SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Friday, June 29, 2007. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

WASHINGTON

WASHCALL (Hoffman, SHNS) -- Washington Calling. WASHINGTON: Fireworks over gun measure... The Big Read...Counterfeit camouflage. ... Other items. 750.

DEMSENERGYPLAN (Coile, San Francisco Chronicle) -- WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has unveiled new Democratic legislation that marks a shift in the energy priorities in Congress, revoking $16 billion in tax breaks for oil and gas drilling and creating incentives to produce biofuels and boost energy efficiency. 700.

NATIONAL

RIVERREADER (Charlier, SHNS) -- CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo.: The Mississippi River is an open book to Wayne Lee, who's been reading the Old Man's moods for 50 years. 800. With photos: SH07F287RIVERREADER, SH07F288RIVERREADER.

SUMMERFLYING (Armstrong, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Experts predict a bumpy summer ahead for fliers. 800. With sidebar: SUMMERFLYING-SIDE.

SUMMERFLYING-SIDE (San Francisco Chronicle) -- Some tips for easier travel this summer. 50.

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

MUTANTMICE (Dahlberg, Sacramento Bee) -- The National Institutes of Health has given a California university a grant to create a national repository for thousands of gene-altered mice, part of an international drive to make a broader range of mutant mice available to medical researchers. 400.

INTERNATIONAL

TOBACCOADS (Robertson, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- After years of not advertising at all in Canada, tobacco companies are getting ready to bolster their marketing budgets, aiming mainly toward cigarette ads in bars and print publications. 450.

IN THE WEST:

SUNDANCE (Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune) -- The Sundance Film Festival's economic value to Utah has tripled over the past decade, generating nearly $60 million to the state's economy during this year's Jan. 18-28 run. 700.

GRIZZLYATTACK (DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News) -- Grizzly mauls Alaska pastor. 550.

DISASTERTOURISTS (Zito & Franko, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.: Along with wind shifts, floating embers and evacuation orders, homeowners and firefighters in the Angora Fire must deal with another unpredictable factor: the gawkers that disasters everywhere seem to attract. 650.