Sewage Upgrade Could Cost Austin $4 137 500
A consulting study on Cedar River pollution from Austin links sewage plant upgrades to a possible total cost of about 4.14 million for advanced treatment to remove ammonia and chlorides. The report favors negotiating with federal and state agencies for relaxed standards, and suggests a $2.30 million base project plus optional ammonia removal, with potential grant aid and a future bond issue to fund construction.
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Cedar River
Iowa State Line
Rieke, Carroll, Muller Associates, Inc
Hopkins
Hormel Co
Iowa
Hormel
Washington
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Forest Lake
Minn
Oil Slick Destroys California Coast Wildlife Coastline
A runaway undersea well six miles off Southern California coast spews 21 000 gallons daily. The slick covers 800 square miles and 40 miles seaward, fouling beaches and harbors near Santa Barbara. Crews leak attempts, mud injections totaling up to 18 000 barrels, and potential cement plug face delays while thousands of birds and sea life suffer.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Pacific Ocean
Union Oil Co
Washington
Fred Hartley
U.S. Senate
Hartley
Nixon to Talk With Leaders of 5 Nations
President Nixon announced a five nation European trip starting February 23 to meet Belgium Britain West Germany Italy and France and speak with NATO leaders. He will also meet Pope Paul VI in Rome and visit West Berlin as part of efforts to strengthen the Western Alliance and set the stage for talks with Soviet leaders.
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Britain
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Italy
France
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Germany
West Berlin
NATO Eadets
California
Western Alliance
Laird Halts Major Work on $5.5B ABM System
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ordered a temporary halt to major work on the $5.5 billion Sentinel antiballistic missile system while a high level review of antimissile plans is conducted. Action pauses include land purchase for complexes and Sentinel facilities, with only ongoing research continuing. House Armed Services Committee Chairman L. Mendel Rivers demands administration intent be revealed before approving construction plans.
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Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Nixon
Defense
Laird
Sentinel
David Packard
Army
Ager
Rivers
South Carolina
Navy Officer Killed in Vietnam War
Washington AP report states Lt. Robert L. Anders from Grand Rapids Minnesota died in the Vietnam war not from hostile action. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl E Anders.
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Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Grand Rapids
Minn
Robert L. Anders
Carl E. Anders
Nuclear explosives study eyed for Australian harbor
Washington reports the United States will study the feasibility of using nuclear explosives to help develop a harbor on Australia’s northwest coast per an Australian request. The plan aims to assess construction benefits and safety implications. Public response and technical challenges are anticipated. The inquiry marks a rare collaboration on nuclear techniques beyond traditional defense roles.
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Washington
United States
Australia
State Department
Thieu Says South Vietnamese Army Ready to Replace US Troops
President Nguyen Van Thieu told a Saigon press conference that the South Vietnamese army now has the capability to replace sizable American troop units in the war. He also confirmed talks with senior U.S. officers on preliminary plans for withdrawing some American combat troops this year.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U S Appeals to Reds for Serious Talks in Paris
In Paris the United States urged North Vietnam and the Viet Cong Front to confront peace issues, but the third round of talks failed to advance. The NLF declared no progress while Saigon insisted on sovereignty, and Thieu signaled further concessions would remain only as gestures.
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Lodge
North Vietnam
Nixon
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Middle East
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Soviet Union
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Reds
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National Liberation Front
Vietnam
South Vietnam
NLF
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
International
Emergency State Declared at UC for Peacekeeping
Gov. Ronald Reagan declared an extreme state of emergency at the University of California to mobilize the California Highway Patrol for campus peace. The move, first for a state university, follows Berkeley and San Francisco State College student strikes backed by some faculty. Patrols under Alameda County Sheriff will support local authorities as needed.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
University of California
California
Berkeley
San Francisco State College
Third Liberation Front
Negros’ Black Students Union
Watts
Los Angeles
Hunters Point
San Francisco
Reagan
State Highway Patrol
Alameda County
Frank Madigan
Madigan
Charles Hitch
Week's Red Toll Tops 3 000 Amid Vietnam Deaths
Saigon reports 3,190 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed last week, first time above 3,000 in four and a half months. U S and South Vietnamese command say body counts by field troops drive the total, with air strikes and artillery contributing. American and South Vietnamese casualties last week totaled 198 and 242.
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Saigon
U.S
New Flood Threat Looms in California Communities
In Los Angeles area, residents again prepare as new rainstorms bring flood and mudslide risks. In Glendora, ten families were awakened and evacuated to a church after last month’s deadly storms, police reported.
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California
Los Angeles
Fulbright Sees Nuclear Treaty OK by March 1
Chairman J. W. Fulbright of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee predicts ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty by March 1. He said there is no reason to delay after President Nixon urged prompt Senate action and called the move consistent with diplomacy over confrontation with the U.S.S.R. The presidential message signals committee clearance to send the treaty to the floor for a two-thirds vote.
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J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Nixon
Senate
U.S.S.R
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