Water power and Arizona growth tied to dams and plans
The piece traces Arizona’s water and power history from Roosevelt Dam to Glenn Canyon and Colorado River projects. It notes a study by the Bureau of Reclamation proposing up to six million kilowatts of capacity upgrades and praises hydroelectric power as a clean, cost‑effective energy source for the state’s continued growth.
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Roosevelt Dam
Arizona
Roosevelt
Salt River Valley
Phoenix
Colorado River
Salt River
Glenn Canyon Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Western States
Power and reform clash in Arizona House committee
Arizona lawmakers confront power dynamics as Rep. Diane McCarthy blocks a Senate-passed bill to license marriage and family counselors. The measure, backed by psychiatrists and counselors, aims to curb unskilled practice amid high divorce rates and public distrust in government.
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Arizona
Congress
Diane McCarthy
Glendale
House Health and Welfare Committee
Senate
McCarthy
Rep
Slobbus Americanus Disrupts Fountain Hills Concert
An outdoor Fountain Hills event faced disruption as Slobbus Americanus interrupted the program while attendees thanked McCulloch enterprises for funding the costly show.
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McCulloch Enterprises
Fountain Hills
Cherokee flood traps teachers as two teens ferry them home
In Cherokee last Tuesday heavy rain flooded roads around Cherokee School trapping teachers. Two Chaparral High School boys navigated raging rivers offering to guide a caravan through back roads then returned for more help. The writer thanks them and the Cherokee teacher who donated services.
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Cherokee School
Red Cross
Ford to govern from Oval Office on flat-bed truck
Press Secretary Ron Nessen outlines a mock campaigning plan for President Ford to remain seated at his desk in the Oval Office during the primary, driving a flat-bed truck through crucial towns. The strategy includes an umbrella in rain and a restrained public presence to project leadership.
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Arthurhoppe
Ron Nessen
Ford
Oval Office
Nessen
Nelsen
Don Penny
Gary Cooper
Ronald Reagan
Randolph Scott
Reagan
Jerry
White House
Ft McDowell meeting clashes with BIA police
A Ft McDowell tribal member thanks press for coverage of Bureau of Reclamation talks on Orme Dam while criticizing BIA police. He recalls outsiders barred from a meeting and a protest that led to his uncle’s heart attack, noting surveillance and community fear.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Ft. McDowell Tribe
Orme Dam
BIA
U.S. Army
San Carlos
Ft. McDowell
Goldwater Attacks Reagan Over Panama Canal Stance
Washington columnist notes Barry Goldwater criticizes Ronald Reagan on canal policy, while Goldwater and Reagan share similar positions on Panama. The piece traces Goldwater’s hard line from 1964 through recent Senate support for sovereignty and warns against shifting canal policy.
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John D. Lofton JR
Washington
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Panama Canal
United States
Goldwater
Reagan
Canal
Senate
Congress
Ford Administration
Western Hemisphere
Johnson
Guantanamo
Cuba
Castro
New York
Dover
N.H
Reno
LBJ
Eisenhower
Canal Zone
Panama
Ford
Payee
Barrywater
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