Sun shade fading as aerosol gases threaten ozone
A government panel warns fluorocarbons in aerosol sprays may be eroding the earths ozone layer, risking thousands of skin cancer cases yearly. It urges a ban within three years, despite product shortages, noting 60 percent of aerosols rely on fluorocarbons mainly in hair sprays and deodorants. The report calls for more research while flagging urgent environmental and health stakes.
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Weicker to seek rerun of N H Senate race
Senate debate on New Hampshire contest moves to daily sessions toward a pivotal vote next Tuesday at 5 p.m. Senator Weicker seeks to declare the seat vacant and return the dispute to New Hampshire, amid a Rules Committee deadlock on recounts and ballot questions. Republican Wyman supporters urge Senate to let voters decide. Democrat Durkin backers say the Constitution requires Senate judgment.
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Gen Lee citizenship survives amnesty bid
House judiciary subcommittee voted 3-1 to restore the citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The bill moved to the full committee after Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman failed to attach a general amnesty for all who renounced citizenship to protest the Vietnam War. Lee swore allegiance on Oct 2, 1865, but died five years later without regaining citizenship. Senate had approved the restoration on April 10. two-thirds House vote needed for final passage.
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OPEC delegates plan to raise oil prices in October
Oil ministers from 13 OPEC nations ended a three day conference by announcing plans to increase fuel prices and sever petroleum's link to the dollar on Oct 1. They will decide the size of the rise at a Sept 24 Vienna meeting with hints of a 10 to 30 percent move.
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Nimbus F launches to polar orbit from Vandenberg California
Nimbus F, a $60 million weather satellite, lifted on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg AFB to a polar orbit. It will pass over all regions twice daily and relay data on storms, cloud properties, ocean currents, wind and rainfall to improve early warnings for hurricanes and other weather events.
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Governors reject Edwards energy plan at conference vote
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards touted a dig and drill energy program but failed to win support from 37 governors at the National Governors Conference. A clash over gas and oil price controls and Outer Continental Shelf exploration ended in a 27 to 11 defeat, with Vermont's Thomas Salmon urging voluntary conservation and a potential tax-regulation mix if needed.
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Hathaway Confirmed Nominee Amid Environmental Fight
The Senate confirmed former governor Stanley Hathaway as secretary of the Senate by a 60 to 3 vote after reversing an earlier decision that would have sent the nomination back to committee by 54 to 40. Environmental groups and Senate leaders accused Hathaway of favoring industry exploitation of Wyoming's resources over environmental values during his governorship.
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Money bill clears Senate veterans set to receive checks
The supplemental appropriations bill clears the Senate after a May 22 hold in a railroad funding dispute. It includes 256.4 million for veterans compensation and education benefits due June 1, 900,000 veterans already receiving June payments, and 884 million to continue the food stamp program.
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Massachusetts antibusing amendment nears ballot approval
Massachusetts legislators move an antibusing amendment toward the 1978 ballot with near final approval in a 175 to 73 vote by a joint House Senate Constitutional Convention. The measure seeks to ban race based school assignments, with further convention votes needed in 1976 or 1977.
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Kevin B. Harrington
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