Indians Seek 85 Million for Salt and Gila Lands
Hearings at Camelback Inn before the Indian Claims Commission examine compensation for over three million acres once held by Salt and Gila River tribes. Attorneys say awards could reach 85 million, or as low as 2 million, based on land value and the 1883 vs 1924 date of taking dispute. The case involves mining, agriculture, and mineral wealth plus how funds are spent on community projects.
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Salt and Gila River
Indian Claims Commission
Camelback Inn
Arizona
Samuel P. Goddard Jr
Salt River
United States
Goddard
Auto dealer makes 6000 mile dash to city council
Bud Brooks of Bud Brooks Cadillac interrupted a Sao Paulo vacation to attend a city council meeting on a half acre rezoning on Belleview Street and Scottsdale Road. The council approved his request in 25 minutes with little opposition as part of a routine agenda.
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Bud Brooks
Brooks
Bud Brooks Cadillac
Belleview Street
Scottsdale Road
Sao Paulo
Brazil
City Hall
Council
Uganda Releases Hijacked Plane After Telegram Request
Ugandan President Idi Amin freed the French airbus hijacked by pro-Palestinian guerrillas last month. He sent a telegram to Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta asking him to forget the ransom while Radio Uganda broadcast the claim of release without conditions. Amin had previously demanded payment for the plane's release.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Jomo Kenyatta
Radio
Uganda
Amin
Canada to Buy 18 Orion Planes in $1 Billion Pact
Ottawa signs a $1 billion contract with Lockheed to acquire 18 Orion patrol aircraft. The deal marks the largest peacetime military purchase in Canadian history as Ottawa seeks to replace aging Argus planes used since the 1960s.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Inflation Rises 0.5 Percent in June Driven by Energy
The government reports consumer prices up five tenths of a percent in June led by gasoline and energy products. Inflation closed the second quarter at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 percent, following rises of 0.6 percent in May and 0.4 percent in April.
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Washington
Riviera bank theft triggers biggest manhunt in Nice region
French police mounted a large manhunt across the Riviera placing roadblocks from Nice to catch six thieves who tunneled into an underground bank vault and stole $12 million. Investigators said the burglars likely crossed into Italy before the robbery was detected.
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Nice
France
Riviera
Italy
Senate passes Watergate reform bill to create permanent prosecutor
The Senate approved a Watergate reform measure 91-5 to create a permanent prosecutor’s office to oversee scandals and to bar presidents from appointing top campaign officials as attorney general or deputy attorney general. The bill moves to the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Overrules Ford on Public Works Bill for Jobs
The Senate votes 75 to 20 to override the president and pass a 3.95 billion public works bill. House actions follow with expected override. grants total 3.25 billion for state and local projects to create about 200,000 jobs and maintain 90,000 government positions amid recession.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Congress
Griffin
Michigan
Detroit
School board member denies conflict in probe role
Scottsdale official Donald Swanson defends his seat on a special education task force studying alleged abuses in school construction and supply bids. He says prior involvement with Chaparral High’s 1974 addition and contractor ties do not create conflicts.
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Scottsdale
Donald Swanson
Chaparral High School
Speros Construction Co
Alpha One
Swans
Carolyn Warner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Swanson
William P. Reilly
Arizona Public Service
Paradise Valley considers separate ordinance on antenna heights
Planning and zoning commissioners debated limiting antennas, backing a separate ordinance for radio and TV antennas distinct from chimneys. They extended the 30 foot limit for structures skyward and planned a special use permit option for ham operators taller than 30 feet. About 40 ham operators exist in town, with residents expressing opposition to towers. Local figure Barry Goldwater was not present to comment.
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Paradise Valley
Warren Mays
John Stewart
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Lincoln Drive
44Th Street
Teacher groups back Usdane in Senate bid in Arizona
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers and Scottsdale Education Association endorsed Robert Usdane for the Republican nomination to the state senate in District 28. They argued Americo Carvalho is anti-education, citing his stance on tenure and professional negotiation.
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Scottsdale
Robert Usdane
State Senate
Americo “Mac” Carvalho
John Paul Jones
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Gerry Nagle
Scottsdale Education Association
Jones
Nagle
Usdane
Scottsdale School Board
Carvalho
Weather risks ease as heat lingers forecast
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with seasonably warm temperatures. Highs approach 105 degrees today and tomorrow, with overnight lows around 80, signaling continued heat risk.
Work begins on Scottsdale Memorial Hospital east wing expansion
Construction resumes after a three week strike to finish the top two floors of the new east wing at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. The project adds 78 beds bringing capacity to 340 and aligns with the peak season. Remodeling of the dietary area is to finish by Jan 14.
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Gila Bend
Face Mountain
Lake Pleasant
Dromedary Peak
Black Mountains
Red Rock
Goddard
Jack Mantooth
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Mantooth
Olympic Village
Montreal
Scottsdale
Margaret Thomas
SMH
Thomas
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David Marshall
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Richard W. Yarborough
Indian Claims Commissioner
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