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Friday, March 30, 2018 $1.50 plus tax • $3 outside Southern Arizona Drought UAteamcomesupwithlow-costsystem totrackdescendingChinesespacestation deepens By Mikayla Mace software in four months for only Astronomical cameras can tracking even more complicat- ARIZONA DAILY STAR $1,500. track slow-moving objects, ed. A two-man team at the Uni- “We basically took the sensi- such as stars as they trek across “It’s the difference between versity of Arizona is using a low- tivity of an astronomical camera the night sky. It’s more difficult, watching a bald eagle and a across cost way to track the descent of and the aperture of a wide-field however,to keep up with objects hummingbird,” Reddy said, the Chinese space station Tian- camera lens,” said Vishnu Red- that move quickly because they comparing tracking asteroids, gong-1 as it falls to Earth in the dy, assistant professor of plan- are relatively nearby in low- his more typical subject of study next few days. etary sciences who, along with Earth orbit, such as the space that are located farther from To do so, they developed an aerospace engineering graduate station. Earth, to tracking the rogue AZ, NM optical sensor system and ac- student Tanner Campbell, saw Plus, telescopes usually have companying image-processing the project to fruition. a narrow field of view, making See TIANGONG, A4 Dust storms could pick up; water deliveries seem safe

By Susan Montoya Bryan NewBanner-UMCtoweropenfortours THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE — Drought is tight- ening its grip across a wide swath of the American Southwest as farmers, ranch- ers and water managers throughout the region brace for what’s expected to be more warm and dry weather through the spring. A federal drought map released Thursday shows dry conditions inten- sifying across northern New Mexico and into southwestern Arizona.Every square mile of Nevada and Utah also are affect- ed by at least some level of dryness. In Arizona, there’s concern for ranch- ers as the poor range conditions have left stock tanks dry. On the Navajo Nation, a drought emergency was declared earlier this month and residents have started hauling water for their sheep and other livestock. “It’s been one of the drier years we’ve had,” said Arizona state climatologist Nancy Selover. She warned of the in- creased chance for dust storms this spring. But officials aren’t expecting any cuts to the water delivery systems that serve much of Arizona’s population. Arizona residents have been living with a continuous drought declaration for years, said Tom Buschatzke, director of the state’s Department of Water Re- sources. Part of that is due to the situation within the state’s own boundaries but also what’s happening along the Colora- do River, which supplies water to about 40 million people and 6,300 square miles of farmland in seven states: Arizo- na, , Colorado, Nevada, New MIKE CHRISTY / ARIZONA DAILY STAR Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Kristian Watkins, right, project manager for development and construction with Banner Health, leads a group through what will be a waiting “It’s getting to the point where the area in the new nine-story Banner-University Medical Center tower at 1501 N. Campbell Ave. The free tour took place Thursday. Tours will also be offered from 4 to 5 p.m. April 5 and April 12. Reserve a spot by calling 520-694-6102. Long pants and close-toed shoes are required. The See DROUGHT, A4 670,000-square-foot tower is on schedule to welcome its first patients in April 2019. SculptorofKoreanWarsoldiers US,Mexicoteamup atWashingtonmemorialdiesat93 withColombiato By Lisa Rathke granite art. haltsmugglersatsea THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gaylord was picked to be NORTHFIELD, Vt. — the sculptor for the Korean By Julie Watson Paul F. Zukunft teased the A Vermont sculptor who War Veterans Memorial, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS idea during a recent defense designed the statues of which was authorized by SANDIEGO—TheU.S. conference in , soldiers for the Korean Congress in 1987, because and Mexican governments saying the United States War Veterans Memorial in of his artistic ability and are sparring over immigra- “can’t do it alone.” Washington has died. his familiarity with the tion and trade, but the two “It’s no secret we are Frank Gaylord was 93. uniforms of the era, said countries are joining forces besieged with the flow of Gaylord died March 21 at retired Col. William We- on the high seas like nev- drugs from Latin America to his daughter’s home in ber, chairman of the Kore- er before to go after drug the United States,”he said. Northfield, according to an War Veterans Memorial smugglers. U.S. and Mexican forces the Hooker Whitcomb Fu- Foundation, who is also a The United States, Mexi- have routinely worked to- neral Home in Barre, Ver- vet. co and Colombia will target gether at sea, but the latest mont, which is handling MARCY NIGHSWANDER / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1995 “There aren’t enough drug smugglers offouth S effort “marks a significant the arrangements. The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington has 19 adjectives to describe the America’s Pacific coast in an step in terms of informa- Gaylord was an Army stainless steel statues created by Frank Gaylord. superb excellence of what operation that is scheduled tion sharing, collaboration paratrooper in World War to begin Sunday and last and cooperation between II and was awarded the per. After graduating from moved to Barre, Vermont, See SCULPTOR, A4 for the foreseeable future, the United States, Mexico Bronze Star, according to in Phil- in 1951, where he worked as Trump’s VA pick draws concern Coast Guard officials told and other partner nations,” an obituary in The (Barre, adelphia with a degree in a sculptor in the city known over thin management record The Associated Press. Vt.) Times Argus newspa- fine arts, he and his wife for its granite quarries and /A6 U.S. Coast Guard Adm. See DRUGS, A4

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