Landfill PCB worries persist despite no water pollution found
State water biologist James Morse reports no surface or ground water contamination from PCBs at the Bennington landfill but warns of long half life and long term risk. Jard Co reports dumping about 60,000 capacitors yearly, mostly intact, while suspecting lagoon sewage as the true source. company aims to incinerate most waste off state.
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Bennington
James Morse
Jard Co
Jard
Richard Rollins
Rollins
Morse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State Solid Waste Division
Lebanese Moslems propose fight freeze in Lebanon war
In Beirut the leftist Moslems propose a one week halt of military actions if a new president is elected, amid U S mediation by L Dean Brown. Syria pressures persist, Arafat orders restraint, Jumblatt analyzes a Syria backed peace stance, 17 000 Syrian troops sit along the border while truce terms keep militias in place.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
U.S
L. Dean Brown
Yasser Arafat
Annahar
Arafat
Syria
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Nationwide strikes halt transport and industry across the country
A crippling set of strikes by truckers, NBC technicians, newswriters, and city workers paralyzed transportation and production nationwide. Amid stalled talks and a looming 400,000 Teamsters walkout, New York avoided a transit strike after a late agreement, while striking San Francisco workers defied a court order.
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New York City
Teamsters
NBC
San Francisco
Anheuser- Busch
Bill McIntyre
Trucking Employers Inc
Teamsters Shot At During Ongoing Transit Talks
In the first hours of a nationwide strike, Teamsters truckers faced gunfire in Michigan and Ohio as negotiators resume talks at Arlington Park Hilton. About 400,000 drivers are involved, with Illinois largely unaffected as 40,000 Chicago area drivers continue to roll. Police report a shooting incident near Grand Rapids and a shot at a Detroit-area truck with no damage. Labor Secretary Usery mediates amid high tensions and a union election year pressure.
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Arlington Heights
UPI
Michigan
Ohio
Teamsters
Illinois
Chicago
Cleveland
Paul Allan
Marilla
N.Y
Allan
U.S. 131
Grand Rapids
Mich
Detroit
Arlington Park Hilton
W.J. Usery
Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Bill McIntyre
Trucking Employers Inc
TEI
Harwood to Seek Senate Seat in Vermont Race
Former state Senator Madeline Harwood of Manchester announced plans to run for the Vermont Senate seat she vacated to pursue Congress. She cited funds and service to the state, stating she would prefer Senate service and may align with Buckley’s gubernatorial plans, though Buckley’s intentions remain uncertain.
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Manchester
Madeline Harwood
Congress
Vermont
Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Harwood
John S. Burgess
James M. Jeffords
Jeffords
Republican National
T. Garry Buckley
Buckley
New Jersey court grants Quinlan right to die if recovery is impossible
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 7 0 that Karen Quinlan may be disconnected from life support if doctors and a hospital ethics committee agree there is no reasonable chance of recovery. Her father visits the comatose daughter as legal matters loom, with doctors and officials weighing appeals and consent.
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New Jersey
Karen Quinlan
Trenton
N.J
UPI
Karen Ann Quinlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Joseph Quinlan
Roxbury
Karen
Paul Armstrong
Quinlan
Armstrong
Miss Quinlan
High Court
Richard J. Hughes
St. Clare’s Hospital
William Hyland
U.S. Supreme Court
Brendan T. Byrne
Julius Korein
New York University Medical School
Prices Rise in March Wholesale Index Edges Up
Washington reports March wholesale prices up 0.2 percent as industrial goods and processed foods lift the index, while farm product prices drop 1 percent. The revised figures show slight fluctuations over five months, with the index at 179.8 and March prices 5.5 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Salem drug story and railroad umbrella doubts
Inside pages cover a mix of national and local items. Conrail extends its umbrella over seven rail lines while a historian questions Salem’s drug narrative. Local briefs discuss Blue Law revisions, garden club bicentennial plans, and Merck Forest tours among other notes.
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Conrail
Salem
Buckley
Garden Club
Merck Forest
Tom Braden
George Connelly
Postal Service
Arlington Blood
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Petersburg
United Press International
Ford
New York
Transport Workers Union Executive Board
Teamsters’ Union National
Holmes and
St. Johnsbury
Merrill Transport Co
Londonderry
Children’s Aid Society
Wae
Hfcs
Hoosick Falls
Isabel Gwinn
Spain
Cavaliers
Arlines
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