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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1977
Page
3
Torrential rains swelled creeks and streams into floodwaters killing at least 15 and stranding hundreds. A gas explosion damaged three flooded buildings near Country Club Plaza with no injuries. Rescue boats aided amid 23 foot crests and four to five feet of water in streets and stores.
The Associated Press reports thunderstorms dump heavy rain over Missouri and Kansas with Kansas City suburbs totaling up to one foot. Flooding causes seven deaths, urban inundation, stalled cars, and failing utilities as fronts extend from Kansas into Texas. Temperatures across the nation vary widely from 39 to 86 degrees.
A weak disturbance from Southern California into Arizona brings clouds and a chance of thundershowers. Temperatures have been below normal due to rain and cloudiness, with a slow warming trend expected through Wednesday. Highs reach the upper 60s to 70s in mountains and 95 to 105 in lower deserts. overnights fall to the upper 30s to 40s in mountains and 65 to 75 in deserts.
Mostly sunny today and Wednesday with warmer temperatures. Northwest highs in the 80s to low 90s and nights around 55 to 65. Colorado River Valley near 100 to 105 during the day, lows in the 70s. Southwest Deserts 95 to 105 highs with 65 to 75 lows. Central Basins sunny mornings with afternoon thundershowers near mountains. highs upper 70s to 80s, lows 50s. Grand Canyon and Mogollon Rim partly cloudy with scattered storms. highs upper 60s to 70s, nights 30s to 50. Northeast Plateau and Little Colorado Valley mostly 80s to mid 80s, lows in 50s. Southeast mostly sunny with 80s to low 90s highs and mid 50s to upper 60s lows.
A. Gordon Eldred of Beverly Hills was sentenced in Phoenix to seven years in prison and fined 5000 for conspiracy to defraud the United States and misusing 13.2 million in Navajo Tribal funds. He paid nearly 50000 in kickbacks to Navajo Housing Authority officials to steer investments to American Funding Corp.
The U S Census Bureau reports Arizona's per capita income at 5799 dollars in 1976, 600 below the national average of 6399. Total personal income reached 2.1 billion, up 2.6 percent from 1975, while state figures ranged from 10415 in Alaska to 4529 in Mississippi.
Camelback Hospital pushes a 74 bed satellite at Miller Road and Earls Drive pending Central Arizona Health Systems Agency approval. The plan includes 42 beds by 1979 and 20 more by 1983 with 12 additional in 1985, aided by a separate psychiatric bed study to avoid competing with general hospitals.
The school will provide free and reduced price meals and free milk to eligible children. Applications are sent to all homes, with copies at the business office and year round submission. Eligibility is determined by the business manager using family size and income thresholds, plus possible exceptions for high medical or shelter expenses and other listed costs.
State Representative James Skelly of District 28 will discuss the Republican Party's role in Arizona's 1978 elections at Scottsdale City Hall. The 7:30 p.m. talk follows a 7 p.m. social hour in the City Hall kiva.
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