Paradise Valley approves Lincoln Drive widening despite voter push
Town council decisively approves final Lincoln Drive widening plans to four lanes with a center turn lane by 4-3 vote, matching the March 10 split on preliminary plans. An advisory election possibility arises. officials note a legally binding vote may not be available.
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Paradise Valley
Lincoln Drive
Barbara von Ammon
J. Duncan Brock
John V. Long
Peter S. Wainwright
Lincoln Widening
Palmer
Roger McKee
Bonnell
Con game dupes 70-year-old man in Scottsdale
A Scottsdale con scheme using Three-Card Monte cost a 70-year-old Mesa man 1500 dollars. Investigators say a $11000 cash stash, jewelry, and a stolen envelope were swapped in a bank to cover bets as two other suspects watched. The victim found only scraps of paper when he checked the envelope.
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Mesa
Scottsdale
Richard Craven
Craven
Papago Plaza
Smitty's Department
E. McDowell Rd
VFW State Commander Fred Chapman Correct Address Listed
Fred Chapman named state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has a corrected address Rt. 1 Box 158 Scottsdale. He works as a heavy equipment operator for Union Rock and Materials and served in the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. He joined the VFW in 1958.
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Fred Chapman
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
The
United States
Chapman
Rt. 1
Box 158
Scottsdale
Union Rock and Materials
South Pacific
VFW
Obituary of John A Brooks Former auto salesman dies in Colorado
John Aden Brooks 74 of 8214 E Camelback Rd died Thursday in Colorado. He moved to the Valley in 1956 from Texas and worked 18 years as an auto salesman for Courtesy Chevrolet before retirement. Survivors include Olive his wife Rodger son in Colorado and one sister out of state. Visitation 2 3 p.m. Messinger Mortuary 7601 E Indian School Rd. Graveside services 3 p.m. Paradise Memorial Gardens 9300 Shea Blvd.
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John Aden Brooks
E. Camelback Rd
Colorado
Mr. Brooks
Texas
Courtesy Chevrolet
Olive
Rodger
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Paradise Memorial Gardens
Shea Blvd
Catherine Brannan 30 Dies in Phoenix Hospital
Catherine Mary Brannan 30 of 2641 N 48th St died Thursday in St Joseph's Hospital. A native of Illinois she moved to the Valley in 1964 and graduated from Maricopa Technical College in 1972. She was employed at Ramada Inns executive offices. Survivors include her husband Michael two children Mary and Michael both of Phoenix her parents and three brothers. Rosary tonight at Arcadia Funeral Home and Mass Saturday at Church of St Thomas with burial in St Francis Cemetery.
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Catherine Mary Brannan
48Th St
St. Joseph's Hospital
Illinois
Brannan
The
Valley
Maricopa Technical College
Ramada Inns
Michael
Mary
Phoenix
Frank Scopa
Vincent
Robert
Frank
Arcadia Funeral Home
Indian School Rd
Church of St. Thomas
24Th Street
Campbell
St. Francis Cemetery
E. Oak St
Eight-year-old Litzenberger dies in California visit
Cynthia Litzenberger age eight died Thursday at University of Southern California Medical Center while visiting California. Born in Indiana she moved to the Valley eight months ago and lived at 5550 East Wethersfield Road and attended Desert Shadows Elementary School. Visitation is until 9 p.m. tonight at Paradise Chapel Funeral Home with services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and interment at Paradise Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be sent to American Baptist Estates Orangewood Phoenix.
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Cynthia Lyn Litzenberger
University of Southern California Medical Center
Los Angeles
California
Indiana
Cynthia
E. Wethersfield Rd
Desert Shadows
R. Neil Litzenberger
Paradise Chapel Funeral Home
Paradise
E. Indian School Rd
Paradise Memorial Gardens
E. Shea Blvd
American Baptist Estates
Orangewood
16Th St
Phoenix
Autopsy planned to identify body found in Lake Mead
Las Vegas authorities expect an autopsy today to confirm the decomposed body recovered from the Virgin Basin area of Lake Mead. They believe the victim is Cecil Newkirk, a 53 year old Phoenix security guard who vanished May 24 with another guard after a Purolator van was hijacked with over 250000 dollars.
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Las Vegas
Virgin Basin
Lake Mead
Phoenix
Cecil Newkirk
Newkirk
Arizona
Beecher Avants
Avants
Russell Dempsey
Hoover Dam
Hay fire on Salt River Reservation destroys 400000 tons
Fire destroyed an estimated 400000 tons of hay on the Salt River Indian Reservation near Scottsdale. Damage is pegged at 60000 with investigation ongoing. The blaze started about 11 p m Thursday near Oak Street and Harris Road. RMFD sent six units and 25 firefighters. Crews remained at the scene to prevent rekindling. hay owned by Ray Juan Sr and an unnamed Scottsdale man.
