Hearst given five years probation in robbery case
Patricia Hearst pleads no contest to assault and robbery and receives five years probation from Judge E Talbot Callister. She remains under seven year bank robbery sentence and may serve 14 months more if her appeal fails. Restitution for property damage from the May 16 1974 wild gun fracas is ordered and her defense team attends alongside her parents.
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Catherine Hearst
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Scottsdale Bed Tax Election Details and Voter Info
Tuesday’s special election asks Scottsdale voters to approve a two percent bed tax on lodging gross receipts for 30 days with exemptions for long-term leases and certain care facilities. Eligible voters include residents who voted in the November election and registered by April 10. Poll locations include Scottsdale Public Library auditorium and three area schools with voting hours 6 am to 7 pm.
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Civic Center Plaza
Cocopah
E. Cholla St
Yavapai
N. Miller Rd
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N. Granite Reef Rd
Progress staffers win 13 state APW awards in 24th banquet
Eight Scottsdale Daily Progress staffers earned 13 awards at the Arizona Press Women banquet. Liz Coup Pat McElfresh and Maxine Marshall led with multiple firsts, while Carol Brown Pam Hall and Jean Nydegger also won top honors. Progress staff have earned 41 APW awards over four years.
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Marshall
the Progress
Carol Brown
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Phoenix
Pam Hall
Paradise Valley
Jean Nydegger
Glen Canyon
Progress
APW
Resort hotels back two percent bed tax calm election
Scottsdale on tap for a quiet Tuesday special election as hotels and motels rally behind a proposed two per cent lodging tax. Chamber of Commerce leader John Marks attributes the calm to industry backing and notes potential tourism and spring training facility funding wins.
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Marks
Chicago Cubs
Chamber
Today in the Go Today in the Go From Associated Press Wires
The brief AP wire roundup notes sports results weather updates and local events reported across the Go region with concise summaries of scores schedules and notable developments from several teams and communities.
Conference on 1978 spending near compromise in Congress
A House Senate conference aims to set a federal spending target for the 1978 fiscal year while debating defense limits. Senate leaders push a tougher anti-filibuster rule as Carter energy and stimulus plans draw attention this week. Jaworski claims Nixon was criminally culpable in Watergate and urged admission during the Frost interview.
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Houston
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Nixon
Alexander Haig
Jaworski
Kprc-Tv
David Frost
Panama Canal talks resume after sharp Panamanian threats
Washington reports resumed negotiations as Panamanian chief Romulo Escobar Betan court and his team arrived Sunday to meet U S negotiators Sol Linowitz and Ellsworth Bunker amid accusations of U S delaying a final accord.
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United States
Romulo Escobar Betancourt
U.S
Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
American charged in attempted hijack over Northwest flight
A 25 year old American Bruce Trayer was charged with attempted hijacking after he tried to force the Northwest Airlines jet carrying 261 people to fly to Moscou. He held a razor to a Japanese stewardess throat until cabin attendant William Vanheuven struck him with a fire axe. The attempt lasted about ten minutes.
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Moscou
Bruce Trayer
William Vanheuven
Thomson in Seabrook battle faces court charges
In Concord New Hampshire anti nuclear protesters sue Gov Meldrim Thomson and five state officials alleging mistreatment. US District Court Judge Hugh Bownes to hear arguments today in the civil suit. Weather calls for increasing clouds with a slight chance of showers later. highs in the lower 80s and a low in the upper 30s with 10 to 20 percent rain chances.
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Battle of Seabrook
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Marston Memorial Fountain Nears Completion in Paradise Valley
Joan Lincoln dedicates 1000 to 1500 hours to the Helen Marston Memorial Fountain project in Paradise Valley. The artwork, set in a concrete shell in front of Town Hall, features a simulated stream with five Japanese Koi fish and a calm, remembrance tone. Lincoln received 2500 dollars plus about 750 dollars in materials, with pieces weighing up to 20 pounds each and crafted in a scraffito style.
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Helen Marston
Lincoln
Marston Memorial
Tne
Jim Thomson
Pone
Town Hall
Lincoln Drive
Invergordon Road
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