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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1994
Page
11
Leonard and Estelle Soth, Mesa residents, celebrate 71 years of marriage. Born near Pawshirt County Iowa, they married January 20, 1923, in Tama Iowa. They moved to Mesa in 1984 and hosted 21 relatives at their 70th anniversary.
Stevenson Elementary School PTO unveils the Stevenson Stallions, a parent teacher team, to play KKFR DJs this Saturday at Red Mountain High School. Tipoff is 6 p.m. at 7301 E Brown Rd Mesa with clowns, autograph raffles, and $1 to $1.50 admission.
The Mesa Unified School District reports a pattern where the lowest Iowa Test of Basic Skills scores arise in poorer neighborhoods. Debra Duvall notes scores reflect home socioeconomic status, with 23 elementary and five junior high Chapter One schools receiving federal funding for targeted programs like aides, computer labs, and remedial instruction.
Arizona state officials weigh a shift away from standard tests like the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills toward performance based assessments. Superintendent C Diane Bishop says the norm reference exam is not the program’s primary focus and does not reveal how well curricula are taught in individual schools. Bishop notes the Arizona Student Assessment Program emphasizes student explanations and thinking processes.
A 66-year-old Ahwatukee resident deterred an apparent carjacking at Fiesta Mall in Mesa when she honked her horn after a man jumped into her car at about 12 15 p m. He stripped off his shirt and jacket as he fled and police have not found him. There were prior local carjacking reports in Tempe and Mesa last month.
Fire department and police responded to a tense standoff at a restaurant where the owner fatally shot himself after a prolonged confrontation with authorities. Investigators are reviewing the incident and background reports for motive and possible threats.
Reed, 81, of Tempe held four people at Loco's Restaurant for over five hours before fatally shooting herself Wednesday. SWAT entered the 1120 E. Blvd. venue at about 8 p.m. after a tense standoff that disrupted traffic and neighborhood access. Police say a property owner and brokers were among those taken hostage. the phone line failed negotiations.
Ricky Cassaro a 6 year old boy was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Mesa. He remained in critical condition at Maricopa Medical Center with a broken jaw and multiple injuries. Police arrested 32 year old Thomas Howard Clemons on suspicion of leaving the scene. Neighbors raised yellow ribbons and held a vigil as residents planned a collection for a replacement bicycle.
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