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(MO The Arizona Republic Tutsday, May 21, 1991 Committee tightens House ethics rules 7T7 "I adopted by the committee Monday would add language to make it clear that a legal campaign contribution also could not be accepted in exchange for a vote or influence. Another committee change would prohibit a legislator from defaming or disparaging another member. Current rules already prohibit such action during floor debate. The change would apply to any remarks made by a lawmaker. The changes must be approved by the full House.

Eighteen people, including seven lawmakers, were indicted in the AzScam bribes-for-votes "sting." Thousands of pages of Phoenix police transcripts quote several legislators making disparaging comments about their colleagues. The Associated Press Hie Arizona House Ethics Committee has adopted changes to House rules to make it clear that a member may not accept a campaign contribution in exchange for a vote or speak ill of fellow lawmakers. The changes were recommended by Phoenix lawyer Gary Stuart, who served us special counsel for the House investigation of members who-eithr were indicted or implicated in the "AzScam" political-corruption scandal. Under current House rules, a member may not "solicit, accept or agree to accept" a gift or personal financial benefit in exchange for his vote or influence. Ethics Committee Chairman Jack Jewel R-Tucson, said the proposal GOING FOR THE BRONZE Jon Falls loses the shirt and tie to take advantage of the sun's tanning rays.

Falls was taking a lunch break at Ki-wanis Park in Tempe on Monday. The high temperature in Phoenix reached 96, and the forecast for the rest of the week is expected to remain in the upper 90s. i JL. .,1. Sholom Comay, leader Obituaries of Jewish Committee PITTSBURGH Sholom D.

Comay, president of the American Jewish Committee, has died at age 53. Mr. Comay was stricken with a heart attack Saturday while driving with his wife, Lstelle, and was pronounced dead at North Hills Passavant Hospital. Estelle Comay said she was able to stop the car in the middle of the highway after the attack. Two weeks ago, Mr.

Comay was re-elected to a second two-year term as head of the committee, which was founded in 1906 to battle anti-Semitism. It has offices in New York, Washington and Jerusalem. Mr. Comay practiced law in Pittsburgh for 12 years before joining Action Industries which markets promotional programs to retailers. He eventually became chairman of the company's board of directors.

Col. George A. Custer III, descendant of Gen. Custer MONROE, Mich. Retired Army Col.

George Armstrong Custer III, who vigorously opposed attempts to rename a national monument dedicated to his great-grandunele, has died at the age of 67. Estranged husband arrested in slaying at his wife's home Robert Fox Leip, 70, of Peoria, a retired civil service personnel management specialist, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Ft. Plain, N.Y. and was an Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Joan; one daughter; one son; and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road. Greer Chapel and Funeral Home.

Fransisco "Kiko" G. Lerma, 81, of Glendale, a retired farm laborer, died Muy 19, 1991. He wus born in Mexico. Survivors include his wife, Yldifonsa six daughters; six sons; 32 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary, 7924 N. 59th Glendale, with visitation from 5 to 10 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 5614 W. Orangewood Glendale.

Guadalupe R. Leyva, 44, of Phoenix, a construction equipment mechanic and welder, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Hawthorne, Nev. and was a Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife, Leon-arda one daughter; two sons; two sisters; and two brothers.

Vigil services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Grimshaw Bethany Chapel, 710 W. Bethany Home Road, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, St.

Jerome's Catholic Church, 10815 N. 35th Ave. Edward O. Lowe, 72, of Chandler, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Army, died May 18, 1991.

He was born in Earl Park, Ind. and was a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. He also was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Veronica; two sons; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Bueler Mortuary, 14 W. Hulet Drive, Chandler. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.

Memorial mass: 9 a.m. Thursday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 280 W. Galveston Chandler. Contributions: American Cancer Society, P.O.

Box 5377, Phoenix 85010. Anna Julia Malles, 82, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died May 19, 1991. She was born in Missouri. Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy Huse; her sons, Frank, Edward, James, Henry and Walter; one sister; two brothers; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Hansen Mortuary, 8314 N. 7th St. Services will be held in Missouri. Gertrude Mae McLeod, 95, of Casa Grande, a homemaker, died May 17, 1991. She was born in Michigan.

Survivors include her granddaughter, Mary E. Crawford. Services will be held in Sterling Heights, Mich. Cole Maud Mortuary. Joseph Michael Mushro, 75, of Mayer, a retired employee of Desert Sun Nursing Home, died May 19, 1991.

He was born in Frankfort, 111. Survivors include his wife, Opal two stepdaughters; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. There are no services. Sunrise Funeral Home. Marvin A.

