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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1977
Page
2
Gene E. Cronk starts as head of Tucson Department of Water and Sewers with a goal to elevate the agency. He faces morale issues tied to a rate increase and recalls while vowing to address controversy and improve operations across the department. He previously worked as a sanitary engineer in Montgomery County, Dayton.
Gene F E Cronk cites severe manpower squeeze in his Ohio department with a $22.6 million budget and 220 employees. He contrasts Dayton with Tucson noting only three engineers on Dayton staff and says cutbacks have delayed service during line breaks. Cronk says Dayton uses groundwater but has begun replenishment to halt falling levels and plans to meet all water department employees. He comments on Frank Brooks remaining as Beat the Peak program head and stresses practical management.
Ned Warren Sr sought immunity for his son as part of a plea deal with state and federal authorities. The hearing on Warren's bid to force prosecutors to honor the alleged agreement stretched into a fifth day. Testimony suggested memory loss due to medications after heart surgery, while Warren's lawyer pressed deputies and a cardiologist to testify in the civil suit over the pact. The case has delayed the trial of Max Dunlap and James Robison in the Don Bolles murder. The bargain allegedly tied prison terms to a concurrent federal sentence, and the deal was rejected by the county attorney.
Police investigate the death of a man in his home at Pueblo Court Motel South Tucson after neighbors last saw him a week earlier. The body was found by the building manager with two puncture wounds on the right side. autopsy pending. No weapon or struggle observed. victim’s identity withheld pending relatives’ notification.
George Washington pursued low cost sandstone for the Capitol during the Revolutionary War era. Today the west front shows deterioration and requires shoring to prevent collapse.
Dean H. Sandquist, accused of 113 counts of fraud tied to Equitable Mortgage Co., pleads not guilty in Pima County Superior Court. Trial set for Oct 26 alongside five cod defendants including Ned Warren Sr. Indictments allege defrauding 13 mortgage holders of about 200000 across Pinal Yuma Yavapai and Cochise counties with promises of guaranteed returns and land value growth. Sandquist 25 from Salt Lake City faced 22 counts of securities fraud 22 counts as a real property securities dealer and 22 counts of unlawful advertising as a dealer.
The article describes Robin Moore hosting an unofficial U S embassy in Salisbury Rhodesia housing Americans fighting in the Rhodesian anti guerrilla war. His Crippled Eagles Embassy honors foreign volunteers and criticizes U S policy while praising Rhodesia’s fight against insurgents. Moore claims about 800 Americans are involved alongside other foreign volunteers.
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