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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1973
Page
7
The Tucson City Council plans to urge the governor and Arizona Legislature to ban mining claims within six miles of any city with populations over 100,000. The move follows Conoco drilling near a Tucson subdivision and aims to protect homeowners and buyers.
Column notes the Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton split reported Wednesday and Uganda's Idi Amin decree permitting multiple wives under conditions. The writer ties the topics to a theme of multiple spouses and reflects on Hollywood gossip, Oxford rumors, and Liz Taylor's California plans amid a hot Tucson week.
The Tucson City Council will hold a 7:30 p.m. public hearing at City Hall Monday. Topics include the 1973-74 budget targeting 125.5 million, use of federal revenue sharing funds, a zoning change redefining alleys as nonprincipal access, and adoption of the 1971 Uniform Fire Code.
Phoenix Bureau reports that Arlyn Larson, legislative fiscal consultant, said revisions to the state tax system aim to fund a larger share of education costs. He noted no move toward property revaluation and outlined plans to develop a computer program assessing impacts of various taxes, including a possible sales tax increase from 3 to 4 percent and new revenue measures. 30 to 40 options are anticipated, with service taxes, corporate tax changes, luxury tax shifts, income tax definitions, and a real estate transfer tax among possibilities. Democrats will receive full study information, and staff training on the program is suggested for run scenarios.
The Arizona Corporation Commission will coordinate southern Arizona ambulance services from a Tucson office. Executive director George Dempsey says the decentralization, planned since 1971, shifts inspections and complaint handling away from Phoenix. The move is not tied to the Tucson Fire Department and Kord's Ambulance dispute, which was temporarily settled last month.
Round one of the Ward 6 City Council race featured five of six candidates debating Tucson growth and transportation with Vernon James absent. Democrats Schiff Stone Weymann and Grace offered views on mass transit, urban sprawl, and regional cooperation while incumbent Republican Myers urged an intergovernmental agency to oversee all government functions.
Envoy John Pritzlaff, former Arizona House Appropriations chair and now U.S. ambassador to Malta, will speak at the Pima County Republican Club meeting at noon in the Pioneer International Hotel. Discussion includes annexation, regional services, and Central Arizona Project water viability.
Police in Rothwell England seek burglars who entered a local soccer clubhouse and left everything untouched except the alarm. The intruders dismantled the alarm and removed it, leaving the scene otherwise undisturbed.
The EPA and regional authorities announce proposed Federal Regulations controlling photochemical oxidants and carbon monoxide in the Phoenix Tucson intrastate air quality region. Hearings will be held with a record of statements available, and attendees may submit statements in triplicate at least five days before the hearing. Public locations include the Pima County Air Pollution Control District office in Tucson.
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