Cheap solar power could reach widespread use in five years
Federal Energy Administration researchers say government purchases of solar plants at federal sites could slash solar cell costs from about 15.50 per watt to 75 cents or less within five years. The plan envisions mass production, and uses for street lights, parking lots, runways, irrigation pumps, and household needs, with global reach in developing countries.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
United States
Scottsdale Crackdown on Outdoor Displays Triggers Backlash
City officials cite six stores on Brown Avenue Main Street Scottsdale Road and Fifth Avenue for outdoor merchandise displays as inspectors contact about 50 outlets to enforce an ordinance. Store owners challenge the crackdown claiming loss of business and uneven enforcement while the council considers a staff report on horse statue signs and sidewalk displays.
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Scottsdale
Timothy Bray
Brown Avenue
Main Street
Scottsdale Road
Fifth Avenue
Bray
Bill Mack
Board of Adjustment
Richard Filler
Flagg’s
E. Main St
E. Main
Fox's
Continental
N. Brown Ave
Bicycle Works of
Wilbur and
Discovery Imports Inc
N. Scottsdale
Bill Moore
Moore
Phoenix
Bruce Wheeler
Bicycle Works Shop
Wheeler
Adamson balks at questions in Bolles murder trial
Phoenix witness John Harvey Adamson refused to answer questions during cross examination in the Bolles murder trial. He cited lawyer client privilege and declined to discuss police reports and conversations with Phoenix attorney Mickey Clifton. Adamson testified he and James Robison, with Max Dunlap, planned and carried out the bombings in 1976, with a $50,000 price tag for three killings.
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Phoenix
John Harvey Adamson
Don Bolles
Adamson
Max Dunlap
Chandler
James Robison
Dunlap
Paul Smith
Robison
Arizona Republic
Bolles
Smith
Mickey Clifton
Neal Roberts
Roberts
Ivanhoe
Elementary enrollments fall 1400 in Scottsdale district
First week figures show 25,021 students district wide, with 14,508 in elementary schools and 10,513 in five high schools. Elementary enrollment is down from 15,908 last year and 1,400 below the peak, led by sharp kindergarten losses. High school totals rose slightly in recent years, with a holding pattern expected.
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Scottsdale
Frank Schilling
Market Tumbles as Rates Outlook Looms
The Dow Jones industrial average fell sharply amid renewed worry over interest rates. By 2 p.m., the Dow stood at 858.45, down 9.71 points after an 8.23-point drop the previous day.
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New York
Conservatives Form Counters for Panama Treaty Fight
Foes of the Panama Canal treaty organize truth squads to mobilize public opinion against Senate ratification. Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada says a coalition of conservative groups and congressional members will oppose Carter administration ratification efforts.
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Washington
Senate
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Congress
Story
Park SEOUL Indicted in US Influence-Buying Case
Park Tungsan, indicted in Washington over an alleged South Korean influence-buying scheme in Congress, expressed surprise and disappointment at the action. After 32 hours of questioning by Seoul prosecutors, he said he may not return to the United States while he views the American press as trying him under its terms in an emotion charged atmosphere.
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Seoul
South Korea
Tungsan Park
Washington
Congress
Park
United States
Kennedy adviser Kenneth O'Donnell dies at 53
Kenneth P. O'Donnell, a key Kennedy adviser and the appointments secretary, died today at age 53 after a period in hospital since August 11 with an undisclosed illness.
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Boston
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
John F. Kennedy
O'Donnell
Kennedy
Regulators Alarmed by Overdrafts at Lance Bank
Comptroller John Heimann told a Senate hearing overdrafts at Bert Lance's Calhoun First National Bank in Georgia are cause for serious concern as they can threaten bank stability. He cited the Lance family running up substantial overdrafts during the budget director's tenure.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
John Heimann
Senate
Hermann
Lance
Calhoun First National Bank
Former U S Attorney Claims Carter Aides Withheld FBI Data
John W. Stokes Jr. charged that Carter administration officials hid FBI information about Bert Lance from the Senate panel that backed Lance for budget director. He asserted his 1974 inquiry looked into Lance overdrawing his Calhoun First National Bank account during his failed bid for governor.
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Atlanta
U.S. Atty
John W. Stokes Jr
FBI
Bert Lance
Senate
Stokes
U.S
Lance
Calhoun First National Bank
Georgia
Uganda mum on Amin coma report after surgery
Radio Uganda did not acknowledge Idi Amin's condition despite a chief aide's Thursday report that the Uganda dictator was in a coma following surgery. The story notes no official confirmation.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Radio
Uganda
Idi Amin
SMH seeks 200 bed branch amid bed shortage ruling
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital plans a formal application for a 200 bed McCormick Ranch facility despite a three-county bed recommendation that no new beds be allocated through 1983. Hospital president Dr. Arthur Nelson says the proposal will be given fair consideration and notes health needs in developing areas.
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Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
SMH
McCormick Ranch
Central Arizona Health Systems Agency
Arthur Nelson
Nelson
Shea Boulevard
Pima Road
John C. Lincoln Hospital
42Nd Street
Cactus Road
North Scottsdale
Phoenix
Maricopa
Pinal
Gila
John Kennedy
Weather forecast with heat and showers later
Mostly sunny today with a slight chance of a thundershower or dust storm in the late afternoon. Partly cloudy and more humid Saturday with better chances for afternoon thundershowers. Highs near 106 today and 103 Saturday, overnight lows in the low 80s. Rain chance 10 percent tonight, 30 percent Saturday. Noon temperature 100 with 27 percent humidity.
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Stan Tanner
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