Tempe rescuers aid quake victims in Los Angeles relief effort
Tempe Salvation Army volunteers Rich Pease Walt Cornish and Dan Abella led a relief push after the Los Angeles quake. They set up a tent city housing 600 in a park using 40 tents and distributed blankets food and water while rationing supplies amid aftershocks. National Guard Red Cross and FEMA assisted, and evacuees sometimes chose home comforts during a rainstorm while federal aid began. Donations to The Salvation Army California Earthquake Fund were urged.
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How to Help California Earthquake Victims
Agencies collect money, food, and clothing for quake victims. American Red Cross and Salvation Army solicit financial gifts to disaster funds and offer local drop-off sites and phone donations. Food for the Hungry and churches also request cash, credits, and in-kind items.
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Students Rally for Earthquake Aid Across Valley
Mountain View High junior Alison Wood helped lead a Mesa food drive that filled a Suburban and a van with canned goods and diapers. Chandler and Gilbert schools pitched in, with Islands elementary selling popcorn to raise 126.10 for victims. Red Cross nationwide reported about 10 million donated as relief costs near 32 million.
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Inmate Escapes Decline Across 1993 State Prisons
The Associated Press reports 12 inmates escaped from state prisons and work details in 1993, continuing a 13 year downward trend. Escapes fell from 20 in 1992 and 24 in 1991, with 12 in 1990 when the prison population was smaller, officials said.
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Housing code question added to charter ballot
City Council votes 4-2 to place a housing code amendment before voters as part of 10 charter changes. Wong excused due to stroke recovery. dissenters Reno Hawker and Jim Stapley warn of private property rights risk. Ballot language and pamphlet with pro and con arguments due to printing deadlines ahead of the March 29 primary.
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Alma School Road Construction Begins In Mesa
Alma School Road between McKellips and McDowell roads starts a widening and resurfacing project. Four lanes will be created, Salt River bridge resurfaced, new signals at McKellips and McDowell, plus storm drains and irrigation upgrades. Closures run Monday to March 17 between McKellips and Oak Street. Greiner Inc. and Hunter Contracting lead the project. A 24 hour hotline 256 3092 is set for questions or complaints.
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