Phoenix family budget study shows 1976 spend rise
An ASU economist reports a theoretical four person Phoenix family spent 16 047 in 1976 up from 15 060 in 1975 driven by housing and taxes. Food 24 2 percent of budget, housing 22 9 percent and taxes 18 4 percent. The study uses 6 000 price observations across 400 goods and services.
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Phoenix
Arizona State University
First National Bank
Steven Wood
Wood
ASU Bureau of Business and Economic Research
U.S
Ana
Today in the News From Associated Press Wires
A digest of AP wire items highlights political developments, policy debates, and notable events shaping national discourse. Summaries cover government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and cultural or economic topics with emphasis on key figures and institutions.
Supreme Court backs automatic license revocation rule
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states are not required to hold hearings before revoking a driver’s license. The decision upholds an Illinois law that makes license revocation automatic under a violation points system.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Trains collide near Rio killing at least nine
Two commuter trains collided at a station about 12 miles north of Rio de Janeiro today killing at least nine people. Others were hospitalized and the number of injured was unclear. Rescue workers probed wreckage as Col. Aloisio Weber of the Federal Railway Co. coordinated efforts.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Here
Aloisio Weber
The
Federal Railway Co
Massive blackout hits Florida coast to Keys
A power failure darkened the southern tip of Florida, shutting down four major plants. The outage stretched from Fort Myers to Stuart and Marathon, covering about 15,000 square miles and affecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the Palm Beaches.
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Miami
Florida
Fort Myers
Stuart
Marathon
Florida Keys
Fort Lauderdale
Palm Beaches
IRA claims to have executed British captain in Northern Ireland
IRA guerrillas announce the execution of Capt. Robert Lawrence Nairac of the Grenadier Guards, who they say was abducted Saturday night in Northern Ireland while linked to the SAS. The claim adds to the ongoing violence amid the province’s conflict.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Robert Lawrence Nairac
Grenadier Guards Regiment
Strategic Air Service
SAS
Scottsdale High Students Taxi Cessna For Road-Test
Forty students from the Scottsdale School District Vocational Technical Center spent seven months renovating a donated Cessna 150. This week each student will taxi the aircraft around the bus barn at Scottsdale High School as part of a road-test. Wings are planned for next fall.
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Cottsdale
Scottsdale High School
MIT says world oil crisis near demands wartime urgency
An international MIT led study warns a global oil shortage could begin by 1981 and rise to 15 to 26 million barrels daily by 2000. It urges rapid energy diversification, conservation, and international cooperation to mitigate looming energy constraints and economic impact.
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Washington
Fao
MIT
Carroll L. Wilson
Wilson
Free-World
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No de Wilson
U.S
Energy tax rebates eyed for fuel efficient cars and insulation
Washington Congress leaders backed retroactive tax incentives for fuel efficient cars and home insulation as part of Carter energy program. The plan would offer rebates up to 500 for efficient cars and insulation credits up to 410, with a gas guzzler tax proposed but not retroactive.
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Washington
Congressional
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House Ways and Means
al Ullman
D-Ore
Senate Finance
Russell B. Long
D-La
SFT suggests 3 for impasse unit
The Scottdale Federation of Teachers proposes three candidates to join a district impasse committee after rejecting the board’s three nominees. The committee must be agreed by SFT’s Larry Bell and board member Dr. Norman White before impasse actions proceed.
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Scottdale Federation of Teachers
SFT
Teachers’ Union
Scottsdale School Board
Larry Bell
Norman White
Douglas Leslie
August Eckhardt
Na State University Law School
Howard F
Cudahy Corporation
Bell
Leslie and Eckhardt
Fisher
el Childs
Gabriel
John Frank
Hoy Refuses to Apologize Over Senate Politics Charge
Phoenix Department of Public Safety Director Vernon Hoy declined to apologize for calling the legislature rotten with politics, later narrowing the remark to the Senate Appropriations Committee. He cited a slush fund claim behind wage increases and said lawmakers may have favored political gifts, while House leaders demanded testimony.
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Phoenix Ee Department of Public Safety
Vernon Hoy
Hoy
House
Burton Barr
Phoenix
Senate
Barr
Rep
Peter Kay
R Phoenix
House Judiciary Committee
DPS
Alfredo Gutierrez
D-Phoenix
Gutierrez
Warren bribery case moved after grand jury indictment
The Maricopa County Attorney's office filed a motion in Scottsdale Justice Court to dismiss bribery charges against Ned Warren Sr after a grand jury indicted him on similar counts. Warren faces one count of bribery of a public official and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery over an alleged payment at his Paradise Valley home. Scottsdale Justice of the Peace Nancy West was expected to grant the dismissal to reflect the grand jury action. The Progress reported the grand jury indictment on Friday.
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Ned Warren Sr
Scottsdale
Warren
Maricopa County
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Nancy West
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