Four hurt in northeast Phoenix helicopter crash
A joyride helicopter crashed into parked cars in a northeast Phoenix shopping center. Pilot Mario Pighin, 51, was detained in stable condition with neck and back injuries. Four others including Richard Waugh, 59, and passengers Gisele Lortie, 37, Stacey Ferguson, 13, were treated. no fire occurred. Witnesses noted prior lunching and towing from Michigan, with the craft slamming into vehicles and causing a large gasoline puddle.
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Phoenix
California
Mario Pighin
Trenton
Mich
Richard Waugh
San Mateo
Calif
Waugh
Pighin
Gisele Lortie
Stacey Ferguson
Michigan
Maria Marson
Miss Lottie
Ferguson Girl
Paradise Valley Adopts Town Trespass Ordinance
Paradise Valley Town Council approved a trespass ban on private property without owner permission or when meeting six stated conditions. The measure follows a state trespass law deemed unconstitutional and aims to close a legal gap. The marshal and town attorney say the ordinance will stand.
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Paradise Valley
Palo Verde
Purse snatching in Scottsdale near SuperX drug store
Airi Derie was robbed of her purse near a Scottsdale and Thomas Road shopping center around 7 35 p m Friday. A bystander recovered the purse with about 18 dollars minutes later near 73rd Street and Edgemont after the thief fled.
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Scottsdale
Thomas Roa
Airi Derie
Scottsdale Rd
73Rd Street
Edgemont
Obituary for Carl L. Knaak Former Pittsburgh executive
Carl L. Knaak, 79, vice president for American Roller Bearing Co. in Pittsburgh, died at Good Samaritan Hospital. He moved to Mesa from Pennsylvania in December and is survived by his son Louis and a grandson. Services Sunday at 3 p.m. at Chapel of the Roses Mortuary. Burial in Crafton, Pennsylvania. Memorials suggested to American Cancer Society.
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Carl L. Knaak
American Roller Bearing Co
Pittsburgh
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Knaak
E. Calle Redondo
Pennsylvania
Louis
Chapel of the Roses
Larry J. Melcher Mortuary
S. Stapley Dr
Mesa
Knaak
Crafton
Einar Jacobsen dies at 86 in Scottsdale hospital
Einar J. Jacobsen 86 of Scottsdale dies Friday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services at 4 p.m. Monday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel on East Indian School Road. He formerly worked as a machinist in New Jersey before moving here over two years ago. He is survived by a son Roy.
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Einar J. Jacobsen
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School
Jacobsen
E. Gail
New Jersey
Roy
Fire damages Scottsdale home in $30000 blaze
A Friday night fire at 8:26 p.m. caused about $30,000 damage to the residence of Robert Halverson at 12427 North 67th Street in Scottsdale. The fire, reported to Rural Metro firefighters, left the family room carport attic and roof damaged and the home unoccupied. Investigators suspect an electrical short as a possible cause.
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Foothills No. 3
34Th Street
Stanford Drive
Butler Drive
49Th
52Nd Streets
Lincoln Drive
North Scottsdale
Metro Dept
Robert Halverson
67Th St
RFD
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Tucson
Vincent Phason
University of Arizona
Phason
Pima County Superior Court
Herbert Silverberg
Man charged in burglary attempt at downtown gallery
A 29 year old Phoenix man Samuel E. VanCleve was arrested for burglary and driving while intoxicated after smashing a window at Main Trail Gallery and stealing an 1800 dollar bronze sculpture. Police say his 1956 Bentley matched the suspect vehicle and a witness identified him. The burglary occurred near 7137 E Main St. as Dave Flood chased the intruder. VanCleve was jailed awaiting a court appearance.
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Phoenix
Samuel E. VanCleve
van Cleve
78Th St
VanCleve
Dave M. Flood
Main Trail Gallery
E. Main St
Flood
Main
Scottsdale Road
Ford predicts victory in Florida GOP primary
President Ford told campaign supporters in Fort Lauderdale that he has restored public faith in the presidency and will win a full term. He warned against quick congressional fixes, pledged a firm foreign policy, and said moderate candidates are favored to win the national election. Reagan campaigns in Orlando as Ford trims schedule in St Petersburg, Ft Myers and Miami.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Ford
Fort Lauderdale
Oval Office
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Florida
Reagan
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Ft. Myers
Miami
Housing growth forecast hinges on federal spending limits
Rep John Conlan predicts housing starts will recover if Congress curbs deficit financing. He warned that a one percent rise in interest rates could price five percent of Americans out of housing during remarks to the Arizona Bank Administration Institute in Scottsdale.
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Scottsdale
John Conlan
R-Ariz
Congress
Conlan
Arizona
The
Bank Administration Institute
Two Marine pilots ejected after Phantom crash near Yuma
Two Marine pilots, Capt. Gary Peterson and 2nd Lt. Roland Richardella, ejected safely from an F4 Phantom that crashed in a remote training area about 12 miles southeast of Yuma. Both parachuted to safety, per Marine Corps Air Station officials.
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Yuma
Here
Marine Corps Air Station
Gary Peterson
Roland Richardella
Lawmaker Questions Malpractice Vote In Arizona Senate
Tempe physician and Arizona legislator Rep. Dick Flynn says four Senate lawyers should have disqualified from a malpractice bill vote. The four lawyers deny conflicts and Rep. Jerry Myers refrains from voting. Sen. Leo Corbet defends his firm’s practice.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Senate
Dick Flynn
R-Tempe
Flynn
House
Jerry Myers
Dr. Flynn
Leo Corbet
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UTC Ay
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Baskin
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Matisse
Picasso
American Graduate School of International Management
Thunderbird Room
78Th Street
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Pima County
William Crouch
Paul Simon
Uofa Star
Florence
Arizona State
Harold Cardwell
Herschel Gann
Gann
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Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circ
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Quality Inn
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