Youth Robbery Spree Foiled Then Bank Used by Suspect
A teen robbed the Arizona Bank at Lincoln Drive Scottsdale Road for 1879 dollars after a teller talked him out at Continental Bank 68th Street Camelback Road earlier today. Phoenix and Scottsdale police search the area with a helicopter for a single suspect believed to operate with three accomplices.
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Ano
Scottsdale
Phoenix
First National Bank
Seventh Street
Camelback Roads
Arizona Bank
Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale Road
Lincoln
Shea Boulevard
Phoenix Police Department
Continental Bank
68Th Street
Camelback Road
UAW Chief urges 22 mpg by 1981 with eased pollution rules
President Leonard Woodcock urged Congress to set a minimum 22 mpg standard for cars by 1981 even if it eases antipollution rules. He pressed penalties for makers failing the target and argued voluntary measures won t reach national fuel goals.
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Washington
UPI
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Today
Congress
Woodcock
Senate Commerce Committee
UAW
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Subcommittee On
City projects 18 million budget for next year amid cuts
Acting City Manager Walter Nemetz said revenues for the next fiscal year are likely around 18 million, well below the current year's 20.7 million adopted budget after nearly 3 million in personnel cuts. Budget requests exceed projected revenue by about 3.5 million, prompting ongoing budget sessions in the police department to trim spending and balance within 18 million.
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Walter C. Nemetz
Nemetz
Police Department
EPIC Insurance Policies Declared Invalid In Arizona
State Insurance Director Millard Humphrey announced EPIC policies are invalid leaving thousands of motorists without coverage. The insolvent Scottsdale company now operates from Phoenix and about 13 000 policyholders may be affected with 1 500 claims to be addressed by the Arizona Insurance Guaranty Association. Motorists are advised to obtain coverage from other insurers.
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Millard Humphrey
Arizona
Humphrey
The
Essential Protection Interinsurance Cooperative
EPIC
Scottsdale
16Th Street
Phoenix
Insurance Department
Arizona Insurance Guaranty Association
Anti-crime bill clears second House panel in Arizona
The Arizona Legislature moved a major anti-crime bill through its second House committee. Backed by Attorney General Bruce Babbitt, the measure lets courts force a witness with immunity to testify in court or a grand jury, while preserving the option to convict if other evidence supports a crime.
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Phoenix
UPI
House
Bruce Babbitt
Senate Finance Committee drafts $30 billion tax cut bill
The committee aims to complete a tax cut package by next week with a $30 billion target and rebates for 1974 taxes. It faces a key hurdle over ending the oil depletion allowance and must navigate House-passed provisions to reach Ford’s desk before Easter recess. Weather: mainly sunny today, clouds and showers Friday. Highs mainly in the 60s, lows in the upper 40s.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Finance Committee
Portugal faces arrests after abortive coup and purge
Lisbon reports dozens of arrests of coup suspects and a purge of top businessmen and landowners. Government officials say hundreds have gone into hiding, with many escaping toward the border as authorities urge public vigilance.
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Lisbon
North Vietnamese infiltration rises ahead of 1976 election
Defense Secretary James Schlesinger warned that North Vietnamese troops have dramatically increased infiltration into South Vietnam in recent weeks. He said a major offensive is likely before the 1976 U.S. presidential election and that Hanoi follows American electoral politics closely.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Hearst Father Says FBI Informed on Hearst Visit to Pennsylvania Farm
Randolph A. Hearst, Patricia Hearst's father, said the FBI told him weeks ago his daughter may have been on a Pennsylvania farm last summer but that the trail has gone cold. FBI agent Charles Bates, who leads the search, relayed the information during a briefing.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
FBI
Pennsylvania
Randolph A. Hearst
Charles Bates
Unemployment rolls rise by 180500 in week to Feb 22
The Labor Department reported 180,500 more people joined state unemployment insurance lists in the week ending Feb 22 bringing totals to about 5,219,400. The rate rose to 7.9 percent from 7.7 percent, reflecting broad layoffs across industries.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress Divided Over Recession Exit and Fed Oversight
Lawmakers argue about timing of recession end and demand a say in Federal Reserve actions. Critics contend Fed money policy contributed to the downturn, while Congress weighs options beyond tax cuts to spur recovery.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Reserve
Communists push six day Mekong Delta offensive
Saigon reports that Communist troops widened their six day campaign into the Mekong Delta. Five hamlets fell and three district capitals endured heavy attacks as fighting spread along the southern frontier. Earlier thrusts extended north of Saigon but stopped short of the capital.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
Scottsdale School Board fights budget cuts to avoid larger classes
Scottsdale educators push for a 15.1 percent cost of living raise and threaten strike while the district weighs over 1 million in cuts to fund a 1,000 across the board raise for about 1,300 teachers. Officials note declining enrollment across most elementary schools and consider closing Soloma or Soloman and perhaps Scottsdale High to equalize class sizes and save roughly 350 thousand in expenses.
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Mike Petryni
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
SFT
Cocopah
Soloma
Apache
Ingleside
Kachina
Tawan
Soloman
Scottsdale High School
Scottsdale High
Jack Kearney
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Bob Johnstone
Rogers
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EPA
Russell Train
Ralph Nader
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Scottsdale Company
United Press International
Patty
Mekong
Paiute
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