Toilet Of The Future Could Be Required In Four States
The Delaware River Basin Commission may require new and renovated toilets to use 1.6 gallons per flush starting in 1981. Officials say the measure could cut water use by 45 percent and ease sewage plant strain. Jeffrey Featherstone notes the design resembles standard toilets but flushes far less water, a key feature amid regional water shortages.
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Trenton
N.J
Delaware River Basin Commission
Jeffrey Featherstone
Commission
Homeless Paraplegic Loses Wheelchair In Skid Row Theft
The wheelchair theft of 47 year old George Donovan on Skid Row drew public sympathy but he disappeared before accepting offers of help. Police officials noted Donovan, a veteran, as a victim of Skid Row thieves and said there was no contact for aid referrals.
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Los Angeles
George Donovan
George
Ray McCann
Union Rescue Mission
Donovan
Fred Nixon
Joe Mariani
Fair Skies Forecast With Mild Weekend Temperatures
Skies will become fair tonight with a low in the low 30s. Friday brings mostly sunny skies with a high in the low 60s. Page 12A has full details.
Deaths Benjamin Boatwright Johnston Eunice Hartley and others
Death notices list Benjamin Boatwright Johnston Eunice R Hartley and Rufus Skinner with Billie Toole among the names in Aiken Greenville and surrounding areas. Please see details on page 28.
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Benjamin Boatwright
Johnston
Eunice R. Hartley
Aiken
Rufus Skinner
Greenville
Billie. Toole
Bush Readying Tower Replacement By The Associate
Senate Democrats pressed for a vote to reject John Tower as secretary of defense while the White House signaled a rapid replacement if Tower fell. Republicans floated a six month probation to curb drinking as Carter and Ford urged Bush to stand by Tower.
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Washington
Senate
John Tower
Pentagon
White House
Bush
Tower
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Defense
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
John Brower
Ford
Carter
Atwater targets Hollings over Tower clash
Washington Republican Party Chairman Lee Atwater said he placed Senator Ernest Hollings on his hit list after Hollings attacked Secretary of Defense nominee John Tower. Atwater, after a Thurmond fundraiser, said he will seek an opponent for Hollings in 1992 for his conduct on the Tower nomination debate.
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Washington
South Carolina
Lee Atwater
Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
Hollings
Secretary of Defense
John Tower
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Atwater
Senate
Tower
Sen. Hollings
Bob Dole
Akansas
Sen. Dole
U.S
Westinghouse Seeks $169 Million SRP Savings Plan
Westinghouse proposes saving $169 million at the Savannah River Plant over five years through management changes and tech innovations to win the SRP operating contract. DOE officials say savings helped Westinghouse secure the deal over Martin Marietta. Westinghouse Savannah River Co. will replace Du Pont on April 1.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River
Artment of Energy
SRP
Martin Marietta Corp
Savannah River Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
du Pont Co
DOE
Eastern Will File For Bankruptcy
Eastern Airlines seeks Chapter 11 protection as a strike crippled carrier battles wage-cut demands and a labor dispute. Texas Air confirms filing in New York bankruptcy court while Icahn mulls a possible TWA takeover and union demands persist.
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Eastern Airlines
Eastern
New York City
Art Kent
Texas Air Corp
Houston
Texas Air
ICAHN
Frank Lorenzo
Carl Teahn
Thurmond fund raiser nets nearly 300000 for 1990 bid
Washington reports a Thurmond fundraising event at Union Station drew Republican leaders and corporate backers. Attendees paid 1000 each, supporting Sen. Strom Thurmond’s bid for another term as he heads into the 1990 campaign. Lee Atwater attended and faced jibes over his Howard University trustee resignation amid campus protests.
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Washington
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Union Station
Thurmond
Congress
Sen. Thurmond
Senate
Lee Atwater
Republian National Committee
Board of Trustees
Howard University
Water
The
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Delta
Usair
Marlin Fitzwater
National Security Adviser
Fitzwater
Tulane University
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TWA
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