Tax reform near in House and Senate packages
Arizona lawmakers push a 12 bill tax reform package in the Senate and work on a House plan to cut about 66 million in local school taxes. The Senate proposal features a school finance bill with caps, a new property tax assessment system, and targeted tax increases while the House plan proposes a 20 40 60 property tax classification and shifts funds via income and educational taxes. Both chambers aim to end the household goods tax and set timelines for floor action.
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Phoenix
Senate
House
House Ways and Means Committee
Williams blames school increases for tax relief shortfall
Governor Jack Williams told the Pima County Republican Club that state tax growth far outpaced population, with 80 percent of the rise funneled to education. He warned copper strikes hurt state revenue and urged swift action on the Central Arizona Project to secure Colorado River water for Arizona despite opposition from other states.
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Arizona
Jack Williams
Williams
Pima County Republican Club
State Tax Commission
Colorado
Supreme Court
California
Wyoming
Utah
Kurtz Urges Change In Teaching Non Science Majors
University of Arizona professor Dr Edwin S Kurtz urged a shift in teaching non science majors from memorizing statistics to focusing on behavior and decision making. Speaking at the College of Education Colloquium he argued students should learn to observe describe measure classify and predict like scientists and gain competence for life decisions.
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Edwin S. Kurtz
College of Education
Kive Auditorium
Kurtz
Baby in Car Stolen Vehicle Abandoned Nearby
Auto thieves stole a car with a seven month old asleep in the rear seat. The baby, son of Mrs. Dorothy Perkins of 409 West 19th Street, was found safe in the abandoned vehicle two blocks from a small shopping center at North 4th Avenue and East 8th Street. The car was located at North Ward Avenue and East 7th Street.
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Dorothy Perkins
W. 19Th St
N. 4Th Ave
E. 8Th St
N. Ard Ave
E. 7Th St
Jobs Safe as New Mayor Assures City Heads
Mayor James N. Corbett Jr. told city department heads at City Manager Roger O'Mara's biweekly meeting that his administration does not plan to replace staff. He said departures would be voluntary and noted he took office yesterday as a Democrat.
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James N. Corbett Jr
Corbett
Roger O'Mara
Arizona board weighs revoking Dr Charles Keever license
The Arizona Board of Medical Examiners debated possible license revocation for Dr. Charles Keever 48 of Phoenix. He faces second degree murder and abortion charges after a prior abortion conviction and is jailed on $15,000 bond.
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Phoenix
Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
Charles Keever
Keever
Howard Finkle
Medical Board
City vows end to tavern bombings after extortion threats
Mayor James N. Corbett Jr. declares the city cannot tolerate dynamite attacks on Tucson nightspots. He says police chief Bernard Gar Mire will provide ongoing progress reports as investigations continue. Parsons, JP's owner, reports ongoing threats and cites Mafia-type suspects.
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James N. Corbett Jr
Corbett
Bernard F. Garmire
Gust
Garmire
Jack Parsons
Jp's
Craycroft Road
Parson
Parsons
Fatheree Faces Murder Trial in Bar slaying
Alonzo A. Fatheree, 45, is ordered to stand trial in Superior Court on January 23 for the murder of Frank Curtis, 70, at a Meyer Avenue bar on October 30. Emil McCandless, 49, and Timmons Sneed, 55, have charges of being accessories dropped.
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Alonzo A. Fatheree
Superior Court
Frank Curtis
Meyer Avenue
Emil McCandless
Timmons Sneed
Motorcycle Crash Injures Rider on Campbell Avenue
Leonard Fuller, 25, of 210 North Norris Avenue, remains in satisfactory condition at St Josephs Hospital with a hip injury after a motorcycle collision at 8 23 a m on Campbell Avenue and Second Street. Police say he was struck by a car driven by Yvonne Velde of 2203 East Ind and she was cited for failure to yield right of way.
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Leonard Fuller
N. Norris Ave
St. Joseph’s Hospital
N. Campbell Ave
2Nd St
Fuller
Yvonne Velde
Ind
Artificial valve puts new flow in two year old heart
Doctors at Boston area Children’s Hospital Medical Center report the first U.S. pediatric case of an implanted artificial heart valve. Kurt Miller of Phoenix received a less than one inch diameter valve in October, may need replacement in about ten years, and has returned home with a near normal life.
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Boston
UPI
Arizona
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Kurt Miller
Phoenix
Kurt
Miller
Richard Miller
Children’s Hospital
Lufthansa Fined 75000 for Deceptive Airline Practices
The Civil Aeronautics Board fined Lufthansa 75000 for unfair and deceptive practices and unfair competition. The board said the airline paid travel agents commissions above agreed rates since 1960 and refunded portions of fares to passengers and shippers, with the fine accepted as full settlement.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lufthansa
International Air Transport Association
Local Tucson Parcel Delivery Rates Noted
A fragmented notice shows delivery prices for daily newspapers in Tucson. It mentions weekly rates around 43 cents and advance prepaid costs totaling about $2.35, with a reference to a Tucson address, 266 North Stone Ave.
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Ea Ba
Ave
Tucson
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