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Salt River
Scottsdale
Metro
Oak Street
Harris Road
Stapley Drive
Ray Juan Sr
Search for man tied to girl scout killings in Oklahoma
A 250 man posse and state authorities searched Skunk Mountain area near Locust Grove Oklahoma for Gene Leroy Hart a longtime fugitive suspected in the June 13 murders of three Girl Scouts. Evidence included a discarded brown jacket and T shirt while a tracking dog was injured. Hart was named as a suspect days earlier after murder charges were filed.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Tulsa
Skunk Mountain
Mayes County
Glen
Pete” Weaver
State Bureau of Investigation
Kenneth van Hoy
State Police
Gene Leroy Hart
State Opposes Federal Condemnation in Water Dispute
Arizona Atty Gen Bruce Babbitt outlined a possible land exchange plan to resolve a water dispute with the federal government. He said the state would formally protest the federal condemnation of 22,000 acres of state land to pump water to Mexico as part of the water program.
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Phoenix
Atty
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Mexico
Technology in newspapers tops ANA workshop program
Flagstaff reports the 19th annual Arizona Newspapers Association summer workshop focusing on computers in production editorial advertising and circulation. Panels by computer technology specialists explored how digital tools transform newsroom operations and delivery.
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Flagstaff
Arizona Newspapers Association
Bus strike paralyzes Phoenix area transit services
About 60 Sun Valley Bus Lines drivers and workers at Tanner Gray Lines airport limousine service and Tanner Gray Line Tours walked off Thursday, forcing area residents to seek alternative transportation as the labor action disrupted local bus and shuttle operations.
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Phoenix
Sun Valley Bus Lines
Tanner Gray Lines Airport Limousine
Tanner Gray Line Tours
Winslow official Julius Vargo sentenced over car raffle
Julius Vargo, Winslow city administrator and former Jeannette city clerk, received a prison term of 114 to 23 months for allegedly rigging a car raffle. The judge ordered restitution for trial costs and the car, and Vargo must cover trial expenses.
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Greensburg
Julius Vargo
Winslow
Vargo
Jeannette
Westmoreland County
Richard McCormick
Judge Denies Move of Smith Murder Trial to Another County
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Charles Hardy refused a defense bid to relocate the Joe Clarence Smith trial for the slaying of Sandy Seances. Attorneys argued media coverage of Smith's first trial would prevent impartial jurors from hearing the case.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Charles Hardy
Joe Clarence Smith
Smith
Sandy
Hardy
Clifton mayor and councilman resign over police chief firing
Mayor Larry Upton and Councilman Ron Waldorf resign after community reaction to the firing of Police Chief Don Lane and the appointment of his successor. Upton, a Valley National Bank branch manager, said his departure aims to avoid divisiveness in the community.
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Clifton
Larry Upton
Ron Waldorf
Don Lane
Upton
Valley National Bank
Wilderness Areas Okayed in House Bill
Arizona sites Pusch Ridge and Galiuro Peak join 13 other areas in a wilderness designation bill approved by a House subcommittee. Pusch Ridge spans the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Galiuro Peak lies about 50 miles northeast. Combined the areas exceed 111000 acres with Pusch Ridge slightly larger by about 1200 acres. Representative Morris Udall said subcommittee approval suggests the measure will pass the full House and Senate.
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Tucson
Pusch Ridge
Galiuro Peak
Arizona
House
Washington
Santa Catalina Mountains
Morris Udall
Dariz
Subcommittee On Indian Affairs and Public Lands
Senate
Scottsdale man arrested in Salt Lake City on Phoenix felonies
23 year old Joe Wesley Jamison of 7719 East Roosevelt Street was arrested by Salt Lake City police on outstanding Phoenix felony warrants charging three armed robberies from last fall and a federal fugitive warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Estimated $700 was taken in cash from the robberies. Jamison previously served a short Arizona prison term for heroin sales and has been sought since December.
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Scottsdale
Salt Lake City
Utah
Phoenix
Joe Wesley Jamison
E. Roosevelt St
Jamison
Arizona
Gas Shortage Looms for Arizona Industry This Winter
APS warns little or no natural gas will be available for industrial customers from El Paso Natural Gas Co. this winter while commercial customers likely avoid curtailments unless conditions worsen. FPC warned nationwide gas shortages may be tougher next winter despite normal temperatures.
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Phoenix
Arizona Public Service Co
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Howard Hersey
APS
Federal Power Commission
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60Th Street
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Catherine M. Brannan
Cynthia Litzenberger
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Camelview Plaza
East Camelback
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