Phoenix millionaire tied to Bolles slaying and Emprise links
A decades‑long Arizona power figure Kemper Marley Sr. built a liquor empire and political influence while facing ties to organized crime. His career spanned Prohibition liquor operations, racing wire services with Carlo Licavoli connections, and dog‑racing monopoly battles. Despite dominance, a 1976 political reversal followed scrutiny from Bolles reporting and public safety files.
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Marley
Phoenix
Tucson
Cosa Nostra
Peter Licavoli
Arizona
Transamerica Wire Service
California
Baldwin
Old State Fair Commission
John
Guy Stillman
John Carney
Maricopa County
Scottsdale
Raul Castro
Joyce Marley Corrigan
Arizona Racing Commission
Robert Kieckhefer
Prescott
Kieckhefer
Emprise Corp
Emprise
U. S
Los Angeles
Frontier
Las Vegas
Ramcorp
Chandler
Dwight Patterson
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Kemper Marley Sr
Carter plans election day voter signup and direct election reform
The Carter administration urged Congress to allow election day registration and push a constitutional amendment for direct presidential and vice presidential elections. Mondale released a broad election law reform package including public campaign financing, Hatch Act liberalization, and state incentives to boost turnout with minimal fraud, citing Minnesota as precedent where 450000 registered on election day in 1976.
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Washington
Congress
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Minnesota
Amherst probe sparks letters to editor and jury action
A letter writer to a Connecticut topic defends Amherst Mayor Anthony De Paola as the Lorain County grand jury probes alleged abuse of power. Grand jurors including Vaneris Yaneris are called back. others from Amherst officials including DePaola, tax officer Jean Downley, police officers Pawley and Hall, and Safety Director Harry Chambers are ordered to the next session amid the investigation into Amherst government.
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Granda
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul d. Mikus
Amherst
Anthony DePaola
Vaneris
DePaola
Lorain
Grunda
The
Amherst City
Jean Downley
David Pawley
William Hall Jr
Harry Chambers
Chambers
Pyramids claim mystic power drives booming sales
A feature notes pyramid products from medallions to six foot steel tubes priced at 85.95 sold to over 100,000 buyers. Promoters tout energy focus and claimed boosts, while skeptics call it hogwash. Pyramid proponents cite experiments and theories from marketing to hypnosis with mixed scientific regard.
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Siegel
University of Pennsylvania
James 4. Connor
Metaphysical
Allentown
Paxvich
Conroy
Tobin
Etter
Pat Flanagan
Flanagan
Nuclear slowdown slows utility plans for new plants
Power companies announced plans for only one new nuclear plant in 1975, down from 24 in 1974, signaling a major drop in reactor additions and shifting expected energy growth.
Kenny King Family Restaurant Receives White Glove Award
The Kenny King Family Restaurant at Cleveland Street and Abbe Road earned the White Glove Award from Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. Manager John Davies accepted the honor from Kenny King Jr., with the award limited to 200 of nearly 709 KFC operations worldwide for excellence in food preparation, quality control, housekeeping, and sanitation. National inspectors conduct surprise checks and samples go to KFC headquarters in Kentucky. awards can be revoked after future inspections to maintain standards.
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Kenny King
Cleveland Street
Abbe Road
Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp
John Davies
Kenny King, Jr
Cleveland
KFC
Kentucky
City mulls bond plan as notes conversion eyed
City weighs two plans for notes totaling 4.29 million maturing this year and a possible one year renewal on 1.3 million notes. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey prepared a conversion timetable with April 18 to July 20 for bond sale. The finance committee seeks revised revenue measures and may require year end financials for solvency.
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Blevins
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Council
Arnold Tollett
Dundee scientists unveil cheap large area solar cells
Scientists at Dundee University led by Professor Walter Spear report a breakthrough in solar energy. They deposit amorphous silicon on glass to create noncrystalline solar cells, offering a cheaper method for large area electronic devices and potential large scale energy conversion.
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Dundee
Scotland
UPS
Dundee University
Walter Spear
Navy
Dundee Teat
Ice industry rebounds with packaged ice demand
Opening Wall Street Icemen report that the ice industry, hit by refrigerators in the 1920s, has rebounded to about 200 million dollars by tapping recreation sector demand for packaged ice.
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Los Angeles
Dividends rise at Standard Products Co for April pay
Dividends at Standard Products Co increase to 35 cents a share from 30, payable April 26 to holders of record April 7. Fred Osborn Jr. of the National Ice Association notes the ice industry’s revival since World War I driven by freezers and outdoor recreation boosting demand.
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Standard Products Co
Fred Osborn Jr
National Ice Association
United States
Ice Trade Association
Osborn
New York
Depres- Congress
Sifd
Sant
Idel Thrift Tr
Si Kresges
Union
NEW York (Ap
Dofnes BS -Appros
Lykes Cp
Wellsley Inca Aircoine de
Feo
Ace Home
Ohio Editty
Rochester
Am Motors
Owen Fi Bu ‘Ltd Products
T&t
Tate Bell
Armco
Whiting Corp
S&t Pfizer Pepsi Co
Aspro Inc
Balock
Wats
Phil
DiGiorzo
Bite Dougherty Bris
Coca
Elgin Natlind
Scott
Howard Johnson
Justin Iodust
Dikwat Shell Oitk Mey Lance Inc
Crews
Ah LaneCo
Curtis Birit- Sea Pac
Wth
Pac Scientific
Dow Chair
Sperry R Ks
Ptrson Howell
DuPootie St Brands
Sword Mey Puritan
Jis Cad Ae
Exxon Sieh
Ster
Ford
Texaco
Westmaster
Columbus
U A.m
Pierre New York
USDA
Smith
Wits American Machine & Foundry
Creamery
Hercules
Chicago
Midwest
Chronicle-Telegram
St Avenue
la LC. Industries
Rewanee Industries
Cas ‘Maul
NaGonal Gresam
Oho
Ohio Edison
Raies Baty
Dalzin Searle
G.D
Mane
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Phoenix Millionaire
Bolles
United Liquor Co
Gus Greenbaum
al Capone
Greenbaum
Phoenix Police Dept
Grace Ranch
Peter Licavoli Sr
Joe Profaci
Joe Magliocco
Joseph Bonanno Sr
Tony Accardo
James
Jimmy) Aaron
Clarence E
Mike) Newman
Teak) Baldwin
Pete Abbey
Abbey
Cowman's Club
East Phoenix
Arizona Board of Regents
Patterson
Castro
Racing Commission
Emprise-Ramcorp
Commission
Racing Wire
Carter
Yaneris
John Tobin
Cleve
Oberlin
J.C. Insurance
Middle Ave
Faye, Cpro
Speiher
Charles Stebel
Discovery
Wall Street
Icemen
Mutuals Bio Revie
Fidelity Trend
Waray Mle
Kevetones
Patna
Mid-One
Mid-Ohio Securities Corp
Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan Association
Third St. Elyria
N. Abbe Rd
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