Becken resignation details to be released by district board
A joint statement by Amphitheater School District Supt Elliott Becken and the board will outline reasons for his resignation. The statement aims to dispel rumors after a closed session. A parents group seeking a meeting was told the forthcoming statement removes the need for further discussion. Becken and the board have not commented on whether pressure or directives influenced the decision.
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Amphitheater
Elliott Becken
Becken
Explosions Raze Buildings in Galena Kansas
Three blasts tore through a half block in Galena causing fires at the Galena Hotel Reed's Cafe and a recreation center. Chester Brown pulled a man from the blaze and helped evacuate others as collapse and power outages hindered firefighting. Financially strained water supply and tankers from 15 nearby communities aided the effort.
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Galena
Kan
Kansas
Chester Brown
Joplin
Passersby Rescue Man From Shed Fire In Tucson
A 2-year-old Tucson man, David B. Sanders, was pulled from a smoldering shed at his home by passersby and is in guarded condition at St. Mary’s Burn Center. The 2:39 p.m. blaze at 2004 E Adams Sr caused third degree burns over 40 percent of his body. Fire officials credited Steve Ash and Michael Goodman of 4011 N 1st Ave with likely saving him from death. Estimated shed damage was $300 and the cause remains unknown.
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Tucson
St. Mary's
Broadcasters' First Amendment Rights Cited by FCC Official
Washington FCC Commissioner Benjamin Hooks defends broadcasters' First Amendment rights while opposing extending station licenses from three to five years. He warned the commission will not act as a censor and cautioned against tampering with free press rights, stressing the duty to tell it like it is and ferret out the truth.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications
Benjamin Hooks
Hooks
Aerospace Day thrills 60000 at Davis Monthan AFB despite winds
An estimated 60,000 spectators attended the 13th annual Aerospace and Arizona Day at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds dazzled crowds with F4 Phantom jets performing maneuvers at 300 mph 50 feet high. The Army Golden Knights skydive team also displayed despite a three hour wind delay.
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Annal Aerospace and Arizona
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Thunderbirds
Air Force
Thunderbird
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Rip Blaisdell
Roger
Parrish
Army
Golden Knights
Roger Kidd
The
Knights
Horseless Carriage Club of
Tucson
Antique Automobile Club of America
US expert rules out forced peace in Mid East
Daniel Brown of the State Department told about 400 at a Sunday Evening Forum that no power can force a settlement in the Middle East until both sides are willing to accept it. He cited deep Arab Jewish ties to the land and noted recent high level visits as signs of possible talks. He urged patient steps toward a negotiated settlement similar to Paris talks in Vietnam.
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Middle East
Office of Policy and Plans
U.S. State Department
Mid-East
Daniel Brown
Sunday Evening Forum
Brown
Jerusalem
United States
Golda Meir
Hussein
Jordan
Paris
Vietnam
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Suez Canal
State Department
Golan Heights
Syria
Black September
Iran Russia call for Israeli withdrawal to end Middle East crisis
Tehran AP reports Iran and the Soviet Union urging Israel to withdraw from occupied territories as a key condition to resolve the Middle East crisis and safeguard Arab rights. The communique followed Kosygin's visit for a new steel mill dedication and a Sinai withdrawal plan amid Suez Canal reopening talks.
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Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Middle East
Alexei Kosygin
Arson Suspect Sets Jail Fire in Franklin County
George R. Fisher 23 of Columbus faces another arson charge after igniting a mattress sheets clothing and other items in his jail cell at Franklin County Jail Fifteen inmates were evacuated with no injuries officials said the incident followed six prior arson counts against him
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
George R. Fisher
Franklin County
Fisher
Columbus
Police seek escapee from Yavapai jail
Darryl Brady, who pleaded guilty to shooting a Yavapai County deputy last December, fled the county jail Friday night with apparent outside help. He cut through six bars, escaped during a routine check, and fled in a stolen car. An intensive search was called off, and Brady was spotted northwest of Prescott before vanishing into the underbrush. Brady is from Sacramento and had accomplice Jerry Hillyer of Yuma, an escapee from the Arizona State Prison.
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Prescott
Darryl Brady
Yavapai County
Brady
Here
Sacramento
Jerry Hillyer
Yuma
Arizona State Prison
Dave Lewis
Bagdad
Hillyer
Cars Found Defective In State Vehicle Inspections
California highway patrols found defects in 4 percent of cars inspected last year. The State Business and Transportation Department reports 2.5 defects per 997,135 vehicles with problems after 1.55 million cars were checked. Lights accounted for 57 percent of defects, with fire and exhaust systems each about 9 percent.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Business and Transportation Department
Frank J. Walton
Walton
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Phin
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