Five Billion in U S Arms Lost to Reds in Vietnam Collapse
Pentagon declassifies first detailed inventory of American weapons captured after South Vietnam's fall in 1975. The list shows 430 utility helicopters, 36 Chinook helicopters, 73 F5 fighters, 113 A37s, 36 A1s, 90 transports, 212 other aircraft, 940 naval craft, 550 tanks, 1,200 APCs, 1,330 howitzers, 63,000 antitank weapons, 47,000 grenade launchers, 12,000 mortars, 1.6 million rifles, 791,000 M16s, 15,000 machine guns, 90,000 pistols, plus 130,000 tons ammo, 42,000 trucks, and 48,000 radios.
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Ford unlikely to land solar research site in Arizona
Arizona competes with about 20 sites for the federal Solar Energy Research Institute with Scottsdale favored if selected. House Republican leader John Rhodes pushes to place the center in Arizona before Ford leaves office. ERDA will inspect sites after November elections, delaying a decision into early next year.
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Scottsdale
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Arizona
Ford
Scottsdale Executive Office
McCormick Ranch
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Franklin D. Aleshire
Scottsdale Executive
Arizona Solar Energy Research Commission
Aleshire
Aay
Rhodes
Florida
Texas
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Raul Castro
California
Columbus
Ohio
Gila Bend
U.S
Arizona State University
Commission
Stay of execution delays Gilmore firing squad date
Gov. Calvin Rampton issued a stay of execution for condemned murderer Gary Mark Gilmore delaying his date until next Wednesday. The pause allows the Utah Board of Pardons to commute or grant a pardon. The report notes the execution was set for a firing squad.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin Rampton
Gary Mark Gilmore
Gilmore
Utah Board of Pardons
Scottsdale Road paving near completion in Scottsdale AZ
Paving in the Indian School to Osborn Street area likely finished today if no equipment failures occur. Bentson Contracting aims to complete the major asphalt work this afternoon with cleanup and landscaping to follow over the next weeks.
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Hobo Joes
Scottsdale Road
Benston Contracting Co
Bentson Contracting Co
Indian School Road
Osborn Road
City
Bentson
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Woody’s
Jeff Kracht
Kracht
Scottsdale middle school plan proceeds amid criticism
Scottsdale School District middle school committee begins final planning for a proposal to place Ingleside as the middle school with seventh and eighth graders while Hopi remains K–8 and Kachina Kaibab Tavan become K–6. Critics allege bias from Hopi and Tavan parents and warn against reduced Kachina Kaibab enrollment.
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Scottsdale
Kachina
Kaibab
Ingleside School
Frank Schilling
Ingleside
Tavan
52Nd Street
48Th Street
Hopi
Schilling
Marsha Cessor
Schools, town adopt plan for McDonald Drive crosswalk safety
Scottsdale School District and Paradise Valley officials agree on a plan to improve McDonald Drive crosswalk safety at Mockingbird Lane. A crossing guard will be placed, more signs erected, and an accelerated bicycle safety program launched at Kiva School following an October tragedy and ongoing tracking of student crossing patterns.
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Mockingbird Lane
McDonald Drive
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
McDonald and
Lincoln
Mockingbird
Rebecca Levy
Kiva
Lincoln-Mockingbird Crossing
Jack Kearney
Kearney
Lincoln Drive
McDonald
Kiva School
Richard Ford
Mother honors efforts after girl killed at crosswalk
Louise Levy praises Paradise Valley and Scottsdale School District efforts after her seven year old daughter Rebecca was struck crossing Lincoln Drive and Mockingbird Lane. She cites dangerous crossing conditions and calls for better bus discipline while noting legal limits on speed and four way stop enforcement. Weather calls for sunny to cloudy with highs in the low 80s and a chance of showers Friday.
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Mockingbird Lane
Louise Levy
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Kiva
Levy
Jack Kearney
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