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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1977
Page
2
A van carrying seven children and a driver overturned five times after missing a curve in San Carlos. Three children were killed and five others injured, with one girl flown to Phoenix Indian Hospital for care and others treated at the Indian Health Service hospital in town.
A Mesa couple Calvin Sparks age 31 Susan 28 and their three children Kevin 5 Shannon 3 and Sarah 1 were injured Sunday night when their single engine plane crash landed southeast of Globe police said. Calvin and Susan Sparks and Kevin were in critical condition while Shannon and Sarah were in good condition.
A University of Arizona researcher says a joint UA San Carlos Apache project could cultivate 50,000 acres of jojoba in the Arizona and California deserts to substitute sperm whale oil. Federal funding is needed as imports of whale lubricant were banned in 1971.
Police identify Benjamin Kuwanyaroma, 35, as the gunman who fatally shot 28 year old Alberta Thomas during an argument at the Paris Tavern in downtown Phoenix and then killed himself. The incident occurred Saturday at 222 E. Jefferson.
Rural / Metro Fire Department officials said a Sunday fire caused an estimated 6000 in damage to a vacant residence on the northeast corner of Miller and McKellips Roads. The cause remains unknown as responders reported the structure 75 percent involved in flames. the home is owned by California resident Phyllis M. Fischer.
Leontia Mikoda 57 died Friday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Born in the Ukraine she moved to the Valley from New York two years ago and resided at 8315 E Virginia Ave. Survived by husband Adolph and sons Albert in Scottsdale Walter and Peter in New York, plus siblings in Ukraine. Services and interment planned in Astoria New York. Arrangements by Messinger Mortuary.
A 68-year-old Scottsdale woman was robbed of her purse by two teenage suspects in a city parking garage at Second Street and Wells Fargo Avenue. The robbers demanded silence and fled with an estimated 63 dollars in cash and belongings after the attack.
Police probe a shooting after a dispute between Patricia Clark and Warner Blackburn. William B. Clark, owner of Papago Liquors, fired one shotgun blast through Blackburns front door during an argument over speeding. Clark released pending criminal complaint. shotgun seized.
Three protests including at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station took place over the weekend with 65 demonstrators at Palo Verde and about 65 at APS headquarters. Participants from Arizonans for Safe Energy Society for a New Earth and committees urged peaceful resistance and an end to nuclear power construction. ASU rally drew 700 to 800 attendees with professors and a panel on nuclear development.
White House officials say President Carter will defer specific welfare reform recommendations until August to allow deeper review. He reiterates goals of fiscal relief for states and locals, a decent income for all, and simplifying aid paperwork, with action pushed to September at the earliest.
A 20 year old Phoenix man is held in the city jail as a suspect in the Sunday night attempted kidnapping of Paulette Matera. Matera identified Donald E. Frantz as one of two assailants who dragged her behind Pier 1 Imports. Frantz was found under a parked car two hours after the incident. another suspect remains at large. The victim’s mouth was swollen and bleeding.
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