Berkowitz ruled unfit for trial in Son of Sam case
David Berkowitz, charged with six murders and seven wounding, is found mentally unfit to stand trial. A psychiatric report labels him paranoid with a guarded prognosis and notes interviews, letters, and brain scans as part of the evaluation. He is to be held at Kings County Hospital with further exams planned.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Sam
Berkowitz
Supreme Court
Gerald S. Held
Held
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
Kings County Hospital
Ex-convict kills wife and son after 16 hour siege
In East Hartford Connecticut ex convict Frank DeCorleto 34 killed his wife Shioehan and his four year old son Frank III then shot himself after holding nearly 100 police at bay for 16 hours in a barricaded apartment. Police described his bitterness over life and society and his desire not to return to prison.
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East Hartford
Conn
Frank DeCorleto
Clarence Drumm
DeCorleto
Georgia
DeCarleto
Drumm
Hartford Courant
Shioehan
Frank III
Edward P. Leonard
Obituary for Eleanor H. Perritt of Phoenix
Eleanor H Perritt 66 of 8127 E Elm St died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital She moved from Pennsylvania to the Valley in 1959 She was a charter member of the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Scottsdale Newcomer Club Survived by husband Elliott E son Elliott VII of Phoenix two daughters Sarah Perritt Iverson of Washington and Eleanor H Bowman of Pennsylvania one sister and three grandchildren Visitation until 9 p m today at Messinger Mortuary Services at 2 p m Wednesday in Messinger Mortuary Chapel Interment private
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Eleanor H. Perritt
E. Elm St
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
Sarah Perritt Iverson
Washington
Eleanor H._ Bowman
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Retha Norred 62 of Scottsdale Dies at Memorial Hospital
Retha Norred 62 of 11615 N Scottsdale Rd died Sunday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. A native of Arkansas she moved to the Valley 36 years ago and was a past member of the Scottsdale Toastmistress Club and founding member of the First Church of Christian Science Scottsdale. Survived by husband William and sons Richard Edwin Tempe and Michael Lynn Prescott along with two brothers. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with private interment. Memorials to First Church of Christian Science Scottsdale.
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Retha Norred
Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Arkansas
Norred
Valley
Scottsdale
First Church of Christian Science
William Sons
Richard Edwin
Tempe
Michael Lynn
Prescott
T.W. Dorothy
Mesa
Vernon Dorothy
Phoenix
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School Rd
P.O
Venckus Rosary for 90 year old resident arranged
Stanley A Venckus 90 died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Rosary to be recited 8 p m Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel. Funeral Mass 9 a m Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Interment in St Francis Cemetery. Survived by wife Constance daughter Dan Kaminskas one brother and four grandchildren. Born in Lithuania former Whiting Corp machinist WWI veteran.
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Messinger
Stanley A. Venckus
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Lithuania
Mr. Venckus
Valley
Illinois
Pleasant Run
Whiting Corp
Constance
Dan Kaminskas
Scottsdale
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Second Street
Miller Road
St. Francis Cemetery
Oak Street
Five Valley Mayors Plan Valley Water Seminar
Scottsdale Mayor William C. Jenkins joins Tempe Mesa Glendale and Phoenix officials to host a September 14 water conservation seminar at Phoenix Civic Plaza. Officials from cities and water departments invited to share ideas and promote a save water campaign to cut per capita use.
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Scottsdale
William C. Jenkins
Phoenix Civic Plaza
Phoenix
Margaret Hance
Hance
Jenkins
William LoPiano
Tempe
Wayne Pomeroy
Mesa
Sterling Ridge
Glendale
Municipal Water Users Association
APS proposes shifting of rates in Phoenix area
Arizona Public Service Co. seeks a 5.9 percent residential rate change with lower winter and higher summer charges. The Arizona Corporation Commission will review in hearings next month. The plan includes demand meters for central air conditioning to cut bills by reducing simultaneous appliance use.
