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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1994
Page
1
The Red Cross helped eight families from Mesa’s Hiway Host Motel relocate to temporary shelter on Tuesday, a month after utilities were shut off. Tribune readers voted 708 to 266 in October asking if Joe Bugel should return next year as Phoenix Cardinals head coach.
Valley chef Rubin uncovers a menu of Russian in-line skaters and Rollerblade Inc. plans to roll out Active Brakes on new models, promising easier stopping for skaters.
Gov. Fife Symington unveiled a $100 million income tax cut aimed at middle and low income residents. The Middle Income Tax Reduction Act of 1994 would lower rates across brackets with largest relief for mid incomes, averaging 106.57 for 30k to 49k earners and smaller saves for lower brackets. The plan forms the cornerstone of the 1994 budget, with revenue impacts to be offset by future cuts.
Small Valley gun dealers fear higher licensing fees will end small shops. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen backs raising gun dealer licenses to 200 and then 600, arguing tougher sales rules curb crime. Arizona vendors warn prices rise and competition collapses for mom and pop stores.
Rebels of the Zapatista National Liberation Army retreated into the mountains as about 12,000 government troops pressed the four day battle in Chiapas. Death toll estimates ranged from 86 to over 150. Peace talks mediated by the Catholic Church were offered but unlikely to end fighting.
MCI Communications announced a 2 billion plan to invade the local telephone market and an additional 20 billion vision to upgrade its long distance network. The company aims to build local fiber optic networks in the 20 biggest U.S. cities using conduits it acquired from Western Union.
An hour after Mesa firefighters stopped a Tuesday fire at a home on East Dartmouth Street burglars started a second blaze causing over 10000 dollars in damage. Capt Dewey Ray called the rekindle extremely rare noting smoldering materials or a shorted extension cord may have reignited the flames. Residents Charmain and Andrew Ross reported the home ransacked with carpet smoldering in the family room and videotaped the damaged area as crews investigated.
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