St Mary’s maps major expansion adding beds and units
The hospital plans to enlarge its capacity from 305 to 374 beds by expanding the cardiac care unit from seven to 14 beds and the burn unit from three to nine. A 20 bed department of physical medicine and rehabilitation is planned while pediatrics remains at 17 beds and mental health at 24. The six bed obstetrics ward and 10 bed nursery will be eliminated, with two birth beds retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stern
Caldwell
Valdez Cancels Office Conference Room Renovation
City Manager Joel D Valdez halted plans to renovate a conference room after learning about a $10 000 proposal he says he was not told of and that violated budget restraints he imposed on other departments. His staff had earmarked city funds for the project this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel D. Valdez
Valdez
City Hall
Youth held on charge of rape
A 15 year-old youth Kenneth Miller of 1322 N 4th Ave was arrested after an 18 year-old woman reported an attempted rape in her West Side backyard at gunpoint. He was held at the Pima County Juvenile Court Center on suspicion of kidnapping for rape or lewd acts and assault with a deadly weapon. The victim was not injured.
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West Side
Kenneth Miller
4Th Ave
Miller
Pima County
Jodie Rivenbark
No. 1
Clearwater Drive
California man booked in Pima rape case
Parker C. Stalphill, 20, was returned to Pima County from Redding California and booked on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in a rape case. He is accused of raping a 15 year old woman near the University of Arizona on April 24. Police say he used seven aliases and posed as a professional baseball player.
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California
Pima County
Parker C. Stalphill
Redding
Calif
University of Arizona
Stalphill
Woodland
Charlie Smith oldest living US resident gets dentures at 133
In Bartow Florida Charlie Smith widely regarded as the nation’s oldest living man received a free acrylic denture set from Dr David Vine on his 133rd birthday. Smith born in Liberia in 1842 says he uses July 4 as his birthdate and he recalls being kidnapped as a child and brought to the United States.
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Bartow
Fla
UPI
Charlie Smith
United States
Miami
Charlie
David Vine
Social Security Administration
Smith
Liberia
Africa
Life expectancy rises to near 72 years in 1974
A Metropolitan Life study shows average life expectancy at 71.9 years in 1974, with men at 68 and women at 75.5, the largest two decade increase due to fewer heart and circulatory disease deaths and lower infant mortality.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Arizona
Search for Indian killers of two FBI agents continues at Pine Ridge
Federal agents aided by air support resumed the hunt for a group of 16 to 20 Indians believed involved in the ambush that killed FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams on the Pine Ridge reservation. The operation involved 150 FBI and 40 to 50 Bureau of Indian Affairs agents.
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Oglala
UPI
FBI
South Dakota
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Federal
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jack Coler
Ronald Williams
Los Angeles
Arizona official named president of Pima Alcoholism Consortium
Willis K. Brewer of the University of Arizona health sciences system was elected president of the Pima Alcoholism Consortium board for a one year term. Dennis A. Rosen was chosen vice president and Dr. David Mullen secretary treasurer.
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Willis K. Brewer
University of Arizona
Health Sciences
Pima Alcoholism Consortium
Consortium
Dennis A. Rosen
Tucson
David Mullen
Prescott Names Chest er Lockwood City Attorney
Prescott AP reports Chest er Lockwood age 29 nephew of State Supreme Court Justice Lorna Lockwood has been named full time city attorney in Prescott.
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Prescott
Chester Lockwood
Supreme Court
Lorna. Lockwood
Back-bill pay on health plan assured despite bankruptcy filings
Federal bankruptcy proceedings involving Health Foundation related firms will not disrupt back bills for subscribers. Arizona Health Foundation serves Southern Pacific Transportation Co and state employees in its prepaid plan. Health Maintenance Foundation and affiliates filed for reorganization after suits by California AG. Arizona Health Industries joins, operating Tucson's Carl Hayden Hospital until October. Humphrey to meet with officials to outline future bill payments. progress on overdue bills noted.
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Arizona Health Foundation
Millard Humphrey
Foundation
Southern Pacific Transportation Co
Health Maintenance Foundation
California Health Foundation
Health Maintenance Inc
California Attorney General’s Office
Humphrey
Northern
California
Arizona
Arizona Health Industries
Tucson
Carl Hayden Hospital
Survivor wins claim in murder case settlement
The daughter of a Juan Corona murder victim gains a 3500 state Workmen's Compensation settlement, with judge noting heirs may argue deaths were lured to the scene by job promises, potentially opening more claims from Corona’s victims' families.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Juan Corona
Corona
Joel C. Stone
The
State Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board
Stone
Villa Caprice Foreclosure Suit Seeks $6 Million Plus
A Massachusetts real estate group filed a foreclosure suit in Superior Court against Villa Caprice Apartments owners and developers. It seeks immediate repayment of a $4 million mortgage plus $150 000 interest and $400 000 attorney fees, plus repaying loans of 877 000 and 400 000 with related costs. The 283 unit complex at Pantano and Wrightstown Roads opened in 1972 and includes a clubhouse and pool.
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C.l. Mortgage Group of
Massachusetts
Superior Court
Villa Caprice Apartments
Pantano and
Wrightstown Roads
Settlement revokes broker license in drug raid case
A misdirected May 1973 drug raid by the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad led to a civil suit by Kathy Rote and Lynn Easley. Settlement reached with Tucson, South Tucson and Pima County paying 2000 each. Rote received 5500 and Easley 500.
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North Side
Metropolitan Area
Kathy Rote
N. Geronimo Ave
Lynn Easley
Miss Rote
William J. Risner
Tucson
South Tucson
Pima County
Miss Easley
Tucson planner Ramsay loses real estate license over funds
The State Real Estate Department revoked the license of William Ramsay, former chairman of the Tucson City Planning and Zoning Commission, for mishandling funds of three customers. Commissioner William Penn cited failures to refund amounts from $500 to $2105, improper use of trust deposits, and not providing required records.
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State Real Estate Department
William Ramsay
Tucson
William Penn
Ramsay
Penn
Bill Ramsay
Sedona Man’s Murder Charge Dropped For Lack Of Evidence
A 76-year-old Sedona man Joe Sutherland had a second degree murder charge dismissed by Coconino County prosecutors over insufficient evidence. Officials say Hazel Sutherland aged 69 pulled a gun on her husband and a struggle led to the pistol discharging.
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Flagstaff
Sedona
Coconino County Attorey
William Flick
Joe Sutherland
Hazel Sutherland
Foundation moves allergy unit to hospital facility
The allergy clinic of the National Foundation for Asthma will relocate next month from Tucson Medical Center’s chest clinic to the hospital’s former nursing residence near the main entrance. The 48-year-old renovated residence will include four examining rooms, offices and physical and respiratory facilities. The foundation previously ran a brach office at the county Health and Welfare building, which closed last summer as plans shifted to the nursing residence.
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Natonal Foundation For Asthma
Tucson Medical Center
the Foundation
County Health and Welfare
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New York
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Pine Ridge
Patricia Hearst
UA Official Consortium
Kenneth P. Geis
Francis J. Beart
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Betty Lopez
Laura Ganoung
Lee Starr
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June Morrison
Sharon Ferguson
Freddy Hershberger
Frank Felix
Milton Graf
Citizen Photos
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Cher Bono
Salvatore
Sonny) Bono
Santa Monica
Villa Caprice
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Cau
Pima County Medical Society
David A. Engelsberg
N. Witmot
Academy Medical Center
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