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Phoenix
Arizona Public Service Co
Arizona Corporation Commission
APS
Phoenix Area
Scottsdale bet taker sentenced for illegal football wagers
Will H. Hargus of Scottsdale received two years probation and a $560 fine after pleading guilty to bookmaking for accepting illegal bets on a professional football game. Judge Robert Corcoran handed down the sentence as part of a case in Maricopa County.
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Scottsdale
Will H. Hargus
E. Vista Drive
Maricopa County
Robert Corcoran
Hargus
Resident among 17 held in 2 state drugs probe
A Scottsdale man, Kenneth Micelle or Micelle, 46, president of Phoenix Pharmacal, was among 17 arrested in Arizona and Texas in a joint drug probe. The case targets pharmaceutical firms and principals over illegal sales of heroin, dangerous drugs and marijuana with more than three million units seized or bought. Micelle was charged with illegal sale of drugs after allegedly selling 50 vials of injectable amphetamines and 150 000 tablets to DEA undercover agents. The investigation involves possible hijacking of amphetamines and spans multiple agencies including the DEA, U.S. marshal service, and state and local police.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Texas
Kenneth Micellc
Phoenix Pharmacal
Micelle
E. San Miguel
Dallas
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Micellc
Micelli
Philip Jordan
Phoenix
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport
Dallas Police Department
Billy Carter to appear on Hee Haws comedy segments
Billy Carter will join Buck Owens and Roy Clark on Hee Haw next year for a series of comedy bits. Taping at mid October in Nashville, according to Hee Haw spokesman David Ward. The syndicated show airs on 226 outlets coast to coast.
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Nashville, Tenn
Billy Carter
Buck Owens
Roy Clark
Hee
Babbitt Clears Prehab of Mesa of Indoctrination Claims
Arizona Attorney General Bruce Babbitt has cleared Prehab of Mesa, a private program for troubled youths, of charges that it indoctrinates youths and staff in Buddhism. He also absolved the facility of allegations that employees must undergo Buddhist training as a condition of employment. The program maintains a separation of church and state by constitutional standards.
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Mesa
Bruce Babbitt
Prehab
Babbitt
Desert search for missing Phoenix man near Quartzsite
Quartzsite area sheriff deputies combed eight miles northwest of town for Max Twentier, 58, from Phoenix after his car was found abandoned in the desert. He was last seen on August 18.
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Yuma County
Here
Phoenix
Max Twentier
Doctor Loses Laetrile Appeal in San Diego Case
Phoenix physician Dr. Seymour Weisman must serve 90 days in jail after losing his appeal of a 1976 Laetrile smuggling conviction. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon Thompson refused to delay the sentence. Weisman operated the Sunny Slope Clinic. charges cited importing 400 glass vials and 1,950 Laetrile pills through Tecate, Mexico.
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San Diego
Seymour Weisman
Phoenix
U.S. District Court
Gordon Thompson
Weisman
Sunny Slope
United States
Tecate
Mother and two children die in east Tucson fire
A mother Kami Pace and her two children Tracy age 4 and Kathy age 2 died in a blaze that engulfed their east Tucson apartment. Fire officials said a smoke alarm sounded but the bedroom door was closed, preventing warning.
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Tucson
East Side
Kami Pace
Tracy
Kathy
Dormless students in luck
About 250 University of Arizona students without dormitory rooms were to be assigned spaces on the first day rooms allotted to no shows could be released. Odus Elliott said occupancy looked tight as the process began.
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Tucson
University of Arizona
Odus Elliott
Sugar substitute xylitol from crop residues eyed
A USDA chemist says xylitol, a toothfriendly sugar alcohol, can be derived from corn husks straw and peanut hulls and may unlock value from crop residues. Finnish research notes xylitol does not affect insulin use and cavities. Krull and Inglett study residue sugars to boost farm output.
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Chicago
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Chemical Society
Larry H. Krull
USDA
Northern
Peoria
Ill
Finland
Krull
George E. Inglett
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