Gunman holds woman and baby in Syracuse siege
A gunman Leroy Cotton 30 held a pregnant woman Eamine Jones and her infant son Clinton hostage in a Syracuse apartment building after a man named George Sparks Jr. 24 was shot dead. Two officers were wounded as police negotiated through the door while Cotton demanded only cigarettes.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Leroy Cotton
Cotton
Rod Carr
Thomas Sardino
Sardino
George Sparks Jr
Eamine Jones
Clinton
New York City
Sparks
Lincoln Drive widening decision postponed to March
Paradise Valley delays four lane Lincoln Drive plan citing one absent proponent. An advisory residents vote may be pursued as ad hoc committee seeks compromise between four lanes and three. A 3-3 council split blocked county preliminary plans.
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Paradise Valley
Lincoln Drive
Maricopa County
J. Duncan Brock
Barbara von Ammon
Peter S. Wainwright
Brock
L. Barry Palmer
Jon Bonnell
John Long
Jeffrey Timbanard
Long Beach
Calif
Palmer
Bonnell
Lincoln
Roger McKee
City of
Phoenix
Papago
McKee
Arizona land fraud not a permanent problem says U S attorney
U S attorney for Arizona Mike Hawkins criticized a CBS program on land fraud as unfair and said fraud cases are overstated. He noted most so called land fraud involves securities fraud and urged strong penalties, including for price fixing, while defending honest developers and pledging to prosecute implicated attorneys.
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United States
Arizona
CBS
Mike Hawkins
Paradise Valley
Fountain Hills
Scottsdale
McCulloch
Hawkins
McCarthy
Rotarians
Congressional bills seek funds to save Grand Canyon district
In Washington a pair of bills would let the interior secretary pay Grand Canyon Unified School District directly from park revenues to stabilize the financially troubled district inside Grand Canyon National Park. In Phoenix the Arizona House passed a long stalled county home rule bill 37 to 22, with GOP support split and amendments narrowed the measure.
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Washington
Grand Canyon Unified
Grand Canyon National Park
Secretary of Interior
Phoenix
Arizona House
House
Senate
Inmate Shot by Guards After Knife Attack
An Arizona State Prison inmate, Don Abeyta aged 23, remains in critical condition after guards shot him twice in the lower back while he allegedly slashed another prisoner with a knife Thursday afternoon. Warden Harold Cardwell confirmed the incident and hospitalization at Maricopa County Hospital.
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Florence
Arizona State
Harold Cardwell
Don Abeyta
Maricopa County
Arizona Senate rejects emissions rule extension plan
The Arizona Senate refused to broaden mandatory auto emissions inspections to all 14 counties, defeating a repeal bid. Sen. Manuel Pena of Phoenix sponsored the extension beyond Maricopa and Pima counties.
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Phoenix
Arizona Senate
Manuel Pena
Maricopa
Pima
Phoenix man sentenced on gambling charges in state case
Phoenix businessman Russell Merrills, 33, received five years probation and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to eight counts of gambling. He was among seven indicted last March by a Maricopa County grand jury for taking more than $81,000 in illegal bets during a three week span before the NFL Super Bowl in January 1976. Remaining charges target George Namie Will Hagus Harold Freeland and others from Scottsdale and Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Russell Merrills
Maricopa County
Roger Strand
Merrills
George Namie
Will Hagus
Harold Freeland
Scottsdale
William Karras
David Long
Peter Ward
Two Scottsdale residents hurt in separate crashes
An eight year old boy, Brian D. Hendricks, was struck near 82nd Street and Bonnie Rose Avenue after darting from behind an ice cream truck. A second collision at 68th Street and Avalon Drive involved Caroline Magadan swerving to avoid a stalled car, injuring Thomas M. Mergert and leaving Magadan in fair condition.
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68Th Street
Avalon Drive
Scottsdale
Brian D. Hendricks
Orange Blossom Lane
82Nd Street
Bonnie Rose Avenue
Mark R. Turner
Blue Bird Lane
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale Memorial
Caroline M. Magadan
Oak St
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Magadan
Thomas M. Mergert
Scottsdale Rd
Sweetwater Street Delivers Luxury Homes Under 50 000
Scottsdale Road development Sweetwater Street offers six models from 1800 to 2450 square feet with luxury features included at no extra cost. Homes start at 49 900 and showcase imports, woodwork, sunken living rooms, cultured marble baths, energy saving tech, and fully improved lots. Sales are handled by Trans Western Associates, with the project listed as Raskin Estates No I.
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Sweetwater Street
Scottsdale Road
Thunderbird
Sweetwater
Coud
Dick Raskin
Trans Western Associates
Raskin Estates No. I
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Daily Progress
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Tim Koors
Mark Peters
U.S
Associated Press
Canyon School
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Thomas Barnes
University of Texas
C.S. Cook
Gabor
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