SST Forces underestimated strength of its opponents
Washington groups led by Friends of the Earth, Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and the Wilderness Society joined into a large coalition against the SST. Despite hopes the conservation groups were amateurs, the alliance matched and outmaneuvered industry and labor powers with long lobbying experience.
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Oir
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SST
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Senate vote sinks SST impact hits Boeing jobs
Washington and Seattle react as the Senate kills the SST program with a 51 to 46 vote. Boeing moves 7,000 SST staff to other work as 165,000 Washington residents face unemployment, many around Seattle. Officials weigh environmental and economic stakes amid national debate.
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UPI
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Senate
Boeing Co
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White House
Boeing
Puget Sound
Seattle
Lowell P. Mickelwall
Questions of safety raised regarding newest fad toy
United Press International reports a rising safety debate over a new plastic ball toy linked by a central ring. FDA warnings cite possible injuries from shattering fragments and fire risk from focusing sunlight.
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FDA
New York
Detroit
Chicago
National Society For the Prevention of
National Safety Council
Toy Safety Division
Bennington Banner T . Business
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
Grateful immigrant wills estate to U S government
Bertrand Larramendy a grateful immigrant left his estate to the United States government in his last will and testament filed in Sacramento California. The terse document states I am extremely grateful and desire the government to benefit from my property.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Bertrand Larramendy
United States of America
Larramendy
Joe Ferreira
France
United States
California
Plumas County
Ferreira
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Jones and Five Easy Pieces Shine in Oscar Buzz
James Earl Jones earns a best acting nomination for The Great White Hope and heads a strong slate with Jack Nicholson also nominated for Five Easy Pieces. Karen Black also secures a nod as the film at Harte Theatre showcases two-title double bill with showings at 8 p.m. and 7 and 9:15 p.m.
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James Earl Jones
Jones
Martin Ritt
Williamstown
Jack Nicholson
Nicholson
Karen Black
Alioto demands immediate trial in bribery case
San Francisco mayor Joseph L. Alioto vows to push for a speedy trial on federal bribery and mail fraud charges calling the case a political maneuver. He seeks transfer to San Francisco to continue as mayor during proceedings and faces arraignment set for April 1 in Seattle.
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UPI
Joseph L. Alioto
Alioto
Seattle
Washington State
Nixon Administration
Look Magazine
Roy Taliaferro
Jack Hushen
Justice Department
Taliaferro
John Mitchell
Israel Ready to Return Some Territory in Border Talks
Israel may concede on several areas while keeping key strategic zones in any final border agreement. The plans outline possible transfers in the Sinai and Golan Heights, Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, with retained enclaves and economic links to Egypt and Jordan.
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Jerusalem
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