City seeks federal grant for South Side park project
City officials plan a $1.39 million federal grant request to fund first phase of a new South Side district park east of Sunnyside Junior High. The project totals about $2.86 million with local bond funds and district lease terms. The site lies near 1725 E Bilby Rd and would include multiple sports fields and future pool and tennis facilities.
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New South Side Park
Joel D. Valdez
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
City Asst. Parks and Recreation
James Ronstadt
Travel agents hail Mexico tax cut for tourists
Travel agents in Tucson welcomed Mexico’s removal of the 15 percent luxury tax on foreign visitors. They noted the tax’s end for restaurant and nightclub bills will largely not affect Nogales shoppers, while gasoline prices also deter travel. Agents expect a modest rise in tourism after the change.
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Mexico
George Hall
George Hall Travel Agency
Learjet to open Tucson plant and service center
Learjet plans to open a new Tucson plant after evaluating growth prospects in western cities. The Wichita based firm, a Gates Rubber Co. subsidiary, produced more than 500 aircraft in ten years and employs about 2,100. Airport bonds will be sold privately to institutions, with completion tied to bond raise. Architects Friedman Jobusch will design the facility.
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Learjet
Tucson
Gates Rubber Co
Denver
Wichita
Kelley opposes ban on wiretapping and bugging
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley told a House civil liberties subcommittee that proposed limits on wiretaps, bugging, and surreptitious entry would cripple intelligence work. He cited 232 taps and bugs in 1974 and warned rivals, including foreign spies, remain a major threat.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
House Civil Liberties Subcommittee
House
HHH aide sentenced for 1970 campaign donations
Jack L. Chestnut, former campaign manager for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, received four months in prison and a $5,000 fine. He was convicted of arranging a $12,000 contribution from Associated Milk Producers Inc. to the Humphrey Senate campaign and of having AMPI cover campaign bills.
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NEW York
Jack L. Chestnut
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate
Chestnut
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Ampi
Woman indicted in scalding assault case
A Pima County grand jury indicted Ovedia Williams, 63, on one count of assault with a caustic chemical and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. She allegedly attacked her niece Cathy Williams, 22, with bleach and a knife as she slept, causing second degree burns. Cathy was treated at St. Marys Hospital and Burn Center and released. Williams remained jailed without bail after a Justice Court appearance.
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Pima County
Ovedia Williams
Liams
St. Mary’s Hospital
Williams
Justice Court
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