Inquest Called in Safari Death at Scottsdale Hotel
Scottsdale Justice of the Peace Dan Roth sets an inquest for November 1 into the death of William Hartgraves 45 found drowned in 16 inches of water behind the Safari Hotel Convention Center. Authorities suspect robbery and possible beating before drowning and consider a homicide.
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Scottsdale
Dan Roth
William Hartgraves
Hartgraves
47Th Place
Safari Hotel Convention Center
Scottsdale Rd
Roth
Denver
Ron Dean
Sheriff to handle probe of accident
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies take over the Oct. 12 two car crash at Pima and Indian School Roads that killed 22 month old Lisa Starks. The wreck involving Marilyn Thomas and Mary Thomas was initially handled by Scottsdale police, then reservation police, then the FBI, before being deemed under county jurisdiction.
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Pima
Indian School
Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Lisa Rene Starks
E. Garfield
Mary Thomas
Salt River Indian Reservation
Marilyn
FBI
Glenn Lewis
Sheriff’s Traffic Bureau
Lewis
Pima Road
Sheriff’s Department
HUD to brief on $8.68 million grant for Scottsdale
City council member Billie Gentry travels to San Francisco with Martha Almon for a HUD briefing on the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The program could deliver $8.68 million in block grants over six years for property acquisition beautification and open space. A public hearing at 7 30 p m on November 4 invites citizen input on spending priorities.
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Billie Gentry
San Francisco
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
James Lynn
James Mitchell
Arizona
Nevada
California
Hawaii
Scottsdale
Congress
Martha Almon
Gentry
Phoenix Aims Shea Tatum Rezoning For Shopping Center
Phoenix voters hear Shea Tatum rezoning request by Smith Investment Co for 24 acre site at Tatum and Shea Boulevards. Plan seeks 13 acres to shopping center and 11 acres to more homes. council previously rejected similar asks but planning commission backs the project amid homeowner association opposition.
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Phoenix Council
Shea-Tatum
North Valley Bureau
Tatum and Shea
Phoenix
Smith Investment Co
Smitty’s
Scottsdale School Board weighs equipment list revisions
The Scottsdale School Board will review possible changes to the district’s standard equipment lists during a work-study session at 8 30 p m at the Education Center 3811 N 44th Street The list spans 1500 to 2000 pages and covers all district equipment including how much per teacher and the quality level for each item The board will focus on expensive gear such as musical instruments and audio visual items and may revise items like a 16mm film projector amid capital equipment discussions
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Scottsdale
N. 44Th Street
Jack Kearney
C Itit
Kearney
Library film highlights New Zealand for Brown Baggers
The Scottsdale Public Library hosts a 12:15 p.m. film during lunch hour for the Brown Bag Bunch. The program features a travelogue about New Zealand, noting its Polynesian reach and British ties, with no admission fee.
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New Zealand
Ie Island
Scottsdale Public Library
U.S
England
Man Hurt In Crash On Slick Road Near Scottsdale
A 22 year old Scottsdale man James Gary Allison was listed in serious condition after his car ran off a rain slick road on Hayden Road north of Camelback struck a fence and overturned on the Villa Monterey golf course. He was cited for speeding.
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Scottsdale
James Gary Allison
E. Osborn
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Allison
Hayden Road
Camelback Road
Villa Monterey Country Club Golf Course
Chaparral Rd
Dean testifies Haldeman warned him against going to prosecutors
John W. Dean III testified that Haldeman warned him once the truth comes out it will be hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube. He described the April 1973 conversations about meeting prosecutors and the handling of hush money, and Nixon’s involvement in pressuring him to reveal facts about Watergate.
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Washington
UPI
John W. Dean III
H.R. Haldeman
Dean
Richard M. Nixon
Watergate
White House
James F. Neal
Haldeman
John J. Wilson
Nixon
William S. Frates
John D. Ehrlichman
U.S
John J. Sirica
California
John
Air Force
Ehrlichman
James W. McCord Jr
Camp David
Administration
John N. Mitchell
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Mitchell
Magruder
Judge halts Nixon tapes turnover injunction blocks release
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey ordered a delay on turning over White House tapes and documents to Richard Nixon. Nixon may copy materials to prepare for testimony in the Watergate cover-up trial. GSA must not disclose or transfer them pending further orders.
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San Clemente
Calif
Washington
Nixon
Richey
John J. Sirica
The
American Historical Society
Mack Thompson
NBC Today Show
General Services Administration
GSA
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bill Found in Scottsdale
A counterfeit $20 bill was used to pay postage at Tecolote Book Shop in Fashion Square. Ted Anognost of 5105 North 40th Street reported the bill may have been used at the store within a week. Police, Secret Service agents, and post office officials identified the serial number among four local counterfeits. In eight days, 17 counterfeit $20s have been recovered in Scottsdale.
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Ted Anognost
40Th St
Tecolote Book Shop
Fashion Square
Post Office
Secret Service
Scottsdale
Obituary Miriam Francis 78 Dies in Scottsdale
Miriam Francis 78 of 8220 E Garfield St died Monday at Scottsdale Community Hospital. Born in South Wales she moved to Arizona from New York. Survived by brother Thomas Francis and two Scottsdale nephews. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.
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Miriam Francis
E. Garfield Street
Scottsdale Community Hospital
Miss Francis
South Wales
Great Britain
Arizona
New York
Thomas Francis
Messinger Mortuary
Drug Abuse Conference At Safari Hotel Opens Soon
More than 200 professionals in drug and alcohol fields will attend a three day Drug Abuse Conference at the Safari Hotel starting Wednesday. Gary Seidler editor of The Journal will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday. Information available from the Bureau of Drug Abuse, Department of Health Services, 1740 W Adams St.
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Safari Hotel
Gary Seidler
Journal
Seidler
Toronto
Canada
Bureau of Drug Abuse
Department of Health Services
W. Adams St
Phoenix council member reports finances and investments
United Press International rounds up Gary Peter Klahr, a Phoenix city council member, who released a financial statement showing a gross income of 89 000 in 1973 plus 1 000 monthly as vice president of Inner Sanctum Inc. He lists investments totaling 50 357 in various firms and assets and urges other officials to disclose similarly.
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Phoenix
Gary Peter Klahr
Klahr
Inner Sanctum Inc
Inner Sanctum, Inc
Cactus Dairy King
Levitz Furniture
Preliminary murder hearing set for Glendale youth
A preliminary hearing Thursday will determine charges against Michael Tacho 18 accused of murder and robbery in the death of Circle K clerk Leonard Leon Davis 29. Davis was shot three times and $116 was missing from the register.
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Glendale
Michael Tacho
Tacho
Leonard Leon Davis
Circle K
Davis
Ex-Great Southwest manager given probation in tax case
Anthony N. Serra, former sales manager for the defunct Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co., was placed on one year probation for failing to file a federal income tax return. The sentence runs concurrently with an 8 to 10 year land fraud prison term from last summer.
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Phoenix
Anthony N. Serra
Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co
U.S. District Court
Walter Craig
Serra
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George Livingston
C. Earl White
Dorcas Warren
Planning Commission
Council
Paradise Valley
Phoenix Mountain
Scottsdale Artists League
CamelView Plaza
Camelback Rd
United Press International
Carl A. Muecke
Karl W. Galbraith
Kennecott
Kennecott Copper Corp
Gila River
Philip von Ammon
Muecke
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Hare
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