Sky Harbor airport sees record Thanksgiving travel
Sky Harbor International Airport reports surging Thanksgiving air traffic with October 1977 passenger counts up 17 percent from October 1976 and ten month totals rising 12.5 percent. Frontier Airlines adds two Denver nonstops as bookings climb 15 percent, while Western Airlines projects heavier loads in November and December.
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Sky Harbor International Airport
Richard Anderson
Sky Harbor
Anderson
Phoenix
Sam Cales
Frontier Airlines
Cales
Frontier
Denver
Western Airlines
Tom Everman
Everman
Today in the News From Associated Press Wires
Today in the News From Associated Press Wires compiles brief wire summaries across politics world and economy with quick updates on notable events and developments from the AP dispatches.
Cyclone Devastation Raises India Death Toll to Thousands
In Machilipatnam and surrounding areas officials report bloated sun burned bodies floating in water covering hundreds of square miles after a cyclone and tidal waves. Early estimates place at least 10,000 dead with warnings the final toll could reach 20,000. The Times of India cites grim potential totals.
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Machilipatnam
India
Times of India
New Delhi
Barnard to retire scalpel due to arthritis in hands
Johannesburg surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard, ten years after performing the world’s first heart transplant, plans to phase out surgery because of arthritis. He aims to advise cardiac units, mentor surgeons, write books, and spend more time with family, with possible forays into politics.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
Quake wrecks San Juan area killing many in Argentina
A strong earthquake struck western Argentina early today near San Juan, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds. Dozens of substantial buildings collapsed as the quake hit the wine growing city about 800 miles northwest of Buenos Aires near the Chilean border.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
San Juan
Weekend Weather Outlook Bright and Mild
Mostly sunny days through Thursday with small temperature changes. Highs in the mid 70s and lows around the mid 40s. Today’s noon temperature was 67 with 35 percent humidity. Details on Page 3.
Egypt and U S resume mediation talks over Mideast
American Ambassador Hermann Eilts met with President Anwar Sadat at his Nile side home in what appeared to be a resumption of U S mediated indirect talks between Egypt and Israel. Cairo meanwhile cracks down on Palestinians over Sadat's Israel visit with three officials arrested and the PLO office possibly closed.
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Cairo
Hermann Eilts
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
Sadat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Eilis
Eilis Or
Scottsdale considers curb to curb sprinkler runoff fixes
Scottsdale City Council weighed a plan costing about 91 thousand dollars to rebuild four major street medians and park sprinkler systems to stop water runoff into streets. A proposed ordinance would shut private water service after repeated runoff violations, but the council showed reservations about its breadth.
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Scottsdale
Civic Center
Richard Brown
Hayden Road
Indian Bend Road
Via de Ventura
McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale Road
Hayden
Miller Road
Indian School Road
Sixth Avenue
Indian School
Camelback Road
Brown
McCormick Ranch
Richard Campana
Thanksgiving Holiday Closures Across Scottsdale Area
Many area offices and services close Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Federal to county offices shut Thursday only, City of Scottsdale and Phoenix closed both days, Paradise Valley and banks Thursday only, Motorola and Siemens closed both days, Scottsdale schools and libraries closed Thursday and Friday with services resuming Saturday, postal delivery limited Thursday, regular Friday, Transit delays Thursday, and The Scottsdale Progress suspends publication Thursday.
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Federal
City of Scottsdale
City of Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Motorola
Government Electronics
Semiconductor
Siemens Corp
Scottsdale
Volunteers sought for Scotts dale School District enrollment poll drive
Survey aims to recruit 2 000 volunteers to visit about 850 residents for 25 house calls next week. Six areas near Kiva Soloma Supai Mohave Hohokam Apache Elementary Schools have critical needs while Cherokee surrounds already meet its 145 volunteer target. Residents can sign up at the district education center. survey begins Monday with 11 census like questions and 2 000 more on education quality.
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Scottsdale
Beverly Pergeau
Pergeau
Kiva
E.’ McDonald Drive
Soloma
Scottsdale City OKs changes to McCormick Ranch resident complaints
The Scottsdale council accepted ad hoc committee recommendations on ranch parks and a central bikepath corridor while opposing the central corridor plan. Staff backed four park completions, year round median maintenance, bikepaths, and electric bills for streetlights, with ownership kept by ranch residents. Gordon Fitzgerald, a Ranch critic, disputes many points and plans to file a further report.
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McCormick Ranch
Gordon Fitzgerald
Scottsdale
Fitzgerald
Hayden Road
Ranch
David Harris
Community Development Department
Hayden
Pima Roads
Franklin D. Aleshire
North
McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale Road
Parks and Recreation
Lynn Bonanno
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