Too Costly for Operators Dial-a-ride faces funding squeeze nationwide
Dial-a- Ride programs spread across the United States face looming closures as costs outpace revenue. Minneapolis launched the service with 190,000 dollars in subsidies for nine months, while San Jose terminated its larger program after a brief run due to high costs. Fare revenue remains minimal, prompting officials to question long term viability.
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Associated Press
Sam Jacobs
Minneapolis, Minn
Jacobs
San Jose
Calif
U.S. Department of Transportation
Lemand
United States
Reopening of Portuguese newspaper faces delay
In Lisbon the Socialist Republica publication renewal stalled as COPCON negotiates with Socialist officials to prevent Communist printers from regaining control. The Revolutionary Council criticizes the move while COPCON considers next steps and delays to avoid further disruption.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Republica
Socialist Party
Copcon
Revolutionary Council
Dias Ferreira
Raul Rego
Gustavo Soromenho
Ferreira
Iowa Liquor Stores Stocked Excess Liquor Says Auditor
State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department holds more liquor than needed for state stores. He estimates $604,790 lost in potential interest from excess inventories, noting December stock at $20.8 million. Department Director Rolland Gallagher cites year end purchases and high Christmas demand but acknowledges stockouts remain a criticism.
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Des Moines
Lloyd Smith
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Smith
Rolland Gallagher
Commission
Gallagher
State General Fund
AIM Convention Lists Major Enemies of Indian Peoples
At its 11 day national gathering in Farmington New Mexico AIM named its major enemies as the organized Christian Church anti Indian education and the U S government. A statement distributed by Vernon Bellecourt calls for cultural revolution and urges church land return support for Indian programs and shutdowns if change is not seen. The group also pushes for Indian control of education including public parochial and BIA boarding schools.
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Farmington, N.M
Organized Christian Church
U.S
AIM
Vernon Bellecourt
If Aim
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Lowering drinking age showed no rise in youth crash deaths
Wisconsin researchers report that lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 in March 1972 did not increase youth traffic fatalities. In 1968–73, alcohol was found in 60 percent of 18–20 driver fatalities, with rates similar to earlier years.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Journal of Safety Research
National Safety Council
Ellen M. Naor
Raymond D. Nashold
Bureau of Health Statistics
Miss Naor
Nashold
Coaches shocked by Ford sex bias Title IX ruling
President Ford approved federal regulations banning sex discrimination in schools including sports. NCAA officials voiced disappointment and warned men's programs could suffer financially. Texas coach Darrell Royal led protests to Congress while NSA supported the rules as necessary for equal educational rights. The six day hearings tackle consistency with Title IX as the July 21 effective date nears.
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Washington
Ford
Michigan
Tom Hansen
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hansen
NCAA
Darrell Royal
University of Texas
American Football Coaches Association
House
Kathy Kelly
National Student Association
United States
Congress
NSA
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Opera star Renata Babak fears Russian secret police
Ukrainian born opera singer Renata Babak, 37, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1973, says she lives in New York with ongoing fear of the KGB. She describes discrimination in the Soviet system, travel bans with the Bolshoi, and nightly ominous phone calls and suspected tapped lines after seeking asylum in Canada.
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Hartford, Conn
Renata Babak
KGB
New York
Milan
Italy
Bolshoi Opera Theatre
Canada
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Bolshoi
Montreal
Miss Babak
Imelda Marcos Wins 1974 Kojima Peace Award
Imelda Marcos wife of the Philippine president receives the Kojima Peace Award for humanitarian work and world peace efforts. She is the first woman honored since 1968 and receives a gold medal plus one million yen about $5 333.
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Tokyo
Imelda Marcos
Philippines
Marcos
Steve Ford’s first bronco ride ends safely in Ramona
President’s son Steve Ford climbed a bronco during a four day rodeo visit in Ramona. After five seconds he fell but walked away unhurt as about fifty spectators applauded the young rider and his host Casey Tibbs.
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Ramona
Calif
Steve Ford
Ford
Young Ford
Casey Tibbs
Wisconsin Supreme Court Lets Environmental Group Challenge PSC
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the Wisconsin Environmental Decade may challenge Public Service Commission decisions affecting the environment. The group argued the gas location order, favoring low costs for some, could hasten natural resource depletion and worsen the environment, and sought studies and insulation standards.
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Madison. Wis
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Richard Bardwell
Circuit Court
Commission
Wisconsin Environmental Decade
Supreme Court
PSC
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
The
Public Service Corporation
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