Ford barely spared after San Francisco assassination attempt
Police warned Secret Service a would–be assassin planned to test the system at a Stanford appearance. Sara Jane Moore, 40, was arrested on a misdemeanor gun charge, then released as authorities sought stronger measures. President Ford refused to curtail public appearances, saying he would not capitulate to violence.
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San Francisco
Secret Service
Ford
Charles Barca
Sara Jane Moore
Jack O’shea
Stanford
O'Shea
Charles Manson
Sacramento
Amiettoa
Sisunmsiensuas
Congress
FBI
Bay Area
Pentanies
Acs
Santa Clara County
Ken Hart
Stanford University
White House
City sales tax receipts rise slightly in early fiscal year
Finance officials report two month sales tax collections about two percent ahead of last July and August. Debut figures show calendar year revenue four percent above the first eight months of 1974, with August sales at 353 220. Automobile dealers up 21 percent, hotels up 37 percent, construction up near four percent, and food stores keeping pace with inflation.
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Scottsdale
Sunny and Warm Weather Report
An arid Tuesday brings sunny skies and warm conditions with breezy winds. Highs reach the upper 90s on both days while overnight lows fall to the mid-60s. Details on page 3.
Forum Highlights Local School Board Selections in Scottsdale
More than 70 attendees including Scottsdale school board members attended a forum to preview four candidates to replace resigning members Jim Wellington and Gloria Welch. Participants included Betts Manera, Phyllis Spencer, Jim Thompson and Irma Winemiller who outlined backgrounds and educational philosophies while fielding questions.
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Tim McGraw
Scottsdale School’ Board
Bob Usdane
Sam Childs
Paul Streich
Jim Wellington
Gloria Welch
Betts Manera
Jim Thompson
Phyllis Spencer
Irma Winemiller
Scottsdale Pta Community Parent Council
James Tanner
Frances Young
Roy Sosa
Brenda Kaplan
Polly Sadler
Manera
Arizona State University
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale School Board Eyes Warehouse Relocation Discussion
The Scottsdale School board plans a closed session tonight to review a potential relocation site for the district warehouse and TM maintenance shop at 4505 E Osborn Rd. Neighbors complain of truck traffic. officials consider a 10,000 square foot expansion at the Osborn Road site while seeking alternative locations.
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Scottsdale School Board
E. Osborn Rd
Osborn Road
Jack Kearney
Harvest Begins As Hay Company Bales Loaded Near Scottsdale
Humbert Moreno and Joel Hernandez of the A V Gutierrez Hay Company load alfalfa bales onto trucks northwest of Scottsdale Community College on the Salt River Indian Reservation. The feed will support livestock herds as autumn starts.
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Humbert Moreno
Joel Hernandez
A.V. Gutierrez Hay Company
Scottsdale Community College
Salt River Indian Reservation
Congress weighs immediate Secret Service protection for candidates
Congressional leaders consider asking the Treasury for immediate Secret Service protection for all presidential candidates after President Ford escaped an assassination attempt. In Paris a rebel chief threatened to execute Francoise Claustre and was granted a reprieve as ransom talks with France continue.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Ford
Paris
Francoise Claustre
Hearst Heiress to Undergo Psychiatric Competency Test
In San Francisco attorneys argued that the rebel heiress had been tortured and brainwashed by abductors. U S District Court Judge Oliver J. Carter ordered a psychiatric examination to determine if she is mentally competent to be cross examined as a witness.
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San Francisco
Party
Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Fromme Found Mentally Competent to Stand Trial
Lynette Fromme was ruled mentally competent to face trial on charges of attempting to murder President Ford. Judge Thomas J. MacBride accepted a weekend psychiatric evaluation by Dr. James R. Richmond.
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Sacramento
Lynette
Squeaky” Frommé
Ford
U.S. District Court
Thomas J. MacBride
James R. Richmond
Oil industry blamed for restraining output in offshore leases
Senate investigators say oil firms hold back production to push prices higher. Walter S. Measday of the antitrust subcommittee notes 330 offshore Gulf of Mexico leases could have supplied enough gasoline to serve Indiana and Nebraska if run at full capacity.
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Washington
Senate
Walter S. Measday
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Antitrust
Louisiana Gulf of Mexico
Indiana
Nebraska
STEP Forum on aging scheduled for Thursday
About 50 Scottsdale residents are invited to a full day Dialogue on Aging at the Hotel Valley Ho. The forum, funded in part by an 1100 grant from the Arizona Council on Humanities and Public Policy with NEH support, aims to spark community discussion on aging and its social and economic impacts.
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Scottsdale
Hotel Valley Ho
Arizona Council On Humanities and Public Policy
National Endowment For the Humanities
Paul A. Kerschner
Andus Gerontology Center
University of Southern California
Kerschner
William C. Jenkins
W.M. Ritter
Martin Reiser
Reuben P. Kiser
Clara Grogan
Roger Stressman
Owen Forde
Charles Heinecke
Sam Lowe
Hermina Tritter
Kathy Smith
Elr. Fenstermacher
George Bond
Harriette Kaser
Nancy Gray
Women Frye
Gloria Foster
Catherine. .V. Bruce
Ethel Bruchschen
Harry Micensky
John Barron
Barbara_Gledhill
Jeannie—Black
John Jacoby
Don Shumake
Louis Blumenthal
Larry Manross
Joan Goodpaster
Andrew Swick
Willard Carter
Jesus Mendoza
Betty Lanneman
Bill Gallant
Arthur Cutting
Bill Griffor
Dorothy Kluhsman
Marianne ‘Barnett
Charles“Still
Joan Martinég
Dottie Fargotstein
Harry Williams
Marion Reames
Edmund Utt
Edna Scott
Franklin S. Horowitz
Jack Peterson
Maxine Marshall
Laura Chesnut
John Marks
Hazel Heibering
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Raymond White
Barca
Bob. Johnstone
Efuls
A . Spencer
ASU
Spencer
Cocopah Tpa
Thompson
Wellington
Winemiller
Yavapai School
Ingleside School
Jim.’Thompson
Cocopah Teachers: Parents: ‘Association
Kiva
John McDonough
Jam ‘Wellington
Gloria
Welch
Associated Press
Fromme
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