Military flares suspected behind Arizona lights over Phoenix
Associated Press reports that Maryland Air National Guard jets used high intensity flares over the Barry M. Goldwater range on March 13. Eight A 10s trained at 15,000 feet, dropping parachute flares to light a wide area before returning to Davis-Monthan AFB. The spectacle prompted national media coverage of the videotaped light show.
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Arizona
Maryland Air National Guard
Drew Sullins
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
Sullins
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Santa Claus letter from 1897 resurfaces in Phoenix auction
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus letter written by 8 year old Virginia O’Hanlon in 1897 has surfaced in Phoenix. The document prompted the Sun editorial confirming Santa’s existence. O’Hanlon’s great grandson lives in Gilbert and brought the letter for appraisal at Chubbs’ Antique Roadshow. Elisabeth Harmon said the Sun returned the letter to O’Hanlon’s heirs and valued it at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars.
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Virginia
Virginia O’hanlon
New York Sun
O’hanlon
Gilbert
Chubbs
Elisabeth Harmon
Roadshow
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Sun
Florida citrus growers pin hopes on Medfly experiment
In Tampa a plane released sterile Medflies dyed orange at 2 000 feet to mate with wild flies. Officials say the program costs about 15 million dollars so far and 150 000 weekly, but aims to replace citywide malathion spraying with a more people friendly approach to contain Florida’s worst Medfly outbreak threatening a 7 billion agriculture industry.
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Tampa
Fla
Terry McGovern
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Sunshine State
Bob Crawford
Crawford
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