Tots Learn Feeling Language Through Touch And Sound
Twenty preschoolers in Phoenix work with Braille and tactile activities to prepare for a sighted world. Raymond learns Braille via fabric blocks, Diana uses pegboards, and Hope explores with sense and sound at Grace Lutheran Church with Foundation for Blind Children in Scottsdale.
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Patmcelfresh
Raymond
Diana
Hope
Phoenix
Grace Lutheran Church
N. 3Rd St
Foundation
Scottsdale
75Th St
Sue Jeffrey
Elaine Baldridge
Clarence Bluhm
Polka Pals to Perform at Eldorado Park This Thursday
Polka Pals will headline a free open air concert at Eldorado Park 2311 N Miller Rd from 8 to 9 pm. Carl Rosin and his band are well known in the Valley with Oktoberfest appearances and Scottsdale Summer Concerts. Barbecue facilities paddleboats and soft drinks will be available. The program ends with a fireworks display sponsored by City of Scottsdale Community Services and Phoenix Federation of Musicians local 586.
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Carl Rosin
Eldorado Park
N. Miller Rd
Rosin
Phoenix
Scottsdale
City of Scottsdale Community Services
Phoenix Federation of Musicians, Local 586
Williams fills seven Arizona boards and commissions
Governor Jack Williams appoints seven to state boards and commissions. Reappointments include William D. Hull to Optometry, Viola Bowers to Practical Nurses, and James W. Devoe to Cosmetology. New members are Leon Crum to Structural Pest Control, D. Jay Ryan to Accountancy, Geoffrey E. Ballard to Oil and Gas Conservation, and Clyde D. Damron to Dispensing Opticians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
Jack Williams
William D. Hull
Lake Havasu City
State
Optometry Board
Viola Bowers
Tucson
Practical Nurses Committee
James W. Devoe
State Board of Cosmetology
Leon Crum
Yuma
State Structural Pest Control Board
D. Jay Ryan
State Board of Accountancy
Geoffrey E.H. Ballard
Sierra Vista
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Clyde D. Damron
State Board of Dispensing Opticians
Desert Survival Camp Opens Sign-Ups For Youth
The city community service office begins registration for a six day desert survival camp at Cholla Park for students in grades five through eight. It covers desert survival backpacking outdoor cooking and camping techniques with compass map reading and water and food procurement. The week starts Monday with an overnight Saturday outing and costs 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholla Park
Fired Black Man Sues Phoenix Health Network
Lawrence A. Robinson, a former associate executive director for administration at the Maricopa Community Health Network, sues for $200,000 claiming he was fired because he is black. The network faces shutdown by Sept 30 due to loss of federal funding.
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Phoenix
UPI
Maricopa Community Health Network
Lawrence A. Robinson
The
Health Network
Four couples seek seats in Arizona Legislature
Four husband and wife teams enter races across Arizona. In District 3 Rep Benjamin Hanley and his wife Joy seek the Democratic nominations. District 17 lists Lew Singer and his wife Mary competing for party nominations. A Gilbert couple Albert and Irene Leitch run under separate banners in District 30. In District 19 Ronald James and his wife Susan seek Democratic nominations for Senate and House respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
Benjamin Hanley
Window Rock
Joy
Sun City
House
Lew Singer
Mary
Gilbert
Albert Leitch
Irene
Ronald James
Senate
Susan
Escape failed as two convicts surrender after five day siege
Two inmates Frank Gorham and Robert Jones released hostages during a five day standoff at the U.S. District Courthouse then surrendered to Assistant Police Chief Maurice Cullinane. They were flown to a federal prison in Atlanta and declined to speak to reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Frank Gorham
Robert Jones
Maurice Cullinane
U.S
Atlanta
Cullinane
Nixon papers value halved in IRS audit
Independent auditors hired by the IRS valued Nixon papers at less than half the $576 000 claimed by Nixon appraisers. The New York Times reported the House Judiciary Committee has copies of the audit and is weighing public release. The review notes defects in Nixon’s 1969 to 1972 tax returns and details of the papers’ lack of historical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
New York Times
House Judiciary Committee
IRS
Times
Newlyweds Convicted In Drug Carrying Case
In Athens a court convicted newlywed couple Jeffrey Hockwell of Newquay England and Linda Jean Blow of Sydney Canada of drug carrying and sentenced Hockwell to three years in prison and Blow to eight months. Blow is nearing release after serving most of her term.
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Athens
UPI
Jeffrey Hockwell
Newquay
Cornwall
England
Linda Jean Blow
Sydney
British Columbia
Canada
Blow
Debate over plea bargaining spurred by Watergate trials
The article reviews plea bargaining in U S criminal justice, noting about 90 percent of convictions come from guilty pleas. It discusses Watergate defendants using bargains, the new federal rules requiring open court disclosure starting August 1, and the arguments for and against the practice including fairness, efficiency, and constitutional concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cary Washington
CNS
Watergate
Spiro Agnew
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Congress
Harvard Law
Alan Dershowitz
United States
National Advisory Commission
Miranda freed on bond after weapons arrest in Tempe
Ernesto Miranda, famous for the 1963 kidnap rape case, was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm after police found a loaded .38 revolver during a car search in Tempe. He posted a $1,100 bond and a preliminary hearing was set in Tempe Justice Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tempe
API
Ernesto Miranda
U.S. Supreme Court
Michael Breedlove
Miranda
Breedlove
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DeGrazia
Scottsdale Bridge Club
N. 73Rd Street
Black Man Sues
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Thomas Hollas
Will Fleeson
Fleeson
Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale Rd
Tom McCarthy
Shamrock Dist. Co
Ella Barnett
Vi Reeves
Lincoln Plaza Liquors
N. Scottsdale Rd
Gorham
Springfield
China
Algeria
Debra Collins
John Dean
White House
Egiul Krogh Jr
White House Plumbers
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Frederick C. LaRue
John Mitchell
Herbert Kalmbach
Charles Colson
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Museum of
Hayden Road
McDowell Rd
Shea
Scottsdale Road
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