Five County Races Draw Endorsements in Local Election
The editorial backs five county offices including Maricopa County Attorney where Charles Hyder is endorsed for his legal and administrative background. It also supports Glen Stapley for treasurer over Jim McGuire, favors Jerry Hill for sheriff against Barker Hickox, backs Ken Kunes over Bernard Katz for county assessor, and endorses Mario Esquer to replace Richard Harris as county superintendent of schools.
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Maricopa
Charles Hyder
Bob Hungerford
Scottsdale
Hungerford
Hyder
Glen Stapley
Jim McGuire
Stapley
McGuire
Barker Hickox
Jerry Hill
Hill
Ken Kunes
Bernard Katz
Kunes
Richard Harris
Mario Esquer
Esquer
Butz Legacy Notes Small Farmers Shrinking Under Policy
Earl Butz, famed for gaffes, redefined what counts as a farm eliminating about 570000 small farms from the census. The shift favored agribusiness giants as smaller operators missed federal aid proportions. In 1975, 16.6 percent of farms received 47.4 percent of 530 million dollars in farm aid, underscoring concerns over free enterprise and monopoly aided by government.
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Earl Butz
Butz
Buzz
Mailbag debate on Proposition 200 and nuclear power
Tempe reader Beth Hoffmann presents a mailbag view arguing for safeguards and a yes vote on Prop 200. She cites ANPC opposition to 200 and ASE concerns about nuclear hazards and foreign dependence, referencing scientist signatures and studies.
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Arizona Nuclear Power — Project Administrative Committee
ANPC
Arizonans For Safe Energy
ASE
NRC
Palo Verde
Commonwealth Edison
U.S
ERDA
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Beth Hoffmann
Tempe
Not a Crook Just an Honest Believer in Free Lunch
In an executive suite at a large steel firm the Chairman and lobbyist confront a Washington scandal. They recount three golf vacations to a New Jersey lodge and two Disney World trips paid by the company. The lobbyist admits the politician accepted favors and believes in a free lunch, shocking the executives.
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Arthur Hoppe
U.S
Washington
Bill
Jerry
Oval Office
New Jersey
Disney World
Capitol
Wall Street
Wayne Hays
Industrial Park Neglected by City Fathers
Businessman laments Scottsdale neglect of Thunderbird Industrial Park. He argues the facility, a major income producer attracting both domestic and international clients, has been treated as a second-class citizen in the city’s progress program. He expresses deep shame over the city’s management and the impact on investor confidence.
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Scottsdale
Thunderbird
United States
Park conditions at Thunderbird Industrial Park draw criticism
N T Holzer of Datawest Corp protests the Thunderbird Industrial Park in Greater Phoenix for four years of poor upkeep. He says landowners fund the city and tax base but City Hall has refused beautification, risking further investment. He notes downtown Scottsdale's storm drains and asks when year round residents will be valued.
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Phoenix
Thunderbird
Scottsdale
N. T. Holzer Datawest Corp
Solar Breakthroughs Promise Clean Power Edge
Two solar projects, led by Dr. Joseph C. Yater of Lincoln Maas, aim to displace fossil fuels with rooftop solar units and a mass production approach. ERDA backs one path with a $100 million reflector plant to supply 10 megawatts by 1980, while experts remain cautiously optimistic about mass adoption and heat retention challenges.
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Edward Flattau
Joseph C. Yater
Lincoln, Maas
Dr. Yater
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Yater
Canada
Florida
House
Jim Kane
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Federation of American Scientists
Goslow
U.S. Business
Park
Kane
Flattau
Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshell
Jerry McElfresh
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Arizona
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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