Trial delay ends jurors’ screening in Adamson case
About 100 prospective jurors were dismissed after a court delay in Phoenix. Judge Frederick Heineman said the trial would not proceed and juror selection would resume later with a new panel in a smaller courtroom. Security concerns prompted the secrecy and relocation of proceedings in the Bolles murder case.
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Phoenix
John H. Adamson
Superior Court
Frederick Heineman
Heineman
Maricopa County
Donald Harris
Associated Press
Marilyn Riddell
Sheriff’s Department
Harris
Adamson
Bolles
Clarendon Hotel
Arizona
Door crash wreck leaves two cars damaged at Oak and 70th
Kristina Washburn surveys a scene where a car barreled into her home hours after a two car collision at the 70th and Oak Streets intersection. The crash shoved a vehicle into Washburn’s carport, wrecking her parked car and the first auto, with further damage to the home corner and carport wall.
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Kristina Washburn
70Th
Oak Streets
Washburn
Continuation of flu shots urged in Arizona
Arizona health officials advocate ongoing swine flu inoculations after CDC consultation. No contaminated vaccine or deaths linked to shots. nationwide deaths align with high risk expectations. In Maricopa and Pima Counties, thousands vaccinated as clinics run to meet goals for 180,000 inoculations in the county.
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Phoenix
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Suzanne Dandoy
State Department of Health Services
Maricopa County
Pima County
Harvey Felix
Tucson
Green Valley
SEA may seek voice in teacher board negotiations
Dissatisfaction over Scottsdale Federation of Teachers bargaining prompts Tonalea School staff to petition for SEA monitoring. 78 percent sign, alleging poor 1976 77 contract and deteriorating conditions. SEA president Nagle plans building rep vote this week and may seek Arizona Education Association aid.
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Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Tonalea
Scottsdale Education Association
SEA
SFT
Gerald Nagle
Arizona Education Association
Nagle
Salt River siphon land condemned for CAP project
The federal government condemned 8 acres of Salt River Indian Reservation land to allow a Central Arizona Project siphon beneath the Salt River. The action follows a pending injunction and a $1 million potential penalty tied to a Sept. 1 start date. The land purchase totaled $87,000 to date, with further condemnation unlikely. The siphon remains part of the Granite Reef Aqueduct plan, designed to carry Colorado River water toward Phoenix and Tucson, largely bypassing construction on Orme Dam.
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Salt River Indian Reservation
Arizona
Salt River
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Peter Kiewit and Sons, Co
Kiewit
Granite Reef
Lake Havasu
Phoenix
Tucson
Orme Dam
Dick Shunick
Bureau of Reclamation
Orme
Shunick
Salt River Tribal
Hershle Andrews
Paradise Valley
Salt River Reservation
Ft. McDowell tribe rejects Orme Dam plan vote
The Ft. McDowell Indian Community tribal council passed a resolution opposing Orme Dam and Reservoir at the Salt and Verdé rivers confluence. Three council members supported the resolution, two were absent, and results accompany a Sept. 25 vote of 144 to 57 against selling nearly 17,000 acres to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Orme Dam
Ft. McDowell
Tribal Council
Clinton Patten
Lloyd Doka
Robert Rusell
Ben Kill
Vicent Smith
Ft. McDowell Mohave-Apache
U.S. Bureau of
Thomas C. Kleppe
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Orme
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Work resumes on houses at Sun City as strike unsettled
AP reports Sun City work resumes on homes as a three week union strike remains unresolved. Del E Webb Construction says many carpenters laborers and finishers returned after telegrams announcing resumed construction. About 60 to 70 workers picketed earlier. contractor to hire new staff to restore payroll to 250 if former employees do not return. Temperatures expected in the upper 80s with a breezy outlook through Tuesday.
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SUN City
John Meeker
del E. Webb Construction Co
Meeker
Guy Parent
Scottsdale basic school study eyed by district board
The Scottsdale school board will hear a proposal to form an implementation committee to study a basic school. Concerns were raised by committee chair James Tanner over alleged lack of notification for appearances at meetings. The panel will also consider remodeling two Scottsdale High School science rooms with nine bids received and an apparent low bid of 68,900 dollars. The meeting starts at 8 pm at the district education center.
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Scottsdale
Basic School
James Tanner
Tanner
Scottsdale High School
District Education Center
N. 44Th St
Lending Act changes urged by Proxmire in Senate panel plan
Senator William Proxmire urged simplification of the Truth in Lending Act citing complex regulations that hinder consumer protection. As chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, he said the issue will be a high priority on next year’s legislative agenda. In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman declined to confirm an interview quote that Gen George Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the Israeli army a burden to the United States, stating tapes are under review and no further comment is available.
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William Randall
Washington
William Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Proxmire
Pentagon
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Defense Department
Soweto Riot After Funeral Ends in Rampage
In Soweto calm returned after 700 mourners rioted following the funeral of a 16 year old who died in jail. Riot Control Chief David Kriel could not confirm reports of police firing on rioters who burned a black police detective’s home. Ten government vehicles were destroyed and 17 damaged.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
David Kriel
Pentagon eyes rising M60 tank production for Army and Israel sales
Pentagon officials project U S tank output will surge to meet next year's armor buildup and foreign sales needs. The Army is easing a recent shortage as production of new M60 tanks is expected to reach a level sufficient for both domestic use and Israel shipments.
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Washington
U.S
Army
Israel
Pentagon
Rescue Doubtful For Missing Sylvia L. Ossa
Coast Guard officials hold out little hope the 590 foot Panamanian cargo ship Sylvia L. Ossa with 37 crewmen is afloat. A search resumes today for the iron ore carrier last heard Wednesday about 140 miles west of Bermuda in the Bermuda Triangle area of the Atlantic.
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NEW York — Coast Guard
Bermuda Triangle
Atlantic Ocean
Sylvia L. Ossa
Brazil
Philadelphia
Bermuda
Carter leads Ford in national polls within margin of error
National surveys show Jimmy Carter with a narrow edge over President Ford, a result within the margin of error in most polls. The race appears nearly even and could swing in either direction as campaigns continue.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
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