Valley storm triggers power outages across Scottsdale area
A Valley wide storm brought rain and lightning that caused outages lasting up to four hours in multiple Scottsdale zones from Osborn to Thomas and 65th to 76th Streets. Paradise Valley north to Kober Road and Bar Z Ranch Road to Invergordon Road also reported outages. No serious injuries or major damage noted as streets briefly flooded and the Black Canyon Freeway closed underpasses.
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Arizona Public Service Co
Osborn
Thomas Roads
65Th
76Th Streets
65Th Street
Doubletree Ranch Road
Paradise Valley
APS
Kober Road
Bar Z Ranch Road
Invergordon Road
Lincoln Drive
Indian Bend Road
68Th Street
Pima Road
Salt River Valley
Scottsdale
Black Canyon
Thomas Road
Alpine
White Mountains
Prescott
Variable clouds and dust raise heat through Friday
Forecast calls for variable cloudiness today tonight and Friday with a slight chance of late day or early night thunderstorms. Gusty winds and blowing dust possible as heat and humidity persist with highs near 105 and overnight lows in the mid 70s. Rain chances 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight.
Farm price rebound may lift consumer food bills
July farm prices rose 6 percent as livestock recovered and grains climbed due to drought impacts. The jump signals higher consumer meat and food costs and keeps pressure on middlemen margins. Corn and wheat prices rose sharply from mid June to mid July, vs a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
High schools see first drop in Scottsdale enrollment
Scottsdale district officials report high school enrollments fall for the first time, with Arcadia Coronado Saguaro and Scottsdale numbers down while Chaparral rises. Total district enrollment dips from 28,483 to 27,645 as elementary declines deepen and few new move-ins appear.
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Scottsdale
Larry Chaston
Chaston
Arcadia
Coronado
Saguaro
Chaparral
Chaslon
Mohave
Pima
Central Area
Nixon objects to veterans education bill as inflationary
President Nixon calls the Senate passed veterans education benefit bill inflationary and partly objectionable in a letter to Senator Hartke, signaling possible veto opposition though not a formal veto. Turkish forces with artillery press west from Kyrenia, shelling a Greek Cypriot village and threatening the Cyprus cease-fire.
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Washington
Nixon
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Senate Veterans Committee
Cyprus
Kyrenia
Reinecke to resign after Senate lie conviction
Sacramento Republican Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke announced he will voluntarily quit his office after being convicted last week of lying to a Senate committee. The move comes as he faces removal and political fallout from the misconduct ruling.
Jackson says impeachment trial must restart if Congress ends without verdict
Senator Henry M. Jackson accuses Senate Democratic leaders and two conservative Nixon backers of risking a failed process, arguing an impeachment trial would have to begin anew if this Congress closes without a verdict.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Nixon
Floods in India and Bangladesh Kill Over 350
Severe flooding across Bangladesh and India's Assam state has claimed more than 350 lives and submerged thousands of square miles of farmland. Government officials and reports say the disaster continues to worsen.
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India
New Delhi
Bangladesh
Assam
Nixon polls rise to 29 percent in July Harris survey
President Nixon's popularity climbed three points to 29 percent in a Harris poll released today. The survey of 1,447 adults was conducted July 17 to 21, before the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment debate began.
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Washington
Nixon
Harris
House Judiciary Committee
Seatbelt Bypass Found In 1974 Cars Despite City Use Rise
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports 41 percent of drivers of 1974 model cars bypass the seatbelt start system. Yet a separate study shows increased seatbelt use among drivers in large urban areas.
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Washington
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
CWA Votes Strike Against Bell Telephone System
The Communications Workers of America plans a nationwide strike against Bell Telephone if no contract is reached by Monday. Union President Glenn E. Watts announced a poll among 500,000 AT&T employees across 700 locals showing strong approval for strike action, stating it appears inevitable.
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Washington
Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
Glenn E. Watts
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Watts
CWA
Rhodes weighs Nixon impeachment call amid telecast push
House Minority Leader John Rhodes of Arizona faces a decision on whether to call for President Nixon's impeachment. His office says a formal statement is being drafted for next week. Rhodes also backs televising the impeachment debate to inform the public and bolster confidence.
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Washington
UPI
House
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Nixon
Rhodes
Arizona
Congress
Scottsdale weighs UMTA demonstration grant for transit
City Manager Dale Carter asks UMTA in Washington if Scottsdale can apply for a demonstration grant to fund a transit system. The plan targets elderly and disabled mobility while serving the whole community, with street design to match neighborhood character and expanded transit plans.
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Bruce Jameson
Dale Carter
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Carter
Jim Young
Washington
Scottsdale
Congressmen miss SSI workshop amid aged and disabled aid issues
A Scottsdale SSI workshop drew about 125 officials and agency staff but few Arizona congressmen attended. Irene Cox blamed unclear legislation and last minute changes for SSI mismanagement and inequities delaying benefits for the aged, blind, and disabled, while impeachment politics limit proposals for fixes.
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Dennis Carroll
Congress
Congressional
Irene Cox
Scottsdale Hilton
Human Rights of Arizona Inc
Salvation Army
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Committee On Economic Opportunity
SSI
Human Rights
Arizona
John Rhodes
Cox
Ruth Wootten
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Subcommittee
House
Phoenix Transit Chief Sees Federal Subsidies Imminent
Phoenix Transit Administrator Ed Colby says federal operating cost subsidies for urban transit will come, missing a House vote this week. He notes Phoenix faced a $3.3 million shortfall, and cites prior city support rising from $140,000 in 1971 to about $800,000, with smaller cities set to receive more in the rejected bill.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Transit
Ed Colby
Colby
Scottsdale Lendale
House of Representatives
House-Senate
Transitien
Washington
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