Scottsdale Faces Broad Revenue Options For 1975 Budget
City council weighs replacements for current charges like refuse collection and water rates and considers new sources such as a 50 cent per occupied room day hotel motel tax, a gross receipts tax on services, or a real estate transfer tax with potential impacts on tourism and lawsuits. The panel also notes property tax adjustments as a means to raise funds.
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Bruce Jameson
Palm Springs
Las Vegas
New Orleans
Miami
Scottsdale Board of Realtors
Washington
New Mexico
Scottsdale
Heinz Hink
Hink
Kissinger Stays in Mideast Talks With Sadat at Aswan
Secretary of State Kissinger meets Egyptian President Sadat in Aswan vowing to press for definite progress toward peace. They call talks good and plan more discussions at Sadat's Nile villa before Kissinger continues to Damascus and Jerusalem. He aims to secure Egypt's concrete proposals to withdraw Israeli forces from key Sinai passes and the Abu Rudeis oil field.
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Aswan
Egypt
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Kissinger
Israel
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Syria
Jerusalem
Sadat
Upper Nile
Gidi
Mitla
Abu Rudeis
Sinai Peninsula
Argentine refinery blast injures five. fire in La Plata
An explosion and fire at Argentina's largest oil refinery in La Plata injured five workers, two critically. More than 200 firemen fought the nine hour blaze, controlled by morning, according to YPF.
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LA Plata
Argentina
YPF
Ford recalls 2,000 workers to boost small car output
DETROIT Ford Motor Co recalls 2,000 workers from indefinite layoffs on Monday to speed up small car production. The move lowers total layoffs for the year even as three plants close.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Means Faces Murder Charge In Barroom Shooting
Rapid City authorities say they will file murder charges against American Indian Movement leader Russell Means and an associate over a barroom shooting that left Martin Montileaux, 28, of Kyle, South Dakota, dead from a neck wound suffered March 2.
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Rapid City
S.D
American Indian Movement
Russell Means
Martin Montileaux
Kyle
NHTSA drops plan to weaken auto bumpers after industry outcry
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration abandons its proposal allowing weaker bumpers after criticism from insurance representatives and some lawmakers. In other items, Saudi Arabia’s February oil output fell 14.5 percent to about 6.5 million barrels per day per MEES, and four Phoenix jurors have had contempt charges dismissed after allegedly discussing the case during a noon recess.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Phoenix
Scottsdale's First Grid Star Dies
William Enos Cooper, 57, Scottsdale High School 1935 graduate credited with scoring the first touchdown for the school's first football team, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He served as a WWII veteran, coached Air Force boxing for the 1948 Olympic trials, retired major in 1962, worked as Phoenix law firm office manager, flew with Air America in Thailand until 1971, and later assisted LARC. Survivors include daughter Diane Cooper and several siblings. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Messinger Mortuary. burial at Memory Lawn.
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William Enos Cooper
Scottsdale High School
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cooper
N. St. Ave
Air Force
Phoenix
Air America
Thailand
LARC
Diane Cooper
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Memory Lawn
Accident leads to third manslaughter charge in Phoenix crash
Paul Wallard 18 dies at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital amid a fatal collision on East Van Buren Street. Jay Bee McCommon 47 is charged after his truck hit a stalled car being pushed by three men, killing Richard Cordaro 18 and John Brackett 18, injuring Linda Luik 15 who later refused treatment. McCommon was released on own recognizance.
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Paul Wallard
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Monument Valley High School
Wallard
E. Latham St
Scottsdale
East van Buren Street
Phoenix
Jay Bee McCommon
Kayenta
Richard Cordaro
Second St
John Brackett
E. van Buren St
Linda Luik
E. Thomas Rd
City Council to Meet in Closed Session on Staff Changes
Mayor William C. Jenkins says the city council will hold a closed door executive session next Tuesday to discuss suggested staff reorganizations and the selection of a new city manager. Budget problems for the year are reportedly resolved, and Acting City Manager Walter C. Nemetz may remain through the current fiscal year.
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William C. Jenkins
Walter C. Nemetz
Jenkins
Nemetz
Partly cloudy with showers and thundershowers today
Weather forecast notes showers likely with a few thundershowers today. Gradual clearing expected by Sunday morning. Sunday turns mostly sunny and cooler with highs around 70. Overnight low near 50, with rain chances 60 percent today, 40 percent tonight, and 10 percent on Sunday.
Phoenix seeks regional bus funding with Scottsdale subsidy plan
Scottsdale faces a decision on funding a Phoenix bus system subsidy as Phoenix plans to seek 250000 in UMTA federal aid to cover deficits. MAG approved regional recipient status only temporarily, while Scottsdale debates long term control and approval requirements for any future regional or Scottsdale only transit plans.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale
MAG
Urban Mass Transit
Richard D. Bauman
Bauman
Council of Governments
Timothy Bray
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Yul Conaway
Alex Alexander
E. McDowell Rd
Gary Yancy
Fourth Street
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