Editorial: Phoenix election signals change in city government
The Phoenix primary shakes Charter Government Committee dominance after 26 years. Margaret Hance wins without Charter support, while independent frontrunners Gutierrez Goode Klahr top the runoff. A rival slate may unite, boosting non Charter prospects and broader representation. If independents gain a majority, city planning could become more imaginative and responsive.
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Phoenix City
Charter Government Committee
Margaret Hance
Charter
Charter Council
Rosendo Gutierrez
Calvin Goode
Gary Peter Klahr
Phoenix
Who drives at 55 in the postwar speed limit test
The Associated Press sent reporters on road tests across states to measure compliance with the 55 mph speed limit. In Oregon a driver on I 80 N from Portland to Bonneville Dam reports being passed by 27 vehicles and passing only three, with one Oregon State Police car sighted. The survey suggests the limit has a small conservation effect, but widespread violation may persist as gas prices rise.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Portland
Bonneville Dam
Syria’s decision on UNDOF risks Middle East peace hopes
The article warns that Syria may not renew the Golan Heights cease-fire and UNDOF presence, threatening Kissinger’s peace plan. It notes Assad’s Moscow trip, U.S. mediation limits, and Israel’s resistance to a broader settlement including the West Bank and Sinai. Lebanon’s crisis heightens regional tensions as Egypt and Syria clash over diplomacy.
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Washington
Ford
Sadat
Mideast
Syria
Golan Heights
United Nations
Hafez Assad
Israel
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Geneva
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDOF
Golan No-Man’s-Land
Sinai
U.S
Egypt
West Bank
Assad
Moscow
Damascus
Paris
Jerusalem
Lebanon
Palestine
Amman
Jordan
Center Defends Scottsdale Center for the Arts Bond Trust
Scottsdale letters defend public support for bonds funding the Center for the Arts. The writer urges faith in city planning and civic leaders amid mixed first night reception, dismissing premature “White Elephant” fears and criticizing early criticism as unprofessional.
Chaparral High thanks coverage. vows future athletic growth
Chaparral High School student thanks the press for sports coverage. As a new school, he expresses hope to improve the athletic department in the future and asks to keep up the good work.
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Chaparral High School
Chaparral
Billsavage JR
Equal Treatment in Reporting Local Appointments
A reader urges balanced gender framing in coverage of Dolores Foyle and Idar Rimestad’s appointment to the County Planning and Zoning Commission. The complaint highlights redundant reference to Foyle’s husband and family while omitting comparable details about Rimestad’s marital status or family.
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Dolores Foyle
Idar Rimestad
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Foyle
Rimestad
Bo Calloway flounders before Reagan loyalists in Washington
In a Conservative Union Club session, Bo Calloway faced a hostile pro Reagan audience as he defended Ford’s record. He insisted Ford is the conservative choice, cited the Rockefeller VP pick debate, and dodged questions on Kissinger policy and energy loans. The exchange left Calloway rattled and the night viewed as a rough start to the campaign trail.
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John D. Lofton JR
Washington
Ford
Howard
Bo” Calloway
Ronald Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Union Club
Reagan
Calloway
Jerry Ford
Grover Cleveland
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Rocky
Congress
Goldwater
John Tower
Texas
U.S
Panama Canal
Panama
LBJ
Nixon
Ford-Kissinger
Bo Calloway
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Center
Mac Carvalho Jr
Center For the Arts
Scottsdale
Donald A. Pucilowski
Mr. Ford
George McGovern
Jonathan Marshall
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Jerry McElfresh
Audit Bureau of Circulation Carrier and Motor Route
Ariz
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