Muskegon land application system uses wastewater to grow crops
The Muskegon County Wastewater Management System uses land treatment with six components, including collection, lagoons, aeration, irrigation land, soil filtration, and drainage. It treats 27 mgd, costs about $44 million, saves on conventional costs, and yields higher crop production while reducing discharges into Lake Michigan.
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Muskegon County
Mich
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Eee de Ae
Pennsylvania State University
Kardos
den Solenailiy
Com
Stor Lagdon
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell E. Train
Muskegon System
Park Rapids Wins 460000 Grant For Industrial Park Work
The city receives 460000 from the federal EDA and Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission to install sewer mains upgrade an access road and related park improvements. Park Rapids will add about 134000 from local sources including a 30000 assessment and 40000 water fund transfer with the remaining 70000 financed by general obligation bonds. The column asks Bemidji to consider a similar compromise for its industrial park.
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Park Rapids
Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Upper
City Water Fund
Bemidji
Bemidji Development Corporation
BDC
Kissinger to be kept close as Carter names Vance
The column notes Cyrus Vance will be secretary of state under President-elect Carter while Henry Kissinger’s status remains unresolved. It jokes about keeping Kissinger near power, with Air Force One and Secret Service, and suggests a large State Department office to maintain instant access for questions Kissinger may have sparked in past dealings.
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Jimmy Carter
Cyrus Vance
Henry Kissinger
Henry
China
Kissinger
Hong Kong
Carter
Betty Ford
Plains
Soviet Union
Siberia
U.S
United States
Secret Service
Air Force One
Ford
Mr. Kissinger
State Department
Cy Vance
Sri Lanka
Study backs direct cash for poor families under tax plan
Rand Corp. finds a $10.1 billion negative income tax could lift up to 74 percent of poor families above the $5,000 poverty line. Loss of work hours would be under 1 percent, with cost shared by Treasury and admin savings unlikely. The plan might replace AFDC, Food Stamps, and SSI, while state welfare roles grow.
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Lee Mitgang
NEW York
Rand Corp
Carter
Nixon
Congress
Rand
Commerce Department
U. S. Treasury
James R. Hosek
Hosek
Wilson Secret Korea Ties Highlight Congressional Probe
Congressman Charles Wilson met KCIA chief Shin Jik Soo in Seoul last April in a session tied to the U.S. probe of South Korean influence peddling. Wilson defended Park regime, denounced Fraser inquiry, and cited his Korean-born wife as a key influence while denying gifts or improper influence.
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Washington
Charles Wilson
D.calif
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Seoul
United States
Congress
Shin Jik Soo
KCIA
Wilson
California
Chung Hee Park
Hyun Bock Chang
Park
Korea
Armed Services Committee
Fraser
Sun Myung Moon
U.S
Shin
Moon
Charlie
States limit highway salt to save money and curb pollution
Northeast and Midwest states plan to use less salt and spread more carefully this winter to save costs and protect the environment. Vermont disagrees and aims for bare and safe roads while others cut salt by up to 10 to 20 percent.
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Associated Press
Northeast
Midwest
Vermont
Highway Department
Robert Fraser
Kale
Vene Eers
Louis O’brien
Maine
Martin C. Rissel
Utah
Michigan
Eav
New Hampshire
Robert Hogan
Massachusetts
Ohio
Kansas
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