Thundershowers forecast over Arizona this weekend
United Press International reports increased thundershower activity as moisture moves toward Arizona from the southeast. Forecasts call for scattered showers mainly in central mountains and the southeast with some locally heavy rain and gusty winds. A store window was broken. Interstate 10 closed briefly due to dust in Casa Grande area.
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United Press International
Arizona
National Weather Service
Central Mountains
Unday
Pima
Pinal
Maricopa County
Tucson
Pinal County
Casa Grande
Scottsdale Daily Progress Wins Third Place National Sports Award
The Scottsdale Daily Progress received a third place national award for sports pages at a Toronto breakfast during the National Newspaper Association convention. Executive secretary Kitty Smith accepted for the Arizona Newspapers Association as 4,750 entries competed. Sports Editor Bob Snider earned praise for a locker room joy feature and strong photographs.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Kitty Smith
Arizona Newspapers Association
Toronto
National Newspaper Association
Bob Snider
Cyprus peace teeters as Turkish forces widen supply link
Turkish forces reinforced northern Cyprus as the cease-fire frayed into its fifth day. U N and Greek diplomacy strained at Geneva with talks delaying amid reports of 15 000 to 20 000 Turkish troops and 200 tanks on the island. Clerides warned war could erupt if the advance continues and Denktash urged dialogue over fighting.
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United Press International
U. N
Nicosia
Cyprus
Geneva
George Mavros
Kyrenia
UPI
Wilborn Hampton
Prem Chand
Rauf Denktash
Constantine Karamanlis
Turkey
Glafkos Clerides
Republic
Clerides
Arch
Makarios
Nikos Sampson
Greece
Scottsdale Criminal Justice Plan Targets Drug Crimes and Burglaries
The 1975 76 plan drafted by George Britton cites property crime and drug abuse as Scottsdale's critical crime problems. It calls for a coordinated regional MAG process, specialized narcotics units, civilian staff for youth offenders, faster responses, better information access, and a local branch of the Maricopa County Superior Court to speed prosecutions.
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Scottsdale
George Britton
Maricopa Association of Governments
MAG
Britton
Maricopa County
SAM study opposes barrier median in Scottsdale traffic plan
Scottsdale merchants group SAM releases a lengthy report disputing city engineers on painted versus barrier medians. The panel argues painted medians cut accidents more than barriers and that barriers hurt retail sales and city revenue while not significantly boosting traffic capacity.
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Scottsdale Associated Merchants
SAM
Association
Paul Schulte
Don Brooks
Ned Curtis
Merchants
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Road
Indian School
Camelback Roads
McDowell Road
McDowell
Camelback
New Edison banks on the sun
Bill Matlock, a pioneering inventor, plans a solar powered home unit using a seven foot parabolic dish and a steam turbine to drive a battery charging system. He aims for a $2000 installed cost and a working model by October while also pursuing a $600 pool heater project to prove feasibility.
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Mike Petryni
Bill Matlock
Matlock
Armory Iron Works
N. Civic Center Plaza
Tempe
Arizona
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
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