The Artichoke Movement at Scottsdale Community College
The scene at Scottsdale Community College has long been marked by turmoil over funding priorities between athletics and academics. Students and faculty formed the Artichoke movement to protest spending on championship teams and plush facilities, winning early library and equipment gains while opposing out of state athletes. The conflict later shifted to student government power plays, with persistent name calling and petty squabbles that hinder the campus climate.
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Scottsdale Community College
SCC
Jaworski to lead Koreagate ethics committee probe
Former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski is tapped to take over the House ethics committee investigation into South Korean influence buying. He faces hostility from some members but vows no interference as he applies hard legal skill and diplomacy to a national scandal.
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Leon Jaworski
House Ethics Committee
Jaworski
Congress
Ethics Committee
Rhetoric masks motives in environmental clash
Edward Flatta argues opponents cloak aims by sounding pro environment. He cites General Motors ads and Keep America Beautiful, then analyzes a McClure Hansen bill to weaken Endangered Species Act Section 7 via mandatory environmental impact statements. He warns about overstated claims and cautions on grizzly habitat designations.
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Edward Flatta
General Motors
Keep
America
Senate
James McClure
Idaho
Clifford Hansen
Wyo
Tellico
Tennessee
McClure
Hansen
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
FEA staff accused of huge tax dollar ripoff scheme
Investigative files allege the Federal Energy Administration staff padded overtime, forged time cards and billed for nonworking hours. Key figures include James Sweeney, now at Stanford, and John O Leary ordering probes, with Eric Zausner as recruiter and critic.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Eric Zausner
Booz-Allen Research
Zausner
John Christie
James Sweeney
Stanford University
Sweeney
Stanford
Friday thieves gain 2 day reprieve in Scottsdale burglaries
Two weeks after joining a growing Scottsdale burglary club residents recount storied losses and a disappointing initial response from the Scottsdale Police Department after contacting the department by phone.
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Club
Scottsdale
Investigative Department
M. Lippman
Friendly Visitors Bring Kindness Back To Scottsdale
An 84 year old former WWII volunteer recalls serving servicemen at Washington DC venues and now enjoys weekly visits from Friendly Visitor volunteers in Scottsdale. The letter laments slow police follow up after a break in and calls for faster citizen safety actions.
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Washington, D.C
Union Station
Stage
Scottsdale
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Leon
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Elizabeth R. Bush
Scottsdale Christian Home
Jonathan Marshall
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
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