Adamson trial postponed amid nationwide publicity clouds
The murder trial of John Harvey Adamson is postponed indefinitely by order of the Arizona Supreme Court. The ruling allows pretrial motions to proceed in Maricopa County while seeking a change of venue and delays the start of the bombing slayings trial of the 32 year old suspect. Don Bolles was the victim in the case, with Gov Castro directing prosecution to the State Attorney General's Office.
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Adamson
Superior Court
Frederic Heineman
Maricopa County
Warren McCarthy
Bruce Jameson
Progress News
John Harvey Adamson
Arizona Supreme Court
High Court
Don Bolles
Phoenix
McCarthy
Donald Harris
Raul Castro
State Attorney General’s Office
Heineman
Fire crew rescues two men from ladder basket at bank building
A Mesa man and a Phoenix coworker were trapped for an hour when the basket motor failed while hanging Christmas lights on the Arizona Bank building at 6900 East Camelback Road. Fire rescue personnel retrieved them without injuries.
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Mesa
Fire Department
Howard Macreno Jr
Edward Haverly
Phoenix
Arizona Bank
Camelback Rd
Enrollment study outlines three district areas and a new middle school
Scottsdale School District Supt William Randall reported enrollment declines and proposed a parents committee for the northern area Osborn corridor and Soloma region. Potential moves include reassigning students to Cocopah Kiva Hopi and Mandarin. a 56th Street Cholla Road middle school is proposed.
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Scottsdale
William Randall
Soloma
Randall
Lincoln Drive
Lincoln
Scottsdale Road
Cocopah
Kiva
Cherokee
56Th Street
Cholla Road
Pima Road
McCormick Ranch
Mohave School
McCormick Parkway
Mohave
Marillyn Gragg
Tonto
Pima
Ingleside
Kachina
Kaibab
Tavan
Warren
Downs
Arcadia Parents For Quality
Apache
Scottsdale Daily Progress News Schedule Postponed
The Scottsdale Daily Progress will not publish Thursday for Thanksgiving. All offices close for the holiday. Classified ads may be phoned in and TV Progress listings appear in Friday edition starting Friday evening.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
TV Progress
Thanksgiving Observance Closes City Services and Businesses
Many Scottsdale and Phoenix area offices and services shut Thursday for Thanksgiving with some staying closed Friday for a four day weekend. Motorola and Siemens close Thu and Fri. schools and libraries also close. Refuse collection altered. mail delivery suspended Thu. transit and vehicle inspections close Thu only. Regular service resumes Fri or Sat.
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Phoenix Transit
Scottsdale School Board Closed Meeting Challenged
Scottsdale Daily Progress representatives challenged a closed board session held at the Education Center arguing no public notice was given for the agenda. Publisher Jonatharé Marshall and reporter Bonnie Foster cited open meeting law as requiring 24 hour notice and attendance of the course teacher if discussed.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Progress
Jonatharé Marshall
Bonnie Foster
Marshall
Arcadia High School
Robert Usdane
Kissinger Begins Acapulco Honeymoon Vacation
U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives with wife Nancy for a five day vacation in Acapulco. They flew from Washington on Tuesday night aboard an Air Force jet and stay at two private hilltop homes. Afterward they head to Mexico City as temperatures rise near 80 during the day and near 90 at night.
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Acapulco
Mexico
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Nancy
Kissingers
Washington
Air Force
Acapulco Bay
Kissinger
Mexico City
Today in the News Today in the News
The Associated Press wire roundup presents brief national and international briefs. Major topics include politics economic updates crises and cultural events shaping global discourse. The digest highlights notable statements and developments from government agencies organizations and leaders worldwide.
Georgain Banker Likely Named to Carter Administration
A spokesman for President-elect Jimmy Carter indicated banker Bert Lance from Georgia is likely to receive a high post in the incoming administration. Reports suggest Lance could become secretary of the Treasury or director of the Office of Management and Budget, with sources close to Carter stating he would head OMB.
Bush to quit as CIA chief on inauguration day
George Bush announced he will resign as CIA director on inauguration day after leading the agency for less than a year. He will stay to Jan 20 and pledge full assistance to President-elect Jimmy Carter during the transition.
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Washington
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Republican Party
CIA
Jimmy Carter
Plan urged for Rhodesia talks with March first date
In Geneva a British proposal sets March 1, 1978 as the firm target date for Rhodesia’s transfer of power. Joshua Nkomo’s spokesman says the plan largely meets the demand by Nkomo and guerrilla leader Robert Mugabe for a definite end date to white minority rule and black majority control.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Rhodesia
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Britain
Rabin warns Syria after talks on Lebanon border standoff
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin warned that Israel will not tolerate Syrian troops on its northern doorstep after discussions with Israeli and U.S. officials in Jerusalem and Washington on the border situation.
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Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
Rabin
U.S
Washington
Scottsdale considers funding mix for airport expansion
Scottsdale officials review using municipal property financing to fund about 757000 for 52 T hangars and terminal upgrades at the airport while seeking private bids for part of the project. Council favors a mix of financing and private development with bids to test private interest and potential FBO leasing.
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Scottsdale
Herbert Drinkwater
Municipal Property Corporation
FBO
Jeffery Schubert
Charles Smith
Richard Campana
Heinz Hink
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Rufus Coulter
Coulter
Bob Johnstone
Motorola Inc
Siemans Corp
City of
East Phoenix
Scottsdale Public Library
Associated Press
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