Monsoon Storm Delivers Wind Damage in North Scottsdale
Strong winds gusting to 65 mph caused roof and porch damage around Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale during the first major monsoon storm. Rainfall was light but floodwaters forced partial Canal release by SRP, with up to 1,000 cfs. Hayden and Chaparral roads faced closures during ongoing drainage work.
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Scottsdale
National Weather Service
Federal Aviation Administration
Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Salt River
Arizona Canal
Indian Bend Wash
SRP
Daniel C. Raby
Chaparral Park
Laguna San Juan
Chaparral Road
Hayden Road
Chaparral
66Th
Tornado feared as roof tears off Scottsdale home
Neighbors report a rotating windstorm ripped off the front porch roof of a Scottsdale residence on Shea Boulevard. Viola Meyer, Alice Keith and others described a loud roar and swirling rain as the home suffered roof damage and shattered windows. Keith noted prior tornado damage nearby in 1972. Garrisons were away on vacation when their roof was torn off.
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Andy Garrison
Mike Petryni
Scottsdale
Vi Meyer
E. Shea Blvd
Meyer
Alice Keith
N. 65Th St
Keith
Scottsdale Sales Tax Rises Slightly to 4.7 Million
Scottsdale’s 1974-75 sales tax receipts reached 4.748 million, up 3 percent from the prior year, but well below original budget projections. Construction, auto dealers, hotels, and stores drove the mix with mixed gains and declines as officials cite a sagging economy and rising costs. The city budgets for 1975-76 anticipate 4.873 million in sales tax receipts, a 2.5 percent rise.
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Scottsdale
Ford oil plan offers decontrol compromise
President Ford unveiled a compromise plan to gradually lift oil price ceilings over 20 years while warning he would veto any extension of current price controls if Congress rejects his decontrol scheme. He said the plan could raise gasoline prices modestly and cut imports by 300,000 barrels daily by 1977.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Congress
Ron Nessen
Nelsen
Nessen
House
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Mansfield
OPEC
Pair charged in string of robberies
Two Scottsdale men Michael McGuire and Johnny Mc Mahon were arrested at their home in connection with armed robberies and burglaries across Scottsdale Phoenix and Tempe. McMahon’s fingerprints tied him to a Safeway robbery and McGuire faced charges after a Tempe arrest for carrying a concealed weapon. Investigators recovered a .45 automatic and a .38 revolver linked to the incidents and found camera equipment from the Gran Jewel burglary.
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Scottsdale
Tempe
Phoenix
Michael McGuire
Johnny McMahon
68Th St
United Sporting Goods
Safeway
Gran
Jewel of Phoenix
McGuire
Maricopa County
McGuire-McMahon
McMahon
Astronauts Ready for Joint U S Soviet Space Linkup
The Associated Press reports launch preparations are underway in Cape Canaveral and on two continents for the Apollo and Soyuz missions. Countdown proceeds smoothly as crews anticipate the first historic linkup planned for Thursday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kissinger Urges Confidence In Policy On Midwest Tour
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger wrapped up meetings with Soviet, Israeli and French leaders and then traveled to the Middle West. He urged Americans to have confidence in U S foreign policy during his domestic swing, his sixth trip within the year.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle West
United States
Pound Falls as Wilson Anti inflation Plan Faces Skepticism
The pound sterling and markets dropped amid waning confidence in Prime Minister Harold Wilson's new economic policy. Skepticism grew about the Labor government's anti inflation package as left wing Laborites and major unions prepared to oppose the plan.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
Angola capital rocked by heavy fighting and coup rumors
Gunfire and mortar bombardments hit Luanda as rival liberation movements clash. Officials say around 300 killed since the flare up began Wednesday. The government palace is ringed by armored Portuguese troops amid unconfirmed reports of a coup attempt by MPLA, backed by the Soviets.
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Luanda
Angola
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Ford Turns 62 With Medical Checkup
President Ford marked his 62nd birthday with a 30 minute physical examination showing him physically fit. Navy Vice Admiral William Lukash reported that laboratory tests and examinations were completely normal.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Navy
William Lukash
Variable clouds with possible thundershowers and heat
Forecast shows variable cloudiness today and Tuesday with a slight chance of late afternoon or evening storms. Gusty winds and blowing dust possible in late afternoons and evenings. Continued high humidity with temperatures around 101 today and 103 on Tuesday. Overnight lows in the upper 80s.
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Shea
Bob Johnstone
Keiths
Associated Press
Butterfield
Alexander Butterfield
CIA
Kissinger
Midwest
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