Rio Salado Project backs Sneva led group for first structure
A group led by Indy 500 driver Tom Sneva won Rio Salado Advisory Commission approval to negotiate a contract to build the first Rio Salado structure, a ice rink, restaurant and soccer field, in Tempe north of downtown. The decision ended a deadlock with Valley Ice Partnership, which had staff backing. Rio Salado Sports Group touted a stronger financial plan avoiding bond sales.
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Gilbert delays general plan vote amid density concerns
After five weeks of debate the Gilbert Town Council postpones a vote again delaying the general plan review for a month. Supporters tout a workable compromise while opponents cite lingering concerns over residential density near Warner Road and Val Vista Drive where many homes sit on large lots.
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Thatcher Defends Free Society and Opposes Broad Health Reform
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher accepted the Goldwater Award in Phoenix and warned that government growth endangers individual freedoms in the United States and Britain. She urged reform to curb malpractice costs, argued nationalized health care would burden small businesses, and criticized Clinton plans for expansive government role in health care.
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Reverend surprised by anonymous car gift from church donors
Reverend David McDaniel of Sun Lakes Chapel for All Faiths received a new 1994 Saturn, donated anonymously in January. The car, worth over 16000, arrived after a note citing Matthew 6 33 and urging contact with a Tempe Saturn dealership. The pastor suspects donors are church members and says the gift embodies God’s generosity and the meaning of giving.
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Deaths in two incidents haunt city cab scene
Tribune writer reports an 18 year old man suspected in a home death near 14th and Pierce streets. Hale, a cab company employee, was found shot in her cab in the same neighborhood. Co workers remember Hale as a good person and donations are being accepted at 966-377.
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Anti-gang rally draws hundreds in Phoenix
About 300 people joined the Mothers March for Peace at Patriots Park in downtown Phoenix. Ricky Martinez 19 urged residents to act as police arrest three teens in Ashley Ross's south Phoenix murder, underscoring community responsibility and the need to mobilize neighborhoods against gang violence.
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