Senate Democrats back post for independent special prosecutor
President Mizen and Sen. Byrd push for legislation vesting appointment of a special prosecutor in the U.S. District Court. Mondale backs the move as Democrats debate extending the Watergate committee’s mandate beyond Cox. Nixon says a new prosecutor will be appointed this week with broad independence but limited access to presidential papers.
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Robert C. Byrd
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U. S
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Philadelphia
Senate Democrats
John J. Sirica
Sam. J. Ervin
D-N. C
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Archibald Cox
Watergate Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cox
Nixon
Committee backs DDT use to fight moth damage
A House Agriculture subcommittee unanimously voted to lift the ban on DDT use on crop and forest lands to curb tussock and gypsy moth damage. The move would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to urge the EPA to overturn its March 1972 ban in heavily infested areas.
Scottsdale hires Richard Bauman as city planner
Richard D Bauman associate professor at Northern Arizona University will take full time duties as Scottsdale city planner on December 15 He will spend at least one day a week learning the city before then Bauman holds a PhD in Transportation Planning from Arizona State University His past roles include director of Urban Transportation Institute Hawaii transportation planner Boulder Colorado and Hawaii offices He replaces Bill Walton who resigned last August Bauman and his wife Elizabeth have two sons Steven 12 and David 8 and will reside in Scottsdale.
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Richard D. Bauman
Northern Arizona University
Scottsdale
Bauman
Arizona State University
Urban Transportation Institute
University of Hawaii
Boulder
Colo
Office of Economic Opportunity
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Transportation
Bill Walton
Elizabeth
Steven
David
Phoenix Man Injured In Scottsdale Road Crash
A 40-year-old Phoenix man, Alex Garcia, was injured when his sports car collided with a Mountain Bell van driven by 26-year-old Craig Miller at Scottsdale Road and McDonald Drive. Garcia was treated and released at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Miller was cited for failing to yield on a left turn.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale Road
McDonald Drive
Alex Garcia
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Garcia
Craig Miller
N. 85Th St
Miller
Legislation Studies Mental Retardation Agency and Redistricting Plan
United Press International reports a three member Arizona subcommittee will study the Mental Retardation Department and report by December 1. A plan to fold the department into Economic Security is discussed along with a county driven school redistricting system requiring county boards to form a nine member committee and appoint a representative to a 16 member State Redistricting Commission.
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State Department of
Joint Select Committee On
Department of Economic Security
House
Senate
Hospital Rate Hike Endorsed by Planning Council
The Maricopa County Comprehensive Health Planning Council rate review committee endorsed a 4.92 percent rate increase for Good Samaritan Hospital. The panel rejected a separate 3.71 percent request for Maryvale.
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Phoenix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Maricopa County Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Maryvale
Derailment and Fire Near Hackberry Hit by Broken Rail
A freight train derailed and caught fire near Hackberry Arizona after a broken rail on a descending curve. Firefighters from Kingman responded with five trucks and an 8,200 gallon water tanker but water scarcity hampered efforts. Five firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
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Hackberry
Ariz
Santa Fe Railroad
Kingman Fire Department
Las Vegas Night Planned by Scottsdale Legion Post 44
The American Legion Post 44 in Scottsdale will host an Evening of Fun featuring a Las Vegas night and beef barbecue. The Las Vegas program runs 4 to 8 p.m. at 7245 E First St with dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. Tickets cost 2.50 dollars for adults and 1.25 dollars for children under 12.
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Scottsdale American Legion Post 44
Las Vegas
Willth
E. First St
Raul Castro urges Democrats not to gloat over Watergate
Tucson lawyer Raul Castro told about 75 Scottsdale Democrats not to gloat over Watergate and urged expanding the party's grass roots in 1974. He said Democrats must seek integrity and broad inclusion, welcoming bankers and businesspeople, and focus on inflation and morality in state office races.
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Tucson
Democratic Party
Raul Castro
Scottsdale
Democratic
Castro
White House
Drug theft probed at Scottsdale Obstetrics and Gynecology
Police investigate a break in at 6880 E McDowell Rd Scottsdale office where an unknown amount of dangerous drugs was stolen from a cabinet in the nurses station. Desks were ransacked and entry gained by forcing a door late Monday night or early Tuesday morning.
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Scottsdale
Pair arrested in robbery attempt near Scottsdale bank
Two young Phoenix men Keith B. Moreno 18 and Jimmy Paul Miles 19 were arrested after an attempted armed robbery of a theater employee at a Great Western Bank drop box on N Scottsdale Rd. Miles faces a separate manslaughter warrant with $25,000 bond. both are jailed on charges of attempted armed robbery.
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Keith B. Moreno
Jimmy Paul Miles
South Phoenix
Miles
Lanny Royer
Richard Craven
Craven
Phoenix Police Academy
Craig Powczak
Portofino Theater
Great Western Bank and Trust
Scottsdale Rd
Powczak
Roger and
Cravens
Ponczak
Obituary James A. Smith Fireman and underwriter dies in Scottsdale
James A. Smith died Sunday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Mass was at Church of St. Theresa with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. He was 37 years with the Fire Patrol in Kansas City and later lived in Scottsdale. Survivors include wife Anna two sons Kenneth and Fred two sisters and a brother and six grandchildren.
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Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Church of St. Theresa
E. Thomas
St. Francis Cemetery
Mr. Smith
E. Earll
Patrol
Kansas City
Arkansas
Scottsdale
Anna
Kenneth
Phoenix
Fred
Torrance
Calif
Clark denounces plea bargains in public talk
Ramsey Clark criticized plea bargaining as undermining justice during a Scottsdale Community College talk. He cited Spiro Agnew’s payoffs case, urged thorough impeachment inquiry, and urged gun control while defending press protections and government accountability.
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U.S
Ramsey Clark
Scottsdale Community College
Clark
Agnew
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