Phoenix Lawyer Fatally Shot in Downtown Office
Phoenix attorney Stephen Becker aged 28 was shot five times in his 12th floor office Friday. Police arrested Jose Sanchez, 44, of Phoenix, in connection with the fatal shooting. The other item notes Great Southwestern Corp of Tucson facing subpoenas as insolvency concerns arise and possible fake assets exceeding one million dollars.
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Stephen Becker
Jose Sanchez
Great Southwestern Corp. of
Tucson
Arthur Toll
Securities Division
State Corporation Commission
Senate real estate chair exempted from licensure education
Arizona State Real Estate Commissioner William Penn granted Sen Manuel Pena an education requirement exemption for renewing his workers license. Pena, a Democrat from Phoenix, said the exemption reflects his extensive hours on the 1975 real estate reform bill.
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Arizona Senate
William Penn
Manuel Pena
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Gas supply forecast extends to late 1979 for Arizona
Arizona Public Service Co customers are expected to have adequate natural gas for homes businesses and light industry through late 1979 if current usage persists. State Corporation Commissioner Al Faron released El Paso Natural Gas Co projections outlining the supply outlook.
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Arizona Public Service Co
State Corporation
al Faron
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Budget items win approval for bilingual education and classroom management
Phoenix lawmakers approve $850,000 for bilingual education and $200,000 for classroom management as part of an $800 million to $850 million projected package for next year. Departments of Public Safety and education funding advance through House and Senate appropriations committees.
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Department of Public Safety
House
Senate
Senator Davis to run again as independent in District 9
Phoenix Senator Steve Davis of Tucson said he will seek re election from District 9 as an independent. Davis had surprised Republicans last March by not running as a Republican from the district where he was first elected in 1974.
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Phoenix
Steve Davis
Tucson
Davis
Obituary for Thelma M. Smith 77
Thelma M. Smith 77 died Friday in Doctors Hospital. Services at 2 p.m. today at Paradise Chapel Funeral Home 3934 E Indian School. Resided 4147 N 47th St. Survivors include children H D Smith Jr Donn and two daughters in law, three sisters, nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
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Expansion plan scrapped for Casa del Monte complex
Architect Donald Schwenn withdrew a rezoning request to allow medium density residential zoning for 18 acres at 66th Street and Camelback Road. The plan would have added 187 units to the existing 44, totaling 231 units. The planning commission continued the case at Schwenn's request.
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Two-car crash injures three on Scottsdale Road
A 12:30 a.m. collision on Scottsdale Road near Cactus Road left three people treated and released at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Cary Landry 33 was cited for failure to yield. Dune buggy driver Terry Randgaard 19 suffered a broken arm and possible intoxication pending blood analysis.
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Phoenix
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Dog Trigger Incident Injures Rancher in Colorado
Wilbert Carnival says his dog Coodo caused a rifle to fire by stepping on the trigger as Carnival, 50, repaired a fence on a ranch near Fort Collins. A .22 round pierced Carnival’s right thigh but he was not seriously hurt.
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Larimer County
Army cheating probe clears Phoenix cadet at West Point
Cadet Timothy Ringgold of Phoenix was reinstated in good standing at the U S Military Academy after charges of tolerating cheating were dropped. The investigation found no actual cheating occurred despite Ringgold’s remarks about widespread cheating.
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Rabin Peres Rift Threatens Israeli Cabinet Survival
Relations between Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Defense Minister Shimon Peres have soured, with analysts calling the cabinet intolerable. Rabin’s push for unilateral decisions and talks of reshuffling ministers threaten party unity as the Religious party weighs quitting over West Bank settlement issues.
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Shimon Peres
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Local student ties for seventh in national photo contest
Former Scottsdale Daily Progress photographer Chuck Pratt and ASU student Andrew Hayt tied for seventh in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation photojournalism championship. Pratt earned a $500 scholarship. ASU also gets $500. Finalists were chosen from a semifinal pool of undergraduate photojournalism entrants.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Chuck Pratt
E. Oak St
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Pratt
ASU
Andrew Hayt
Burglaries in Scottsdale Take Jewelry Worth 11500
Police report two Scottsdale home burglaries with losses totaling 11500. A townhouse at 5131 N 83rd St saw entry by pry and 9400 plus in jewelry stolen including a 6700 diamond ring between 1 and 135 p.m. Friday. The Williams home at 8107 Via del Futuro lost turquoise jewelry valued at 2200 between Sunday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
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Scottsdale
James E. Williams
Drug store burglar gets probation
A 23 year old Scottsdale man named Steven Scott Lane pleaded guilty in April to first degree burglary of a drug store in the city. He was placed on probation in superior court by Judge Frederick W. Heineman after admitting breaking into Revco Drugs at 710 E McDowell Rd on December 27. An attempted burglary charge and another burglary count were dismissed.
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Superior Court
Steven Scott Lane
E. McKinley
Frederick W. Heineman
Lane
Revco
E. McDowell
Fire damages home on Arizona Field Riding and Saddle Club site
A fire at 2530 N. 64th St. damaged a home and its contents estimated at 4300 dollars. The occupants escaped unharmed. A Rural Metro firefighter received an eye burn. The blaze was about eight percent active on arrival and may have started from a leaking gas line in the kitchen. The home's total value is listed at 14500 dollars with unknown owner.
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Arizona Field Riding and Saddle Club
64Th St
Rural/Metro Fire Department
Rural /Metro
Mark Provinzano
Rural/ Metro
Phoenix Fire Department
Stolen Fur Coat and Jackets From Camper Truck
Police said a lamb fur coat and two leather jackets were taken from a resident's camper pickup along with other clothing and a kitchen appliance and spare tire. The items were valued around $1,000 and the camper was parked at 1 Spur Circle with doors locked. Jacqueline Carroll reported the loss.
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Jacqueline Carroll
Indian Bend
Spur Circle
Queen Margrethe II tours Chicago during U S visit
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark spends two days in Chicago as part of a 15 day American tour. She says it feels natural for monarchs to have a duty learned from childhood and to know one’s country well. The queen, aged 36, was crowned in 1953.
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Margrethe II
Margrethe
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