Good Samaritan helps stranded drivers on Tempe highway
Mesa residents Bob and Jeanne Curtis, both 78, pulled into an Exxon station after engine trouble near Tempe. Coy Curtis Jr., an auto specialist from Earnhardt Dodge in Gilbert, offered aid, spent about two hours replacing a heater hose, refused payment, and provided his name. Summer Jobs for Valley Youth aims to fill 1,000 county jobs, with 70+ companies in 1993 placing nearly 200 youths. United Way coordinates with Greater Phoenix Leadership and Valley of the Sun United Way. call 631-4827 for info. ?>
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Jeanne Curtis
Tempe
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Jeanne
Good Samaritan
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Earnhardt Dodge
Gilbert
Valley
Maricopa County
Greater Phoenix Leadership
Valley of the Sun United Way
United Way
East Valley
Mesa Youth Placement Service
Tempe Youth Service
Maid of Cotton Search Opens for Arizona Contest
The Phoenix Cotton Women kick off the annual Arizona Maid of Cotton pageant inviting unmarried residents aged 19 to 25 with no children and one year in-state. The winner receives a $2,000 scholarship and a cotton wardrobe valued at over $3,500 with state appearances to follow.
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Phoenix
Arizona Maid of Cotton
Arizona
Primary pays off for conservatives in Mesa vote
In Mesa Arizona only 18 863 of registered voters about 10 8 turnout decided key council races and a mayoral contest. Joan Payne led returns but fell 50 votes short of outright win while Jim Stapley increased tally yet remained under 50 percent.
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Arizona
Joan Payne
Arizona Eagle Forum
Jim Stapley
Barbara Hogue
Chris Medrea
Mesa Firefighters Association
Leo Mahoney
Payne
Stapley
Pat Gilbert
Joan Newth
David Molina
Mike Graves
West Mesa
Far
Dobson Ranch
District 4
Gilbert
Molina
Newth
Central
North
Medrea
Reno Hawker
Louis Stradling
Mesa mural on water tank draws mixed support
Mesa's City Council weighs a proposal to paint a 40 by 80 foot city tank east of Power Road on Thomas Road as a mural by local artist Sharon Walker. The project, backed by Preschool of Arizona youths and the Museum and Cultural Advisory Board, has private funding and aims to benefit disadvantaged youths. Some residents, including Spook Hill HOA chair William Puffer, oppose it as conflicting with desert preservation guidelines from 1988. The Sonoran Land group supports the plan. decision expected Monday.
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Desert
Sharon Walker
Power Road
Thomas Road
Prehab of
Arizona
Behavioral Health Agency
Museum and Cultural Advisory Board
Steve West
Sonoran Land Group
Red Mountain
Falcon Ridge
William Puffer
Spook Hill Homeowners Association
Valley plans rise as baseball seeks Phoenix franchise
As baseball opens around the country Phoenix eyes a 1998 expansion, with a 45 000 seat stadium planned and a decision on an expansion franchise due in June. Eric Anderson says a team could come if MLB approves while an architect and design firm are to be selected for the $278 million facility.
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America
Reds
Cardinals
St. Louis
Phoenix
Major League Baseball
Maricopa County Stadium District
Eric Anderson
Scottsdale
Anderson
Huber, Hunt & Nichols
King seeks gift to calm Sun Cities tax worries
Ed King Maricopa County Supervisor, under pressure as a Republican, hints at offering retirement communities a gift to curry favor as he faces votes on a temporary sales tax for a major league stadium. Rose Wilcox, a Democrat ally, remains untroubled by tax increases while her district favors tax hikes.
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Ed King
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Phoenix
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