Rural Fire Department adopts 40 hour EMS crash course
BE TIM McGRAW Firemen with the Rural Metropolitan Fire Department are taking a crash course in emergency medical services. The eight hour in hospital portion, taught by physicians from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital, aims to lift medical training for firefighters to a common standard across the department.
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Bytim McGraw Firemen
National Registry Department, of Transportation
Emergency Medical Services
RFD
Lou Witzeman
Dick's Auto Service
Monterey Way
United Bank
Camelback, Rd
Chuck West
Kord’s
Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Inc
Bert McDowell
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
West
McDowell
Witzeman
Skip Peabody
Red Cross
Frank Bowman
Arizona Corporation Commission
Ford asks 20 billion cut in long term outlays
Ford urges Congress to trim about 20 billion dollars in long range government spending citing budget restraint as key to fighting inflation. The move comes as the White House pivots toward controlling deficits while seeking policy support from lawmakers.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Scottsdale School Board President Talks Redistricting Reach
The Maricopa County Reorganization Committee plans countywide school district redistricting and will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Education Center. Public meetings in each district invite administrative and citizen input on potential changes to Arcadia and Chaparral High areas and others.
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Education Center
44Th St
Scottsdale School District Redistricting Sparks Debate
James Wellington, president of the Scottsdale School Board, says smaller districts may be vulnerable to redistricting into larger units while the committee weighs how to strengthen Creighton and Baltz districts. Possible shifts could move Arcadia High and several elementaries out of Scottsdale, and Chaparral High School along with Cherokee and Cocopah into Paradise Valley. The panel will question overlapping with Figen and Paradise Valley and seek a model district to guide equalized programs for all districts.
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James
Wellington
Scottsdale
Creighton
Baltz
Arcadia High School
Ingleside
Tavan
Chaparral High School
Cocopah
Paradise Valley
Foirig
Figen
Redistricting Committee Considers Public Input In Scottsdale
Wellington urged local citizens to attend a Wednesday meeting as the only chance to advise the nine member committee on redistricting. He noted low turnout at prior meetings and hoped at least two representatives from each Scottsdale school would attend. Samuel Childs and Robert Usdane are Scottsdale School Board members on the committee.
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Wellington
Committee
Scottsdale
Samuel Childs
Robert Usdane
Council pushes for quick traffic light at McDonald Hayden
City council debates installing a traffic signal at the McDonald Drive and Hayden Road intersection near the new bridge. Council member Herb Drinkwater urges immediate action citing dangerous conditions, while others seek a staff report before a formal decision.
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McDonald Drive
Hayden Road
Herb Drinkwater
Drinkwater
McDonald
Wash
Carter
Heinz Hink
Scottsdale Chamber Keeps Door Open to SCC Students
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce General Manager John Marks announced the cafeteria is open for Scottsdale College students and faculty to attend chamber education committee meetings. SCC student leaders and representatives resigned in protest over canceled meetings about student grievances.
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Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
John Marks
Scottsdale College
SCC
The
Todd Schwarz
Chwi
Kendall G
Mittee
Marks
Scottsdale
Arks
Decker Wins Illinois Lottery Bonanza Top Prize
William B. Decker, a 40 year old bachelor from Chicago, wins the $300,000 first prize in the Illinois Lottery Bonanza drawing. He faces losing his job today but remains unfazed about the future.
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Chicago
UPI
William B. Decker
Decker
Nixon expected to enter hospital in Long Beach
Nixon plans to check into Memorial Hospital of Long Beach for tests and treatment of phlebitis. Dr. John Lundgren to lead the care, with anticoagulants prescribed. Nixon may be accompanied by a security detail as he remains at the facility for an indefinite period.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Richard Nixon
Long Beach
Ixon
John Lundgren
Nixon
Lundgren
Memorial Hospital of
Walter Tkach
Tkach
Julien Hisenhower
Secret Service
Record Seizure of 19 Tons Marijuana at Nogales
U S customs agents seized nearly 19 tons of marijuana at Nogales Arizona in what officials call the largest single U S seizure. The street value of the smuggled marijuana in two rented vans was about 10.9 million dollars. Four persons were arrested.
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Washington
U.S
Nogales
Arizona
United States
Nessen named press aide at White House
President Ford announced veteran NBC TV journalist Ron Nessen as White House press secretary. Nessen pledged he will never knowingly lie or mislead the White House press corps, speaking beside the president.
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Washington
Ford
Nbc-Tv
Ron Nessen
White House
Nessen
Weekend Heat Build With Sunny Skies Across Area
Mostly sunny today and Saturday with occasional clouds and a slight chance of thundershowers today and tonight. Highs near 90s today and approaching 100 Saturday. Overnight lows around 70 with a 20 percent chance of measurable rain.
Valley law agencies study shared crime information network
Paradise Valley Town Marshal Ron Dalrymple proposes linking Valley police agencies to exchange crime data via teletype or similar system. Phoenix, Scottsdale, and others would coordinate investigations to prevent cross jurisdiction crimes and speed updates to officers in the field.
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Paradise Valley
Ron Dalrymple
All Valley
Dalrymple
Phoenix Police
Orange County
Calif
Phoenix
Roy Finch
Scottsdale
Finch
Dale Folk
Lawrence Wetzel
Cities' police merger urged in Phoenix metro area
Scottsdale Captain David Townsend cites potential cross city consolidation with Tempe and Mesa as possible cost saver and efficiency boost. He notes central filing and shared equipment, but warns political resistance and fears of a county wide agency. Townsend cites Suffolk echoes but says proper management is key.
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Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Ron Dalrymple
David Townsend
Townsend
Phoenix
Mesa
Tempe
Investigative
Suffolk
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