Nuclear stockpiles cited for US USSR and China
The International Institute for Strategic Studies says the United States and the Soviet Union each hold enough nuclear weapons to deter strikes. It notes China has conducted 18 tests since 1964 and likely possesses 200 to 300 bombs as it develops ICBMs, including a rocket with about 8,000 mile range.
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Kennedy urges tougher crime fight with funds and strikes
Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged federal funding and mandatory minimum penalties to speed crime prosecutions. He cited 1960s jail odds dropping to one in 100, calling for change. Separately, anti nuclear demonstrators face contempt charges for Seabrook protest.
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UPI
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Priest urges U S to halt aid to Latin regimes
An American priest who was jailed in Argentina amid Latin American political violence urges the United States to suspend foreign aid to nations that deny human dignity. Rev. James M. Weeks, recalling beatings and threats during Aug arrest, says clergy aiding the poor face repression as a military dictatorship tightens control. He notes 700 plus deaths, including priests, since the regime seized power last year and cites the detention of five seminarians. Weeks advocates U S action and cites embassy and political figures backing his release.
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Latin America
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Buenos Aires
Edward M. Kennedy
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Cancer hazard feared from plowing method
SAN FRANCISCO UPI A government chemist warns that plowing nitrogen fertilizer with certain widely used pesticides can create nitrosoatrazine a potentially cancer causing chemical. Dr Philip C Kearney of USDA warns further studies are needed to determine significance. The issue involves atrazine and nitrogen fertilizer forming nitrite under soil conditions.
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Kosygin Missing Prompted New Deputy Appointment
Moscow report says Kosygin remained unaccounted for after a routine Moscow airport send-off ceremony. A new deputy was appointed as the situation unfolded, with officials confirming the change in the leadership lineup amid ongoing search efforts.
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Air charter plan cuts restrictions
Washington reports CAB adopts Advanced Booking Charter rules for a five year trial to cut fares. Customers must buy tickets via independent charter broker 30 days before flight, with no hotel or car rental. Applies to European and domestic flights. refunds available if substitute found.
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EPA to study Kepone dredging in James River
EPA plans a joint study with the Army Corps of Engineers on dredging Kepone sediments from the James River Virginia The agency also weighs designating Kepone as a hazardous substance Prompting governors Godwin and Mandel to seek cleanup and cost recovery EPA moves follow Kepone contamination at Life Science Products Co Hopewell plant closure and December fishing ban
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August Prices Decline in WPI. Farm Costs Drag Down CPI
The Labor Department reports August Wholesale Price Index fell 0.1 percent as farm prices dropped 2.9 percent, while industrial prices rose 0.7 percent. Grains pork and cotton led the farm price decline, contributing to a lower inflation outlook. In Moscow Kosygin missed Brezhnev departures amid illness rumors and a senior promotion reshaped the leadership, elevating Nikolai Tikhonov to first deputy prime minister alongside Kyrill Mazurov.
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EPA lax in enforcing chlordane ban, Audubon says
Massachusetts Audubon Society accuses the EPA of dereliction in enforcing the 1975 chlordane ban on termite pesticide. Veliscol Chemical allegedly continued production past the cutoff, selling stock until December 24, and the EPA is blamed for political pressure from the chemical industry and inaction. Allen Morgan calls for a federal probe into Velisicol and EPA ties as cancer risks noted in lab tests are cited.
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Mediation urged as Lebanon factions seek Sarkis peace plan
In Beirut, Sidon, and Tripoli fighting continues as rival groups including Syria press for a peace settlement drafted before Elias Sarkis takes office in three weeks. Sources say Sarkis met with Syrian Christian and Palestinian leaders and is optimistic about a framework. At least 18 killed and 31 wounded in Beirut clashes, eight Sudanese peacekeepers injured. Syrian troops reportedly back in Jezzine to bolster Christian shelling near Sidon.
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Windmill to power Rhode Island phone needs offshore
An experimental windmill joint venture between Ma Bell and Mother Nature will begin supplying New England Telephone on Block Island. It is expected to generate about 22 000 kilowatt hours per year to power the central office and a microwave tower 12 miles to the mainland. The project, supported by the State Public Utilities Commission, may become a model for private power producers and utilities in New England. The turbine was built by Zephyr Wind Dynamo Co. of Brunswick, Maine.
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New England Regional Commission awaits New Hampshire aid decision
A spokesman said NERC awaits New Hampshire’s plan to repay $10,000 owed. A Commerce Department report urged NERC to examine the repayment, noting auditors found funds used to pay salaries of employees in non energy areas.
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