Nelson pushes bill to outlaw eight long lived insecticides
Sen Gaylord Nelson introduces a package banning interstate sale of eight chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides including dieldrin aldrin chlordane endrin heptachlor DDD DDE lindane and toxaphene. Wisconsin Democrat warns these poisons threaten fish wildlife and environment. Michigan’s Ralph MacMullan calls dieldrin a greater hazard after lake Michigan fish show rising residues.
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Washington (Ap
Gaylord Nelson
Congress
Wisconsin
Nelson
Ralph MacMullan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Lake Michigan
Three Die In Flaming Amunition Truck Collision
Three people die in a head on crash near Roseland Minnesota when two semi trailers collide on Highway 7. One truck carried small ammunition up to 50 caliber and explosives scattered over a half mile as a fire raged for hours. Dean Johnson of Appleton Minn identified as grain truck driver. other occupants’ names withheld pending notifications. Authorities and ammunition experts from the 88th Ordinance Team responded. the incident raised Minnesota road toll figures for the day.
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Willmar, Minn
Willmar
Minnesota Highway 7
Dean Johnson
Appleton
Minn
L. J. Opsahl
Kandiyohi
Opsahl
88Th Odinance Team
New Brighton
88Th
Consolidated Freightways
Twin Cities
Arsen
Roseland
Minnesota
James B. Herrmann
Mauston
Wis
New Ulm
Helen Ranweiler
James Horvath
Holdingford
Great Northern
St. Cloud
Tire underinflation drains millions from motorists
A May–June survey by Uniroyal Tire Co. found millions of motorists lose mileage and may risk safety due to underinflated tires. The secret 21 city study checked 2100 parked cars with pocket gauges, revealing widespread inflation neglect.
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Detroit
Uniroyal Tire Co
Ford plans lead free gasoline burning car
Ford Motor Co told 19 major oil firms it will modify its cars to use lead free gasoline once such fuel is developed. Henry Ford II said the industry has a chance to reach cleaner air in a letter dated January 27. Atlantic Richfield Co announced it would produce the fuel if automakers build an engine to use it.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Atlantic Richfield Co
Nixon and governors push to bring government closer to people
President Nixon and a Cabinet team toured the Midwest to address urban problems and pollution. Aimed at a "now or never" campaign, Nixon met mayors in Indianapolis and Chicago, inspected a Hanover Park sewage plant, and discussed environmental quality with Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan governors amid antiwar demonstrations.
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Nixon
Chicago
Indianapolis
Lake Michigan
O'Hare Field
Meigs Field
Lake Front
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Hanover Park
Chicago Loop
Midwest
Washington
Reprimand issued in press masquerade in Saigon
The US Command says four agents in the Saigon press corps were reprimanded and reassigned after unauthorized press credentials caused suspicion. The individuals, two Americans and two Vietnamese, were linked to American University Press and had their credentials canceled January 27 amid a military investigation.
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Uals
Military
U.S
American University Press
Unemployment Rate Rises Sharply in January
The Labor Department reported January unemployment at 3.9 percent with 3.4 million jobless, marking a larger month rise than typical December to January changes. The average work week shrank and manufacturing overtime fell to a two and a half year low, with teens and adult men driving most of the increase.
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Ing
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
U.S. estimates 1406 missing in Vietnam conflict
The State Department reports about 150 U.S. military personnel missing or captured in Laos, around 800 in North Vietnam, and roughly 450 in South Vietnam. Some Laos cases may be in North Vietnam, but exact locations are not known.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Duluth newscaster endures dire week of misfortune
AP reports Denny Anderson of WDSO faced a tragic sequence: his wife miscarried with twins lost, then a string of accidents from a new car purchase to filming a fire, a wreck, and finally a ceiling collapse after an associate urged rest. The events disrupt his duties directing the Action Line show.
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Duluth
Denny Anderson
WDSO
Anderson
Rail unions agree to moratorium on strike lockout
The nation’s railroads and four shopcraft unions reach a moratorium on strike and lockout through Feb 21. Court orders delay work actions through Wednesday as talks move from Washington to Miami Beach for midwinter AFL-CIO meetings. The dispute centers on a work rule change. three unions accepted, sheet metal workers rejected.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Hass Named Athletic Director at Austin High School
Art Hass, long time head football coach for 17 years, is named to succeed Harold Hastings as athletic director at Austin High. Hass led Austin teams to six Big Nine titles and two state championships, with the Packers winning the Big Nine last season in an undefeated campaign. Hastings has served as director since 1953.
