Steiger claims organized crime scheme targets Senate bid
Arizona Congressman Sam Steiger says a gangland style bombing that injured Phoenix reporter Don Bolles is being used to smear him in his U S Senate campaign. He links the attack to efforts to discredit his six year crusade against Emprise Corp and a Warren land deal, while noting letters and rumors surrounding Golwater and Steiger.
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Phoenix
Don Bolles
Arizona
Sam Steiger
Senate
Bolles
Steiger
al Sitter
Arizona Republic
Chino Valley
Sitter
Goldwater
Ed Lazar
Ned Warren
Lazar
Warren
North Phoenix
Empire Corp
New York
Emprise Corp
Nevada
Emprise
No Pima tax rises foreseen in county budget debate
The Pima County budget shows a $95.3 million plan with 3,750 employees and a $22,233 allotment for a county technician, while a $112 million request and 4,470 workers are pared back. Officials warn the board may scrap the ordinance amid zoning cuts and potential loss of slope law enforcement.
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Planning and
Tucson
Clarissa Davis Heads Sierra Vista Girls State Government
Clarissa Davis of Buena High School in Sierra Vista won the 1976 Girls State governor’s race at the University of Arizona where a mock government session runs a week. Two Tucson area students claimed major offices with Kim Totten and Beth Rickher securing treasurer and attorney general. Dana Leibsohn of Arcadia High School was secretary of state. about 275 students attended.
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Clarissa Davis
Buena High School
Sierra Vista
Girls State
University of Arizona
Tucson
Kim Totten
Marana High School
Beth Rickher
Amphitheater High School
Dana Leibsohn
Scottsdale
Arcadia High School
Miss Davis
Bank Robbery at Great Western Bank Leads to Four Arrests
Four suspects tied to a $10,000 Great Western Bank robbery at 7171 E Tanque Verde Road were jailed. Stuckey and Slusser faced armed robbery and kidnapping charges with $8,000 recovered. Libbey and Schaede were held on suspicion of bank robbery. Authorities linked the case to other local robberies and firearms suspicions.
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Great Western Bank
E. Tanque Verde Road
Pima County
Duane O. Stuckey
E. Calle Betelgeaux
James L. Slusser
E. Broadway
Pamela S. Libbey
Hope Schaede
Pima County Adopts Zero Base Budgeting for 1976 77
Pima County switches to zero base budgeting to cut bureaucratic waste. Department heads prepare program packages with costs, ranking each job by importance to justify every program. The plan, modeled after Tucson, aims to identify unnecessary programs and improve taxpayer value despite higher initial workload.
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Pima County
Board of Supervisors
Peter A. Larsen
Tucson
Grain inspectors plead guilty in federal grain scheme
Five grain inspectors in Baton Rouge pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Federal Grain Standards Act. Judge Gordon West dismissed bribery and defraud charges after the pleas to a reduced misdemeanor count, closing a part of a large multi million dollar grain export scandal.
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Baton Rouge, la
U.S
Gordon West
Phoenix Police Strike Begun Over Wages and Benefits
About 900 Phoenix Police officers vote to strike, 80 percent participation, first citywide strike in Phoenix history. Mayor Hance denounces it while city aims for 8.7 percent raise for 1976 77. officers demand 16.5 percent. Police Chief Wetzel prepares 12 hour shifts and calls for external help if needed.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Police Department
Fraternal Order of Police
Margaret Hance
Lawrence Wetzel
Educator finds FBI file on his own records
Monroe H. Freedman, dean of Hofstra Law, asked for his FBI file and got 27 edited documents plus a note that other materials are withheld for national security. He filed a federal suit to obtain the full file, including deleted items, under the Freedom of Information Act, arguing for greater government privacy scrutiny.
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Freedman
Hofstra University
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Surgery ends 50 years of blindness for Kinsey
Winfield Kinsey, 62, who was blinded at age 12, regained sight after a cornea transplant at Johns Hopkins on May 20. He describes seeing his home, family, trees and colors for the first time in half a century, attributing the miracle to medical technology.
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Annapolis, Md
UPI
Winfield Kinsey
Kinsey
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
Nancy
Stephanie
Tucson Daily Citizen Classified Rates And Contacts
The notice lists subscription rates for home delivery in metropolitan Tucson and outside areas, including weekly, monthly, and yearly prices for carriers and auto route. It also shows Arizona and outside Arizona rates, a contact phone number, and publication details for the Citizen Publishing Company.
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AP News
United Press International
Tucson
Arizona
Canada
Mexico
Citizen Publishing Company
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Frank Lewis
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