09 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1976
Page
1
Mao Zedong, who led the 1949 Communist victory and ruled China for 27 years, died early today in Peking at age 82. He had been gravely ill for months with no successor named as party chairman, according to Xinhua.
An expert says Mao Tse-tung’s death likely won’t trigger an immediate power struggle in China due to earthquake recovery and a move toward collective leadership. Hua Kuo-feng, national television prominence, is seen as a future top leader with Chou Kuan-hua guiding foreign policy.
Soviet Air Force Lt. Viktor I. Belenko boarded a commercial flight to asylum in the United States after defecting with his MIG25 jet. U.S. officials accompanied him as his wife and daughter remained in the Soviet Union amid disbelief over the decision. Libya expands southern border by 52,000 square miles amid minimal official notice. Prime Minister Jalloud denies land seizure accusations as minerals like iron ore uranium and phosphates are reported in the annexed area.
Riot police moved on trouble spots around Cape Town after a night of antigovernment violence. Witnesses report numerous casualties as authorities and hospitals withhold casualty figures.
The State Department announced that exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn and his family received immigrant visas and are now permanent U.S. residents. He left Zurich last month amid alleged harassment by Soviet secret police and is residing in Vermont, with officials not disclosing his exact location.
American detainees in Mexico City halted a 36 hour hunger strike and thanked the Interior Ministry as President Luis Echeverria proposes parole measures that could free hundreds of Americans held on drug offenses among 572 Mexican jail inmates.
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers or thundershowers today and Friday. Humid. High both days in the upper 90s and overnight low in the low 80s. Probability of measurable rain is 20 percent today, 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday.
The Paradise Valley Town Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. to consider a resolution urging joint planning with Scottsdale to curb undeveloped land use amid diminishing groundwater. The plan cites CAP water uncertainty and Northeast Scottsdale development for 58,810 residents in a 25 square mile area. The council also holds a public hearing on a proposed radio antenna ordinance and related zoning rules.
In the St. Barnabas Precinct Conlan finished last of eight for precinct committee members as he trailed in the Republican primary for the U S Senate nomination. Sam Steiger defeated Rep oe Conlan by about 10 000 votes statewide. Mary Crisp led with 415 votes followed by Joan Wood 368 Elizabeth Baker 344 Patricia Wendaland Phyllis Wendaland 339 Stan Jones 327 Susan Shultz 227 and Conlan 175. The precinct covers parts of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley.
The general election registration deadline is 5 p.m. Monday. Registrars will operate at Scottsdale Justice Court and the city clerk's office with ongoing registration. The Maricopa County Elections Department offers deputy registrar info by phone. The League of Women Voters lists two signup sites at Los Arcos Mall and Eldorado Park with specified hours.
Campaign chairman Jerry Wisotsky leads the staged kickoff for United Way in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Don Cline and Margaret Lindholtz target a 4 million dollar goal while First Federal Savings hosts the setup at 6950 E Camelback. The stagecoach owned by C S Stapley Co. is one of the last built in 1904 California.
A Scottsdale district board debate over a controversial issues policy led to the removal of a paragraph requiring principal approval for inviting speakers and a faculty review of films. Teachers argued the clause amounted to censorship. The board also plans a goals meeting and approved $230,658 for district casualty insurance.
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