Phoenix mob ties expand as IRE reports racketeering reach
Investigative reports allege Chicago and New York mob figures vie for Phoenix area control with venues from massage parlors to entertainment and garbage services. The IRE list names 102 associates, including Bananno figures, Duci, Gelormini, Verive, and D’Ambrosio, with East Coast mob visitors tied to the scene.
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Indianapolis Star
Phoenix
IRE
Albert Tocco
Edward “Acey
Duci
Frank
Frankie the Hat
Scottsdale feeds 9000 students daily despite complaints
The Scottsdale School District serves about 9,000 lunches each day across 20 schools. Food services supervisor Van der Ploeg reduces waste via taste tests and menu planning while balancing costs and nutrition under federal subsidies.
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Scottsdale
van der Ploeg
Arcadia High School
State Health Department
VanderPloeg
Alice Deslauriers
Cora Vander Ploeg
Soviets Fail To Respond In SALT Talks
In Moscow, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko resumed talks on SALT proposals but Soviet representatives asked to discuss other matters, signaling a pause in responses to the American arms control plan.
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Soviets
Moscow
Soviet Union
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vance
Senate weighing permanent tax cut over rebate proposal
Senate may discard President Carter's $50 tax rebate plan in favor of a permanent tax cut as debate on tax proposals starts next week after an Easter recess. Carter's aides say he approved over $2 billion in military construction, logistics and NATO arms sales amid policy criticism.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Congress
U.S
NATO
Heating bills threaten utility shutoffs as winter ends
Thousands of Americans struggle to pay heating bills during an unusually cold winter and face possible service loss as grace periods expire. An Associated Press survey finds notices of electric and gas shutoffs mailed to many households while weather forecasts predict mostly sunny but cool conditions with highs in the upper 60s.
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New York
Associated Press
Zoning Clash Over 78,000-Square-Foot Scottsdale Center
Thirteen homeowners associations and about 220 residents filed petitions with the city clerk through SCOHA opposing a proposed 8.5 acre 78,000 square foot shopping center at Scottsdale Road and McDonald Drive. They fear residential character loss traffic air pollution and store crowds.
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Scottsdale Road
McDonald Drive
Scottsdale Council of Homeowners Associations
SCOHA
Louis Blumenthal
Joseph Foss
George Moerkerke
Eric Kenney
Smitty’s
Bank of Savings and Loan Association
Briarwood
Villa del Oro
Scottsdale North
Villa Serena
Camello Vista I
Chateau de Vie
Continental Villas
Sands East Townhouses
la Buena Vista
Paseo Villas
Sunrise Villa
Rovey Avenue
Solcito
73Rd Way
73Rd Street
Rose Lane
Keim Drive
Valley Vista Drive
Berridge Lane
Pilot did not receive clearance before fatal jumbo collision
Deputy director of Santa Cruz airport said the Dutch jumbo's pilot lacked takeoff clearance from the control tower. Reports cite tapes showing last order to the Dutch pilot as clear to hold. 575 died overall in aviation's worst disaster with 249 aboard the Dutch plane and 71 survivors aboard the Pan American jet.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Santa Cruz
Juan Linares
Pan American
Li Nares
Franz van Reysen
Civil Aviation Authority
KLM
Z.A.V. van Zanten
United States
Las Palmas
U.S. Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
Victor Grubbs
Centerport
N.Y
Air Force
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
U.S
Scottsdale couple among survivors in Canary Islands jet crash
Two Scottsdale residents survive the Pan American crash that killed 575 people. Mary Kaye Hess, 36, and husband Edward Hess, 39, were among Arizona survivors with Hess in serious condition from burns. Other locals killed include Duncan and Arlene Axford and several Phoenix residents.
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Scottsdale-area
Canary Islands
Mary Kaye Hess
E. Rockridge Rd
Arizona
Edward Hess
Pan American World Airways
Duncan
Arlene Axford
E. Parkview Drive
Roger Pearling
Hess-Pearling Food Brokers Inc
Pearling
Hess
Scottsdale Pushes Federal Solar Grant for Heating Project
City technologist Jack Haenichen says negotiations with ERDA begin in two weeks for two phase funding of a solar heating and cooling test at the Maricopa County Court Building. A HUD proposal for solar hot water in 40 Trails subdivision homes is submitted by W R Grace Properties to expand energy conservation efforts.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County Court
Jack Haenichen
Haenichen
Washington, D.C
ERDA
Trails Cluster
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
W. R. Grace Properties, Inc
W. R. Grace
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Chicago
Tucson
Investigative
Bananno
Joe Bananas
Investigative and Reporters, Inc
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
Maricopa County
By Bonnie Foster
Kiva
Tonto
Osborn Road
Bob Johnstone
Finch
Los Angeles
Peter Finch
Finchie
Energy Research and Development Administration
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