Liberals sweep Quebec election ending separatist challenge
Quebec Liberals win a landslide securing 99 of 110 seats as Bourassa's government defeats the Parti Quebecois in a strong rebuff to separatism. PQ gains 30 percent of the vote but remains the main opposition with four years of power ahead.
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Sea lions studied for mercury uptake by Harvard Jr.?
Sea lions accumulate mercury without illness and Bruce Reed Mate seeks to explain why humans cannot. Mate, 27, earned a biology PhD from the University of Oregon on sea lion research and is funded by NIH to study mercury concentration and its implications for human pollution effects.
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Celsius creates scale and conversion puzzle
Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor of the Celsius scale, divided the freezing and boiling water range into 100 degrees. His design made a handy centigrade range but later caused conversion challenges for Americans.
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Old-time crank phones keep Macksville line alive
In Macksville West Virginia the North Fork Mutual Telephone Co operates its lone exchange from operator Gladys Richards’s living room. Subscribers buy crank phones, join as members, and pay yearly dues while relying on a manual switchboard and party lines. The article notes impending modern dial systems planned to replace several rural exchanges by 1975.
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Welfare rolls dip in 1973 as costs rise modestly
The 1973 fiscal year saw 14.8 million people on public assistance, down 1.0 percent from 1972. Welfare costs reached 19.4 billion, up 6 percent, with most reductions among the elderly and general assistance. AFDC declined slightly to 10.9 million, after a sharp rise the year before. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the only living monarch born in the United States.
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Scuba diver rescues family from burning home in Richfield
Alan Burke 19 uses scuba gear to navigate smoke filled Richfield home to wake his mother Peggy and sister Christy and guide them to safety. Fire Chief says equipment critical to escape as damage tops ten thousand dollars.
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