Bell pays conduit costs after Scottsdale service outage
Mountain Bell crews repaired a severed telephone cable at Indian School and Scottsdale Roads after a private contractor cut the line. More than 24,000 Scottsdale customers using prefixes 945 946 947 were affected, unable to call northeast Phoenix 956 and 957. service aimed to be restored by 2 p.m. Bell agreed to cover the $12,000 revamp cost pending city position.
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Mountain Bell
Scottsdale
Bell
City Hall
Richard Filler
Phoenix
Indian School
District faces obstacles on $20 million college bond vote
The board weighs a $20 million general obligation bond to fund land purchases and five colleges. Attorney Jane Greer cites ballot and voting acts hurdles, while A W Flowers urges a November vote to maximize turnout and avoid citizen input delays.
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Phoenix
Jane Greer
State Board
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Justice Department
Roger Brooks
Flowers
Macumber loses bid to dismiss and seek change of venue
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David J. Perry denied William Wayne Macumber’s motion to dismiss the murder charges and rejected a request to move the trial. The case involves the 1962 deaths of Timothy McKillop and Joyce Anne Sterrenberg near Scottsdale, with a retrial ordered by the Arizona Supreme Court.
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William Wayne Macumber
Maricopa County
David J. Perry
Macumber
Timothy McKillop
Joyce Anne Sterrenberg
Arizona Supreme Court
Superior Court
Painter Paul Gilly Sentenced to Three Life Terms
Paul Gilly the Cleveland house painter linked to Yablonski assassinations received three concurrent life terms. Claude Vealey son of a coal miner earned life with parole recommendation. Aubran Martin not present and faces sentencing in November.
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Washington
Paul Gilly
Cleveland
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
Claude Vealey
Washington County
Charles G. Sweet
Aubran Martin
Viking 2 Lander Cleared for Separation From Orbiter
In Pasadena scientists announced Viking 2 would separate from its orbiting mother ship at 12 40 p m MST to attempt a second U S Mars landing. Project manager James Martin said the craft is healthy and all systems are go despite minor problems. In Washington President Ford plans a campaign road show the week of September 12 centered in Ann Arbor Michigan with a possible speech at the University of Michigan.
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Pasadena
Calif
America
Mars
James Martin
Martin
Washington
Ford
Ann Arbor
Mich
White House
Ron Nessen
University of Michigan
Vorster Heads to Talks with Kissinger Amid South African Riots
Prime Minister John Vorster left for Switzerland to meet Henry Kissinger to seek peaceful solutions to southern Africa tensions. His departure followed rioting near Cape Town that killed at least three people, raising racial violence deaths to 297 since mid June, almost all victims Black.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
Henry A. Kissinger
Switzerland
Africa
Vorster
Cape Town
Weather Outlook With Warm Temps and Scattered Tstorms
Variable cloudiness continues through Saturday with a slight chance of late day and night time thundershowers. Warmer Saturday with highs in the upper 90s today and near 162 Saturday. low around 89 tonight. Measurable rain probability 10 percent today and Saturday.
Endorsements To Be Listed In Saturday Progress
A recap of endorsements by Scotts dale Daily Progress will appear in Saturday edition. A panel of reporters and editors who followed the candidates made the selections.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
McCormick Park Rezoning Moves Forward for 70 Acre Parcel
Scottsdale advances toward resort development on 70 acre McCormick Park parcel spanning Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Public hearings set Sept 14 and Sept 21 at City Hall to consider rezoning 20 acres to resort use while 50 acres stay residential.
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Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Indian Bend Roads
Planning and Zoning Commission
Scottsdale City
Town of
John Holmes
Holmes
Fowler McCormick
McCormick Park
Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale teachers mailer tied to state race stirs policy debate
The one page flyer urging volunteers to help state Senate candidate Shane circulated in Scottsdale School District teacher mail boxes. Officials split on policy. some call it inappropriate while others defend union rights. Usdane denies involvement and says teachers decide mail use.
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Senate
Scottsdale
Americo “Mac” Carvalho
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
SFT
Robert Usdane
Hone
Shane
Sam Childs
Carvalho
Childs
Jack Kearney
J.P. Jones
Donald Swanson
Usdane
District 4 candidates spar over utility rates and SRP ties
In a morning forum at the Doubletree Inn, Republican candidates for the Fourth Congressional District debated utility rates and Salt River Project influence. Garfield accused SRP of backing Eldon Rudd with a $1,000 lobbyist donation, while Rudd denied the charge. Democrat Tony Mason largely avoided the clash as Craig Davids did not attend. Mason voiced CAP support with caution on Orme Dam. Garfield touted past fiscal success as treasurer. Di Roberts and Rudd pressed governance by courts and bureaucracy.
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David Lucas
Fourth
Ernest Garfield
U.S. House of Representatives
Salt River
Arizona Public Service
SRP
Garfield
Eldon Rudd
Corporation Commission
Commission
Arizona
Salt River Project
Congress
Rudd
Arch di Roberts
Dr Roberts
Fountain Hills
DrRoberts
Tony Mason
Craig Davids
Doubletree Inn
Mason
Central Arizona
Orme Dam
Cap
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Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Recordkeeping Bureau
Perry
Sheriff's Office
Rosemary Perry
Bill Exham
Senior Citizens Center
Exham
Parks and Recreation Department
Associated Press
Viking 2
Kissinger
Council Chambers
Civic Center Plaza
FBI
di Roberts
Henry Kissinger
U.S
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