Valley Shakespeare Theater to bring professional company to Scottsdale
During a Scottsdale press conference Progress Publisher Jonathan Marshall announced a new Valley Shakespeare Theater. The Old Globe Theatre Company will supply actors for 13 performances of et and nine of Taming of the Shrew from Sept 16 to Oct 2 at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The project aims to boost tourism and local education with school programs and subsidized student tickets. The company plans total costs under 50,000 dollars, with 25,000 already raised and remaining funds to come from ticket sales and further fundraising.
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Carter asks Congress for sweeping ethics law overhaul
President Carter urged Congress to enact a broad ethics package to curb conflicts of interest. The plan includes a temporary special prosecutor for executive misconduct, a new Office of Government Ethics, public disclosure of income and assets, and extended post‑government contact bans for former officials. The president would appoint a director to lead the ethics office and push for oversight across the civil service.
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Teachers reject arbitrator in impasse talks
During impasse negotiations in Scottsdale Dr. Norman White of the School Board and Larry Bell SFT negotiator discussed impasse procedures. The board seeks Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service assistance with a federal advisory arbitrator as third member. Bell favors a local mediator and board cost.
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Scottsdale teachers clash over bargaining in 1972 court ruling
Last impasse in the Scottsdale School District led to two court decisions a defeated budget referendum and the ouster of the Scottsdale Education Association SEA as bargaining agent. The district approved a 400 dollar average raise and a 250 dollar bonus tied to a referendum voters rejected. The appellate court later barred school boards from entering collective bargaining agreements. Teachers then replaced SEA with the Scottsdale Federation of Teachers SFT as their agent.
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Scottsdale considers budget alternatives for 1077-78 plan
Scottsdale City Council holds a public hearing tonight at City Hall to review a $27.1 million tentative budget up 16 percent from last year. Contingency funds and a 5 percent across the board pay raise are proposed along with tax and fee hikes in property taxes water rates sewer charges hotel room taxes and liquor licenses to balance the budget.
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Scottsdale police back cash pay raise in city survey
Scottsdale city employees favored a five percent cash pay increase over a split plan with 3.2 percent cost-of-living raise and 1.6 percent fringe benefits, a vote from 58 percent to 42 percent among 579 polled staff.
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NH Guardsmen Guard Seabrook Protesters in Costly Stand
About 1,414 antinuclear protesters are in custody at four state armories while roughly 500 National Guardsmen are paid 35 per man daily to monitor the site. Protesters, mostly in their 20s, were arrested and arraigned on misdemeanor criminal trespassing charges after a weekend camp at the Seabrook Nuclear power plant construction site.
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Carter seeks welfare reform with sweeping overhaul
President Carter earns praise from two Democratic lawmakers for proposing major welfare changes. A Cabinet member likens the effort to pursuing peace in the Middle East as he outlines aims to replace the current system.
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Nixon seeks retraction over hush money history
Former President Richard Nixon asks The Washington Post for retraction of a Jan 1973 report about hush money to silence Watergate burglars. He sent the letter through lawyer Herbert C. Miller to executive editor Benjamin C. Bradlee.
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Marijuana study finds stoned feel less authentic
A Toronto study reports marijuana users appear more phonier in warmth empathy and genuineness tests than nonusers. Research suggests weed distorts perceived closeness with others and alters social perception.
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Arizona Senate OKs revised criminal code bill
The Arizona Senate approved its own version of a revised criminal code by a 25 to 5 vote, sending the measure to the House and clearing the way for a joint conference on the complex issue. Five conservative Republicans from Phoenix and Mesa opposed.
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