U S to assist in study of why continents move
The United States joins a 52 nation effort to map continental drift and plate tectonics. The six year program aims to explain mountain building, ore formation, oil basins, and earthquake patterns, seeking a national funding plan near 60 million dollars annually. The effort centers on North American and Pacific plate interactions, including San Andreas movement and deep geophysical surveys using dual wavelength lasers and deep vibration arrays.
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Walter Sullivan
N.Y
Geodynamics Committee
National Academy of Sciences
White House
Geological Survey
Philip Handler
Academy
H. Guyford Stever
National Science Foundation
Pacific Plate
North America
San Andreas
California
Utah
Nevada
North American
Nazca
South America
Vermont poverty chief urges higher welfare standards
Vermont War on Poverty chief Francis McFaun pressed Gov. Salmon and Human Services Secretary Davis to raise welfare standards to match living costs. He cited four-person families earning under 4,000 yearly, urged a public hearing on rent rules, warned of possible evictions, and noted aid programs have not kept pace since the 1960s. A food crisis coalition will meet Oct. 5 to tackle shortages. He asked funding be raised to 100 percent until January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFaun
Vermont
Davis
Welfare Department
Vermont Food Crisis Coalition
McFain
End of the Interstate System Nears Completion
The 42,500 mile Interstate Highway System is near completion with 98 percent finished or under construction. The final bill totals 76 billion dollars. Backers hail it as the finest highway system. critics call it a government cornucopia for the highway lobby. The plan shifts a portion of funds to mass transit in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Buckhorn
Washington
UPI
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connecticut
Claude S. Brinegar
Nixon
New England Commission approves fuel studies funding
The New England Regional Commission authorized 385000 for energy studies and programs to address regional fuel problems, while approval of a 1974 budget lowers administrative costs to 586000. Gov. Meldrim Thomson of New Hampshire, a critic, was persuaded not to resign. The energy plan includes conservation studies, emergency procedures, and regional environmental standards. The commission also targets fish walls on the Connecticut River and housing money reshuffle with HUD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
New England Regional Commission
Commission
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Thomson
New England
Congress
Federal Power Commission
New England Electric Companies
Connecticut River
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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