Northum, 74, of Phoenix, a typesetter, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Charleston, Ark. and was a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Vermeil; one daughter; one brother; and two grandchildren. Private services have been held.

Contributions: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5377, Phoenix 85010. Greer Chapel and Funeral Home. Louis F. Pate, 75, of Phoenix, a retired district sales manager for Southern Pacific Transportation died May 18, 1991.

He was born in St. Louis and was a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; one daughter; two sons; one sister; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1212 E.

Glendale Ave. Contributions: to the church, 85020 or Alzheimer's Treatment Research Center, Ramsey Foundation, 640 Jackson St. Paul, Minn. 55101-9021. Hansen Mortuary.

Marjorie Virginia Dains Pen-singer, 68, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died May 19, 1991. She was a native Arizohan. Survivors include her husband, Wallace two sons; one sister; and four grandchildren Visitation: to p.m. Tuesday, A.L. Moore Sons, 333 W.

Adams St. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greenwood North Mausoleum Chapel, 2300 W. Van Buren St. Contributions: Hospice of the Valley, 240 W.

Osborn Road, 200, Phoenix 85013. Charles Edmund Pickering, 79, of Scottsdale, the retired manager of the Elks Club fn Wallingford, died May 19, 1991. He was born in England. Survivors include his wife, Mary and one brother Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 3801 N.

Miller Road, Scottsdale. Messinger Mortuary. MISCELLANEOUS FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Clones 801 Through 859 801-funeraJ Announcement CARR, Percy service 3:30 apoiio VII Room. 10701 Peoria, AZ. Michael MeisterThe Arizona Republic Ruby Compton, 75, of Phoenix, a retired cafeteria manager, died May 18, 1991.

She was born in Arkansas. Survivors include her husband, Ed; two daughters; one son; one sister; three brothers; and seven grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Ave.

A.L. Moore Sons. Rose P. Cremer, 81, of Sun City West, a seamstress, died Muy 19, 1991. She was born in Illinois.

Survivors include her daughter, Dolores Richardson; her son, William one sister; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Scripture services: 9 a.m. Wednesday. Sunland Lakeside Chapel, 15826 Del Webb Sun City. Salvatore DeLillo, 65, of Cabazon, a petroleum refinery laborer, died May 19, 1991.

He was born in Syracuse, N.Y. and was a member of the Elks Lodge. Survivors include his daughter, Christine; and one sister. Services will be held in Calimesa, Calif. Greer Chapel and Funeral Home.

Milton C. Dub-sky, 75, of Tempe, a retired principal at Superior High School, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Chicago and was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife, Bessie. Services: 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Mountain View Memorial Chapel, 7900 E. Apache Trail, Mesa, with visitation an hour prior to services. Contributions: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7038, Phoenix 85011, Milton C. Dubsky Memorial Fund, co Superior High School, 98 High School Superior 85273, or to a favorite charity.

Kenneth M. Dusenberry, 60, of Phoenix, owner of Dusenberry Associates and an engineering consultant, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Iowa and was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary one daughter; two sons; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Grace Lutheran Church, 1124 N. 3rd St. Contributions: to the church, 85004 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5377, Phoenix 85010. Mercer Mortuary and Chapel.

Durice Fenster, 64, of Sedona, a registered nurse, died May 19, 1991. She was born in Hendersonville, N.C. Survivors include her son, Bill; one sister; and two grandchildren. Services were held in Sedona. Contributions: Camelot Community Hospice Memorial Fund, P.O.

Box Sun City 85372. Best Funeral Services. Essie Haynes, 78, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died May 17, 1991. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Paradise Chapel Funeral Home, 3934 E.

Indian School Road. Albert Hein, 70, of Apache Junction, a welder, died May 19, 1991. He was born in Detroit and was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Margaret two daughters; three sons; two sisters; and nine grandchildren. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m.

and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bunker's Desert View Chapel, 9702 E. Apache Trail, Mesa. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, at the chapel.

Helen C. Herman, 77, of Scottsdale, died May 18, 1991. She was born in New York City. Survivors include her husband, Michael; two daughters; one son; and nine grandchildren, Graveside services have been held. Altman Memorial Chapel.

Charles N. Hillhouse, 65, of Phoenix, a retired master mechanic, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Lakeland, Fla. and was an Army Air Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife, Audrey; two sons; one stepson; 13 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

Services will be held in Wyoming. Contributions: Chick Hillhouse Music Scholarship Fund, co First National Bank, P.O. Box 789, Worland, Wyo. 82401. Camelback Sunset Chapel.

