Scottsdale youths cut from road crew over NYC eligibility
Thirty eight members of John Geare’s Scottsdale highway beautification crew were deemed ineligible for Neighborhood Youth Corps funds and will not work Monday The governor sought labor department aid to pay the workers while only six or seven of the original 56 may report for duty Monday Geare said the terminations will be permanent if funding cannot be found The ineligible youths were told of the decision and may appeal to Gus Harrell in state economic opportunity office
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Scottsdale
John Geare
Geare
Neighborhood Youth Corps
W. W. Dick
Sam Goddard
Washington
Labor Department
Nyc
Youth Corps
Hartline Highway
Verde River
J. B. Sutton School
Isaac
Goddard
Gus Harrell
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Harrell
Shipping firms reject 46 day coast strike offer
Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz proposed a six month no strike period while negotiations continue but shipping companies refused the plan affecting about 90 ships including major passenger liners. Union negotiators had accepted the proposal yesterday.
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Washington
East
Gulf Coast
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Inside What Was I Like in Old Scottsdale Page 8
The article invites readers to view a full page of historic photographs from Scottsdale and asks who qualifies for the new Medicare program with guidance on how to sign up Page 2. It also raises a debate on whether 13 and 14 year old boys should be required to play a five day parchelepamee in five days Page 8
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Gerald Ford
South
Viet Nam
Jack Miller
Ford
Scottsdale
Canine saves the day after dog finds baby alligator
Lucky the dog dug up a baby alligator in the back yard of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lesiak in Phoenix. The couple planned to take Lucky to the pound but the gator was captured by the dog, who now guards his owners as they await zoo guidance.
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Lucky
Richard ‘Lesiak
E. Almeria
Lesiak
Lusiaks
Phoenix Zoo
Scottsdale waitress sues Red Dog Go Go for wages
Myriam Dees of 8701 East Cypress Street filed in Scottsdale Justice Court claiming the Red Dog Go-Go owes her 44 dollars for two months of work as a waitress. She was fired July 15 after pouring a pitcher of beer on a heckling customer who used vulgar language. The club’s attorney allegedly said wages were withheld because the customer was hit and a tooth loosened.
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Scottsdale
Friday
Myriam Dees
Cypress St
Embezzling secretary accused in Los Angeles case
A 50 year old Granada Hills secretary identified as Mrs. Mary Jeanie Ewing faced a municipal court on charges of embezzling about 400000 from two firms since 1960. She allegedly forged payments to herself to cover medical and personal expenses while supporting an invalid husband. Investigators said restitution was made including cash and jewelry after suspicions led to a district attorney filing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mary ‘Jeanie Ewing
Granada Hills
Arra Ae
Tokohn Olson
Ally
Persant
Richin
Ad ' Ne Ahitemdan
Gaid
Ewing
Australian troops face first Viet Nam attack in Saigon
A grenade battle outside an Australian barrack in Saigon wounds a sentry amid Viet Cong assaults near the city. Meanwhile a U.S. Air Force pilot dies in Tay Ninh and a Marine jet crash is reported after takeoff from Da Nang as a major ground operation swells southeast of Saigon with several Viet Cong casualties and captures.
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Saigon
UPS
Australia
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
da ‘Nang
U.S
Bien Hoa
Tay Ninh
Weather: Fair Day with Clouds Through Sunday
The report notes mostly fair conditions today with some afternoon and evening cloudiness. Highs near 108 and a low around 77 tonight, with Sunday also reaching about 108.
Refuse truck breakdowns spark meeting with suppliers
City refuse truck drivers and maintenance men met with representatives from International Harvester and Allison Transmission to address recurring breakdowns since April 1964. Four of five packet trucks were sidelined by transmission failures this month, prompting a temporary Mesa loan and plans for modifications including a differential change to prevent engine overheating. A new cabe over engine truck with Cummins diesel and auxiliary power is to be delivered next month.
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International Harvester Co
Allison Transmission
City Public Works
Marc Stragier
Phoenix
Tim Mackey
Allison
Indianapolis
International Harvester
Stragier
Tom Davis
Davis
Senate fight likely over one vote amendment
Senate leaders plan a Wednesday showdown on a proposed constitutional amendment to bypass the Supreme Court ruling on legislative apportionment. Dirksen and Mansfield seek unanimous consent for the debate, while liberal Sen. Proxmire questions immediate commitment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Supreme Court
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Mike Mansfield
Mont
William Proxmire
di Wis
Dirksen
Steel walkout threat looms again in steel industry
In Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers union and steel executives faced a renewed threat of a nationwide strike as the USW Wage Policy Committee accused the industry of penny-pinching and ignoring workers needs. President I W Abel announced the union would call a strike on Friday unless a new contract is signed, marking his first clash with the industry since taking office in June.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Steel Industry
United Steelworkers Union
USW
I.W. Abel
Basic Steel
R. Conrad Cooper
William E. Simkin
WPC
Abel
Drugs suspect waives hearing in Scottsdale court
James McClendon twenty one of Cottonwood waived preliminary hearing in Scottsdale Justice Court Friday on illegal possession of narcotics. He was bound over to superior court on a July 2 marijuana possession charge and is held in five thousand dollars bond.
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James McClendon
Cottonwood
Scottsdale
Superior Court
Road work begins on Chaparral Road temporary surface
Public Works Director Marc Stragier said construction starts on Chaparral Road between 76th and 82nd streets with a temporary east west route across the Indiana Bend Wash. The 24 foot wide road will be leveled drainage installed and armor coating applied for 1000 feet. Traffic will be limited after Camelback Road extension begins next year. About 4000 dollars is set aside for the temporary road improvements.
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Chaparral Rd
76Th
82Nd ~St
Marc Stragier
Stragier
Indiana Bend
Camelback Rd
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