Mount Graham telescope protests erupt at ASU Tempe rally
About 40 environmentalists gathered on Tempe's Cady Mall at Arizona State University for International Day of Action for Mount Graham. They urged banning telescopes on Mount Graham near Safford, urging protection of the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel and Apache sacred lands.
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Mount Graham Telescope
ASU
Mount Graham
Tucson
University of Arizona
Arizona State University
Tempe
Cady Mall
West Lawn
Tempe Butte
Safford
Coronado National Forest
Arizona Board of Regents
Shef Garner
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C
Dwight Metzger
Babbitt
San Carlos
World War II Mustang crash lands in California dairy feedlot
A 1944 North American P-51 Mustang piloted by Bob Martin of Prescott crash landed in a Joe Borba Dairy feedlot near Chino California after engine trouble. The plane clipped trees and landed in manure killing a cow and calf. Martin escaped with minor injuries while salvage crews prepared to remove the aircraft and FAA inspection began.
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Bob Martin
Prescott
Chino
Calif
Arizona
Dan Coffman
San Bernardino
Joe Borba
Coffman
Martin
Cyclist dies in Phoenix hit and run on Seventh Avenue
Police report a 5:45 am hit and run in the 1500 block of North Seventh Avenue Phoenix. Kevin Harvey 43 died at St. Josephs Hospital after being struck by a southbound late 1970s GM car with left front corner and driver side window damage. Call 262-6141 with information. A separate incident: a 19 year old Mesa man was stabbed during a robbery attempt at Baseline Road. He treated at Valley Lutheran Hospital. A Phoenix woman and her 5 year old grandson were struck at 32nd and Washington. she died and he is in critical condition after a 1984 Jeep Cherokee driver failed to yield.
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North Seventh Avenue
Phoenix
Kevin Harvey
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Leo Speliopoulos
Seventh Avenue
Speliopoulos
General Motors
Mesa
Whiting Brothers Station
Baseline Road
32Nd
Washington
Maria Magana
Victor Martinez
Byron Gibbs
Edward Hatfield
Gibbs
Mesa considers park alcohol ban to curb disorder
Mesa officials discuss extending alcohol bans to all city parks after past issues at Pioneer and Reed parks. Permits cost five dollars for groups of 50 or more, with five part time rangers overseeing enforcement. Residents once gathered signatures to ban alcohol at Reed Park to address violence they linked to transients.
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Holmwood
Mesa
Pioneer
Stapley
Reed
Jerry Boyd
Boyd
Reed Park
Broadway Road
Williams Street
Biosphere 2 Turmoil Shrugs Off Sabotage Claims
Texas financier Edward Bass seized control of the Biosphere project through court orders firing the management led by Alling. Staff and observers note sabotage allegations after ventilation was blocked and management changes sparked turmoil. Biosphere 2 resumes tourist operations while officials insist scientific work remains intact.
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BioTrek
Texas
Edward P. Bass
Biosphere
Bass
Alling
van Thille
Firefighter applicants unprepared for Mesa department
From staff reports the Mesa Fire Department notes the common error is not entering the process. Of 1,500 picked up applications for 17 positions, 1,300 filled them out and 900 took the 24 hour written test. only 300 passed. The interview and physical course follow, with DeLeon noting most who reach that stage are motivated and deserve better chances, while regretting not all can be taken.
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Mesa Fire Department
Mesa Fire
Bob DeLeon
DeLeon
Fire Department
Muuch
Firefighter trials narrow to 17 finalists for 14 week academy
Mesa fire training Capt. Bob DeLeon says the process is highly competitive with 300 applicants scoring 80 or higher on a 24 hour exam. After written and oral tests, 160 survived to interviews, and Tuesday's physical challenge left 17 finalists to enter a 14 week academy and begin duties that involve public interaction and door breaches.
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Mesa Fire Training
Bob DeLeon
Academy
Maricopa County TAB Public Hearing on 1994-1999 Improvements
Maricopa County Transportation Advisory Board schedules a public hearing from 5 to 8 pm on Wednesday 6 1994 at Mesa Unity Center Centennial Hall 201 N Center Mesa AZ 85201. Sign language interpreter and other accommodations available with 72 hours notice. Call Jim Gardner at 506 8003 for details.
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Maricopa County Transportation Advisory Board
TAB
Mesaunity Center
Centennial Hall
N. Center Street
Mesa
Dhain Harcops
Coty
Jim Gardner
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