Carl Moutton Holland, 70, of Stratford, formerly of Phoenix, a retired truck driver, died May 19, 1991. He was born in Oklahoma and was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Alma; two daughters; four sons; his mother; two sisters; one brother; 11 grandchildren' and five greatgrandchildren. Services will be held in Oklahoma. Pickard Funeral Home, in Oklahoma.

Vernon Leslie Holmes, 66, of Phoenix, a retired real estate salesman, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Canada and was a World War II Royal Canadian Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Edith; two daughters; one son; and one grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sinai Mortuary Chapel, 4538 N.

16th St. Contributions: Hospice of the Valley, 240 W. Osborn Road, Phoenix 85013. Adele C. Hunn, 91, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died May 20, 1991.

She was born in St. Charles, Mo. Survivors include her sons, Harold, James and Donald; one sister; nine grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Whitney Murphy Arcadia Funeral Home, 4800 E.

Indian School Road, with vigil services at 7 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 2312 E. Campbell Ave.

Contributions: St. Mary's Food Bank, 231 S. 11th Phoenix 85O07 or St. Vincent De Paul Society, P.O. Box 13600, Phoenix 85002.

Allen Edward Kinslow, 36, of Apache Junction, a production employee, died May 19, 1991. He was born in Maryland and was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Teresa; and his mother. Services will be held in Valley Cijr, N.D. Brown's Colonial Mortuary.

Robert B. Ramirez, 65, of Phoenix, a retired truck driver, died Muy 17, 1991. He was a native Arizonan. Survivors include his wife, Mercy; five duughters; one son; three sisters; one brother; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Muss: 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, 909 E. Washington St. Botimer Funeral Home. James Ri.swr, 55, of Globe, a luthe operator for Modern Industries, in Miami, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Survivors include his wife, Donna; one daughter; two sons; three sisters; one brother; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Maranatha Buptist Church, in Globe, with visitation an hour prior to services. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Resthaven Park Cemetery, 6290 W.

Northern Glendale. Palmer Globe Mortuary. Sharon Kristine Rust, 26, of Phoenix, a student, died May 16, 1991. She was a native Arizonan. Survivors include her parents, Sharon and Russell; and one brother.

Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Camelback Sunset Chapel, 301 W. Camel-back Road. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Park Cemetery, 6290 W.

Northern Glendale. Clyl Skousen, 87, of Coolidge, a farmer, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Mexico and was a member of the Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Jean; two stepdaughters; one son; one stepson; four sisters; nine brothers; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Simes Mortuaries, Coolidge Chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Valley Memorial Park, in Coolidge. Contributions: Coolidge Lions Club Eye Fund, P.O. Box 56, Coolidge 85228.

Lucy M. Stewart, 89, of Phoenix, a pharmacist, died May 18, 1991. She was born in Ohio and was a member of Eastern Star. Survivors include her son, Jerry one sister; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m.

Thursday, First Baptist Church, 7000 N. Central Ave. A.L. Moore Sons. Nick Thiakos, 95, of Scottsdale, a machinist, died May 19, 1991.

He was born in Greece. Survivors include his daughter, Kathryn; two sisters; and two brothers. Trisagion prayer services: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Grimshaw Bethany Chapel, 710 W. Bethany Home Road, with visitation from 6 to 9 p.m.

Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1973 E. Maryland Ave. Bill H. Thomas, 81, of Mesa, an optician, died May 18, 1991.

He was born in Decatur, Ga. and served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Marie and one sister.

Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Melcher's Chapel of the Roses, 43 S. Stapley Road, Mesa, with visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Contributions: First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 142 N. Date Mesa 85201.

Gerald Everett Thompson, 71, of Peoria, a construction supervisor for Santa Fe Railroad, died May 20, 1991. He was born in Iowa and was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Ewoldsen and Susan Krommings; his sons, James and Richard; one sister; one brother; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N.

Cave Creek Road, Phoenix. Menke Funeral Home. Charles Arthur Trimble, 55, of Flagstaff, a retired manager for Sunward Materials, died May 18, 1991. He was a native Arizonan and was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Jackie; two daughters; his mother; three brothers; and two grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Flagstaff Mortuary Chapel. Alex Uray, 89, of Phoenix, a salesman, died May 19, 1991. He was born in Hungary and was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Vivian. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road. Brown's Colonial Mortuary.

Robert J. Voss, 76, of Cambridge, a winter visitor to Apache Junction, a self-employed farmer, died May 18, 1991. He was born in Sanborn, Minn. Survivors include his wife, Alice. Services will be held in Minnesota.

