Man flees to simple life to escape wealth and status
Philip M. Blacet, a 39 year old geologist from Palo Alto, disappeared after desert bloodstain evidence suggested foul play. He reappeared in Eloy Arizona living with a waitress, earning $1.25 hourly as a cotton picker. He says he seeks a simple life and plans to return to geology.
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Philip M. Blacet
Palo Alto
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Blacet
Arizona
Blacet Suadenly
San Francisco Chronicle Today
Frankie Charvarria
Blacett
Geological Survey
Pleasure courses begin at SCC this fall
Scottsdale Community College announces a fall series of pleasure courses including bellydancing bookkeeping and foreign language menu reading. Classes start Thursday and run to November 9 with options such as Food for Fitness Weight Control homebuying vestments color photography astrology dog obedience tailoring microwave cooking and softball Jumpiring. Enrollment is in the admissions office 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Fees range from 10 to 30 dollars and enrollment is limited.
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Scottsdale Community College
Aces Handled Poorly Shuffle of Deal Leads to Loss
A bridge column discusses a defensive misdirection where the declarer misplayed a four diamond contract after a spade king and heart finesses fail. The advised line suggests leading clubs after winning the spade ace to force counterplay and avoid finesses, with detailed bidding and hand layout provided. The piece also includes an ad for PLC credit offers targeting readers.
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Declarer
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South
IRA losing support among Catholics in Northern Ireland
British security chiefs say the IRA is losing Catholic support after eight years of guerrilla war that has killed about 1,800 people. Kneecappings rise as punishment, with over 200 this year, most victims Catholics. Officials warn of internal splits and declining armament as arrests climb and explosives tighten. An IRA commander concedes losses but vows to continue until British pull out.
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PLC
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Northern Ireland
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Irish Republic
United States
Coast Guard airborne oil patrols to curb ocean pollution
A UCSB professor and Coast Guard researchers develop a pollution sensing system to detect oil spills from 10,000 feet. The prototype, tested on a C 130, feeds data to legal proceedings and will be deployed on a new Coast Guard jet in 1979 for coast wide surveillance along California.
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Robert P. Studer
Copley
California
Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Willard Hammer
University of California At Santa Barbara
U.S. Congress
Hammer
Coast Guard Reserve
UCSB
John Estes
Coast of California
Office of Research and Development
Washington, D.C
Marine Environmental Protection Office
Estes
Aerojet Electrosystems
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