Scottsdale teachers seek to end after school athletics plan
Scottsdale elementary coaches push to abolish the after school athletics program and reallocate 44,800 dollars to hire seven PE teachers at an estimated 61,100 dollars. They argue PE serves more students, while district officials say ending the program is not in the best interest of seventh and eighth graders and require community input before any move.
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Scottsdale
William Randall
Norman Witham
Kaibab
Variable Clouds and Cooling Weather Outlook
A breezy cool day brings around 70 for the high with a sunnier warmer trend tomorrow in the mid 70s. Tonight’s low drops to the low 40s and mid 30s in the coldest valleys with chilly valley conditions.
February figures show slower rise in leading economic index
The Commerce Department said the leading indicators rose 0.8 percent in February, slowing from January's 1.5 percent gain. Eight of 11 sectors rose, with slower supplier deliveries signaling stronger demand, while weaker consumer liquid assets and shorter work weeks weighed on the index.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Scottsdale plans widening of Pima Road with Salt River Indian Community
City planners from Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will draft a proposal to widen Pima Road, a priority project since 1968 when it was paved as a two lane street. Officials met after Eagle meeting of the community council authorized staff talks. Authorities say a right of way document was never executed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, halting earlier work.
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Scottsdale
Salt River
Stanley A. Eisner
Franjelin D. Aleshire
Eisner
Gerald Antone
Community Council
Pima Road
Sultant
California
Here
Pima
Thomas
McDowell Roads
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bud Tims
Scottsdale Leads Five-City Sales Tax Per Capita Race
Finance chief James A. Jenkins says Scottsdale’s per capita sales tax of 63.73 tops Arizona’s five largest cities, signaling strong regional trade as Phoenix Tempe Mesa and Tucson show lower rates though their populations differ. City cites retail activity and reduced reliance on property tax.
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Arizona
Scottsdale
Finance Department
Tucson
Phoenix
Tempe
Mesa
James A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Kissinger denounces Nixon book as distorted and satirical
Secretary of State Kissinger called excerpts from The Final Days distorted with inaccuracies and an indecent lack of compassion. He said he has personal knowledge of fragmentary material and urges caution about portrayal of his late night meeting with Nixon.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Lincoln
Thatwie House
Kissinger
State Department
Robert Funseth
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Funseth
Henry
Today in the News From Associated Press Wires
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Videla to be sworn in as Argentina's new president
Gen. Jorge Videla, head of the junta that ousted Isabel Peron, was to be sworn in today as Argentina's president. Jose Martinez de Hoz, head of Acindar steel, was named economy minister in the new regime.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jorge Videla
Isabel Peron
Jose Martinez de Hoz
Acindar Steel Mill
Kissinger urges House to approve Egypt C130 sale
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked a House committee to back the sale of six C130 transport planes to Egypt. He warned that rejecting the deal would be a slap in the face to President Anwar Sadat and called Sadat’s break with the Soviet Union a very courageous decision and the sale a symbol of friendship and support.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
House
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Ing Sadat
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Supreme Court Upholds Virginia Sodomy Law
The Supreme Court ruled six to three that Virginia may constitutionally ban private homosexual acts between consenting adults. The decision affirms a federal court ruling in Richmond rejecting the challenge to Virginia's sodomy laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richmond
Virginia
Postal Service Could Go Bankrupt If Treasury Cuts Loans
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar warned Congress the Postal Service may face bankruptcy within a year unless the Treasury approves continued loan funding. He has warned of mounting deficits and gave the first time limit on current financing.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailar
Postal Service
Treasury
Bailar
Congress
Story
CIA chief names assistant for intelligence liaison
CIA Director George Bush named Vice Admiral Daniel J. Murphy a former Sixth Fleet commander as deputy for relations with other intelligence agencies. The appointment will have Murphy direct daily operations of the community staff and oversee resource management for U.S. intelligence activities.
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Washington
CIA
George Bush
Sixth Fleet
Daniel J. Murphy
Bush
Hearst arraigned in LA on 11 felony charges
Patricia Hearst, convicted of bank robbery, was arraigned in Los Angeles on 11 felony counts including kidnapping, robbery and assault. She was ordered to return April 14 to enter a plea, appearing under heavy security in a bulletproof courtroom.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Moslems Crack Defenses in Beirut Civil War Action
Moslem forces breached Christian defenses in Beirut and nearby towns as Syria seeks a cease fire in Lebanon's 11 month civil war. Kamal Junblatt's forces refuse truce until Beirut port area is captured and Christian militiamen driven from the salient in the Moslem sector.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Kamal Junblatt
Private physicians urged to negotiate in health care clash
Dr. Sanford Marcus president of the Union of American Physicians urged Scottsdale physicians to form a union to negotiate with insurers hospitals and government. He warned private practice could fall if doctors fail to bargain and cited physician pay gaps and benefits withheld. Dr. Richard Switzer echoed the need for unions to protect doctors interests.
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David Lucas
Physicians’ Union
Sanford Marcus
Union of American Physicians
UAP
San Francisco
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
Marcus
California
Maricopa County
Switzer
Hopis Lose Bid for Supreme Court Review of Black Mesa Lease
Traditional Hopi Indians fail to obtain Supreme Court hearing on a challenge to a coal mining lease on Black Mesa Arizona. The case was dismissed on procedural grounds by the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, leaving no judicial remedy for the Hopis against Peabody Coal Co and power plant interests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arizona
U.S. Circuit Court
San Francisco
Interior Department
Peabody Coal Co
Black Mesa
Peabody
Mojave
Nevada
Page
Circuit Court
Power Companies
Navajo
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