Probe Into Homosexuality Rumors At Arizona Prison
Allen Cook names Keith Edwards as a $5-a-day special consultant to probe reports that inmates at Florence State Prison endure homosexual acts. Edwards, with over 40 years in corrections, will interview inmates guards and officials and may contact ex convicts while keeping findings confidential until a full report.
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Jon Kamman
Arizona State Prison
Allen Cook
State Department of Corrections
Keith FR. Edwards
Sun City
Florence
Cook
Frank’ ‘Eyman
Edwards
Cor
Oregon
Washington
California
Arizona
California Department of Corrections
Jack Williams
Cochisé County
Superior Court
Lloyd Helm
Joseph A. Reynolds
Phoenix
Two Mexicans Sentenced in Nogales Marijuana Case
Benito Flores-Diaz and Francisco Aros-Gonzales, both of Santa Ana, were sentenced in federal court to five years each for conspiring to import 788 pounds of marijuana from Mexico. The seizure, made after a flatbed truck entered Nogales, was the state’s largest marijuana find.
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U.S
Marque G. Bourdic
Mesa
Bourdic
Nogales
Bruce W. Stockton
Phoenix
Dolly Forms in Atlantic Off North Carolina Coast
The National Hurricane Center reports the season's fourth tropical storm Dolly has formed from a tropical low off the North Carolina coast near Cape Hatteras. Navy reconnaissance aircraft indicate Dolly is rapidly intensifying and could reach hurricane strength by late tonight.
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Miami
UPI
National Hurricane Center
Dolly
Atlantic
North Carolina
Robert Simpson
Navy
Cape Hatteras
Yorktown Joins Atlantic Fleet Transfer From Pacific to Norfolk
The antisubmarine carrier Yorktown with three Vietnam tours will move from the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic Fleet. Navy officials in Norfolk confirm the shift from Long Beach, its home port for 10 years, to ease the loss of the Norfolk based carrier Randolph, which faces deactivation among 50 ships and squadrons by next June 30.
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Norfolk, Va
Yorktown
Vietnam
Navy
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Long Beach
Calif
Norfolk
Randolph
Draft Violation Trial Date Set For Tucson Man
A 25 year old Tucsonan, Philip D. Supina of 2258 W. Water St., pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment charging refusal to submit to induction into the U S Armed Forces. Judge James A. Walsh said a trial date would be set later this week. Supina previously reported for induction July 10 and refused to board a Phoenix bus, citing objections to the Vietnam War.
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U. S
Supina
Walsh
Water St
Phoenix
Vietnam
Mrs Simpson Services Set Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary B. Simpson 64 will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Reilly Funeral Home in Tucson. A native of Mooresville North Carolina she lived in Tucson 32 years and taught in Sunnyside School district and in Oklahoma since 1934. She is survived by two brothers and three stepchildren with burial at Tucson Memorial Park Southlawn.
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Mary B. Simpson
Reilly Funeral Home
E. Pennington St
Simpson
Sunnyside
Youth Trips Booby Trap Sets In Store
A 19 year old youth was shot in the throat after tripping a booby trap in a Phoenix store room. Police say Terry Lee Falkner was involved in a break in at Ale Home Beverage Co. owner Max Freedman. Falkner was reported in satisfactory condition. A 16 year old helped rush him to hospital as officers stopped the getaway car.
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Phoenix
Terry Lee Falkner
Falkner
Max Freedman
Ale Home Beverage Co
Freedman
Fatal Crash Suit Settled Out Of Court
An out of court settlement ends a wrongful death suit over three Tucson residents killed in a 1965 Cessna 182 B crash near Logtown Mississippi. Judge Alice Truman dismissed action against Elaine Brothers wife of pilot Peyton W. Brothers who also died. The suit by Ernest A. Clark executor of David H. Gooch and Patricia W. Gooch and their daughter Cheryl sought damages alleging negligence.
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Tucson
Logtown
Miss
Alice Truman
Elaine Brothers
W. Mollholan
Peyton W. Brothers
Robert F. Miller
Ernest A. Clark
David H. Gooch
Patricia W. Gooch
Cheryl
Pomona Road
Arizona
Brothers
Transit study eyed for Tucson and Pima County
The Tucson Area Regional Review Committee TUARRC votes to ask the Tucson Area Transportation Planning Agency to conduct a six to seven month mass transportation study for Tucson and Pima County. The plan includes data inventory surveys interviews and analysis of transit ownership methods and federal aids. Future services may explore rail and other innovations.
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Tucson Area Transportation Planning Agency
TATPA
Tucson
Pima County
Tucson Area Regional Review Committee
Tuarrc
South
Tom Via
Via
University of Arizona
Davis- Monthan Afb
Hayes Aircraft Corp
William G. Ealy
Tucson Transit Corp
Arizona Corporation Commission
TTC
Tuarac
Central Clearing Agency
Valencia Road
Valencia
Benson Highway
36Th Street
Irvington Road
Park Avenue
Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency
James N. Corbett Jr
Pima County Junior College
Corbett
South Tucson
Paul Laos
Thomas Jay
Nelson to Phase Out 10 Special Attorneys
Phoenix based Attorney General Gary Nelson plans to replace all 10 special attorneys on his staff as Democratic critics flag conflicts of time and interest. Nelson, who took office July 1 and faces no opposition in the Republican primary, says the phase out will be gradual and cannot occur overnight.
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Phoenix
UPI
Gary Nelson
Nelson
Darrell Smith
John Ahearn
Attorney General
Goddard condemns Williams for attack on Ahearn
Sam Goddard, former governor and Democratic candidate, slammed Gov. Williams for a personal attack on John Ahearn, a member of the Arizona Industrial Commission. He accused Williams of gutter politics and questioned conflict of interest actions while noting Ahearn’s active public service.
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Phoenix
UPI
Sam Goddard
Jack Williams
John Ahearn
Goddard
Ahearn
State Industrial Commission
Williams
Industrial Commission
Pretrial Talks Aimed at Speeding Supervisors Referendum
In Phoenix AP reports pretrial meetings seek to speed court action on a Democratic backed referendum to expand county boards of supervisors. Republicans sue to block ballot inclusion, while attorneys aim to establish ground rules, check signatures, and finish before the general election.
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Phoenix
Clarence Duncan
Z. Simpson Cox
Democratic Party
Cox
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Atlantic Fleet
Mrs. Simpson
Virginia McClellan
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W. Mission Lane
Warren L. McCarthy
Wesley Bolin
Boards of Supervisors
Pima
Maricopa
Myerson
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