreme Court Today
Tempe
Scottsdale
John Richard Hatton
Kelly Kardell
Jeffrey Schlosser
Mohave School
High Court
Hatton
Coconut Creek
Fla
Broward County
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Richard Bazzel
Brazzel
Shady fishing at Chaparral Lake prompts permits
At Chaparral Lake a shady bank spot is hard to find so anglers bring umbrellas while fishing. The lake is stocked by the state and requires special permits for use.
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Chaparral
Explosion damages unit at San Juan Generating Station
Two people injured and one generating unit damaged by an explosion at the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington New Mexico. Officials say the cause is unknown but likely steam related not fugitive gas or coal.
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Farmington
N.M
San Juan
Bud Mulcock
Public Service Co
New Mexico
Palestinian Front Claims Petah Tiqva Market Bombing
The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced in Beirut that a guerrilla planted the pipe bomb at the Petah Tiqva market killing a woman and wounding 20 others in response to Prime Minister Begin’s settlement policy. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticized higher business rates and a proposed citizen stamp rate.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Petah Tiqva
Menahem Begin
Palestine
Popular Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Beirut
U.S. crime rate falls 9 percent in early 1977
FBI Uniform Crime Reports show a 9 percent drop in the national crime rate in the first quarter over 1976, the largest quarterly decline in 19 years. Larceny led declines at 11 percent while rapes rose 5 percent and aggravated assaults increased.
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Washington
FBI
Scottsdale Sees Stable Local Crime In First Quarter
Scottsdale Police report the serious crime index for January to March 1977 at 1452 offenses, unchanged from the prior year. Larceny rose 3 percent to 926, while aggravated assault fell 25 percent and robbery dropped 13.3 percent. no murders were reported. FBI data show Phoenix crime down 9.5 percent with varied category shifts.
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FBI
Scottsdale
Griffin B. Bell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Phoenix
Scottsdale School Board rejects talks ultimatum with teachers
The Scottsdale School Board refused to re enter negotiations with the Scottsdale Federation of Teachers after an ultimatum to return to talks. SFT leader Leonard Barcelona criticized the decision calling it stonewalling while the board cited adherence to established procedures. The dispute follows a failed 1977-78 salary and policy package with most teachers having signed contracts despite the package being defeated.
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Scottsdale
Leonard Barcelona
Arizona Federation Ofce
SFT
Barcelona
Paul Streich
Streich
Daniel Salcito
Deportation fight gives Tempe couple glimmer of hope
Polish physicist John Olejniczak and his wife Teresa face deportation after years of bureaucratic delays. They have a US-born son and a Polish son stranded in Poland. State Department support and renewed political pressure from Arizona senators offer renewed hope as work permits and permanent status loom.
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John
Teresa Olejniczak
Tempe
Poland
Olejniczaks
Olejniczak
U.S
Bartek
Peter
West
Arizona
Ford
Carter
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of State
Warsaw
New York
Immigration Service
John Rhodes
Rariz
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Rhodes
State Department
Three flood control plans proposed for northeast Valley
Collar Williams and White Engineering Inc will present three flood control alternatives next week in Scottsdale Phoenix and Paradise Valley. The plan includes channelization detention basins or a combination to manage a once in 100 year flood in the northeast Valley.
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Collar, Williams and White Engineering Inc
Maricopa County
W. Durango St
Scottsdale
And
Water Resources Associates
Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Leslie Bond
Tatum Boulevard
Pima Road
Central
Arizona Project
Indian Bend
George Tepoy
Collar, Williams and White
Bill Erickson
Indian Bend Wash
Erickson
Tepy and
Thunderbird
Cactus
Shea Boulevard
Tepoy
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Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr
Shady Fishing
Associated Press
Paris
France
Ahmed Ghanahalla
Polisario Front
Africa
Spanish Sahara
Mauritania
Morocco
Concrod
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Seabrook
U.S. District Court
Hugh Bownes
Thompson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Paul
Benjamin Bailor
North-Central
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