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Show Sunday, April 23, 2006 DAILY Temperature reaches above 80 degreesfor first time this year Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD The mercury exceeded 80 degrees ‘ate the first time this year on Saturday. The BYU weather station recorded a high temperature of 82 degrees, said David James, BYU weatherstation overseer. Thoughthe normal high for this timeof year is in the upper 60s, Saturday's temperature was not high enoughto break the 88-degree record for the day, set in 1934, he said. Southerly winds, ahead of a storm system to the west, helped to bring warm air into River, the Weber River and ae Creek east of Salt athe watchis in effect through Monday afternoon, he said. “If heavy thunderstorms occur on top of the melting snowpack, the waterways may exceed flood stage,” he said. All residents of northern Utah “need to be on guard for runoff from the melting moun: tain snows and heavy rainfall,” he said. “Stay away from the very cold running waters even in Utah and Wasatch County.” The weather should improve the area from Arizona,he said. “The heat will be short-lived,” he said. “A storm system is expected to movein from the by Tuesday and Wednesday west on Sunday and Monday, and the 70s for Wednesday. with partly cloudy skies, he said. Temperatures will warm back into the 60s on Tuesday Delta pilots digest tentative agreement ‘Harry R. Weber ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. executives said Saturdaythe roughly $280 million in average annual concessions approved by leadersofits pilot unionis less than the airline wanted,butit agreed to the deal because of the likelihood the pilots’ pension plan will be terminated. A company statement did not say how it arrived at that figure, which includesa 14 percent wagecut, butit said Delta believes the cuts are enough to help it successfully reorganize in bankruptcy “It also represents additional hardship forourpilots andI appreciate their consideration of something that is vitally importantto the future of this company,” Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein said. Theunionissued its own statement saying thedeal, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thereis a 60 percent chance ofrain Sunday night and Monday.” Saturday's weather was a stark contract to conditions just a week ago, Jamessaid. “It was just last Monday and whichruns through 2009. was High temperatures on Sundaywill be closer to 70 and Tuesday that snow fell in Utah will lowerinto the 50s on Mon- Valley,” he said. “In fact, in Provo,a total of 2.5 inches of snow were measured on those two days. Daytime temperatures werein the 30s and 40s.” is worth, and the chairman of the union's executive commit- day, he said. “The mini heat wave on Saturday combined with an increasing chanceof rain has prompted the National WeatherService to issue a flood watchfor parts of northern Utah,” he said. “The watch includes the areas near the Blacksmith Fork Riverin Cache County, the lower Bear Sincethen, the Provo-BYU weatherstation has taken a slow, steadyrise in high temperatures, hesaid, noting that by Wednesdaythe high had reached 56 degreesbeforehitting 62 on Thursday and then 73 on Friday. HERALD HARAZN. GHANBARI, the result of “complicated finan- cial negotiations,” but it would notprovide anestimate of how much it believes the agreement tee, Lee Moak, did not respond toseveral requests for com: ment. A spokesnian said Moak wasbusyaddressing pilots questions but may speak early this coming week As Lee Moak, right, chairman of the Deltapilots union's executive committee, walks with a group of Deltapilots following meetings with Delta, March 22. Theleadersof thepilots union at Delta Air Lines Inc. have ratified a tentative agreement of the interim cuts was pegged at $143million to $152 million a year’onan annual basis Leaders of the pilots union ratified the new agreement whichincludes assurances the union won't block any company sendthe accordto their5,930 memberpilots.for a vote over thelast half of May. Rejectionbythe pilots could plan, late Friday after three revivethethreat of a strike against thenation's No. 3car. be increased 1.5 percent. Further increases areinc geein later years of agre The deal includes — in wae appears to be an aid to thepilots if their pension plan,is scrapped — the equivalent of an inter- effort to terminate its pension rier. If they approve it, the deal would go to the bankruptcy pilots that became effective on Dec. 15. That deal called for days of meetings. The agree- court for approval. Thedeal says that effective ment betweenAtlanta-based JuneI, pilots” hourly pay will with a 15-year m. the exact details were not immediately temporarycuts of 14 percent and other cuts equal to an ad- Delta and union negotiators be reduced 14 percent from the rates that were ineffect on Dec. ously offered only a $330 million note, while the union had The agreementreplaces an interim dealacceptedbythe ditional reduction of 1 percent of wages. At the tme, the value was reached April 14 Unionofficials also agreed to 14. Buton Jan. 1, pay rates will est-bearing note of $650 million clear. The company hadprevibeenseekinga S$} billionnote. Plane missing from airport THE ASSO TED PRESS TOOELE — Tooele County sheriff's deputies are investigating the alleged theft of a single engineairplane from a local airstrip. The fixed-wing,single-engine Cessna150Hwas last seen April 9 at the Tooele Valley Airport, about 40 miles west of Salt LakeCity, sheriff's Lt. Duke Northsaid. Noonenoticed it was missing until April 14. The plane had beenin storageat the airport for five years. The owner, who lives in the state of Washington, purchased the plane in 2000. He neverobtained a pilot’s license, so the blue and Salt Lake City mandies after Taser incident Jennifer Dobner white planesat on the tarmac, policesaid. The Ceésnahadnobattery anditstires wereflat. Inves- tigators think someonere-in- flated thetires, put in a battery and flew away. “It’s not like you're driving a car,” said Dave Korzep, super- intendentofairport operations for the Salt Lake City Depart- mentof Airports, which oversees the Tooele Valley Airport. womanRobinSnyder said. investigations will be conduct- ed bySalt Lake City's internal SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City mandiedafter police affairs and homicide offices, as well as the Salt Lake County's District Attorney'soffice. is marketeuby its manufacturer, Taser International of Arizona, as a non-lethaldevice. It is believed to be used by more Anautopsywill be conducted by the State Medical Examin- than 5,000 police departments nationwide, including dozensof Utahagencies. In January, Salt Lake City an- leave pending aninvestigation er's Office, Snyder said. Taset 50,000-volt shock, are used by of the stun-guns, which for the past fewyears have only been Friday, department spokes- native to firearms. The weapon allegedly used a Taserto subdue him during astruggle. Four Salt Lake City Police Departmentgang officers have been placed on administrative of the incident, which happened police departmentsasanalter- nounced it would expand its use carried by SWATor gangunit members. The departmentsaid it would give the weapons to its 140patrolofficers, but also tighten guidelines for Taser use Thecity’s policy allows Tas- ers to be used only when a dangerous or violent subject aggressivelyresists or attempts toflee. Police will not release the man's name until after autopsy results are available-and the investigationis complete. Snyder said By the 6th grade, manygirls lose interest in math and science, which they may needfor future jobs. So mexttime your daughter wants to play, math is always a great addition. For some simple ideas, go to gitlsgotech.org. ‘YeaH, 1 LOOK VALIANT IN MY BRAND NAME GEAR. 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