Congress OKs 8000 Loan Plan for Home Solar Systems
Energy conferees back a government subsidized solar loan program with rates from 7 to 12 percent, capping loans at 8000 while allowing tax credits up to 2150 for home solar work. The package bars using both loan and credit fully, and a Senate vote on credits is pending. A separate effort seeks broad business tax breaks and a 400 credit for home insulation.
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Washington
House
Senate
House of Congress
Carter
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Senate Finance Committee
Conference Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Shuttle Enterprise Makes Final Glide Test at Edwards
With Prince Charles in attendance the Space Shuttle Enterprise completed its fifth and final test a short steep glide to a rough concrete desert landing. The 93 ton vehicle rocked on touchdown lifted again then settled safely on the runway in California.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Prince Charles of
England
Nuclear test at Nevada Site yields under 20 kilotons
DOE confirms underground detonation at the Nevada Test Site named Bob stay. The test occurred at 7 15 a m MST with a yield under 20 kilotons, as stated by DOE spokesman Dave Jackson.
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Las Vegas
U.S. Department of Energy
Nevada
IRA loses Catholic support amid IRA violence in Northern Ireland
In Belfast authorities report Catholics growing weary after eight years of guerrilla war. They note over 200 individuals shot in the knee by Provisional IRA punishment squads for disobedience as the conflict continues. In Johannesburg, pathologists say Steve Biko died in prison from extensive brain injury with chest trauma and kidney failure.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Provisional
Johannesburg
South Africa
Steve Biko
Skateboard Injuries Foreseeable Rise in 1977
The Consumer Product Safety Commission projects 375000 skateboard injuries in 1977, edging past 370000 non professional football injuries. The study forecasts injuries will more than double last year’s 188000.
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Washington
Consumer, Product, Safety Commission
McCormick Ranch Street Maze Draws City Scrutiny
Scottsdale leaders hear a police risk report on confusing magenta and Spanish street names. Fire and rescue delays, a heart attack death, and resident confusion prompted a MAG task force to draft a conforming street map and potential name changes.
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Dale Samuels
Charles Smith
Maricopa Association of Governments
MAG
Jim Gardner
Sgt
Samuels
Don Louser
Billie Gentry
Louser
Private fire protection costs less in Scottsdale study finds
An IL SG report says Scottsdale pays about half the fire protection cost of Tempe Mesa and Glendale while delivering comparable or better service. It notes Rural Metro runs the city system with fewer employees and shared equipment, with per capita costs far lower and lower losses per capita.
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Chris Shue
Scottsdale
Metro Fire Department
Valley
Tempe
Mesa
Glendale
Institute For Local Self Government
ILSG
Rural
Metro
Town hall election use criticized by opponent
Paradise Valley dispute over using the Town Hall number as an RSVP line for a recall election meeting. Joy MacLean of the Responsive Government Association called it a misuse of town personnel. Mayor Barbara von Ammon defended listing the town number as contact.
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Town Hall
Paradise Valley
Joy MacLean
The
Responsive Government Association
RGA
MacLean
Barbara von Ammon
von Ammon
RSVP
Scottsdale area school meetings address enrollment to budget concerns
Five Scottsdale School District meetings drawn fewer than 100 residents covered many topics. Topics included closing Arcadia High School or parts of it, college readiness, busing, after school activities, open enrollment and district comparisons.
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Bonnie Foster
Scottsdale
Thomas Carey
Arcadia High School
Carey
Arcadia
Paul Streich
Streich
Phyllis Spencer
Coronado High School
McCormick Ranch
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Mark Lane
King
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Tom Ellis
Bob Johnstone
Mike Glennie
Scott Wheelwright
Miller and
Thomas Roads
Spencer
Richard Clark
Scottsdale High School
Clark
Donald Swanson
Pueblo
Swanson
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