Acting Phoenix manager may get permanent post
Marvin Andrews 47, named temporary City Manager after John Wentz was fired. insiders view him as top candidate for the permanent post due by Nov. 10. An executive search firm will screen applicants. Andrews cites growth pressures and favors expanding Shea Boulevard over Bell Road to handle lake-area traffic.
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Phoenix
Marvin Andrews
John Wentz
Andrews
City Hall
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Shea Boulevard
Bell Road
Bell
Shea
Beeline Highway
Wentz
Rosendo Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Elgin
Ill
Guard shot in armored truck holdup loses sight in one eye
Richard Klein, 32, a Continental Security guard, was shot in the face during a $20,000 armored truck robbery at a Western Savings & Loan branch in northeast Phoenix. Doctors hope to save sight in his remaining right eye at St. Luke's Hospital.
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Phoenix
St. Luke’s Hospital
Richard Klein
Continental Security
Klein
Western Savings & Loan
Calls to dissolve unemployment appeals tribunals in Arizona
A legislative committee was urged to end the unemployment insurance appeals tribunals after department officials said several three member panels include retirees who draw $30 daily yet do nothing. The criticism centered on the perceived ineffectiveness of tribunal members handling jobless claims.
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End of
Phoenix
Department of Economic Security Department
Key witness vanishes in Robles marijuana case
Deputy County Attorney Gary Kneip says the key witness in the Pima County Sheriff candidate Reynaldo Robles drug case has disappeared. An arrest warrant was issued for John Thurman, described as "the key to the whole case."
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Tucson
Pima County
Reynaldo Robles
Gary Kneip
John Thurman
ASU Readies for Fall Semester Influx of 37000 Students
More than 37,000 students are expected at Arizona State University this fall with about 4,500 moving into residence halls Sunday afternoon. An 8:30 a.m. orientation starts Monday at Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium and walk-through registration begins Wednesday at noon for those without spring or summer pre-registration. Classes resume August 23 at 7:40 a.m.
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Arizona State University
Grady Gammage
Heritage Trust Co declared broke by state receiver
Phoenix AP State Banking Supt. Richard W. Koeb says Heritage Trust Co. is broke and should be liquidated after dissipating about 11 million in investor funds. The firm lent over 6 million to questionable land firms, with liabilities exceeding assets by about 11 million and records in disarray across 780 trust accounts. Forty four suits have been filed in eight states.
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Phoenix
Richard W. Koeb
Heritage Trust Co
Koeb
Heritage
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
U.S. Security and Exchange Commission
John R. Bromley
Bromley
Heritage Trust
Obituary for Thalia Y. Simpson Phoenix pianist and educator
Thalia Yvette Simpson 20 of Phoenix died in a Phoenix hospital. Services at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church September 10 at 10 am with viewing Monday 5 to 8 pm Memory Lawn Mortuary. ASU music student, church pianist and Shiloh Sunday School teacher, former Carl Hayden High School 1970 Girls State mayor, KOOL talent contest winner. Survivors include Kenneth Mark, Doris Whitaker, Clezell Taylor, three sisters, three brothers, and a grandfather.
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Thalia Yvette Simpson
Portland St
Phoenix
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Jefferson St
Memory Lawn Mortuary
27Th Ave
Simpson
Arizona State University
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Carl Hayden High School
Kenneth Mark
Doris V. Whitaker
Clezell Taylor
NRC curtails new nuclear plants awaiting environmental review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission imposes a moratorium on new nuclear plant construction and limits new projects to 1 percent capacity until environmental issues in fuel reprocessing and waste handling are reevaluated. Palo Verde remains on schedule and unaffected, per Arizona official Al Faron.
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Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Arizona Corporation Commission
al Faron
Palo Verde
Nuclear Commission
Bernard Rusch
Office of
U.S. Court of Appeals
Vermont
Michigan
Peter Strauss
Commission
Court of Appeals
Vermont Yankee Power Corp
Vernon
Consumer Power Co
Midland, Mich
Christians Shift Forces in Lebanon Civil War Worsens
Right wing Christian militias move toward Aintoura as leftist groups regroup after Tal Zaatar fall. Phalange radio hints at plans to capture Tripoli area while Syria imposes border passes amid mounting sectarian tensions and regional power plays.
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Lebanon
Tripoli
Tal Zaatar
Aintoura
Christian Phalange Radio
Phalange Party
Pierre Gemayel
South African police arrest 50 in crackdown
Police in South Africa arrest at least 50 black leaders amid a nationwide crackdown after rioting near Cape Town that left 29 dead and 100 injured. Reinforcements deployed. Winnie Mandela named among those detained, as authorities pledge steps to ease black grievances under apartheid.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Jan Visser
Gert Prinsloo
Pretoria
Winnie Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Black Parents Association
Soweto
African National Congress
James T. Kruger
Kruger
Honolulu developer quits Ford campaign
Honolulu real estate developer Hung Wai Ching resigns as Ford's Hawaii finance chairman and plans to divest 1000 Aloha Airlines shares to avoid conflicts of interest with his new Postal Service board of governors post. He notes support from Sens. Inouye and Fong and says political considerations will not guide his duties.
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Republican Party
Ford
Hung Wai Ching
Postal Service Board of Governors
Hawaii
Aloha Airlines
Resident named to panel on aging
Dr. Charles Still Jr. of Scottsdale was named to the nine member Governor's Oversight Committee on Aging chaired by Harry Holland of Phoenix. Other members include Frederick Behner Jr of Green Valley John Burnham of Tucson Msgr. Robert Donohoe of Phoenix Abia Judd of Prescott Charles Knowles of Tucson Mary Leisk of Cottonwood and Anthony Luchek of Phoenix.
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Charles Still Jr
Scottsdale
Harry Holland
Phoenix
Arizona
Raul Castro
Frederick G. Behner, Jr
Green Valley
John Burnham
Tucson
Robert J. Donohoe
Abia W. Judd
Prescott
Charles A. Knowles
Mary Frank Leisk
Cottonwood
Anthony Luchek
Seven City Streets to Receive Slurry Seal Resurfacing
Seven city streets will be closed part of Monday for slurry seal resurfacing. The affected roads include Valley View Road from Granite Reef Road to 68th Street and 86th Street from Vista Drive to Jackrabbit Road, among others.
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Granite Reef Road
68Th Street
Arlington Road
Buena Terra
Laredo
San Miguel Avenue
San Miguel
el Nido
Solano Drive
el Charro
8Th Street
Palo Verde
86Th Street
Vista Drive
Jackrabbit Road
Bonnie Rose Avenue
82Nd Street
Granite Reef
State narcotics strike force urged in Arizona
Prescott AP report says law enforcement officials push creation of a statewide narcotics strike force despite objections from Governor Castro and DPS chief Hoy. Legislation and cost estimates for a 14 county attorney and 14 sheriff backed unit are to be submitted to the legislature in December.
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Dennis DeConcini
Pima County
U.S. Senate
DPS
Senate
House
Castro
Vernon Hoy
Free band concert at McCormick Park by Country Score
A free concert featuring Brick Herndon and Country Score is set for 8 p.m. Sunday at McCormick Railroad Park 7301 E Indian Bend Rd. The Paradise and Pacific Railroad will run from 6 to 9 30 p.m. First class tickets cost 35 cents. Sponsored by Scottsdale Parks and Recreation and Phoenix Federation of Musicians.
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Brick Herndon
McCormick Railroad Park
Indian Bend Rd
Country Score
Rawhide
Paradise and Pacific Railroad
The
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department
Phoenix Federation of Musicians
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