Twin plant program in Nogales boosts payroll and population
A University of Arizona study finds the eight year old twin plants in Nogales Sonora raise annual payroll to about 8 million for roughly 5 800 Mexican workers. The program draws 1 100 Nogales Ariz residents, argues for cheap labor and low transport costs, with Mexican workers spending over half their wages in Nogales Arizona.
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Arizona Academy of Science
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UA professors urge mass transit over autos for future
Arizona researchers Caldwell and Nizlek warned at a UA campus meeting that relying on automobiles cannot meet transit needs for 30 years. They favor public mass transportation and personal rapid transit, arguing autos harm cities, pollution, and social cohesion while suggesting bus lanes and slower speeds to cut emissions and improve mobility.
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Martin Nizlek
Arizona Academy of Science
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Phoenix
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Arizona
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Ideal school enrollments suggest Arizona districts should size up
University of Arizona researchers George Leaning and Robert Ritchey analyzed 1971-72 data from 204 elementary and 78 high school districts. They propose ideal enrollments of 2100 high school and 4700 elementary students to minimize cost per pupil, warning that district reorganization could improve efficiency though local factors vary.
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University of Arizona
George F. Leaning
College of Business and Public Administration
Robert Ritchey
Arizona Academy of Science
Widsom
Tucson
UA professor wins Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award
Philip G. Hudson, economics professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Arizona College of Business and Public Administration, received the Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award at the Senior Class Breakfast. Hudson has taught public finance and has been at UA since 1938 with a World War II leave.
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University of Arizona College of Business and Public Administration
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Arizona
State to get its second steam well near original site
CHANDLER AP A new geothermal well will be drilled near the state's original steam well soon. Geothermal Kinetics Systems Corp, drilling with the state's three major utilities, reports the first well reaches 9,207 feet. A second well will be drilled about 1,300 feet away, but no start date is set. Workers test the first well to determine the extent and pressure of the steam field.
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Geothermal Kinetics Systems Corp
Lockheed to Lead Three Year Rocket Test Program in Tucson
Lockheed Electronics Co Inc Tucson subsidiary of Lockheed Aircraft Corp will direct a three year 1.5 million grant rocket propulsion test series for the Air Force Tests occur at Edwards AFB Cal with program managed from Tucson K E Cooney general manager says data from pre launch conditions will be compiled via computer and final reports prepared with Air Force cooperation F R Timboe named project manager and no new hires are planned for the contract
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Lockheed Electronics
Academy speaker warns food supply depends on population control
University of Arizona plant pathologist Roger Caldwell told the 17th Arizona Academy of Science meeting that relying on the United States to always feed a growing population is folly. He cited environmental limits, possible short-term food production declines due to pesticide and fertilizer restraints, and urged immediate action to stabilize world population while improving agricultural practices and environmental management.
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University of Arizona
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Arizona Academy of Science
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Trade Bureau honors airman for outstanding tours
Airman J Michael Stephenson at Davis Monthan Air Force Base received the Tucson Trade Bureau Copper Letter award for guiding an estimated 2,000 visitors through base public tours over the past eight months.
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Little Detroit Comes to Tucson
Alex Zimmerman of Zimmerman Buick touts Little Detroit pricing in Tucson claiming direct factory pricing with savings on transportation. The dealership at 4333 E Speedway lists hours 8 am to 9 pm weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm Saturday.
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