Pentagon backs Panama canal treaty in Senate hearing
Defense Secretary Harold Brown testified that the Pentagon fully supports the Panama Canal treaty and argues it secures U S national interests in the Western Hemisphere. Gen George S Brown said the Joint Chiefs back the pact as protecting U S military access and will keep forces in the Canal Zone until 2000.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Department of Defense
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Joint Chiefs
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U.S. Navy
Pacific
Caribbean
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Omar Torrijos
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Cyrus R. Vance
Torrijos
Vance
Dick Stone
D-Fla
Romulo Escobar Bethancourt
Stone
Escobar
Linowitz
Stolen fruit tale leads to nonprosecution for teen
A 15 year old confessed pomegranate thief in Salt Lake County was spared juvenile court after writing a contrite letter as Deputy David Miller promised no prosecution. The letter praised the fruit as scrumptious and juicy. Harlem Police Chief C R Wright discusses low patrol activity and a cautious approach to traffic in a small town.
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Salt Lake City
David Miller
Salt Lake County
Scottsdale Council to Decide On ASU Bus Line Funding
Scottsdale and Phoenix face three options to support Route 22 serving ASU students. If lapse occurs the service ends at Los Arcos Mall in Scottsdale. Tempe previously dropped its subsidy and declined further participation.
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Tempe
Scottsdale Public Library
Arizona Board of Regents
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ASU
Regennts
East Phoenix
Scottsdale Road
Los Arcos Mall
McDowell Roads
Hydrogen as Future Fuel and Desalination in Arizona Seminar
Dr. John W. McKlveen of ASU spoke at Mohave Community School on energy needs to 2000 and potential hydrogen use as a future fuel. He noted hydrogen's extraction from water and dangers, desert desalination plants producing electricity, and nuclear power as a major 100 year energy source. He also advised homeowners on solar, insulation, and thermostat controls.
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Mohave Community School
John W. McKlveen
ASU
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
McKlveen
West Coast
U.S
Egypt rejects PLO exclusion in Geneva talks
Egypt defies Israel by insisting the Palestine Liberation Organization must attend the Geneva peace conference. Ismail Fahmy says PLO representation is essential, while Washington backs a pan Arab delegation but with conditions. Cyrus Vance and Hodding Carter III caution that Palestinian status must be agreed by all parties.
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Middle East
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PLO
Fahmy
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Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Moshe Dayan
State Department
Hodding Carter III
Scottsdale Council reviews septic tank error and sewer access
Scottsdale officials will study a mistaken permit pattern in the 7300 block of east Jenan Drive where residents installed septic tanks while a sewer line lay beneath the street. Staff report may advise keeping tanks and ongoing sewer charges for Baysinger and neighbors.
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East Jenan Drive
Scottsdale Public Library
Ralph Baysinger
E. Jenan
Baysinger
Franklin D. Aleshire
Thunderbird
Scottsdale Municipal
Obituary for William E Thompson 14 of Scottsdale
William Ernest Thompson aged 14 of 4723 E Roadrunner Place died Saturday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Born in Wisconsin he moved from California to the Valley a year ago. He attended Gerard High School and played freshman football. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Dave Thompson one sister Kelly three brothers Robert Patrick Michael, all out of state grandparents also out of state. Mass was said today at the Church of St Theresa. Graveside services will be held at 9 0 a m Wednesday in St Francis Cemetery. Arrangements by Arcadia Funeral Home.
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Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Wisconsin
California
Gerard High School
Dave Thompson
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St. Francis Cemetery
E. Oak St
Arcadia Funeral Home
Stolen Aircraft Equipment From Scottsdale Cessna
Police said a 1958 single engine Cessna at Scottsdale Municipal Airport lost four thousand two hundred dollars of gear over the weekend. Ross Arthur reported the theft from his plane after finding it unlocked Monday morning though it was secured Thursday. The items taken include a two way radio an automatic pilot control device and an automatic direction finder.
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Scottsdale
Ross Arthur
E. Osborn
Arthur
County approves library leases for Fountain Hills and Cave Creek
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved three year leases with Southwest Savings for Fountain Hills and Desert Foothills Library Association for Cave Creek. Fountain Hills pays $1 yearly. Cave Creek $2000 annually. Leases run through Aug 31 1980. Also accepted a 2.75 acre land donation from McCulloch Properties for a sheriff regional briefing station in Fountain Hills to be built in a mobile home.
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Cave Creek
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Southwest Savings and Loan Association
Desert Foothills Library Association
McCulloch Properties Inc
Psychiatric bed plan delayed by agency study
The Central Arizona Health Systems Agency board approved a separate bed plan for free standing psychiatric beds but indicated the study will likely exceed the 30 day target. James D Wiley leads the committee and Oct 15 is the expected completion date with public hearings required for adoption. Camelback Hospital aims to gain approval for a 74 bed satellite facility through this process.
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Central Arizona Health Systems Agency Board
James D. Wiley
Arthur Aschauer and Co
Frank Dunning
Camelback Hospital
General Hospitals
Dunning
State board funds nine month study on equal school funds
A nine month federally funded study to devise ways to provide equal educational funds for all children in Arizona will begin next week. Approved by the State Board of Education, it aims to lay the groundwork for future legislation to avoid court decisions like the one that disrupted California last December. The study seeks to prevent similar outcomes while addressing funding equity across the state.
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Casa Grande
State Board of Education
California
Green Cloud Over Southwest Attributed to Meteor Ice Crystals
A mysterious green cloud seen over Arizona and New Mexico last Saturday is blamed on stratospheric ice crystals and a burning meteor. Kitt Peak National Observatory’s David Moore said the event was a natural solar atmospheric phenomenon observed by officials in both states.
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Tucson
Arizona
New Mexico
David Moore
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Here
Tucson memorial urges deferring elderly homeowners taxes
The Tucson City Council tabled a memorial proposed by Councilman Richard Amlee that urged deferring property tax payments for Arizonans aged 65 and older who have paid taxes on their home for at least 10 years until death or sale. Mayor Lewis Murphy called it a bit of lunacy during discussion.
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Tucson
Lewis Murphy
Richard Amlee
Inmate Stabbed at Arizona State Prison in Florence
Douglas Hickey, 23, of Camp Verde, serving 3 to 5 years for petty theft from Yavapai County, remained in critical condition after being stabbed about 10 times returning to his cell from breakfast. Warden Harold Cardwell reported the assault. He was sentenced in March 1976 for theft of construction yard supplies in Camp Verde while on probation for burglary.
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Florence
Arizona State Prison
Harold Cardwell
Cardwell
Douglas Hickey
Camp Verde
Yavapai County
43 Survive Crash of Japan Jetliner
A Japan Airlines DC8 with 79 aboard crashed and burned in a rubber plantation north of Kuala Lumpur during a thunderstorm. Airport officials report 43 survivors, with 29 Japanese nationals among the passengers and 10 crew. Rescue equipment and helicopters assisted, and some survivors were hospitalized.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Japan Airlines
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Singapore
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Malaysian Airlines
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