Visitor shot in Tempe bank robbery sets off police hunt
California man Joe Wayne Barkett twenty nine staying five days at a Scottsdale motel was shot and robbed near Valley National Bank at Apache and Rural Roads Tempe. He described a lone white bandit wearing a hood and using a blue steel .38 revolver. The suspect fled in a green and white early model Ford. Barkett survived with a gunshot wound to the right side and elbow and had $394 remaining. Police withheld comment as investigation began.
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Charles Stough
California
Scottsdale
Tempe
Joe Wayne Barkett
Valley National Bank
Apache and Rural
Rds
Barkett
Doubletree Inn
E. Thomas Rd
Dow sinks to seven year low as inflation fears persist
The Dow Jones tumbled to 677.67, down 17.17, its lowest since March 21, 1963, as inflation, Indochina, Middle East tensions, student unrest and unemployment weigh on markets with about 12.5 million shares traded. Syria threatens oil cutoffs in UN debate over Israel attacks.
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New York
Wall Street
Indochina
Middle
Dickson merger between Dickson Electronics and Components fails
Dickson Electronics of Scottsdale and Components Inc of Biddleford Me announce the merger is terminated after three attempts in two years. The firms cited general business conditions and a workforce impact with 500 to 600 local employees and over 1,000 company wide. A walkout had been threatened but talks averted it.
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Dickson: Electronics of Scottsdale and Components, Inc
Biddleford
Donald Dickson
Dickson Electronics
Herman Schneider
Scottsdale
Dickson
Mesa
Mass
Scottsdale school board to discuss teacher bargaining agency
A Scottsdale School District open meeting at 8:30 p.m. at Saguaro High School follows an impasse report from a three member mediation committee led by Bill Donaldson. The board will decide on holding a bargaining election for teachers as protests cited secrecy.
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Scott‘Sdale
Saguaro
Scottsdale
Bill Donaldson
Jack
Kearney
Kaiser-Aetna Wins McCormick Ranch Bid in Scottsdale
Kaiser-Aetna purchases the 4,200 acre McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale for about 124 million after bidding in Maricopa County Probate Court. Avco Community Developers were the runners up with an initial 10 million offer. Kaiser plans a master land use plan and studies before submitting to local officials, aiming for high quality development aligned with Scottsdale’s reputation.
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McCormick Ranch
Scottsdale
Kaiser-Aetna
Oakland
Calif
Maricopa County
North
Fowler -McCormick-and
McCormick
Avco Community Developers, Inc
Avco
Fred W. Greenlaw
Greenlaw
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Aetna Life and Casualty
George Fretz
Man Found Hidden in Car Back Seat Arrested
Everett Moore reportedly rode in the back seat of an auto without the owner's knowledge. He was jailed this morning on drunk and disorderly charges after the vehicle, driven by Mrs Lois-Cirtis 57, crashed at 11 55 p m. A witness saw a man exit the rear of the car and walk to a nearby trailer court where police later located him.
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Everett Moore
Moore
Scottsdale school district plans discussed at Tonalea PTA
Tonight Tonalea PTA hosts a meeting on the future of the Scottsdale school district with Dr. Richard Fawley, Robert Uldane, and Sen. David Kret presenting. Topics include district projections across building, administration, and student services with a Q and A to follow. The forum references two district documents, one through 1972 and a Master Plan through 1980 by William Odell of Stanford.
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Nixon
Cambodia
Washington
Senate
Defense
Melvin Laird
Henry Kissinger
Charles Percy
Congress
Scottsdale
Tonalea Pta
Richard Fawley
Robert B. Uldane
David Kret
Fawley
Tonalea
William Odell
Stanford University
Trial resumes in Pyhel kidnapping case despite illness
Final arguments began in Superior Court in Phoenix for Henry G Pyhel 29 of Scottsdale amid spreading illness among jurors and bailiffs after three members fell ill a day earlier Four jurors remained healthy Pyhel faces charges of kidnapping rape lewd acts theft of a motor vehicle and assault tied to a September a Phoenix housewife abduction from a college parking lot
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Phoenix
UPI
Henry G. Pyhel
Scottsdale
Pyhel
Phoenix-college
Hall of Justice eyed for Scottsdale city building
Scottsdale moves toward a hall of justice concept in a new north Community Park facility to house a police station and city court, with talks to relocate state drivers licensing and county Justice Court. Officials seek a larger jail plan and a potential Superior Court Commissioner, plus possible out-of-city court branches. Bennie Gonzales and Calvin Strapl named to design the Civic Center complex interior.
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Scottsdale
Ball Park Plaza
Second St
Hall of Justice
Bill Donaldson
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Drivers’ Licensing Bureau
County Justice Court
Drivers’ License Bureau
NDP
E. Main
Justice Court
Donaldson
Superior Court
County Court House
Maricopa County Superior Court
Phoenix
City Court
Bennie Gonzales
Civic Center
Calvin Strapl
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