Apache Junction Mortuary. Dorothy Marie Walsh, 76, of Phoenix, an auditor for Safeway, died May 14, 1991. She was born in Chicago. Survivors include her husband, Owen; ahd one sister. Graveside services have been held.

Greer Chapel and Funeral Home. Maurice W. Wippel, 81, of Phoenix, a life insurance agent, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Ellensburg, Wash. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; five daughters; two sons; 11 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.

Memorial services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 3550 E. Knox Road, Ahwatukee. Contributions: Hospice of the Valley, 240 W. Osborn Road, 200, Phoenix 85013 or St.

Vincent de Paul Society, P.O. Box 13600, Phoenix 85002. Greer Chapel and Funeral Home. 859-Cemetery Lots, Monument! A Services GREENWOOD MEMORIAL Plot, older area, section etion 4, 258-5027 Village Socia Block 14. $750 yvm Ave.

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Parties desiring specifically worded funeral announcements may place them through their mortuaries in the paid classified advertising section. ALLEN, Jimtnv ARNOLD-RICHIE, Sherry Lee BAKER, Victor 'Vic BERNELL, Samuel CARR, Percy II. CLARK, Emma N. CLARK, Kenneth B. COMPTON, Ruby CREMER, Rose P.

DELILLO. Salvatore DL'BSKY, Milton C. DUSENBERRY, Kenneth M. FENSTER, Durice F. HAYNES, Essie HEIN, Albert HERMAN, Helen C.

I IILI.IIOUSE, Charles N. HOLLAND, Carl Moutton HOLMES, Vernon Leslie HUNN, AdeleC. KINSLOW, Allen Edward LEIP, Robert Fox LERMA, Fransisco 'Kiko' G. LEYVA, Guadalupe R. LOWE, Edward O.

MAI. EES, Anna Julia MCLEOD, Gertrude Mae MUSHRO, Joseph Michael NORTHUM, Marvin A. PATE, Louis F. PENSINGER, Marjorie V. Dains PICKERING, Charles Edmund RAMIREZ, Robert B.

RISSER, James RUST, Sharon Kristine SKOUSEN, Clyl STEWART, Lucy M. THIAKOS, Nick THOMAS, Bill II. THOMPSON, Gerald Everett TRIMBLE, Charles Arthur URAY, Alex VOSS, Robert J. WALSH, Dorothy Marie WIPPEL, Maurice W. Jimmy Allen, 70, of Phoenix, a retired cement mason, died May 18, 1991.

He was born in Flint, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Martha; two daughters; three sons; his stepmother; four sisters; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Grimshaw Bethany Chapel, 710 W. Bethany Home Road.

Memorial services: noon Thursday, at the chapel. Sherry Lee Arnold-Richie, 30, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died May 18, 1991. She was born in Streator, 111. Survivors include her daughters, Keena Richey and Kylee Richey; her mother; and one sister. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, National Cremation Burial Society, 6901 W. Indian School Road. Victor "Vic" Baker, 70, of Scottsdale, the president and chairman of the board of the Barter Group died May 18, 1991. He was born in London and was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; three daughters; one brother; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the family residence, 5826 E. Betty Elyse Lane, Scottsdale. Altman Memorial Chapel.

Samuel Bernell, 78, of Phoenix, a salesman for an electronics firm, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Russia. Survivors include his wife, Edythe; two daughters; one son; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sinai Chapel, 4538 N.

16th St. Contributions: Greater Phoenix Jewish Federation, 32 W. Coolidge Phoenix 85013 or American Diabetes Association, 7337 N. 19th Phoenix 85021. Percy H.

Carr, 86, of Peoria, a physics professor at Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, died May 19, He was born in Gaffney, S.C. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; one son; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apollo Village Social Room, 10701 N. 99th Peoria.

Menke Funeral imns; Emma N. Clark, 84, of Phoenix, a retired employee of the classified contract sales department of The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette, died May 17, 1991. She was born A. in Philadelphia. Survivors include her sons, Allen and William Smith; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale. Contributions: American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix 85016.

Kenneth B. Clark, 86, of Phoenix, a postal clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, died May 17, 1991. He was born in Indiana. Survivors include his wife, Helen one daughter; three brothers; two grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.

Private services have been held. Contributions: AmericarHeart Association, P.O. Box 7038, Phoenix 85011. Green Acres Mortuary. Deaths Elsewhere Col.

Custer died of a heart attack Saturday at a hospital in Toledo, Ohio, a hospital spokeswoman said. Custer's great-grandunele, Gen. George A. Custer, died with all 225 men in his command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana on June 25, 1876. The great-grandnephew was an outspoken opponent of federal proposals to change the name of Custer Battlefield National Monument to the Little Bighorn National Battlefield Park.

