Carter Chooses Mondale as Running Mate at Americana Hotel
President Jimmy Carter revealed his selection of Walter Mondale as his vice presidential candidate at a Sun morning press conference in the Royal Ballroom of the Americana Hotel. Mondale arrived with his wife Joan as Carter defended his historic decision and cited Mondale's clear vision for the presidency.
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Plains
Ford
Mondale
The
Joan
Scottsdale sales tax rise signals rebound in 1975 76
Scottsdale's sales tax take grew 10.5 percent for the 1975 76 fiscal year over the prior year and rose 13.2 percent in the first six months of 1976. Automobile dealers led gains with a 33 percent rise, hotels and motels up 25 percent, while construction lagged with a 4.5 percent drop. Total June 1976 collections were up 14.8 percent from June 1975.
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Scottsdale
Michael Stroup
Lawyer claims APS newsletter illegal political expenditure
Scottsdale attorney Theodore C. Jarvi filed a complaint with the Arizona Corporation Commission on behalf of RASP Ratepayers Against Subsidized Politics alleging APS Arizona Lifestyle newsletter is a political campaign funded by customers. The group seeks APS to halt the publication prevent further ratepayer funding and establish a public input mechanism and cost refunds. The utilities commission will hear the case at 9 a.m. Monday at its Phoenix offices.
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Arizona Public Service Co
Iene
Arizona Corporation Commission
Scottsdale
Theodore C. Jarvi
APS
RASP
Commission
Arizona
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Corporation Commission
Utilities Division
W. Encanto Boulevard
Phoenix
Phoenix seeks temporary use of abandoned RMFD station for Paradise Valley fire area
Scottsdale and Rural Metro Fire Department may allow Phoenix to utilize the empty 71st Place station as a stopgap until the 56th Street Thunderbird Road facility opens in December. Officials caution Phoenix must coordinate with Scottsdale and RMFD. zoning and funding for repairs are potential hurdles.
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Metro Fire Department
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Phoenix
Paradise Valley
56Th Street
Thunderbird Road
Phoenix City Council
71St Place
Mercer Lane
Phoenix Fire Department
Jon Altmann
32Nd Street
Scottsdale Road
Cactus Road
Altmann
Witzeman
Drinkwater
Arizona greyhound tracks offer to sell to charity
The owners of Arizona's six greyhound tracks propose selling all interests to a nonprofit corporation, with proceeds donated to charity. Steven Berg, attorney for the Jeremy Jacobs family and Funks Greyhound Racing Circuit, said also representing Ramscorp and Sportservice, announced the bid to the state Racing Commission, which set a 90 day deadline to present a plan for the sale.
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Arizona
State Racing Commission
Commission
Steven Berg
Jeremy Jacobs
Buffalo
N.Y
Emprise Corp
Ramscorp Metals
Sportservice
Berg
Funks Greyhound Racing Circuit, Inc
Funks Greyhound
Ramscorp
John Goodman
Ford signs $32.9 billion defense bill authorizing B1 bomber
President Ford signs a 32.9 billion weapons procurement bill authorizing B1 bomber production and earmarking 6.7 billion to expand the Navy fleet. He criticizes Congress for rejecting essential defense programs and funding others he deems unnecessary.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Ford invites 200 Native American leaders to White House meeting
President Ford plans a White House meeting Friday afternoon with about 200 Indian tribal and organization leaders. Press Secretary Ron Nelsen calls it the first such wide ranging gathering with Indian leaders by a U.S. president.
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Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Britain names envoy to Uganda as tensions rise
London named a new envoy to Uganda to safeguard 500 British residents amid worsening ties with Idi Amin. The move followed the disappearance of an elderly British Israeli woman as a UN Security Council debate over the Israeli raid that rescued 102 hijacked hostages in Uganda reached a deadlock.
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London
Britain
Uganda
Bali Quake Kills 223 as Island Suffered Major Damage
Bali Gov Sukarmen reports 223 dead and 2350 injured after a Wednesday earthquake in Bali. Buleleng district on the island’s northern tip bore the worst damage with about 90 percent of homes wrecked, many victims being children.
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Indonesia
Sukarmen
Buleleng
Soviet arms shipments to Syria halted amid Lebanese conflict
Beirut reports Soviet Union suspended arms and spare parts to Syria to pressure President Assad to stop military actions against Palestinians and leftist allies. As Safir says leftists still receive Soviet weapons by sea despite a Syrian blockade. other papers claim Syrian artillery shelled a ship believed unloading Soviet arms in Tripoli.
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Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
As Safir
Tripoli
Weekend Heat Expected With Sunshine And Narrow Rain Chance
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies today and Friday with little temperature change. Highs near 105 degrees, nights around the upper 80s, and a 10 percent chance of measurable rain tonight.
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