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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET

Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 13:30

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Thursday, April 17, 2008. 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.WASHINGTONPOPE-MASS (Sullivan, SHNS) -- WASHINGTON: Pope Benedict XVI conducts an open-air Mass for 46,000 people at Washington Nationals' stadium. 700.NATIONALAIRLINEFLEET (Phelps, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- Combined, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines would have a mammoth, 1,000-plus aircraft fleet with which executives could deliver on the promise of a single U.S. carrier capable of connecting the world. But those 1,097 aircraft could also be a mammoth headache to manage. 700.HAUNTEDHQ (Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- HOMESTEAD, Pa.: Paranormal investigators say police aren't the only force in their haunted headquarters building. 700.NOJESUS (Smith, SHNS) -- Longtime Martin County, Fla., charity Jesus House of Hope drops "Jesus" from its name in a bid to get more donations. 500.POLITICSLATINOVOTE (Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle) -- A nonprofit and a media company are focusing new efforts on reaching Latino voters, using new journalism techniques. 600.HEALTH AND SCIENCENEWDISEASE (Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- After months of research, doctors at the Mayo Clinic say they can show that the mysterious neurological condition discovered among pork-plant workers in Minnesota is a unique and identifiable disease. 500.IN THE WESTCALIFORNIAGOLF (Pajak, Sacramento Bee) -- A splintered approach has stunted golf's ability to promote the sport. The recent formation of the California Alliance for Golf, the first collaborative effort of all the state's major golf associations, is a full swing at correcting that. 600. (Editors: This also appears on the Sports sked. It will move categories s and a.)DEADTREES (Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle) -- University of California-Berkeley experts investigating why millions of trees in California have fallen victim to sudden oak death have figured out where the infestation began: Mount Tamalpais and Santa Cruz. 700.LASVEGASSIGN (Peterson, Las Vegas Sun) -- LAS VEGAS: "Welcome" sign paying off for its designer half-century later. 550.TORTOISE-COYOTES (Bowles, The Press-Enterprise) -- Coyotes have killed at least 11 desert tortoises recently moved to make way for Army tank training exercises north of Barstow, Calif. 700.