Consumer prices rise in April as food and cars push inflation
Prices climbed 0.7 percent in April driven by food clothing used cars and gasoline. Over the first four months of Phase III inflation ran at a 9.2 percent annual rate far above targets. Wages edged higher with factory workers earning 141.72 weekly and 3.82 hourly. House Speaker Carl Albert urged strong wage and price controls amid rising costs.
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Former Phoenix cop sentenced on credit card forgery charges
Former Phoenix Police Department officer Clifford O. Eaves, 32, received five years probation and $2,410.27 restitution over four years after being convicted on 10 counts of credit card forgery. Eaves, a 10-year veteran who was dismissed, was caught using a stolen card at Smitty's Big Town on McDowell Road and later surrendered after hospital admission.
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Big Town
E. McDowell Rd
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Phoenix Police Department
Body of shooting victim sought in Superstition Mountains
Deputies raid the Superstition Mountains seeking the body of an elderly prospector killed May 12 during a dispute with a mine guard. Ladislao Sanchez Guerrero, 36, a Mexican national from Queretaro, is held for immigration authorities after confessing poco English communication issues preceded the fatal shot. Detective Henry Cooper said the guard and his employer, Robert S. Jacobs, reported the incident at the sheriff's office.
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Arroyo Seco
Queretaro
Mexico
Henry Cooper
Summer school sign-up under way at Scottsdale
Preregistration for elementary and high school summer classes runs through June 6. Elementary sessions 8 to 10 a.m. daily at Kiva. high school 7 to 11 a.m. at Saguaro. Fees 30 for elementary and 33 per high school session. Bus to Kiva provided. Registration in Scottsdale High auditorium with varied courses and late May to early June hours.
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Tigers Honored as Exemplary Citizens in Scottsdale
Mayor Bud Tims awarded five members of the Tavan Tigers with certificates proclaiming Exemplary Citizens of Scottsdale at a victory party at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor. A class of 10 physically handicapped Tavan School students attended, with Dennis Burr and Martha Svaco winning 150 dollars each for third place in the national Wheelchair Decor Contest among 1,008 entries.
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Dennis Cialoni
Molly McGirr
Miss Arizona Crown Won by California Defector
Sherry Nix, 21, of Sacramento, won Miss Arizona after placing third in Miss USA in New York. California director Leonard Stallcup calls the six month residence rule issue unfair and notes Nix lived in Arizona before entering the Arizona pageant. Nix planned a modeling career in Carefree and Phoenix after the Arizona title.
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Artesia
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Stallcup
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Phoenix
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Mather Air Force Base
Stalkcup
Cool Arizona Conditions Persist with Scattered Thunderstorms
An upper low over Arizona stalls warming through Thursday, keeping highs near 100 in deserts and 60s to 70s in mountains. Forecasters warn of isolated afternoon and evening thunder showers, mainly in the north and east, with a funnel cloud sighting near Williams and Seligman not touching down. Winds at Winslow reached 51 mph with minimal rainfall. Sedona had 0.1 inch and Flagstaff 0.02 inch. Scottsdale measured 96 for highs and 75 for the low.
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Scottsdale
Kenneth R. Johns obituary services announced
Kenneth R. Johns, 54, died Sunday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services with military honors will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gibbons Mortuary in Mesa, burial at Mesa Cemetery. He lived in Scottsdale and Mesa, served in World War II, and retired from the Army. Survivors include wife Margie, son Michael, four daughters Rene Jennifer Pamela Shirley, mother Ethel, brothers Robert and Leon, and four grandchildren.
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Jennifer Johns
Pamela Conte
la Mirada
Calif
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Ethel Johns
Whittier
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Casa Grande
Leon
San Diego
Charles F Black dies. longtime Valley resident
Charles F. Black, 76, who came to the Valley 51 years ago from Goliad Texas, died Sunday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services were today at A I Moore & Sons Mortuary Phoenix with cremation. Surviving are a daughter Myra Nancy Turner of Laguna Beach California a son Franklin of Santa Barbara California a sister in Texas and four grandchildren.
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Goliad
Tex
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Phoenix
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N. 72Nd Way
Texas
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Laguna Beach
Calif
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Santa Barbara
Arizona law change urged to require full campaign disclosure
Randolph House Minority Leader Craig Davids criticized current Arizona rules on corporate contributions. He urged repealing the corporate ban and replacing it with full public disclosure of all contributions. Davids noted Watergate figures faced tougher federal rules.
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Plan to curb leapfrog development proposed by Tucson official
Tucson Pima County Supervisor Conrad Joyner announced he will present an antileapfrog development plan to the board by next fall. The measure targets bypassing vacant land and mandates that schools sewers roads and public safety services be addressed before approvals, guided by Scottsdale and Rampo precedents.
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Pima County
Conrad Joyner
Board of Supervisors
Joyner
Scottsdale
Rampo
N.Y
Citizens Call for Inquiry Over Petition Forgeries in Apache Junction
A Florence based citizens group asks the Pinal County Board of Supervisors to probe alleged forged signatures on Apache Junction incorporation petitions. Joe Saggio says County Attorney Bob Bean found some signatures forged. Board expects a report soon as Bean attends an out of state conference.
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Pinal
Grand Canyon Camping Reservation System Faces Test
The Grand Canyon National Park prepares for a Memorial Day weekend test of its new camping reservation system. Park information officer Dick Rayner expects near capacity if hot weather persists at lower Arizona elevations. The system started last Sunday at six national parks including the Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon National Park
Dick Rayner
Arizona
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