Callaway Pressured Officials Over Crested Butte Expansion
Senate subcommittee found former Army Secretary Howard Callaway used his position to push for a Crested Butte ski area expansion where he had a financial stake. It concluded there was no proof of outcome influence but noted potential conflicts of interest and impropriety. Republicans criticized the investigation timing as political maneuvering.
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Washington
Army
Howard H. Callaway
Colorado
Senate
Callaway
Crested Butte
Subcommittee On Environment and Land Resources
Crested Butte Development Corp
Floyd Haskell
D-Colo
Ford
U.S. ordered Mayaguez assault despite crew absence
A GAO review says the Mayaguez rescue mission proceeded with pilots reporting most crew were not on Koh Tang. The 1975 operation killed 41 and raised questions about whether earlier signs could have changed the raid. Officials noted uncertainties but did not alter the final Marine assault plan or air attacks.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Thailand
Koh Tang
General Accounting Office
House
GAO
City weighs terms of building inspection contract with reservation
The Scottsdale city council paused on contracting with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for reservation building inspection while legal terms are reviewed. The session also approved two local engineers to accelerate a flood control plan for the north area, with a two month completion target and about $10,000 in outside help.
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Salt River
North Scottsdale
Stanley A. Eisner
Indian Community Council
William C. Jenkins
Heinz Hink
Scottsdale
Eisner
Richard Campana
George Iannella
Capital Improvement Engineering
North Area
Indian Bend Road
64Th Street
Iannella
Murder trial date set in Austin stabbing case
Edward J. Dwyer 56 of Bisbee is charged with open end murder and conspiracy in the May 8 Austin stabbing and will stand trial at 10 a.m. December 7 before Superior Court Judge Dorothy M. Carson. Police allege Dwyer conspired with Anthony Wayne Ridings to kill Jesse Haynes Austin. Ridings and Sandra Lynn Austin await trial with Ridings set for October 13. Michael Ray DeCoe, charged in the Gardiner killing, will have a preliminary hearing October 12 in Scottsdale Justice Court following his surrender after the incident at 7440 East Thomas Road. The Gardiner case marks Scottsdale’s third homicide this year, the highest since 1972.
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Maricopa County
Jesse Haynes Austin
Scottsdale
Edward J. Dwyer
Bisbee
Austin
Superior Court
Dorothy M. Carson
Dwyer
Ft. Huachuca
Anthony Wayne Ridings
Sandra Lynn Austin
Ridings
Cochise County
Michael Ray DeCoe
Lee Chapman Gardiner
DeCoe
Gardiner
PV planners cancel meet in Paradise Valley
The planning and zoning commission will not meet tonight as scheduled. No new petitions or communications have been scheduled. The next meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. October 19 in Town Hall.
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Paradise Valley
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Seven Streets Slurry Seal Resurfacing Tuesday Citywide
Seven streets will be closed Wednesday for slurry seal resurfacing by the city. The streets include Virginia Lewis and Vernon Avenues from 1st Street to 66th Street and from 66th Place to 68th Street, 69th Street from McDowell Road to Palm Lane, and 70th Street from Palm Lane to Oak Street.
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Virginia, Lewis and Vernon Avenues
UofA seeks budget hike in next fiscal year
University of Arizona plans a 131.8 million operating budget request, up 12.7 million from the current year. The Arizona Board of Regents will review the proposal at a Tempe meeting slated for Friday and Saturday. The report appears in a Tucson dispatch.
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University of Arizona
Arizona Board of Regents
Tempe
Polls Diverge on Carter Lead in Arizona Campaign
National polls show sharp differences in the presidential race with Gallup declaring Carter ahead 50 to 42 and Yankelovich for Time showing a near tie 48 to 43. Gallup notes incomplete tabulations may revise results, while Carter’s pollster reports a 51 to 42 lead in nationwide figures. Rosalynn Carter accused Gallup of miscalculation, which he denies.
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New York
Gallup
Jimmy Carter
Yankelovich
Time Magazine
George Gallup
Carter
Patrick Caddell
Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Lovejoy
Burned twin engine plane found on abandoned farm near Buckeye
Sheriff detectives seek owner of a burned airplane found on a farm near Buckeye after neighbors report seeing it with headlights and later smoke as a vehicle fled. In Tucson, Pima County says a jailer beating allegation in the death of 18 year old University of Arizona student Paul Simon does not warrant criminal action.
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Buckeye
Here
Sam R. Patterson
Tucson
Pima County Attorney’s Office
University of Arizona
Asst
Atty. A
Bates Butler
Town to Appeal Ruling Over Paradise Valley Name Ban
Paradise Valley seeks to ban the words Paradise Valley from a private security firm name but a Maricopa judge ruled the restriction unconstitutional and the town will appeal. Firm president Bob Mortensen says the dispute began in 1968 and he expects no victory for the town. He notes licensing fights since 1975 and costs from the six year battle targeting his firm on Lincoln Drive.
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Paradise Valley
Bob Mortensen
Maricopa County
Mortensen
Paradise Valley Investigation and Patrol Services, Inc
Charles L. Hardy
Roger McKee
Marshal’s Department
Lincoln Drive
N. Invergordon Rd
Pye
Indian Parent Panel to Meet Wednesday in Scottsdale
Scottsdale's Indian Parent Committee will meet on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Indian Education portable building at Yavapai School 701 N Miller Rd. The group welcomes parents of Indian descent from any Scottsdale school and high school students to join. The panel reports on counseling curriculum and tutoring and operates under Title IV funding with tutoring counseling and career education at Coronado High School and feeder elementaries.
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Scottsdale
Yavapai School
N. Miller Rd
U.S. Department of Education
Coronado High School
Castro to Speak at Arcadia High School Forum
Gov Raul Castro will present the fourth program in Arcadia High School's Student Political Union series. The public speech starts at 2 20 p m in the school auditorium. On Oct 19 Dennis DeConcini and Sam Steiger will join a Senate race public forum at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul Castro
Arcadia High School
Dennis DeConcini
Sam Steiger
U.S. Senate
Castro
Election Workshop Topic at Legislative Dist. 28 Democrats
The Legislative District 28 Democrats will discuss an election workshop for precinct workers at a meeting at City Hall. The session is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Thursday and aims to inform volunteers about polling procedures and vote handling.
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Legislative Dist
City Hall
Court to hear lawyer advertising case in Phoenix
U S Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge by two Phoenix lawyers Bates and O Ste en who were fined for newspaper ads. Attorney William C Canby Jr says questions include First Amendment advertising rights and antitrust limits on fee ads. The Court stayed a Bar Association censure against the lawyers.
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Phoenix
U.S. Supreme Court
William C. Canby Jr
John R. Bates
van O’steen
High Court
Canby
Arizona Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Bates and
O’steen
Mayor Proclaims United Nations Day in Scottsdale
Mayor William C. Jenkins proclaims October 24 United Nations Day in Scottsdale and names Rev. Walter McCleneghan honorary U.N. Day chairman. Ford and Castro issued national and state proclamations. The U.S. Day Concert will be held October 24 at 3 p.m. at the Phoenix Woman's Club to raise public awareness of the UN.
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William C. Jenkins
United Nations
Scottsdale
Walter McCleneghan
U.N
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