California budget accord nears action in Sacramento
A joint Budget Conference Committee reached a midway plan between the Assembly 11.6 billion and Senate 11.5 billion budgets for the next fiscal year. Key items include a 64.2 million cost of living increase for 625,000 blind elderly and aged state recipients and a approved Lt. Gov. Dymally commission funding. The compromise must be ratified by both houses and sent to Governor Brown before July 1, with possible vetoes on higher appropriations.
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Commission On Economic Development
Midwest Storm Toll Rises Across Regions
Thunderstorms swept the Midwest for a second day, spreading to the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard. At least four people died, including a truck driver near Hot Springs Arkansas and several youths in Illinois and Indiana. Tornadoes were reported in Ohio and Indiana with extensive wind damage and downed trees and power lines.
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Virginia City's hand cranked phone ends an era
Virginia City Nevada marks the end of its hand cranked magneto telephone system once used by miners and operators since 1906. 84 year old Kate Tannehill, who worked as an operator, triggered the final call in a ceremony at the Sundance Saloon as 32 customers received dial tone and officials noted the switch to more modern service.
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Los Angeles
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Divorce rates rise nationwide eroding Reno’s past label
UPI reports Reno once called the Divorce Capital of the World saw fewer dissolutions as other states liberalized laws and no fault options spread. Experts cite recession pressures and shifting social attitudes as divorce rates climb in New York Boston Illinois and beyond with younger ages and changed motives noted.
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Experts ponder next planet for man's future colonies
Mountain View experts from NASA Ames and Stanford discuss Mars with irrigated habitats and algae driven oxygen, and a Princeton concept of an orbiting artificial planetoid as a base for solar energy. The study weighs engineering social and economic needs for space colonies.
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Princeton University
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Robert MacElroy
Solar System
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Richard Johnson
William Verplank
Stanford University
Arabs reluctant to fund Nevada casinos with petrodollars
Nevada gaming chief Philip Hannifin says Arab wealth is unlikely to flood the state’s casino scene. He cites investor anonymity, state security reviews, Islamic concerns about gambling, and Arab government ownership of wealth as barriers. Banks lack long term capital. total Nevada bank pool may reach about $10 million.
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Bus plunged 130 feet in Austrian Alps tragedy kills 22
A bus driver shouted brakes failed as the bus slid down a mountain road near Dobriach in Carinthia. The vehicle left the road, killing driver Josef Ramsbacher and 21 passengers while injuring 25 others, 14 seriously. Most victims were elderly Austrians on an outing.
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