The proposals also call for building a monument to the Cheyenne, Sioux and Arapaho Indians who fought Gen. Custer and his 7th Cavalry. Col. Custer lived in Pebble Beach, Calif. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam before retiring in 1974.

He earned eight air medals, the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Compiled from reports by The Associated Press. told an operator that Gonzales had stabbed Ruiz in her apartment. Officers found Ruiz, bleeding from a head wound, in a nearby carport, Hayes said. Paramedics were called, but the victim died at the scene.

Later in the morning, an in-law of Gonzales called police and said he was staying at a relative's house in Chandler, Hayes said. Gonzales was accused of first-degree murder and held without bail at the Madison Street jail in Phoenix, according to a supervisor. He was scheduled to make a preliminary appearance May 28 in East Mesa Justice Court. NOTEBOOK Phoenix Baptist Hospital to become 'smoke free Phoenix Baptist Hospital Medical Center will become a "smoke free" health-care facility June 1. The north Phoenix hospital joins several others that have banned smoking except for a few designated areas.

Employees who smoke are being offered the chance to enroll in free quit-smoking seminars. The Arizona Hospital Association has been pushing facilities throughout the state to adopt smoke-free policies. Health Calendar A free seminar on summer-survival skills for parents is being offered Wednesday at Charter Hospital of Glendale, 6015 W. Peoria Ave. Tips on creative, constructive projects to keep children busy will be offered.

Further information is available by calling 878-7878. The New Heart Society, a support group for people who have had heart transplants, will hold its annual convention Friday through Sunday in Tucson. The event brings together transplant patients, their families, people waiting for transplants, and medical professionals for seminars and social events. The featured speaker will be Willem Van Buuren, who is the longest survivor of a heart transplant at 21 years. Further information is available by calling 626-4144.

Humana Hospital-Desert Valley will offer a free cancer-education course titled "I Can Cope" beginning May 29. The six-week course will be held Wednesday evenings at the hospital, 3929 E. Bell Road. Further information isjavailable by calling 867-1881. The estranged husband of a Mesa woman was arrested early Saturday morning in Chandler and accused of killing a 26-year-old man in his wife's apartment, Mesa police said.

Raymond Villas Gonzales, 27, who had been separated from his wife for about a month, was arrested by Mesa detectives shortly after 7 a.m. in the 300 block of North Washington Street and accused of killing Peter A. Ruiz, said Sgt. Mike Hayes, a police spokesman. He said that police received a "911" call from Gonzales' estranged wife, whom he would not identify, at 4 a.m.

Saturday and that the woman MEDICAL Eateries to warn pregnant drinkers By David Cannella The Arizona Republic New signs will greet restaurant patrons in Phoenix this summer and will appear at restaurants throughout Arizona by next year. Gov. Fife Symington has signed legislation that mandates the signs, which urge pregnant women to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. "There is no known safe level of drinking for pregnant women," said Carol Keene of Phoenix Fights Back, a substance-abuse program sponsored by the city. "Drinking alcohol during pregnancy causes birth defects, and it's easily preventable." The signs will read, "Warning: Drinking distilled spirits, beer, coolers, wine and other alcohol beverages during pregnancy can cause birth defects." The signs will go up in Phoenix on July 1 to meet a city code, and the state law takes effect Jan.

1. More than 9,000 restaurants and bars will be affected by the law. St. Luke's honors trio for drug-abuse efforts Three Valley residents involved with substance-abuse prevention have received honors from the St. Luke's Behavioral Health Assistance Group.

Tom Martin, an employee-assistance program counselor at West Communications was given the outstanding-service award by the group for his work in recovery programs. Sara Withgott, a nursing instructor at Mesa Community College, and Mary Ann Schaffer, a nurse at St. Luke's Behavioral Hijilth Center, receiveu special-recognition awards. H. Memorial P.M.

Tuesday. Arrangements by Menke Funeral Home STELLWAG, Doris Idena. Age 70 of Favetteville, NC died Sun 519. Funeral Svc will be conducted Thurs 1pm at St James Lutheran Church, Fayetteville 801-Funeral Announcements CONTI, Michael J. Mass of Christian BuriaL 9:00 A.M.

today. St. Paul Tathnlir Church. MO W. THOMPSON, Gerald Everett.

Graveside service Tuesday, National memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23039 N. Cave-Creek Phoniex. AZ. Arrangements by Menke Funeral Home Coral Gables. Interment In Chardon, Ohio.

Arrange-)! ments by Grimshaw Beth any chapel, 710 wf Bethany Ho ne Road. 1.