Scottsdale teen and Tempe friend attempt 20 hour underwater chess record
Jim Knutsen 17 of Scottsdale and Steve Rinkenberger 19 of Tempe began at 10 30 p m to play chess underwater for 20 hours in a Tempe pool aiming to beat the 16 hour 10 minute record. They have air tanks wetsuits a 24 hour pool lease underwater spectators and a magnetized board to keep pieces in place. If successful they will emerge around 6 30 p m with Pat Spangler and Bill Corpstein documenting the attempt.
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Scottsdale
Tempe
Jim Knutsen
Granite Reef Rd
Steve Rinkenberger
Rita Lane
Knutsen
Rinkenberger
Spangler
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Christina Onassis Weds In Private Glyfada Chapel
Christina Onassis and Alexander Andreadis married in a small private Greek Orthodox ceremony at a Glyfada chapel outside Athens. The union ties two vast fortunes and global business interests in a subdued seaside setting.
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Athens
Greece
Christina Onassis
Alexander Andreadis
Glyfada
Veterans disability bill passed by voice vote in House
The House approved by voice vote a bill boosting benefits by 10 to 12 percent for about two million veterans disabled in military service, more than double the Ford administration request. The Senate action and possible presidential veto remain uncertain.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Coast Guard seeks reinforcements to combat Florida Keys oil slick
The Coast Guard asked for cleanup equipment and specialists from Elizabeth City North Carolina on Monday night to bolster efforts to remove a tar like oil slick affecting sandy beaches and coral reefs in the Florida Keys.
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Miami
Coast Guard
Florida Keys
Elizabeth City
N.C
Nixon Office Staff Funds Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to grant former President Richard Nixon 175000 dollars for his office staff in the next year, exceeding the House allotment by 53848 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Richard Nixon
House
City hookup fee ruled legal by Superior Court
Superior Court Judge Robert L. Myers upheld the city water hookup fee as constitutional and valid. The city may use fees collected since September 1972 totaling about 576 941 dollars to fund general city needs, with no use to date. The Home Builders Association had argued the fee unconstitutional and expansion of water service. appeal status remains unclear.
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Chad Cowley
Scottsdale
Home Builders Association
City of Phoenix Water System
Myers
Solar loan guarantees advance in Senate Interior panel
The Senate Interior Committee approved an amendment by Sen. Paul Fannin to provide federal loan guarantees for solar and geothermal energy and backed an extra $1 billion in loan guarantee authority for the Energy Research and Development Program to spur solar and geothermal projects. The measure also cites $5 billion in loan guarantees for synthetic fuels.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Fannin
Energy Researchr
Arizona
House leaders plan energy talks with Ford after veto standoff
House leaders arranged talks with President Ford on energy legislation for Wednesday, likely after a vote on Ford’s plan to end oil price controls over 30 months. No override push on the vetoed bill for more crude price controls.
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Washington
House
Ford
Carl Albert
White House
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Wright
Democratic
Albert
Administration Energy
City defends sign amortization law amid SAM challenge
City officials defend the sign amortization ordinance citing voter approval of a 1973 charter amendment. Scottsdale merchants association SAM sues in Maricopa County Superior Court seeking to strike down the measure, arguing it violates zoning law and constitutes a taking without just compensation. The ordinance requires legal nonconforming signs to be removed or made compliant by August 20, with the city distinguishing police power from eminent domain. SAM accuses merchants of law breaking while asserting signs remain legal under prior permits.
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Richard Filler
Scottsdale Associated Merchants
SAM
Maricopa County
Guy Gelbron
Arizona
Filler
Scottsdale
Apollo Crew Faces Splashdown Parties After Homecoming
Apollo astronauts prepare for postflight celebrations after Soyuz return. Stafford Brand and Slayton extend their mission for three extra days to gather data while Leonov and Kubasov land in Kazakhstan ending an era of open Soviet spaceflight.
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D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Alexei Leonov
Valeri Kubasov
Soyuz
Soviet
Kazakhstan
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Paralyzed hitchhiker advocates wheelchair access campaign
Garry Bivins, confined to a wheelchair for seven years, hitchhiked from Memphis to Scottsdale to attend the Paralyzed Veterans Association convention and urge improved accessibility. He cites limited airline seating, theater fears, and taxi costs, urging more humane treatment and practical fixtures to aid wheelchair users. He aims to spur action rather than world change.
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Garry Bivins
Scottsdale
Memphis, Tenn
Mike Petryni
Bivins
Memphis
Tenn
Paralyzed Veterans’ Association
Arizona Biltmore
Arkansas
Ralph
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