Early Morning Car Work Sparks $58,000 Scottsdale Fire
An explosion during draining gasoline from Mani’s car around 2 a.m. ignited fumes, burning two Scottsdale homes and two vehicles. Daniel Mann and a friend were treated for injuries as 20 firefighters battled the blaze. one adjoining attic and several contents were destroyed.
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Morse’s Nation Honors Former U S Senator Wayne Morse
Oregon paid last respects as Wayne Morse lay in state at the Capitol. Morse died at 73 after a 24 year Senate career and remained on the campaign trail for his party despite losing in 1968 to Bob Packwood. Leon Jaworski sought immediate court action to force Nixon to deliver subpoenaed tapes for the Watergate coverup trial.
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Nixon impeachment battle continues on Judiciary Committee
White House allies on the House Judiciary Committee criticized the impeachment case as minimal and inadequate while Democrats held firm and Republicans leaned toward supporting Nixon's removal from office.
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House Judiciary Committee
Dean Testifies Nixon Desirable To Pay Watergate Burglar
Dean tells House Judiciary Committee he believed it was desirable for the president to pay 75000 to Watergate burglar Hunt. He also says he destroyed two notebooks and a telephone directory found in Hunt's White House safe after the break in.
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Justice Department to file anti trust suit against AT&T
A Bureau of National Affairs notice in Washington reports the Justice Department plans to sue American Telephone and Telegraph Company to force divestiture of its Western Electric unit which supplies most Bell System equipment.
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Supreme Court Limits Interdistrict Busing Across County Lines
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that busing black students from inner city Detroit to white suburbs is improper, reaffirming local control. The decision affects desegregation plans in Indianapolis Louisville and Atlanta and sends the case back to lower courts to address Detroit segregation issues. Justice Marshall dissented, calling it a giant step backwards.
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Schools face desegregation after high court ruling
Scottsdale School Supt. William Randall says the Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 anti-busing ruling leaves districts in a status quo but leaves the desegregation issue unresolved. Randall calls the nub a technical question of court legislation versus the social question of desegregation. Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote the majority opinion.
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Local Control of Schools Debate Over Desegregation Ruling
Randall notes that affirming local control would avoid courts becoming a de facto legislative body on desegregation. He cites questions of tax assessments district reorganization and whether education can solve social problems through desegregation strategies.
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Local control debated as Scottsdale eyes funding referendum
Randall warns that despite a court shift, educational and social problems persist and local control may be fading as the state takes larger role. Scottsdale plans to test public support for increased local school financing via a spring referendum.
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School bid for Heber center blocked by Rep. Conlan
A Snowflake teacher accuses Rep. John Conlan of blocking his school district’s bid to take over the abandoned Heber Job Corps Center. He alleges Conlan promised to back the district but remained vague after meeting officials. Forest Service eligibility and rival Malouf proposals add to the dispute over first priority for the property.
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Job Corps Center
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Snowflake Union
Conlan
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Beecroft
Raymond Kellis
Snowflake
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Forest Service
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Albuquerque
Bob Carey
Mesa
Corlan
Carey
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
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Phoenix
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Key Malouf
Job Corp
Kimball Conlan
Washington
Young Life
SRP Water Release Policy Unchanged After Fatal Flood
SRP spokesman says policy on notifying agencies about water releases remains the same after a Salt River incident on the Indian Reservation in which three people died. Release was set at 113 cfs then raised to 1500 cfs by 10 p.m., with police notified at 10:30 after the release began.
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Sheriff’s Department
Messinger Named Scottsdale Vice Mayor in Council Vote
Paul R. Messinger was chosen as Scottsdale's new vice mayor by the city council in a closed session and will be formalized at the Aug 8 meeting. He was appointed to the council in 1971, elected to a four year term in 1972, and owns Messinger Mortuary and Chapel.
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Ken Murray
Scottsdale
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Bud Tims
Arizona Corporation Commission
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Burt Barshay
Hes Zeeveld Tookay
Board of Adjustments
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