Warren land fraud cases exposed in Arizona probe series
The 13th installment details failed attempts to prosecute land promoter Ned Warren Sr. by Lonzo McCracken and Moise Berger, highlighting sloppy prosecutions, bribery charges dropped after leaks, and a pattern of alleged misconduct amid the Warren case in Arizona.
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Associated Press
Ned Warren Sr
Arizona
Today
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Police Department
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McCracken
Moise Berger
Berger
U.S
Tony Serra
Western World Development Corp
James Cornwall
Great Southwest Land & Cattle Co
Serra
Great Southwest
Cornwall
Europe
Oregon
J. Fred Talley
Talley
Jay Lippard
George Brooks
Brooks
Lippard
Edward Lazar
Consolidated Mortgage Co
Consolidated Acceptance Corp
Lawrence Cantor
Lazar
Cantor
Phoenix Intelligence Squad
Intelligence Squad
Ex Congo chief Massamba-Debat executed
Former Congo Republic president Alphonse Massamba-Debat was executed after a special court martial convicted him of plotting the assassination of President Marien Ngouabi. A Radio Brazzaville confession said he was kept informed and met Ngouabi before the murder and urged resignation.
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Congo Republic
Alphonse Massamba-Debat
Marien Ngouabi
Radio Brazzaville
Ngouabi
Castro decries bad publicity and defends Arizona image
Arizona Governor Raul Castro urged tackling bad national publicity over a six month probe into his ties to crime and business. He defended the state’s real estate industry, urged a crime hostile environment, and disputed tax and income claims while calling for water conservation and energy incentives.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Raul Castro
Ktar-Tv
Castro
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc
Reporters’ Group
Kemper Marley
Carter
Democratic Party
New York Times
Department of Public Safety
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Drinkwater plans bid for mayor post in '80
Scottsdale mayor William C. Jenkins will not seek re election in 1980 and council member Herbert Drinkwater plans to run for mayor that year. Jenkins may pursue a state office in 1982 while Drinkwater aims to take two years off before running for the top city post.
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Scottsdale
William C. Jenkins
Herbert Drinkwater
Progress Today
Jenkins
Drinkwater
Drinkwater’s
Uy Lee
Billie Gentry
Heinz Hink
Americo
Mac’’ Carvalho
Arizona Senate
House of Representatives
Gentry
Hink
Civic Groupe
City
Carvalho
City weighs impact of Carter public service jobs plan
Scottsdale officials study President Carter's federally funded public service employment proposal to gauge effects on the city. City Manager Franklin D. Aleshire questions whether it creates new jobs or extends existing programs, and whether permanent positions or village requirements apply after federal funding ends. State and local governments anticipate about 2,400 statewide jobs depending on congressional approval.
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President Carter
Scottsdale
Franklin D. Aleshire
Aleshire
State program aims jobs for long-term unemployed
David Ellis of the Arizona Department of Economic Security said the manpower grants program would place long-term unemployed into government or private nonprofit roles for up to 12 months with a $10,000 earnings cap. Workers may transfer to a new project after the year ends.
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David Ellis
Arizona Department of Economic Security
FAA rules Scottsdale runway extension must support heavier planes
FAA declines variance to ban larger aircraft if runway is extended at Scottsdale Municipal Airport. The city will present environmental impact findings to council in April and decide between runway extension or an alternative. If approved, runway length would reach 7,450 feet with a parallel 3,800-foot runway and allow aircraft up to 60,000 pounds under a higher FAA category.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Scottsdale Municipal
Harold Lagasse
FAA
Lagasse
Paradise Valley considers by use permit for sub acre homesites
Paradise Valley town staff drafts a zoning ordinance to allow less than one acre homesites under special use permits. The council unanimously backs further drafting and public hearings with planning and zoning review to test feasibility amid a Scottsdale developer’s eight five hundred square foot lots proposal on a five acre parcel near Vista Drive Jackrabbit Road and Scottsdale Road.
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Scottsdale
Weldon Minchew
Minchew
Vista Drive
Jackrabbit Road
Scottsdale Road
Howard Johnson
Paradise Valley Homeowners Association
Henry Guthrie
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