Firefighter Red Adair Extinguishes Elk Hills Oil Blaze
World famous firefighter Red Adair halted a two day oil well fire at Elk Hills Naval Reserve by triggering a plastic explosive blast at 10 06 a m. The blast stopped the blaze after a small postblast flare. Three people died in the fire and officials said the oil flow was about 12000 barrels daily.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Adair
Elk Hillis Naval Reserve
Charles Connor
Kern County
Connor
Houston
Navy Cmder
Roger Martin
Elk Hills
Alaska
Energy use study suggests living patterns may persist
A $2 million government survey led by Paul Craig of UC finds energy demand could drop sharply through new tech, with cars using less gas, industry gaining efficiency, and greater insulation. The study cautions a tough transition before 2010 as society shifts from oil, with regulation and prices driving change.
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Paul Craig
University of California
Council On Energy and Resources
Craig
Obituary Dr Virgil Counsellor longtime Mayo Clinic surgeon
Dr Virgil S Counseller 85 died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Born in Ohio he moved to Arizona in 1957 from Minnesota and lived at 4800 N 68th St He practiced surgery in Phoenix 14 years after Mayo retirement in 1957 and retired again in 1971 He was a member of the Arizona State Medical Association Maricopa County Medical Society Phoenix Surgical Society and a Barrows Neurological Foundation trustee Survivors include wife Gladys son David H of Phoenix daughters Cynthia Octigan of Mesa Virginia Broders of Texas and Pamela Simons of Kansas seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Services 3 p m Friday at St Barnabas on the Desert Interment in St Barnabas Memorial Garden Memorials to The U S Counsellor Memorial Fund Trinity Christian School Mesa 85207
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Virgil S. Counseller
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Ohio
Gladys
David H
Phoenix
Cynthia Octigan
Mesa
Virginia Broders
Texas
Pamela Simons
Kansas
St. Barnabas On the Desert
N. Mockingbird Lane
St. Barnabas Memorial Garden
U.S. Counsellor Memorial Fund
Trinity Christian School
Usery Pass Rd
Helen Badgley Coar 68. memorial service in Phoenix area
Helen Badgley Coar 68 died Tuesday in St. Luke's. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Memory Lawn Mortuary Chapel Phoenix. She moved to the Valley in 1960 from Virginia. Survivors include children Gail Murphy Jacqueline and Robert Coar Helen Shelley and Gerald Badgley. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Friday prior to services.
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Memory Lawn Mortuary Chapel
27Th Ave
Helen Badgley Coar
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coar
Virginia
N. Civic Center Plaza
Robert
U.S. House
Senate Recording Studios
Washington, D.C
Gail Murphy
Scottsdale
Jacqueline
Robert Coar
Phoenix
Helen Shelley
California
Gerald Badgley
Maryland
Memory Lawn Mortuary
Janet J Boaz 63 dies. services arranged in Phoenix
Janet J. Boaz age 63 of 6640 E Dreyfus Ave died Wednesday in Good Samaritan. A native of Indiana she moved to the Valley four years ago. Survived by daughter Diane Vargas of Phoenix one brother and two grandchildren. Private services and cremation were arranged by Messinger Mortuary. Family suggests donations to the Arizona Lung Association.
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Janet J. Boaz
E. Dreyfus Ave
Good Samaritan Hospital
Indiana
Boaz
Valley
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Arizona Lung Association
Ehrlichman Appears Before Parole Board in Arizona
Watergate figure John D. Ehrlichman faced a parole board in Safford Arizona. He refused to comment on the board’s recommendation as he serves an eight year federal term begun a year ago at Swift Trail Federal Prison.
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Safford
John D. Ehrlichman
Richard Nixon
White House
Swift Trail
Legislator Cleared in Subdivision Suit
State Rep. William English of Sierra Vista was dismissed from a suit accusing him of creating an illegal subdivision. Judge Lillian Fisher of Pima County Superior Court ruled the statutes he was alleged to have violated were themselves invalid.
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Tucson
William English
Sierra Vista
Pima County Superior Court
Lillian Fisher
English
Suit Against DeConcini Dismissed For Nonappearance
A $2.4 million case filed by Bernard Cushmeer against Sen. Dennis DeConcini and two Pima County assistants was dismissed in Superior Court after Cushmeer failed to appear at the trial. The suit argued the county attorney's office made false charges leading to his indictment on forgery counts.
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Tucson
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Pima County
Bernard Cushmeer
David C. Bury
Cushmieer
DeConcini
Indians Seek No National Health Insurance Says HEW Hearing
Gus Greymountain of the Affiliation of Arizona Indian Health Centers testified Wednesday that federal laws and the Indian Health Service meet Indians health needs and that national health insurance is unnecessary for Native Americans. He argued non Indians are the ones in need of such coverage.
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Phoenix
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Gus Greymountain
Arizona Indian Health Centers
Indian Health Service
Greymountain
HEW
Boycott Called Off by Manzo Area Council
The Manzo Area Council ends its boycott of Arizona border towns after bomb threats hate calls and intimidation aimed at organizers and supporters. The group says violence must be eliminated and the boycott terminated to pursue nonviolent organizing. The action followed 11 days earlier mass protests in Douglas over the acquittal of two brothers accused in torturing three undocumented migrants.
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Tucson
Manzo
Douglas
Douglas Area
Rhodes Opposes ERA Extension Time Limit
House Republican Leader John Rhodes who once backed the ERA now opposes extending the seven year ratification deadline. With 35 state legislatures having approved, the deadline is March 22 1979 unless Congress extends. Rhodes says the question will be decided by then and extending it would be unwise.
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Washington
House
John Rhodes
Ment
Congress
Rhodes
Four Scottsdale youths arrested in home burglary case
Four youths were arrested near the home of Ralph Nowicki after fleeing as police arrived. One was charged as an accessory to burglary and the others with burglary. Two youths remain at the county juvenile detention center while the others were released to their parents. The suspects allegedly stole Mexican currency worth $5 and turquoise stones.
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Scottsdale
Ralph Nowicki
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