Fire at TRW plant prompts 50 evacuations
About 50 people were evacuated Saturday morning from TRW Safety Systems after a malfunctioning forklift started a small fire at 11202 E. Germann Road. Mesa Fire Department treated the incident as a possible hazardous materials event due to sodium azide use in airbags. No injuries reported. cause under investigation after a loud pop sounded from the forklift area.
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TRW
Mesa Fire Department
Jeff Flocken
Germann Road
Flocken
Infant Falls Into Pool In Mesa Suburb
An 18 month old Mesa girl was pulled from a backyard pool around noon in the 1400 block of South Glenview. She was in good condition after her mother performed CPR and she began breathing again. The child was flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital for treatment.
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Mesa
Jane Gilliland
South Glenview
Mesa Fire Department
Jeff Flocken
114-Year-Old Mesa House Damaged By Fire
A 114-year-old vacant home at 41 W First Ave in downtown Mesa was damaged by a fire that started in the wood shingle roof. Firefighters arrived around 2:30 p.m. and after removing ceiling tiles contained the attic blaze with little other damage to the 1200 square foot building. The house, built in 1880, is listed as the D Bagley J Wallace house in the Mesa Townsite Historic Building survey.
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Mesa
Mesa Fire Department
Jeff Flocken
First Ave
John Jayne
D. Bagley
J. Wallace
Mesa Townsite Historic Building Survey
Five Hurt In Two Vehicle Crash At Mesa Intersection
Five people were injured in a two vehicle crash Saturday afternoon at Southern Avenue and Extension Road. A pickup and a car collided about 3 p.m. All three adults from the pickup and car were treated. two were flown to Scottsdale Memorial Osborn, while others were transported to area hospitals.
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Southern Avenue
Extension Road
Mesa Fire Department
Jeff Flocken
Wendy Winburn
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Osborn
Mark McNary
Scottsdale Memorial-Osborn
Guadalupe Azaguayo
Jennifer Aguyo
Mesa
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Yvonne 229
Mesa Lutheran
Navajo families vote on Hopi land settlement plan
Navajo families near Teesto cast ballots on a 75 year lease proposal for scattered home sites on Hopi territory. A federal mediator will count ballots this week to decide if talks continue toward a broader settlement including federal funds to Hopis, with eviction a possible outcome if rejected.
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Teesto
Ferrell Secakuku
Horizon
Secakuku
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Congress
Elmer Clark
Clark
East Valley cities chart growth in 1994 95 budgets
Chandler plans a 1994 95 budget of 227 million focusing on infrastructure with 63 million in operating costs per person 701. Tempe's operating budget around 140 million total 169 million with 929 per person. Gilbert 1993 94 budget 76.8 million capital improvements 25.7 million operating 586 per person. Public safety adds 39 police positions as Gilbert expands water treatment plans while Chandler emphasizes lean operations and big water projects.
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Chandler
Tempe
Gilbert
John Pinch
Kent Cooper
Cooper
East Valley
Flynn
Mesa
Knox honored as 1994 Pioneer of the Year at Chandler High
John Knox, former Chandler High School history teacher and football star, named 1994 Pioneer of the Year by the Chandler Historical Society. After five years in the Air Force he returned to teach and coach, later becoming high school principal and the district’s homecoming hall of fame inductee. Knox valued teaching over farming, recalling his 1949 team’s 10-0 state championship run as a career highlight.
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Chandler
Knox
John
Florence
Florence Mitten
Chandler High School
Air Force
Bill Austin
Ken Knox
The
Chandler Historical Society
Chandler Unified
Mee
Perry and Patterson Promote Video Fund for Whistleblowers
The couple discussed sans party affiliation and media hostility while on speaking tours. They plan a Arizona sightseeing stop, share travel expenses, and offer a $20 video sale to fund a whistleblower fund for others who come forward about the president.
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Patterson
Carville
Clinton
Harper’s
Perry
David Hale
Gehnifer Flowers
Jerry Falwell
Bill Clinton
D. Patterson
Althose
Mahoney
Sien
Arizona
Arkansas
Ajo
Community leaders plan neighborhood development center
Conference attendees from the Powell Junior High area split into 11 discussion groups to endorse a coordinated community wide effort. Carlos Vallejo of the Community Resource Initiative and Bill Richards of a pilot neighborhood council drive the Mesa United Way led plans, including a possible Powell Center at 855 W Eighth Ave and a neighborhood newsletter to spread news and gains.
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Ble
Carlos Vallejo
Arizona State University
Mesa United Way
Bill Richards
Chavez
Powell Junior High School
Powell
Eighth Ave
Baecker
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Danielle Beaugureau
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