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REPUBLIC MAIL Thursday, July 3, 1980 The Arizona Republic 63 Report should be assigned, and that's what they did," he said. "That doesn't take into account the complexity of some of the cases and the length of time needed to prepare cases in the major felony bureau. You don't investigate a Ned Warren like a shoplifting case." Ned Warren was convicted of extortion in 1975 and later pleaded guilty to bribery and land-fraud charges. Maricopa County Supervisor Tom Freestone, who had said he would support the addition of five attorneys to Hyder's office if it were justified, said he would withdraw his support the attorneys' hiring until he reviewed the report. "I am very disappointed in Freestone's reaction," Hyder said.

"The study has already been discredited, and the supervisors seem to be -the only ones giving it any credibility." Scottsdale Police Chief Walter Nemitz disagreed with the report's evaluation of his investigative procedures and has requested a meeting Tuesday with the researchers. Former Peoria official guilty of sexually abusing daughter WANTED GOLD and DIAMONDS Qandmarh Qcweert, jjW. First federal Savings Building FAIREST PRICES PAID Continued from Bl Hyder challenged figures used in the report, which said that 0.8 percent of all crimes reported in the county ended with convictions. According to the study, only 979 persons were imprisoned for the 112,793 serious crimes committed. Hyder said the comparison was unfair because many crimes did not result in convictions from his office because arrests were not made.

Hyder said his office obtained convictions in 93 percent of the -cases in which there was sufficient evidence to prosecute. Hyder also discounted the suggestion that attorneys be moved out of the major-felony bureau to ease the load of attorneys in the trial bureau. "You just can't divide the number of cases by the number of attorneys to decide how many cases Mel Clowj former Peoria city manager, has been found guilty by an eight-member Maricopa County Superior Court jury of sexually abusing his adopted daughter. The verdict was returned Tuesday, after which Judge Rufus Coulter revoked Clow's personal-recognizance bond and ordered that he be sent to jail to await sentencing. Clow, 55, faces a maximum sentence of 2V4 years in prison and a $150,000 fine.

Sentencing is set for July 29, but probably will be rescheduled because Coulter will be on vacation. Clow was charged in 1978 with sexual abuse of a child under the age of 15, but the charge was dismissed Jan. 10 because of evidence the girl may be over 15. According to court records, there is conflicting evidence whether the child was born in 1962, as claimed by Clow, or 1968, as claimed by the county attorney's office. A new charge of sexual abuse was brought against Clow by a county grand jury April 7.

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s2.23 ittirente The best things in life are found in Mesa and Tempe, like the values that make America and the integrity you can expect from our new Fiesta Mall store. rAisofaOFrvTONtrr3ChNCORPCVATON i diamonds Grand Opening July 4th Holbrook police sue residents by John Schroeder Northern Arizona Bureau FLAGSTAFF The Holbrook police chief and one of his officers have filed a $150,000 lawsuit alleging they and their wives were defamed by libelous and slanderous statements made by 10 Holbrook residents. The civil suit was filed in Navajo County Superior Court by Chief Roy Lane and his wife, Cheryl, and Pa-tr-'man Buddy Crab-tree and his wife, Christina. Lane said Wednesday the suit stems from a 2Vj-page letter signed by the defendants and statements made at a recent City Council meeting. The letter cuses the two officers of brutality and harassment, he said.

Among the defendants is Jeff C. Tyler, a former policeman who, after he was recently suspended, resigned and filed a federal civil-rights complaint. Lane said the letter alleges that by suspending Tyler he violated civil rights. The defamation suit charges the defendants "intentionally and maliciously" distributed "false and defamatory libelous and slanderous statements" about the two officers. The letter had been submitted to the local newspaper for publication but was refused.

The newspaper had turned the letter over to the City Council. The defendants also include Tyler's wife, Carolyn; Leo and Claudia Maestas James and Lynn Marie Kirk-wood, John S. and Katherine Benson, Bradley Heward and Johnnie Gillespie. Benson, the only defendant who could be contacted by The Republic, declined to discuss the suit. The suit coincides with a Department of Public Safety investigation of the police department which began this week.

The probe is being made at the request of City Manager Joe Pennington after residents complained of brutality. Mesa received the "Friend of the Family" award in 1978. the first such award ever given the American Family -tj- Sooetv today, young girls learn qui1' V-tw I With 3 new hospitals and authorisation for a 4th. Mesa "3, jf is known as the Medical Center of Eastern Mancopa Although Mesa's population hits 140.000. it still pro-' viaes the necessary pubic services to its citizens without a property tax to bring in revenue one of the few major cities that can say that RE VCO DISCOUNT DRUG CENTER IB gl Mesa otters its retirees 15 retirement jMWm i 15 30" the Mesa otters its retirees 15 retirement communities.

15 golf courses, the ALKA-2 85's square dancing capital of the southwest and the Winter Notorial Horse Shoe Pitching Centos' Channel 8. the Valley's public broadcasting station, emanates from Tempe its studio provides educational programs and quality entertainment for all ages on a non-commercial basis EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICE $1.59 conservation of energy, Arizona If ifP', 4 )Sir University now offers jLj. classes on building and instal- joipniiL yffli)HlKw- img your own solar hot water JJlI nstal- Mesa has the highes per capita giving to the Umted Way in Arizona havng surpassed their goal for 16 years. I heating system. I A red.

white and blue shield, a newly adopted family unity symbol, tells the world that Mesa was named "Most Ail-American Ems wwiu cin iiiiii Mesa has grown to a community that's home to 150 different religious denominations Although pioneered by Mormons. Catholicism is the largest denomination with wide range of faiths included. i 1 miiil ii The Community Center, in conjunction with Tempe's award-winning Parks and Recreation Department, provides programs in art. crafts and other areas of interest to all ages throughout the year. ALKA-SELTZER FOIL WRAPED $1.59 EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICE The Tn-City Community Service Center consolidates employment, health and social services in one location.

The center is the only one of its kind in the country and is becoming a model for other communities i jT7j I I If Vi Just a few of the accomplishments th.q make us p'oud of Tempu and Mesa.