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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
2
Providence Rhode Island AP report profiles Lawrence Paros who collected 50000 cliches into The Great American Cliche after quitting a federal teaching program. He argues cliches reflect American speech and culture while offering ready made responses for politicians and public figures.
Howard Easley, supervising deputy U.S. Marshal in Tucson, named chief marshal for Arizona replacing Pat Madrid who resigned amid an investigation into multiple matters including office record-keeping. Read files suit to place his name on the 1st District Congressional ballot as a World Party candidate.
Cuban consul Daniel Ferrer Fernandez narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping in Merida as gunmen killed his companion Artanan Diaz. The embassy spokesman said Diaz was a mechanic from a Cuban fishing boat and Diaz's body would be flown to Havana. Ferrer Fernandez had survived a prior bombing at his home.
Memorial services for Norman Edward Anderson a 74 year old retired Chicago policeman and World War II Navy veteran will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Messinger Mortuary 7601 E Indian School Rd Scottsdale Memorial Hospital reported his death Thursday Survivors include a brother Leroy
Martha Ann Hanby 50 died Friday at home. Services 1:30 p.m. today at Green Acres Mortuary 401 N Hayden Rd. She lived at 6815 2nd St. and is survived by husband Daniel of Houston two daughters Martha Jo and Molly Ann of Houston and son Roger S. Sandridge of New Orleans.
The Bureau of Land Management report concludes heat and stress caused 50 wild horse deaths at the Dugway Proving Ground. It cites elevated temperatures, forced exertion and water intoxication as main factors, with water supplies increased but not preventing watering.
In Houston, probate Judge Pat Gregory refused to remove Annette Gano Lummis and her son William Lummis as Texas executors of Howard Hughes estate. The ruling followed about 90 minutes of testimony. The judge denied appointing Noah Dietrich as administrator and approved a $400,000 Merrill Lynch contract to audit assets and advise investments.
Congress moves to end the home office tax deduction for many workers unless no other office exists. The Senate Finance Committee also cut 11 of 73 business tax-cut provisions and scaled down five others, saving about 175 million dollars of the package’s 1 billion dollar annual cost. The amendments would tighten deductions for vacation homes and preserve smaller tax cuts for alimony, sick-pay reform, and a 1.7 billion dollar small business levy.
A First National Bank of Arizona report based on Arizona State University data shows a July food index of 166.1, meaning shoppers paid 16.61 for a fixed basket, up from 16.50 in June and 17.04 a year ago. Increases stem from miscellaneous foods, meats, and dairy, offset by declines in cereals and fruits and vegetables.
Maricopa County Superior Court disqualified four Democratic legislative candidates while approving three including District 26 House candidate Richard T. Biedler. Judges rejected Senate bids by Samuel Wesley and Ewell Collins and House bid by Bob Ledbetter. Quintero was disqualified from District 23 Senate race. Villaverde and Hutton also challenged. Corcoran ruled in favor of the three approved, placing them on the primary ballot. Republican officials cite petition validity. Democratic chair condemns the GOP move.
DC police chief Maurice Cullinane ordered that all elected officials are subject to arrest for criminal offenses just like other citizens. The move follows the Waggoner case when immunity was granted to Rep. Joe D. Waggoner Jr. amid questions of a cover up involving a police decoy.
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