City seeks bids to install signals at ten intersections
The city council authorizes bids for traffic signal equipment to upgrade ten intersections. Planned relocations include Indian School Road and Brown Avenue and changes at Scottsdale and Indian School Roads. New signals will cover Scottsdale Indian Bend Hayden Chaparral Miller McKellips Granite Reef Thomas 60th Miller Chaparral Hayden McDonald and one unspecified site at an estimated $43,000.
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Indian School Road
Brown Avenue
Scottsdale
Indian School Roads
Indian Bend
Hayden and Chaparral
Miller and McKellips
Granite Reef
Thomas
60Th Street
Thomas, Miller and Chaparral
Hayden Road
McDonald Drive
Florida Pollution Center bars DuPont from Gulf dumping
The Florida pollution control chief says DuPont cannot dump chemical wastes into the Gulf of Mexico until proof shows no environmental harm. EPA Administrator Russell Train says the company failed to provide sufficient evidence.
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Tallahassee
Florida
DuPont Chemical Company
Gulf of Mexico
Russell Train
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DuPont
Nixon to be released if tests stay clear this Friday
Long Beach California Nixon could leave the hospital Friday if diagnostic tests show no complications. His physician said he would return to his oceanfront San Clémente estate for a convalescence of one to three months after battles with phlebitis.
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Long Beach
Calif
Richard Nixon
Nixon
San Clémente
RFD rate hearing enters second day at ACC
The Arizona Corporation Commission begins the second day of a public hearing on Rural Metropolitan Fire Department rate hikes for Paradise Valley and parts of Maricopa County. The plan unsigned by Scottsdale funds another system. impact spans about 150 employees with payroll and fuel cost increases.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Paradise Valley
Maricopa
Scottsdale
Lou Witzeman
Witzeman
RFD
Ford opposes tax hike in anti inflation plan
White House said President Ford leans against raising the federal gasoline tax while he finalizes an anti inflation package. Nessen noted tentative choices and said no final decisions have been made. Proposals include energy conservation measures and tax relief for low income earners, with mixed public reaction to a possible gasoline “refundable fee.”
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Federal Energy Administration
Commerce Department
FEA
Laugh In style benefit show at Scottsdale hospital
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital staff stage a comedic fundraiser in the new tower to support a family practice residency program and other hospital projects. The gag-filled event features administrators, a VP, and PR staff in a lighthearted skit.
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Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Joseph Horner
Steve Carpenter
Len Baker
George Livingston
Robert Rentz
Dorcas Warren
Ex-employee sues city for 500000 over dismissal
Anthony G Hanustak formerly a city buyer from January to June 1973 sues the city and City Manager Dale C Carter and Finance Director Chad J Cowley for 428000 alleging reputational damage and loss of work. He claims false statements about the reasons for his 1979 dismissal led to 14 months jobless and cites over qualification as the real reason. He seeks 12000 back pay 10000 reputational damages 10000 humiliation and 100000 punitive damages plus 132000 combined from Carter and Cowley for conspiracy. The city legal department declined to comment.
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Anthony G.hanustak
Dale C Carter
Chad J. Cowley
Hanustak
Cowley
Carter
Scottsdale
Wayne Miller
Miller, ‘Thur and
Preston
Scottsdale Middle School Study Splits to Assess Pros and Cons
The Scottsdale School District forms a 16 member committee of administrators teachers and parents to study middle school pros and cons and report by Oct 28. If approved pilot schools Kachina Tavan Ingleside and Hopi would become middle or upper grade models with elementary schools feeding into Hopi. Randall cites declining elementary enrollments possible benefits including centralized programs teacher flexibility and humanized smaller elementaries. A pilot could start next fall in the Racine area if the board approves.
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Scottsdale
William Randall
Randall
Tavan
Ingleside
Scottsdale School Board
Kachina
Mesa
Tempe
Egeese
Variable clouds and humid with thundershowers possible
Forecaster notes variable cloudiness and humidity this afternoon with a chance of thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny and warm Friday with highs near 95 and a low around 70. Measurable rain possible at about 20 percent this afternoon.
Male teacher fired for nude photos in Playgirl
Physical education teacher Lou Zivkovich of the Victor Valley Joint Union High School District was ordered dismissed after appearing nude in the June issue of Playgirl magazine. The case notes that male teachers face similar firing risks, following a prior firing of a Milwaukee area female teacher for nude photos in a men's magazine.
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Apple Valley, Calif
UPI
Lou Zivkovich
Victor Valley Joint Union High School
Dis
Playgirl Magazine
Scottsdale Police Defend Death Probe In Linda Tracey Case
Scottsdale police angrily rejected claims they bungled the investigation of Linda Ann Tracey 22 who died from gunshot wounds after an incident at Jeffrey L. Robinson 29's apartment. Officers said the Phoenix Gazette misrepresented the case and that evidence was handled properly.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix Gazette
Linda Ann Tracey
Jeffrey L. Robinson
Heatherbrae
Miss Tracey
Robinson
Gazette
Moise Berger
David Townsend
Townsend
Berger
Sid Mitchell
Lon Taubman
Taubman
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EPA
Chicago
Amoco Oil Company
Amoco
Midwest
Peru
Lima
Sirica
John
California
Bob Johnstone
City
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