Flood control budget details outlined by Maricopa district
Expenditures totaling about 2.7 million dollars for the Indian Bend Wash are in the Maricopa County Flood Control Districts proposed 10.6 million dollar budget for the next year. The inlet work including the Arizona Canal siphon and interceptor channel costs 6.8 million. State funds of 4.7 million are sought, with tax levy revenue 4.5 million and 1.25 million carryover. The 20 cent tax levy is at the maximum and requires legislature approval to raise.
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Thirteen Die After Sinking Oil Rig Survival Capsule
Coast Guard reports a capsule carried 13 men from a sinking oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Four bodies fell from an open hatch as the capsule was recovered aboard the Lexington, while nine others remained inside. The capsule later sank, ending the tragedy.
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Pilgrims Carry Cross Through Sandstorm on Good Friday
Thousands of Christian pilgrims march the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem amid a Sandstorm. Jewish soldiers monitor the route from rooftops and patrol streets as security tightens after Arab rioting over East Jerusalem and West Bank occupation.
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Ford signs flu program bill to fund nationwide immunization
President Ford signed a $1.94 billion bill financing job programs and a $135 million swine flu immunization plan. The measure aims to make influenza vaccine available to every American by year end, part of humanization efforts against a swine-type virus linked to 1918-19 deaths.
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Washington
Ford
United States
San Francisco Taxi Drivers Return After Settlement
San Francisco taxi drivers largely resumed work after a labor dispute settlement. City officials still negotiate a longer, more complex disagreement with crafts union workers. The Board of Supervisors voted to place on the June 8 ballot a measure letting voters set salaries for 1,900 crafts workers who struck 17 days earlier.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Sakharovs Admit Slapping Police In Omsk Trial
Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov and his wife acknowledged striking Soviet policemen during a trial in Omsk and said they would accept being tried for the action. Yelena Sakharov said she was beaten and shoved in the courthouse as Mustafa Djemilev received a 20 year sentence for anti-Soviet activity.
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Carter accuses Jackson of distorting labor stance
Jimmy Carter accusesSen. Henry M Jackson of distorting his position on right to work and labor issues in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He says some union workers have turned against him and calls Jackson desperate at a farm rally near Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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Scoop Jackson
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Homeowners win flood suit against Arizona Canal owner
Arizona Supreme Court rules Salt River Project negligent in maintaining the canal after a 1970 Scottsdale flood. The decision orders SRP to pay about 219 homeowners average 3300 each for damages from a Pima Road to Granite Reef stretch breach that sent water southward at 2500 feet per second.
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Kissinger calls for dual policy for peace and strength
In Phoenix Kissinger urges a dual peace plan balancing strength with restraint. He favors defending the global balance while seeking new patterns of cooperation, warns against Communist influence, and urges Americans to align foreign policy with enduring national interests.
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Connally as Secretary of State Possible Ford Pick
The Los Angeles Times reports Ford would appoint John B. Connally as secretary of state if elected, replacing Henry Kissinger. Connally would campaign for Ford, citing foreign affairs credibility, while Kissinger’s stance could hurt Ford in the fall race.
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Henry Kissinger
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Los Angeles Times
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Scottsdale Population Census Report Details
The U S Bureau of the Census records 78 065 Scottsdale residents in the recent special census. Of them 40 279 are female and 37 786 male, with 28 379 heads of households including 6 497 women. Sixty five plus count 7 054, age 55 64 total 7 848, 45 54 group 11 317, and 6 13 year olds 11 123. White residents total 77 / 99 percent with 139 Black and 478 other races.
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Nation Eyes DST Schedule Changes Through April 25
Most of the United States will shift clocks forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time beginning April 25, except Arizona and other areas on standard time. The 1966 Uniform Time Act governs DST from last Sundays in April to October, with past suspensions during the 1970s and debates on eight months of DST each year.
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Congress
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Department of Transportation
Weekend Outlook With Showers and Sunshine
Showers and a few thundershowers likely today. Decreasing showers tonight and partly cloudy tomorrow. Windy today with continued cool air. Highs near 60 today and around 65 tomorrow. Overnight lows near the low 40s at the airport.
Paradise Valley considers Helen Marston Memorial Fountain model
Vice Mayor J Duncan Brock presented a new fountain model by resident Joan Lincoln featuring a single bubbler a running stream with handmade ceramic tiles and ceramic fish. The plan costs about 5000 and would take about a year to complete with council review after the April 22 meeting.
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Helen Marston
J. Duncan Brock
Joan Lincoln
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