Bill would end auto test system in Arizona
A pre filed Senate bill by Sen. Jack Taylor targets the controversial auto emissions testing program in Pima and Maricopa counties. The measure follows years of debate as lawmakers seek repeal or reform while a separate sunset proposal would force automatic extinction of agencies failing to prove ongoing need.
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Phoenix
Pima
Maricopa
Arizona Senate
Jack Taylor
Mesa
House
Senate
Sam McConnell
R-Williams
Arizona Supreme
Raul Castro
Wesley Bolin
Ae Jones Osborn
D-Yuma
Arizona
Scottsdale adopts street naming policy for McCormick Ranch
Scottsdale City Council narrowly approves a policy to name future streets in McCormick Ranch as per a Valley wide MARICOPA policy, with Via de Ventura keeping its Spanish name. Several street name changes are approved while existing Phase I names stay. Council debates linger over highway-like naming and maps for wayfinding.
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McCormick Ranch
Scottsdale
Maricopa
Cannon Drive
Quarterhorse Trail
Beryl Avenue
Calle Rosas
Alice Avenue
Calle Puerto
Calle Canto
el Caminto
Calle Playa
Via Costa
Dale Samuels
Richard Campana
Campana
Herbert Drinkwater
AFL CIO building trades chief calls federal action for jobs
The AFL CIO Building Trades Department president urges federal measures to ensure full employment and campaigns to oust lawmakers who opposed labor bills. In Johannesburg, South Africa, whites vote in parliament with predicted landslide for Prime Minister John Vorster as rain dampens turnout.
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Los Angeles
Afl-Cio Building Trades Department
Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
Carter to send high level US delegate to Cairo peace talks
President Carter announced the United States will send Assistant Secretary of State Alfred L. Atherton to lead the U S delegation to a mid December Cairo peace conference called by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. He hailed recent Arab Israeli contacts as a historic breakthrough toward Middle East peace. The move comes as urban aid proposals face budget and policy scrutiny. In Nevada, opening statements continued in the Howard Hughes Mormon Will case with relatives’ attorneys pressing on after Rhoden finished his opening.
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Washington
Carter
United States
Cairo
Middle East
Alfred L. Atherton
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Los Angeles
Harold Rhoden
Burglars advise on preventing home break ins Scottsdale police share tips
Scottsdale police recount interviews with two burglars who explain burglars choose easy targets. They say unlocked doors and valuables left in cars or rooms invite theft while deadbolts and warning stickers deter break ins. Officers note most crimes occur at easily accessible homes and urge residents to secure properties.
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Chris Shuey
Scottsdale Police Department
Bruce Christianson
Stever Marble
Team
Scottsdale
Marble
Christianson
Police Department
Blood donors avert possible surgeries in Arizona drive
Arizona Blood Services reports emergency donors covered about half of a 600 pint deficit, averting cancellations of surgeries. About 220 extra donors joined last night, with 300 to 400 pints more needed of types O and A. December drives planned including Scottsdale Library station 2 to 8 pm.
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Arizona Blood Services
Alex Moser
Blood Services
Moser
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Public Library
S. Robson
Mesa
E. McDowell Road
Phoenix
Pleasant drop in temperatures with sunny skies
Mostly sunny and a touch cooler today and Thursday. Highs reach mid 70s today and low 70s on Thursday, with tonight’s low around mid 40s. Noon reading was 67 with humidity at 19 percent.
Top-hatted sweep boosts new Arizona chimney business
Marty Bielefeldt, a 32-year-old Gilbert resident and ASU custodian, has started Chimney Sweeps Unlimited. He wears a top hat and tails, hums Chim Chim Cher-ee, and sweeps Chandler Mesa Tempe Scottsdale rooftops using a vacuum and weighted brushes. The venture aims to prevent flue fires and expand in the Phoenix area.
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Dick van Dyke
Marty Bielefeldt
Marty
Bielefeldt
Chimney Sweeps Unlimited
Arizona State University
Gilbert
Chandler
Mesa
Tempe
Scottsdale
Germany
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