Forecast adds sun hazard rating to daily outlook
National Weather Service explores inserting a solar UV hazard rating into the daily forecast as early as June or July pending technical fixes. EPA plans an education push on UV dangers, the leading skin cancer cause, once ready. A separate suit in Maricopa County alleges longtime coach Bruce Frankie abused students at Glendale High School.
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National Weather Service
Elbert Friday
Environmental Protection Agency
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Tempe
Washington High School
Glendale
Sally Johnson
Maricopa County
Bruce Frankie
Glendale Union High School
Frankie
Johnson
Mya
Phoenix
Scottsdale Keeps Ban on Cigarette Vending Machines
A divided Scottsdale City Council voted 4 3 to uphold the ban on cigarette vending machines. The measure, adopted last year and taking effect January 1, aims to curb youth smoking though enforcement by police has been limited.
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Scottsdale
Arizona Court of Appeals ruling on water reuse extends city targets
Valley cities may struggle to meet conservation goals after an Arizona Court of Appeals decision. Cities may discharge treated effluent in one area and draw fresh groundwater elsewhere, but cannot exempt new water from use reduction goals by century's end. Noncompliance could trigger civil fines up to 10,000 dollars daily.
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Arizona Court of Appeals
Kathleen Ferris
Voters Pass School Override in Chandler District
Chandler Unified School District voters approved a 3.85 million budget override by 3119 to 2232 with about 14 percent turnout. Officials say the measure will keep class sizes down and preserve quality education, supporting a superior education for students.
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Chandler Unified School
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Symington tours military schools in Arizona plan
Gov. Fife Symington outlined a statewide system of military schools for at risk teens, proposing an Arizona Military Institute with a Williams Gateway Airport site by fall 1995. Critics called the ideas reactive, favoring prevention over punishment and noting other measures like a $5 million police force and preschool funding.
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Prescott
Fife Symington
Arizona
Symington
Arizona Town Hall
Arizona Military Institute
Williams Gateway Airport
Tion
Carol Kamin
Children’s Action Alliance
Phoenix
Kamin
Military Institute
Arizona National Guard
Project Challenge
Williams
High School Senior Heads to Japan for Summer Cultural Exchange
Marcos de Niza High School senior Deanna Abie, 18, plans a summer teaching stint in Japan after May 26 commencement. She will work with students at communication and cultural exchange centers in Tempe, sharing American lifestyles with Japanese children, alongside Daniel Chavez, 5.
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Marcos de Niza
Deanna Abie
Daniel Chavez
Tempe
Abie
Japan
Aoonyml
Desert heat claims man researching 1930s gangsters book
Paul Alexander, 42, of Kitty Hawk North Carolina, went hiking to take photos for his book in Avondale Arizona. He left Sunday afternoon in 100 degree heat with no provisions and was found Monday beneath a bush near his rental car. Police say heat stroke killed him while he searched for shade near the Gila River bottom.
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Avondale
Paul Alexander
Alexander
David Wright
Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Rosemarie
Phoenix
Gila River
Assault suspect description released after Biltmore clash
Phoenix police on Tuesday released a detailed description of the suspect in a Friday night assault at the Biltmore Fashion Park parking lot. The white male, very thin with collar-length brown hair, acne, brown eyes, a raspy voice and discolored teeth wore blue jeans. The 29-year-old woman was forced into a car with a gun at her back and sexually assaulted before being left tied up. Call 262-6141 with tips.
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Phoenix
Biltmore Fashion Park
West Side
Kevin Robinson
Parents Sue Palenkas and Bar Over Boy's Hit and Run
The parents of 11 year old Christopher Turner sue Edward Palenkas and Reata Pass Steakhouse employees in Scottsdale alleging they served alcohol to Palenkas while he was intoxicated and allowed him to leave, leading to the April 12 hit and run that killed Turner. The suit seeks unspecified damages and targets Palenkas’s assets. Palenkas, 67, awaits trial on manslaughter charges set for July 18 after police reports showed he was drinking and stumbling.
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Scottsdale
Edward Palenkas
Palenkas
Christopher “Kipp” Turner
Maricopa County Superior Court
Reata Pass Steakhouse
Dick Treon
Debbie Luck
David Turner
Treon
Reata Pass
Reatta Pass
Abortion rights call for health care reform support
Nationwide call in urged abortion rights supporters to press Congress to include abortion coverage in any health care reform plan. Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona coordinates, stressing family planning and pre and postnatal care as essential. Rebuttals from Arizona Right to Life cite polls opposing on demand coverage and warn of a prolonged battle on Capitol Hill. Local TV ad campaigns in Phoenix aim to mobilize voters to contact their representatives.
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Congress
Gloria Feldt
Planned Parenthood
Central
Arizona
Feldt
Capitol Hill
Clinton
Hickman- Brown Researchers
Washington, D.C
Carolyn Gerster
Scottsdale
Right To Life Board of Directors
Harris
Gerster
Phoenix
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