Nerve Gas Train Trains Reach Final Leg Toward Sea
Two military trains carrying deadly nerve gas rockets cleared major cities and pressed toward Sunny Point Military Terminal in North Carolina for ocean disposal. The 24 car Richmond train and 46 car Anniston train traversed scenic routes with crowds watching, despite safety warnings.
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United Press International
Richmond
Arsenal
Appalachia
Spartanburg
S.C
Anniston
Ala
Athens
Clinton
Sunny Point Military Terminal
Willmington
N.C
Atlantic
Atlanta
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Carolinas
Macon
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Ronnie Thompson
Thompson
Norton
James Sturgill
Bremen
John Stembridge
North Carolina
UPI
Blue Grass Army Depot
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Cooper Attacks ABM Expansion Plan in Senate Debate
Sen. John Sherman Cooper denounces Defense Department plans to add Whiteman and Warren to the ABM Safeguard program. He co sponsors Hart in seeking to cap Safeguard at Grand Forks North Dakota and Malstrom Air Force Base Montana. The vote is set for Wednesday with a close forecast and a $322.2 million cut slated in the bill.
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Washington
UPI
John Sherman Cooper
Defense Department
Cooper
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Grand Forks
N.C
Malstrom Afb
Mont
Whiteman Afb
Warren Afb
Wye
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Elman urges radical reform of regulatory agencies
FTC commissioner Philip Elman denounces mediocrity in federal agencies and calls for sweeping change including eliminating most regulators and stripping judicial authority. He proposes one commissioner per agency, and accountability through presidential or congressional firing, in a valedictory prepared for the American Bar Association antitrust section.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Philip Elman
Elman
FTC
Congress
American Bar Association
Federal Trade Commission
Woodford Tackles Pollution Problem
Woodford faces a water pollution issue with ongoing investigations. Town Health Officer Mrs. Helen Gibney scheduled state tests after high bacteria levels appeared in Woodford Lake and several wells. State officials collected 11 samples. results due tomorrow will guide steps. Dye tests on homes’ sewers will check for improper installations.
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Woodford
Ken Senecal
District Environmental Commission
Woodford Lake
Helen Gibney
Woodford Hollow
Gibney
State Water Resources Board
William Lauzon
Senate approves plan to combat alcoholism
Washington reports the Senate, led by Sen. Harold E. Hughes, approved a plan treating alcoholism as a disease and proposing up to 395 million dollars for three years for research and local treatment centers for offenders. House hearings were not scheduled before vacation.
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House
Washington
UPI
Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Inside Plans for Methodist Church Art Show
Editorial notes, on Page 3, outlines forthcoming Methodist Church art show details and exhibitions. Highlights pending artist participation and potential community outreach implications within the church’s cultural programming.
Amendment Passes House on Equal Rights for Women
The House approved the equal rights amendment 350 to 15, with proponent Martha Griffiths and Alice Paul key figures. The measure seeks equality under the law regardless of sex, potentially affecting draft eligibility and women’s employment protections.
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United States
House
Senate
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Alice Paul
Celler
Judiciary Committee
Major Overhaul of State Welfare Department Proposed
Social Welfare Commissioner Betit unveiled a plan for a major overhaul to simplify structure and cut bureaucratic layers. Provisional implementation begins Sept. 1 with a move toward a merged human services agency next January. The plan shifts deputy welfare to a second in command role and expands divisions from five to seven, creating new blind and administrative services, while empowering district directors with more decision making.
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Montpelier
UPI
Betit
Human Resources Agency
Family Services
Bett
Vermont
Health and Welfare
Alaska
Social Welfare
Department
Bennington Voters Cast Ballots At Multiple Locations
North Bennington residents vote at McCullough Firehouse from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on charter surrender. Beech Street Firehouse hosts Bennington Rural Fire District voters from noon to 8 p.m. on charter. Townwide election for three interim selectmen runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. All residents vote at Bennington Elementary School except those on the North Bennington check list who vote at McCullough Firehouse.
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North Bennington
McCullough
Bennington Rural
Beech Street
Bennington
Harrington Pushes Stricter Discipline At Mt Anthony Board
Mt Anthony Union High School District faced a heated meeting as new member Lawrence E. Harrington attacked attendance, discipline, and a policy allowing seniors to leave campus. He urged tighter controls on smoking and teacher accountability while other board members debated property plans for a second vocational house and updated student behavior rules.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
MAUHS
Lawrence E
Moe’’ Harrington
Harrington
Edith Johnson
Richard Johnson
Robert Houle
David Adler
Houle
Building Committee
Clyde Burgess
Stephen H. Gilman
Gilman
James Shea
Adler
House
Charles W. Keir
Mexico to ban quickie divorces for foreigners
Mexico City government announced plans to submit legislation to Congress to outlaw quickie divorces for foreigners. The law would bar non permanent residents from obtaining divorces in Mexican courts, targeting recent certificates of residence issued in Ciudad Juarez. Divorces in Juarez have been completed in as little as 24 hours for some foreigners.
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Mexico City
UPI
Congress
Mexico
Ciudad Juarez
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U.S. Military Academy
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