Fort Huachuca branch lines face abandonment in plan
A state railroad plan urges abandoning three branch lines including Fort Huachuca while reviving the Williams Grand Canyon line. A Dec 19 public hearing in Phoenix will be led by Bill Erdmann and Frank Bush to discuss using federal funds to buy the abandoned rail and develop truck bypasses and freight facilities at Fort Huachuca Globe and Sierra Vista.
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Frank Bush
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Benson school ex-chief indicted for embezzlement
Former Benson School District superintendent Benjamin Rutherford and secretary Rachel Swies have been indicted on 29 and eight counts respectively for embezzling funds from the district student activity account. Rutherford, 47, served 20 years with 13 as superintendent and quit last September amid an AG investigation. Swies remains employed by the district.
Can Bolin's appointee double dip
PHOENIX UPI The administrator of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System seeks an attorney general opinion on whether Lloyd Robertson should keep receiving a pension from a prior state job Lowell Sutton will hold Robertson's November pension check until the AG files on the question Robertson was already receiving a DPS pension when Gov Wesley Bolin named him state liquor chief last month October pension is unaffected as it was earned before the appointment
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Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
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Lowell Sutton
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Sutton
Arizona man doubles as chimney sweep in Scottsdale
Marty Bielefeldt, 32, former Arizona State University custodian, has spent three months in Scottsdale performing as a chimney sweep. He wears a top hat and tails, brushes roofs, hums Chim Chim Cher-ee, and says his daughters inspired the act while he keeps a quiet persona offstage.
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Marty Bielefeldt
Phoenix
Bielefeldt
Arizona State University
Los Angeles
Independent truckers warned about offshore insurance scam
Arizona Insurance Director J N Trimble cautioned independent truckers about an offshore operation identified as Members International Ltd. by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Posters at truck stops lure calls to a Grand Cayman or Oak Grove Mo number for free premium estimates, but the insurer is unlicensed in Arizona and claims may be unpaid.
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Grand Cayman Islands
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Members International Ltd
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Oak Grove
En Free
Trimbie
Arizona
Fear grips Arizona prison as 2 to 3 week shakedown begins
A special squad searches the Arizona State Prison to calm inmate fear after violence left one dead and 12 wounded since September. Warden Harold Cardwell says 85 percent fear the situation as 1,580 inmates are confined to cells except for meals visits and doctor trips.
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Corrections
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Wesley Bolin
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