Williams seeks to end uproar over slots and poverty
Arizona Governor Jack Williams held a news conference addressing alleged illegal slot machines in Cochise County and his anti poverty programs. He defended local enforcement, pledged tighter fiscal oversight, and discussed copper strike talks with federal officials and other governors.
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Phoenix
Jack Williams
Washington
Williams
Douglas Dispatch
Cochise County
Yuma
Antipoverty Organization
Workers
Budget Work Dominates Arizona Legislature As Session Near End
With four paid working days left, Arizona legislators push budget completion. Appropriations panels aim to finish their work then begin joint talks on final budget form, while House action slows on other bills and a potential special session looms over the industrial commission revamp.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Appropriations
Senate
Marshall Humphrey
Maricopa
House
Deserters Find Asylum in Sweden Amid Vietnam War Protests
Seven more U.S. Army deserters were granted political asylum by Sweden on humanitarian grounds, raising the total to 20 since the influx began. The group includes William Wayne Day, William Mears, Lawrence Berthand, Kenan Faulks, Edward Burkhardt, Charles Vinson, and Roman Arnold, with units undisclosed.
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Stockholm
UPI
U.S
Swedish Aliens Commission
Sweden
Commission
Aliens Commission
William Wayne Day
Itasca
Tex
William Mears
Atlanta
Lawrence Berthand
New Orleans
Kenan Faulks
Boulder
Colo
Edward Burkhardt
Derry
Charles Vinson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Roman D. S. Arnold
West Germany
United States
Rincon High Teacher Named Outstanding Biology Educator
ANAHEIM Arnold Kelm of Rincon High School is named Arizona outstanding biology teacher at the first annual Conclave of the National Association of Biology Teachers. He receives a $500 engraved microscope at the ceremony in the $12 million Anaheim Convention Center. similar state awards are presented nationwide by William L. Brisby of California.
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Anaheim
Arnold Kelm
Rincon High School
Arizona
National Association of Biology Teachers
Anaheim Convention Center
William L. Brisby
Fillmore
Calif
Science Department
Phoenix Soldier Killed In Action
Washington Dispatch says Pfc. James L. Coker of Phoenix is listed as killed in action in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman G. Hale of Phoenix.
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Washington
UPI
Phoenix
Vietnam
Pfc
James L. Coker
Freeman G. Hale
Hearing Set For Dunn Dismissal Appeal In Tucson
The Tucson Civil Service Commission schedules March 19 hearing on ex Police Sgt William C Dunn appeal of his Feb 23 dismissal by Police Chief Bernard Garmire He was near retirement and faced pension denial of about 335 monthly The case stems from an intra department probe into alleged administrative violations including falsified police case reports
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Dunn
Tucson Civil Service Commission
William C. Dunn
Tucson
Bernard Garmire
Atty
Darrell Smith
Superior Court
Lawrence Howard
William T.healy
Department
Deci
Garmire
Licensing Bingo Bill Faces Slim Chance in Senate
A measure for state licensing of bingo by charitable groups stalled in two Senate committees with little likelihood of passage this session. House support exists but Senate hearings are deemed unlikely, as main sponsors Tom Goodwin and Bud Walker push for licenses via the State Tax Commission.
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Phoenix
Senate
Tom Goodwin
R-Pima
Bud Walker
D-Pima
House
William Porter
R-Maricopa
Finance and Revenue Committee
Chet Goldberg
J-Maricopa
Chari
State Tax Commission
Senate Labor and Management Committee
Ecommerce and Industry
State Development Board
Arizona Storm Fund Given Nod
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $500000 supplemental request to cover losses on Arizona forest ranges from last December snow storms. The amendment was offered by Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona.
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Washington
Arizona
Senate Appropriations Committee
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
End of an Era as Tucson All-Night Drug Store Closes
After nearly 50 years, Ryan Evans Drug Stores on Congress and Fifth Avenue limps to its 11 p.m. closing hour. The downtown all-night service began in 1925 and ends as pharmacists face low profitability and staffing costs. Local doctors lament the lack of late night access for emergency prescriptions.
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Tucson
Ryan Evans Drug
Congress and
Fifth Avenue
Charles M. Windham
Congress Street
Tucson Medical Center
James E. Brady Jr
Pima County Medical Society
Ryan-Evans
Myrdas J. Brewer
TMC
Seven
Ryan-Evans Drug Stores
Andrew P. Martin
S. Stone Ave
Martin
Tucson Daily Citizen
Southern Pacific Yard
Colombian Plane Seized By Hijacker Flight to Havana Ordered
A Colombian transport is hijacked in flight and steered toward Havana as authorities report 26 passengers and 4 crew on board. The incident would mark the year’s fourth hijacking if completed. Earlier, a Delta jet from Chicago to Miami was diverted to Havana by a gunman who took a stewardess hostage.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPIJ
Havana
Miami
Delta Airlines
Chicago
Sentencings in Superior Court Today
James Simons received a $100 fine for aggravated assault. William McKinney Jenkins, 25, was sentenced to two years probation for 1st degree burglary.
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James Simons
William McKinney Jenkins
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Frog
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Yan
Johns-Manville
W. Grant
Sim Corbett
Cat Lee
N.oracie
Color TV
Celor
Engberg
Rcavictor
Charlie
Travis Television
E. Speedway
Pioneer
T.V. Service CO
RCA Victor
Arizona Storm Fund
Rae
Len Davis
Citizen
Hodges - White
Sage
Michael B. Hodges
George R. White
E. Broadway
OLD Tucson Development CO
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LMIT
Longhorn Meat CO
Supreme Beef
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