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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
2
New York prosecutors released figures on July 13 14 looting in Brooklyn showing 176 of 1 004 arrested were indicted. About 48 percent held full time jobs and average working income was 7050 dollars. Eleven percent were students and eight city or federal workers were among the group. Just 8 5 percent received welfare.
In Dayton Ohio two buildings burned as 370 firefighters picketed three blocks away refusing to aid the blaze. An occupant said officers punched a wall and warned residents to fight the fire themselves. Police sympathetic to the strikers also stayed off duty.
The Kent State project at the site of the May 4 shootings is on hold until at least August 17 as U S District Court Judge Thomas Limbras orders briefs on the First Amendment issue of the right to petition for redress. Coalition attorney William Kunstler, helping the May 4 Coalition, calls the halt a victory.
Conservative Republicans denounce President Carter's welfare reform as a rehash of Great Society programs. Rep. Philip Crane of the American Conservative Union says an alternative plan will be ready by August. Robert Carleson notes similar proposals have long existed at HEW.
Washington AP CIA projects slower Soviet growth in 1980s and warns of a looming oil shortage. The study prepared for Congress cites declining working age population growth, potential cuts in military spending, and oil output dropping from 11 million to 8–10 million barrels per day by mid 1980s while defense spending rises 4 to 5 percent annually.
City officials move to put a public vote on handing 952 miles of Tucson sewers and its Roger Road plant to Pima County as part of a regional plan to boost federal aid for sewer projects. The measure seeks voter approval by next July with a $13.2 million first phase to divert Roger Road effluent to Ina Road and upgrade facilities.
South Tucson policeman Christopher Dean is suspended with pay as prosecutors and city officials pursue a probe into the July 2 shooting that killed Jose Sinahui Jr. in the Jack-in-the-Box disturbance. Atty. Murray said the inquiry will determine if police rules or city law were violated. If federal or state investigators decline, the city will lead its own review.
Pima County Treasurer James L. Kirk reported 4.2 million dollars in interest income for the last fiscal year, about 600 thousand less than the prior year due to lower rates. Rates stood at 9 to 10 percent more than a year ago, now about 4 percent, while total banking activity rose to 1.6 billion. Kirk noted parcel growth from 100 000 to 212 000 and staff from 30 to 25 with a computer system aiding efficiency.
A long list of birth notices from St. Josephs and Tucson area hospitals shows multiple newborns with names and times on dates in late July and August. Entries record parents and locations, with many entries including full street addresses and hospital names, followed by birth times. Additional items note married couples, decrees, and arraignments from local courts.
Phoenix area shows a 10 percent chance of rain tonight with overnight lows in the lower 80s. Tomorrow will be sunny and warm with highs near 105. White Mountains expect thundershowers tonight through tomorrow, cooling to upper 70s with lows near 50. Southwestern region: thundershowers tonight through tomorrow, mostly sunny, lows near 80 and highs near 105. Southeastern area carries high flash flood potential today and tonight with scattered thundershowers and cooler highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
Overnight low and daytime high temperatures are noted but values are missing. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 5 a.m. MST today is not provided. The brief provides no location or date to anchor the figures.
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