Twin Cities tax plan aims to curb revenue flight
The Twin Cities pursue a regional tax-base sharing plan nicknamed The Robin Hood strategy to rebalance revenues across seven counties. Minneapolis and St Paul gain while several suburbs face losses, with 40 percent of increased business property value pooled and redistributed.
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Jonathan Wolman
ST. Paul, Minn
Twin Cities
America
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Ian
Michigan
Maryland
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Council
John Boland
Charles Weaver
Bloomington
Mimn
Lyle Olson
North Oaks
Minn
Boland
Drought Devastates Georgia Crops Hurting Farmers
ATLANTA AP reports drought and infestations decimating Georgia crops. Lack of moisture and hot conditions threaten feed crops, risking millions in losses for farmers as water rationing and forest fire danger rise. Wayne County agent Bobby Deal says corn losses could reach 65 percent.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Wayne County
Bobby Deal
Amin reported alive resting by Uganda radio
Radio Uganda announced Uganda president Idi Amin is alive and resting after a period of work. Kenyan media and British outlets had spread reports of his disappearance or death, but officials and the radio said these were incorrect and Amin approves announcements about him. Authorities at Entebbe state house denied knowledge of his location during the three day mystery.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Radio
Amin
Yans Ae
Daily Nation
Entebbe
Bankruptcy filing may disrupt foreign nuclear fuel supply
ERDA filed a bankruptcy petition May 4 against U.S. Nuclear Corp of Oak Ridge, threatening to interrupt enriched uranium deliveries to Brazil, South Africa and other buyers. Officials say the closure complicates approvals for foreign sales and could trigger international lawsuits.
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Washington
Carter Administration
State Department
Justice Department
U.S. Nuclear Corp
Oak Ridge
Brazil
South Africa
U.S
ERDA
United States
Multialarm Phoenix Fires Challenge City Firecrews
Three westside blazes in Phoenix including a multialarm oil storage plant fire caused several minor explosions and threatened homes. A two alarm fire at Union Oil Co. storage damaged a metal building costing about 40000 dollars. A third blaze at National Metals Co. damaged a hydraulic pump building worth 100000 dollars.
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Phoenix
Union Oil Co. of California
Arizona State Fairgrounds
The
National Metals Co
Auto License Plate Dept. Mobile Unit Announces Three Stops
The Maricopa County Auto License Plate Department mobile unit will visit the Scottsdale Paradise Valley area in July with stops at Paradise Hills shopping center 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard on July 12 and 21. A Scottsdale stop is planned at Miller Plaza Miller and Indian School Roads on July 15. Hours run 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Inspections close at 3 30 p.m.
County suspends search for missing Phoenix woman
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Department suspends the search for Patricia Keller a 55 year old Phoenix woman missing for a week. An extensive air and ground search in Bloody Basin north of Phoenix failed to uncover further clues after earlier footprints near the Verde River eight miles north of Horseshoe Dam.
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Prescott
Yavapai County
Maricopa County Property Valuation Up 7.4 Percent in 1976
Assessed valuation in Maricopa County rose 7.4 percent for 1976 to 3.05 billion dollars, enabling a proposed reduction in the county property tax rate from 2.70 dollars per 100 assessed valuation. Land and buildings led gains at 6.1 percent to 2.5 billion, while mines utilities railroads and wires climbed 8 percent to 498 million.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
County Board of Supervisors
Ken Kunes
Forest Service study predicts visitors to double in Southwest
A USDA Forest Service report projects Arizona and New Mexico visitor numbers to double by 2020 due to growth, with other states rising 12 to 76 percent. It calls for 280000 added wilderness acres in the two states, more recreation and timber, and more campsites and jobs, while limiting grazing by up to 14 percent.
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Tucson
U.S. Forest Service
Arizona
New Mexico
Forest Service
Larry Medlock
Albuquerque
Medlock
Congress
Youth Conservation Corps
Southwest Region
Oklahoma
Texas
Automakers to End Use of Tris in Car Upholstery
Major automakers GM Ford Chrysler and AMC will phase out Tris, the fire retardant used since 1972 on cloth seat fabrics. They cite precautionary health concerns but report no current employee hazards. The switch aims for complete elimination by next year across plants in Michigan and Ohio.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
United Auto Workers
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Fisher Body
Bill Horner
UAW
GM National Health and Safety Committee
Fisher
Grand Rapids
Livonia
Tecumseh
Mich
Cleveland
Euclid
Ohio
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East Camelback
Scottsdale
Artists’ League
BY G. Darrell
Sth Ave
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5Th Ave
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Kool Radio 96
CBS News On the Hour
Len Ingebrigtsen
Ed Mack
Joe McNamara
CBS Radio
Arizona State University
ACBS
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