Road toll rises as 749 deaths in 1972 toll reached
Associated Press reports added two young victims from Silver Bell and Betty Jean Keener to the 1972 Arizona traffic fatality total of 749. Denise Rae Keener, Clayton E. Keener, and Dorothy Mae Martin died in separate crashes on icy I-17 near Camp Verde and in a two car collision in Phoenix. An unidentified young man died near Williams Air Force Base, deputies said.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Clayton E. Keener
Denise Rae Keener
Silver Bell
Interstate 17
Camp
Verde
Betty Jean Keener
Highway Patrol
Dorothy Mae Martin
Maricopa County
Williams Air Force Base
Government buildings expand in Arizona
Plans outline new Education and Commerce Building sites along with an unfinished structure slated to house the Arizona Highway Department offices. The development signals growth of state government facilities and administrative capacity.
Wilmot high rise plan gains approval amid protests
City Council rezones for a 130 foot retirement complex by American Baptist Homes of the West on East Fifth Street and Wilmot Road, drawing equal support and opposition. Dissenting vote by Councilman Ramon Castillo with height limits proposed. Also approved federal revenue sharing spending for five Tucson street projects and plans for bus stop improvements including Ramada shelters and 300 signs.
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East Fifth Street
Wilmot Road
Ramon Castillo
American Baptist Homes of
West
Tate
Sarnoff Drive
Pima Street
Lewis C. Murphy
Michael Borozan
Chastill
Myers
Emmett McLoughlin
Ruben Romero
Kennedy
Tim Campbell
Tucson Transit
Old Pueblo
U.S. Department of Transportation
Model Cities
Public Works
James Bells
Frank Brooks
Ienvironmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ad Agency
Becouse
Tucson
Architecture One
Granada Avenue
Brown & Caldwell
Alhambra
Allf
Directory misroutes fire calls in New Hampshire town
A new Northampton Fire Department number in a local directory rings to Dr Warren Fisher instead of the fire station. City uses 911 for emergencies but billing computers require a three digit code, so 586 9100 was assigned to the fire dept for billing only, causing a misrouting oversight.
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New Hampton
Mass
Northampton
Fire Department
Warren Fisher
Cattle Growers Elect Arizona Leaders At Convention
Vince Butler of Springerville will remain president of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association for another year. Re-elected officers include Duane Miller of Sedona as first vice president Joe Lane of Wilcox as second vice president and Stuart Krentz of Phoenix as treasurer at the 69th annual convention.
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Phoenix
UPI
Vince Butler
Springerville
Arizona Cattle Growers Association
Butler
Duane Miller
Sedona
Joe Lane
Willcox
Stuart Krentz
Lawyers Back Recall Effort Against Gov Williams
Twenty Tucson attorneys endorsed a Phoenix Citizens Committee for the Recall of Jack Williams. The spokesman William Risner of Tucson said the governor fights extending legal services to those who can afford attorneys.
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Tucson
Jack Williams
Phoenix
Citizens Committee For
William ‘Risner
Flores elected mayor of Coolidge after recall vote
Former Vice Mayor William Flores was chosen mayor by the Coolidge City Council, succeeding Paul Hopper who was ousted in a recall last Tuesday. Buddy Appeal was selected as vice mayor, while Hopper, Dr H F Michaels and Bob Baker were recalled. Russell Shope Kenny Smith and Chuck Watson won seats on the council.
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Buddy Appeal
Hopper
Dr. H. F. Michaels
Bob Baker
Russell Shope
Kenny Smith
Chuck Watson
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Wilmot
Clifford O’key
Richard J. Kennedy
Jerry Myers
William J.gilkinson
O'Key
O’key
Romero
Campbell
Ramada
Ile
Ones Jewelers
Gem Society
Pennington Street
Rancho Center
el Rancho Center
Country Club
BEL Aire Dress Shop
Thom Mean Shoes
Westerner Flower Shop
Walgreen Drug Center
McClellan’s Variety Store
Kobby’s Department Store
Gordon’s Shoes
EL Rancho Market
Giordons
Flores
Coolidge
Wilmot Plaza
Broadway
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