Scientist warns DDT ban could trigger mass world starvation
Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug told reporters that banning DDT and other agricultural chemicals would unleash mass hunger and disease worldwide. He warned ecologists would push bans on other pest controls, risking famine for 1.5 billion people. He spoke after testifying at an EPA hearing on a proposed DDT ban.
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Washington
UPI
Norman E. Borlaug
Borlaug
Iowa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Mexico
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Gunmen Blow Up Belfast Pumping Station Threatening Water
Gunmen exploded a Belfast reservoir pumping station amid a water shortage, injuring a tank and prompting rationing. Officials warned supply cuts could last days while four days of heavy rain would be needed to lift restrictions. Extra British troops, now totaling about 1,500, were ordered to Northern Ireland with arrival expected within two weeks.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ulster
West coast dockers end strike after Bridges call
The 15,000 West Coast ILWU dockworkers return to work following Harry Bridges telegrams directing an end to the walkout. Federal court orders had been used to back to work actions, while East Gulf Coast dockers and coal miners continued strikes. Bridges says the key contracting issue remains: ILWU control over containers packing near docks after June 30.
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Harry Bridges
Nixon
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
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East
White House
Heis
New York
Washington
Four Dozer Operators Die In Brush Fire Near Summerland
Four bulldozer operators were killed when trapped by an advancing brush fire in Summerland California as 1,000 firefighters battled a 3 400 acre blaze. Two other firefighters were seriously burned but in good condition. The fire, likely started by arson, destroyed seven homes and forced evacuations while containment grew to about 70 percent.
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Summerland
Calif
U.S. Forest Service
Italian gang botches armored car heist over missing key
In Rome, a five hundred thousand dollar post office cash heist failed when would‑be thieves found the armored car doors locked and realized the key was with a man on the post office floor. Four workers and the driver hid as two outside attempted to force the lock. Police did not reveal which captive held the key.
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Rome
UPI
Quadruple wedding on Saturday in San Bernardino
Justin Hand will escort four daughters to the altar in one ceremony at St Anne's Church. Judy, Janice, Joan, and Jeannette Hund marry four grooms including an Air Force pilot and local residents. A shared wedding party and four cakes accompany the mass wedding.
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Jane
Hunds
Leo
San Bernardino
Jeannette
Larry Hyder
Foe renews bombardment around Krek bases
North Vietnamese artillery renewed attacks on allied bases around the Cambodian town of Krek and on the South Vietnamese side of the border. Bases hit included a South Vietnamese position in Krek and Camp Alpha, recently freed from a 10 day siege. U S. Fire Base Pace near the border endured 50 rounds in ten volleys with no casualties reported as B52s and gunships kept pressure on the area.
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UPS
Krek
Camp Alpha
U.S
Pace
Thien Ngon
South Vietnam
Trang Bang
Hau Nghai Province
7Th Infantry Division
At the Movies Harte Theatre and Local Screens
Sean Connery stars in The Anderson Tapes as a slick safecracker in a Robert Weitman production rated GP. Bananas and Where's Poppa? headline College Cinema, with Bananas by Woody Allen. Summer of 42 at Cinema Theatre stars Gary Grimes and Jennifer O'Neill, rated not yet determined but deemed nonviolent and highly praised. Also covered are Blood Mania and Blood of Dracula's Castle at North Hoosick drive-in. War news covers Allied advances near Saigon, with Viet Cong losses, and U S Phantom fighter squadrons withdrawal reducing local air power.
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Anderson
Alan King
Robert Weitman
Poppa
Woody Allen
Ruth Gordon
Gary Grimes
Hermie
Jennifer O'Neill
Angel
North Hoosick Drive-In
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