Plane crashes into Upland apartments killing five
A twin engine plane crash near Cable Airport in Upland California killed all five aboard and injured at least four on June 7 1977. The plane aimed for the airport but lost power and hit a block long two story apartment complex in the circular approach pattern. Fire gutted the building as neighbors described the explosion.
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Upland
Calif
Cable Airport
Los Angeles
Upland Fire Department
Ed Larned
Larned
Paradise Valley Inching Toward 2 Million Dollar Budget
Paradise Valley townsfolk await a 2 million dollar tentative budget for 1977 78 as council weighs a resolution after the state imposes a 10 percent growth ceiling on small towns. Town Manager Oscar Butt notes growth exceeds limits but aims to stabilize taxes and fund flood control and road improvements.
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Paradise Valley
Invergordon Road
Lincoln Drive
Oscar Butt
Butt
Scottsdale
Phoenix-Maricopa County
Arizona ranking shows strong local control in education
The Associated Press roundup notes Arizona ranks seventh lowest in state centralization of public education. A University of Illinois professor Frederick M. Wirt and students scored 36 policy areas from zero local to one hundred state control, placing Arizona at 2.91 on the scale.
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Phoenix
Arizonia
University of Illinois
Frederick M. Wirt
Arizona
Phoenix Developer Sues Over Bribery Trial Bias
Phoenix developer Jack Cohen, acquitted of attempting to bribe a state official, sues for 750000 in Superior Court. He alleges former prosecutor Ron Lebowitz and two witnesses Jack Hammitt and James Kidd conspired to interfere with his business in a malicious manner.
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Phoenix
Jack Cohen
Cohen
Cot
Ron Lebowitz
Jack Hammitt
James Kidd
Phoenix woman files $18 million crash suit
Enid Schnabel of Bismarck North Dakota as daughter of Byron and Goldie Steffarud sues Pan American World Airways KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Boeing Company in U S District Court over the March 27 collision of two Boeing 747s in the Islands seeking damages of 18 million dollars.
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Phoenix
U.S
Enid Schnabel
Bismarck
N.D
Byron
Goldie Steffarud
Pan American World Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Boeing Co
Smugglers use reservation as landing field on vast Navajo lands
Navajo police say the reservation serves as a drug smuggling landing field but legal limits hamper action. Superintendent Meek notes tribal laws curb only drunk driving and federal cooperation is sparse. In separate action, about 7,300 pounds of marijuana were seized and 18-year-old Elaine Cruz was arrested in San Miguel village near the Mexican border.
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Window Rock
Philip Meek
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Stucson
Papago
U.S
Elaine Cruz
San Miguel
Businesses raise 1977 spending forecast for plants and equipment
The Commerce Department notes firms plan 1977 capital spending of 135.3 billion, up 0.6 percent from March and 12.3 percent above 1976. First quarter spending rose 4 percent with projected quarterly gains of 3.3 percent, 1.8 percent and 1.6 percent in the remaining quarters.
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Washington
Juanita Kreps
Damaged plane to be repaired in Los Angeles
An airliner damaged after striking power lines on takeoff from Tucson International Airport last Friday was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles for final repairs. The Continental Airlines Boeing 727 carried 9 percent passengers when it hit the lines but landed safely with no injuries. FAA noted a brief radio contact loss that did not affect the incident.
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Tucson
Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Tucson International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Batata AI Oe
City cites dealership for zoning rule violation in Scottsdale
The Max of Switzerland car dealership at 6913 E. McDowell Rd. faces a zoning violation citation. A use permit before the city council would add landscaping, 10 vehicle pads, remodeling, and a masonry wall to screen storage and screening gaps while bringing the site into conformance with rules.
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Max
Switzerland
Scottsdale
E. McDowell Rd
McDowell
70Th Street
Obituary of Joseph T. McGough
Joseph Terry McGough 32 of 12221 N 58th Place died Saturday from auto accident injuries at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He moved to the Valley 28 years ago from Alabama and worked 10 years as a systems analyst for Prudential Life Insurance. Survivors include wife Janet daughter Justine Tracy mother Clara A. Sinor and a brother and sister. Services were held today at Grimshaw Chapel and burial followed at Rest Haven Park Cemetery.
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Joseph Terry McGough
N. 58Th Place
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
McGough
The
Valley
Alabama
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
Janet
Justine Tracy
Clara A. Sinor
Phoenix
Huebner Memorial Mass Set For Kathleen A Huebner
Kathleen A Huebner 75 will have a memorial mass at 10 a m Wednesday at St Maria Goretti Church 6261 N Granite Reef Rd Scottsdale. She died Sunday in Scottsdale after moving from Illinois to Arizona with survivors including daughter Eleanor Comforts Paradise Valley son Walter J Florida and six grandchildren. Interment is private and arrangements are by Messinger Mortuary. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society.
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Kathleen A. Huebner
St. Maria
Eleanor Comforts
Paradise Valley
Walter J
Florida
Messinger Mortuary
E. Indian School Rd
American Cancer Society
Phoenix Marine shot by police during confrontation
A Phoenix Marine, Gregory J. Mastrangelo, 19, was shot in the head by Officer Mike Johnson after allegedly pointing a sawed off shotgun at four responding officers. Mastrangelo, on leave from Camp Pendleton and en route to Japan, refused identification and swung the gun as officers approached.
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Phoenix
Gregory J. Mastrangelo
Mike Johnson
Mastrangelo
Johnson
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Japan
Count Us In mobilizes against mandatory retirement
A coalition of 10 million older Americans launches an attack on mandatory retirement under the slogan Count Us In. Harriet Miller of AARP and the National Ret Teachers Association leads a three day conference urging flexible retirement policies and continued work for those with abilities and desire.
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Pittsburgh
Harriet Miller
American Association of Retired Persons
National
Ret Teachers Association
Volunteer Fire Department Formed In Fountain Hills
Maricopa County officials report a May 31 vote to create a volunteer fire organization passed 194 to 61. Five residents were elected as commissioners Henry Troyer Julian R Story Stanford F Giles Marion A Vandervort and John F Kmetz. Story said the new body will meet soon to discuss oversight and current Rural Metro protection.
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Fountain Hills
Metro
Maricopa County
Henry Troyer
Julian R. Story
Stanford F. Giles
Marion A. Vandervort
John F. Kmetz
Fire Commission
Story
Rural-Metro
Scottsdale
Arizona
McCullough Corp
Grads Turn Back Brown at Brown University Honorary Degree
About 100 Brown graduates turned their backs on Defense Secretary Harold Brown as the Ivy League school awarded him a doctorate in science during commencement. Brown, who served as Air Force Secretary during the Vietnam era, was among several chief executives tied to the war.
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Providence
R.I
Brown University
Harold Brown
Brown
Air Force
Free Beltone Hearing Aid Demonstration Ad
In Chicago Illinois Bel tone offers a free non-operating miniature Beltone hearing aid model. The ad promises a private home trial with no cost or obligation and notes thousands have already requested the item from Beltone Electronics Corp Dept 9380.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
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Glendale
Philadelphia
Mexico
Pepino
N. Scottsdale RD
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Main Street West
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W. Scottsdale Rl
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