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Art Hass
Harold
Red) Hastings
Austin High School
Austin Grid
Packers
Hass
Hastings
GE raises prices on major appliances after strike
General Electric resumes production after a three month strike and announces a roughly three percent price increase on all major GE and Hotpoint appliances. Public relations spokesman Walter Bennett says the rise applies to goods sent to distributors and may or may not be passed on to consumers by dealers. The hikes cover air conditioners, laundry units, ranges, dishwashers, disposals, refrigerators and freezers.
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Louisville
General Electric Co
Walter Bennett
Bennett
Humphrey Denies Life Quote On Minneapolis City Image
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey objects to Life Magazine quoting him as calling Minneapolis Nowheresville. He writes to columnist Hugh Sidey that he never said that and praises the city as a first class, forward-looking place with a famous symphony, art galleries, sports teams and strong economic and cultural assets.
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Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Life Magazine
Nowheresville
Hugh Sidey
University of Minnesota
Ths
Civil Rights Agency Recommends Halt on Elderly Housing
The Minneapolis Civil Rights Department urged the Planning Commission to stop new elderly housing projects until there is satisfied demand for low cost housing. The recommendation was submitted Thursday in a report to city officials.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Civil Rights Department
Minneapolis Planning Commission
Bond Deficit Arrest in Chicago Over Stolen Bonds
Henry Rosiek, 40, was arrested in downtown Chicago by FBI agents on a bond default charge. He allegedly failed to appear in court last June on charges of transporting $5,000 in stolen U S savings bonds from Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Henry
Rosiek
FBI
U.S
Minneapolis
Cancer infected chickens barred from consumption
Secretary Hardin announced federal chicken inspectors will continue to bar from human consumption birds infected with avian leukosis. The decision rejects an advisory committee proposal to allow tumors to be removed and the rest of the bird eaten. Surgeon General Steinfeld reinforced that any leukemia tumor should remain unfit for consumption.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Surgeon General
Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Jesse L. Steinfeld
U.S
Department
Jim Brown Acquitted in West Hollywood Assault Case
A Superior Court jury acquitted former football star Jim Brown, 33, now an actor in Hollywood, of assault and battery related to a traffic collision in West Hollywood on August 1. The three day trial ended with the not guilty verdict.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jim Brown
Brown
Hollywood
West Hollywood
Harris resigns as Democratic National Chairman
Senator Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma quits as Democratic National Chairman effective after a successor is chosen. In Rochester, Minnesota, antique dealer Martin Stolz reports a burglary of about 300000 dollars while he was away, with 250000 in stocks bonds and jewelry taken, plus cash and two music boxes.
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Washington
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
Rochester, Minn
Rochester
Martin Stolz
Stolz
Pompidou Plans U.S. Tour Visiting Camp David
President Georges Pompidou and aides will tour the United States from Feb. 22 to March 3 starting in New York and extending to the West Coast. He will join President Nixon at Camp David for one night with no further itinerary details announced.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
United States
Nixon
Camp David
Pompidou
New York
Oil spill coats Cape Breton shores from grounded tanker
A fisheries department official said oil leaking from the grounded Arrow has covered a couple of miles of shore along Cape Breton between Cape Auget and Arichat. The largest slick, about a mile long and 100 feet wide, was seen moving out to sea.
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Halifax
N.S
Fisheries Department
Arrow
Cape Breton
Cape Auget
Arichat
Nixon outlines three urban aid approaches
President Nixon pushes a three-pronged urban policy: break up rather than rebuild ghettos, provide the poor with money instead of services, and rely on local government, industry and volunteers rather than Washington to do the work. Moynihan offered a 10-point framework echoing these points as the administration signals its stance.
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Washington
Nixon
Daniel P
Moynihan
One Bedroom House for Rent in Austin Ad
Mr D M advertised a one bedroom house for rent in Austin. The notice hints at favorable results from placing the classified ad in the Herald.
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Austin Daily Herald
D.M
One bedroom house for rent available February first
Rental notice offers a single bedroom home for February 1. Available furnished or unfurnished at 75 dollars per month. Contact via phone XXX-XXXX.
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