Paradise Valley Mansion Sold for 2 Million in Court Approval
San Diego judge OKd sale of Walter McCune’s 38 acre Paradise Valley mansion to Chandler resident R J Pomeroy for 2 million after four years of negotiations. Property includes 14 bedrooms 36 bathrooms and an indoor ice rink. town bans commercial use. Proceeds to widow Carole and four minors plus creditors. Final details expected within 90 days.
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Walter McCune
Paradise Valley
San Diego
Superior Court
Hugo Fisher
R.J. Pomeroy
Chandler
Pomeroy
Paul Bonn
Phoenix
Brown, Vlassis and Bain
McCune Estate
Sugar Loaf Hill
McCune
Jane Walker McCune
Pittsburgh
Carole
Bonn
Scottsdale considers dial a ride plan amid cost fears
City council weighs a two year UMTA funded dial a ride demo costing Scottsdale about 57 000 with 513 000 from UMTA and 135 000 city share in year three as planners push a taxi based system for elderly disabled and low income residents while debating long term commitment and control.
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Phoenix Transit
Eisner
UMTA
Smith
Campana
Arcadia High faces further book removals by teacher panel
A Arcadia High School literature course loses five more books after a teacher committee removed two from the Paperback Power list and three others amid objections. English chair George Cowie notes four five-member faculty committees review titles tied to parent protests and the course popularity list.
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Arcadia
George Cowie
Arcadia English Department
Tee
Cowie
Robert Larabell
Carter cannot attend Scottsdale Indian Bend Wash fiesta
President Jimmy Carter informed Scottsdale he cannot travel May 14 for the Indian Bend Wash fiesta. Vice Mayor Billie Gentry said the date remains tentative and efforts continue to find a mutually agreeable schedule. The event honors the flood control project as a 26 member citizen committee sponsors the celebration with Gentry as chair.
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Jimmy Carter
Scottsdale
Indian Bend Wash
Billie Gentry
Carter
Gentry
McKellips Lake
Phoenix okays north loop route
Phoenix and Scottsdale councils approve concepts for a north loop transportation corridor. MAG to study exact path between Greenway and Beardsley, linking I 17 west to I 10 southeast, with ADOT designation as a state highway. Scottsdale adds Bell Road to Pima Road connection via an easterly Bell Road alignment.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale
Maricopa Association of Governments
MAG
Arizona Department of Transportation
Bell Road
Pima
Greenway
Beardsley Roads
Black Canyon
Project chief critical of CAP funding stance voiced in Scottsdale
Richard Shunick, U S Bureau of Reclamation Arizona projects manager, told Scottsdale Rotary Club that CAP is essential for Arizona and that no large scale alternatives exist. He urged water conservation, defended Carter's CAP funding stance, and supported Orme Dam as a flood control and storage solution for CAP water.
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Central
Arizona
Richard Shunick
Bureau
Shunick
Paradise Valley
Clifford A. Pugh
Pugh
Indian Bend Road
Colorado River
Phoenix
Tucson
Maricopa
Pima
Pinal
Orme Dam
Verde
Salt-Verde
Carter proposes Department of Energy merging agencies
President Carter sent Congress a plan to create a Department of Energy with about 20 000 workers and a 1978 budget exceeding 10.6 billion. It would abolish the FEA ERDA and FPC and split offshore leasing duties between Interior and the new department while absorbing programs from Commerce HUD SEC and ICC.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Energy Department
Commerce Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Securities and Exchange Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
John Brademas
Indiana
White House
Secretary of Interior
Secretary of Energy
Carter denies gas tax plan in forthcoming energy policy
President Carter rejected CBS News report that he is weighing a 25 cent per gallon gasoline tax as part of his energy policy. He told reporters he is not considering such a levy.
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Washington
Carter
CBS News
Oregon bans fluorocarbon spray propellants for first time
Oregon becomes first state to ban fluorocarbon propellants in spray products effective today amid unresolved enforcement plans. Lawmakers two years ago cited ozone damage and enacted the ban based on environmental concerns.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Young Leads UN Security Council as March President
Andrew Young became president of the United Nations Security Council for March at U.N. headquarters in New York. He succeeded James Murray of the United Kingdom in the monthly rotation among the 15 member nations as fellow African delegates prepared a test for his leadership and the Carter administration.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrew Young
United Nations Security Council
Africa
Carter
Young
James Murray
United Kingdom
Council
Carter Holds Brief Talk With Soviet Dissident Bukovsky
President Carter meets with dissident Vladimir Bukovsky in the White House marking a focus on human rights. Bukovsky also has a longer planned discussion with Vice President Mondale.
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Washington
Carter
Vladimir Bukovsky
White House
Walter F. Mondale
Travelers advisory for strong winds and dust today
A travel advisory warns of strong winds and blowing dust today and tonight with partly cloudy, windy and colder conditions. A slight shower chance exists tonight and early Wednesday. highs in the low 70s today and mid-60s Wednesday, with overnight lows near 40. Rain chance about 10 percent.
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Bob Johnstone
Rocky Road
By Tom Ellis
Richard Campana
Jeffrey Schubert
Herbert Drinkwater
Iry
Heinz Hink
Charles Smith
Stanley E
William C. Jenkins
Franklin D. Aleshire
Shmidk
Camelback Inn
Central Arizona
Department of Interior
Energy Agency
Associated Press
Gulf of Alaska
New England
Cuba
U.S
Owen W. Siler
Coast Guard
Sherman
U.N
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