Wife's confession clears Koylszko in foster death case
Linda Kolyszko admitted causing the suffocation death of her 8 year old foster daughter Francie Waivada in Nov. 8 case, claiming she bound and gagged the child during a discipline attempt and dozed off. Her husband Joseph faced first degree murder charges to be dismissed Friday.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Linda Kolyszko
Joseph Kolyszko
Kolyszko
Francie Waivada
Obituary: David E. Roberts 45 Scottsdale resident dies
David Elwyn Roberts 45 of 8207 E Lincoln Dr Scottsdale died Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital. He was Europe liaison manager for Motorola International and served on Bethany Lutheran Church council. Survived by wife Marion son James daughters Jo Lou Elizabeth and his England-based parents and sisters. Memorial service Saturday 10 a.m. Bethany Lutheran 4300 N 82nd St with cremation to follow at Whales. memorials suggested to Lutheran Social Ministries of Arizona.
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E. Lincoln Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Europe
Motorola International
Roberts
Bethany Lutheran Church
Church Council
Marion
James
Jo Lou
Elizabeth
Scottsdale
Gwilym Roberts
England
Gwyneth Griffiths
Finley Rites Held for Arizona Baton Teacher Sandra Finley
Sandra Rae Finley 36 died at her Paradise Valley home. Services set Friday 3 p.m. at Glass and Garden Church Scottsdale. Interment Paradise Memorial Gardens. She taught baton arts for top Arizona twirlers and led national groups. Survived by husband Richard O Ryan daughter Erin and father Ray Colwell. Memorials to Glass and Garden Church or M D Anderson Houston.
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Sandra Rae Finley
Glass and Garden
Finley
U.S. Twirling
Richard
Richard O'Ryan
Erin
Paradise Valley
Ray Colwell
Dayton
Ohio
Merchants sue city over sign amortization rule
The Scottsdale Associated Merchants pursue a Maricopa County suit challenging the amortization ordinance after city officials refused to negotiate. SAM President Donald Perlman cites a firm city stance and lack of compensation for sign removal as motivators. The Aug. 20 deadline covers nonconforming signs. City Manager Franklin D. Aleshire proposed a 90 day extension to seek voluntary compliance.
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Association
Maricopa County
Franklin D. Aleshire
Aleshire
Perlman
Trial set for Monumental Valley High principal in fatal crash
Vehicular manslaughter trial for Jay Bee McCommon 47 of Kayenta opens in Maricopa County Superior Court before Judge Warren L. McCarthy. Three youths from Scottsdale and Phoenix died after McCommon allegedly struck a stalled car in the 5600 block of East Van Buren on March 6. Cordaro and Brackett died at hospital, Wailard later succumbed to injuries, with a third count added two days after the crash.
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Maricopa County Superior Court
Superior Court
Warren L. McCarthy
Jay Bee McCommon
Kayenta
Scottsdale
Phoenix
McCommon
Richard Cordaro
Second St
Paul Wallard
E. Latham St
John Brackett
E. van Buren
East van Buren
Cordaro
Tempe Community Hospital
Brackett
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Mce Common
Wailard
Cyclist Injured in Left-Turn Crash near Scottsdale Roads
Edward A. Boon, 18, of 82255 Buena Terra, was treated at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle car collision at Chaparral and Scottsdale Roads. He failed to yield while turning left into a westbound car driven by Harriet Abrams, 4938 N. 78th St. Boon was cited at the scene.
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Scottsdale
McDowell
Miller Roads
Edward A. Boon
Buena Terra
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Chaparral
Boon
Harriet Abrams
78Th St
Police warn of two men selling fake Magnavox TV in fraud attempt
Scottsdale police warn residents about two men in their 30s trying to sell a bogus Magnavox 21 inch color TV as new. They reportedly target service stations, one sale completed, driving a 1969 black and gold Chevrolet with plate PLG 855. One suspect described as thin black man and the other as heavy Mexican American. Authorities urge immediate contact if seen. In a separate case William A Stevenson says his former girlfriend stole about 2600 dollars in jewelry from his home including a 1000 dollar silver squash blossom and turquoise necklaces, after she visited to return a silver tray.
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Scottsdale
Mike Alt
Alt
William A. Stevenson
E. Camelback Rd
Stevenson
State Water Engineer warns Tucson water depleting rapidly
Phoenix State Water Engineer Wesley E. Steiner told the State Water Commission that Tucson area drinking water is drying up five times faster than natural replenishment. He cited the first volume of the state Water Plan, due to be public in two weeks, showing Tucson has a very poor water supply.
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Phoenix
State Water Commission
Tucson
Wesley E. Steiner
Navajo Hopi Boundary Talks Set in Flagstaff
The Navajo Tribe will submit a boundary proposal at the eighth round of Navajo Hopi land dispute talks. Samuel Pete, director of the Navajo Land Dispute Commission, said the meeting is scheduled in Flagstaff from August 4 to August 6.
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Window Rock
Samuel Pete
Navajo Land Dispute Commission
Flagstaff
National Task Force to Meet in Phoenix for Three Day Conference
The National Task Force on Organized Crime will hold a three day conference in Phoenix from September 7 to 9. It will be the third meeting in a series conducted across the country.
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Phoenix
National Task Force On
Union defends funds amid treasury decline in Local 383
William Soltero, treasurer of Local 383 of the Construction Production and Maintenance Laborers Union, argues that dwindling union funds reflect a shrinking membership rather than mismanagement as charges surface about fund use.
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Phoenix
Construction, Production and Maintenance Laborers Union
William Soltero
Salt River Project urges federal action on high electric bills
SRP officials say national legislation is needed to aid those hurt by rising electricity costs. They voiced the stance in letters to Arizona’s congressional delegation on Wednesday.
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Phoenix
Salt River Project
Steelman Found Guilty of Murder in Tucson Slayings
LT. JOHNS Ariz AP Willi e Luther Steelman convicted after a two week trial for the November 1973 Sandberg killings and related charges. The jury found him guilty on all counts including two murders and robbery while facing possible the death penalty. He also faces a separate murder charge in the Sierra case.
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Tucson
Michael
Patricia Sandberg
Arizona
Douglas E. Gretzler
California
Sandberg
Vincent Armstrong
Robert Norgren
David Dingeldine
Sandbergs
Mrs. Sandberg
Dingeldine
Gilbert R. Sierra
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