Ribicoff Backed by Stennis Allies on School Desegregation
Senator Abraham Ribicoff urged Northern liberals to endorse Stennis desegregation standards, arguing de facto northern segregation is as unbalanced as Southern de jure segregation. He signaled support for a uniform federal desegregation rule while opposing broad busing limits, drawing praise from Southern conservatives and cautious questions from Javits and Mondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times News Service
Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Senate
Connecticut
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
United States
Sen. Stennis
Ribigoff
Ribicoff
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Richard B. Russell
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Spessard L. Holland
Florida
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Stennis
Board of Education
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
North
Nixon Proposes Broad Pollution Control and Grants Plan
President Nixon asked Congress for a sweeping environmental program crediting water and air pollution controls. The plan would set national air quality standards, extend authority to intrastate waters, and allow fines up to 10000 dollars per day for violations. It includes 4 billion in grants for municipal waste treatment and a new environmental financing authority to fund matching grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Advan
Federal Treasury
National Emissiun
National
Edgartown
Coast Guard
Swiss bankers tied to multimillion U.S. fraud scheme
Federal authorities allege two Swiss bankers aided a network of shadow companies in a complex fraud that funneled over a million dollars into secret Swiss accounts before exposure. Prominent lawyer Francis N. Rosenbaum and Andrew L. Stone received ten-year terms. Evelyn Price and Robert B. Bregman got five years. Companies Chromeralt Corp and Alsee Inc were fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Francis N. Rosenbaum
Andrew Ll. Stone
St. Davis
Stone
Evelyn Price
St. Louis
Robert B. Bregman
Bregman Electronics, Inc
New York
Chromeralt Corp
Alsee, Inc
Akron
Ghia
Senator Sees Defense Theft of $10 Billion
Senator William Proxmire accused the Pentagon of stealing $10 billion from the peace dividend amid Nixon era defense cuts. He cited a pattern of inflated costs, with $10 billion absorbed by pay raises and inflation, and another $10 billion redirected by military services. A separate case described involves Stone and Regenbaum, Navy contractors using dummy subcontractors and Swiss bankers to funnel forged bills and siphon funds from defense work.
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Washington
Sen
Wiliam Proxmire
Pentagon
Nixon
Proxmire
Senate
Drumimy
United States
Nagy
Stone
Rosenbaum
Wero
Virus Lassa Fever Halted Research After Fatal Outbreaks
American doctors report a highly virulent virus named Lassa Fever, linked to three missionary nurses in Nigeria and two Yale lab workers, with two nurses and one lab worker dying. Researchers at Yale, Columbia, and West Africa traced the virus from blood samples, noting cross border dangers and high fatality, and call for maximum security labs for any future work.
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New York Times
New York
Nigeria
Yale University
Yale
Columbia University
West Africa
Guinea
Columbia
Jordi Casals
Casals
Sonja Buckley
Lassa
Sahara
Church of the Brethren
Laura Wine
Sudan
Piineo
Nice
Buckley
Wilbur G. Downs
Columbia-Presbyterian
Casal
Miss Pinnep
Rochester
Miss Pinnea
Wven
Juan Roman
York
Downs
Avalanche kills 42 in French ski resort as blizzard racks Alps
In Val dIsere a massive avalanche from one of the region s worst blizzards buried a small hotel and a vacation center. Forty two dead and more than 50 injured as winds up to 60 mph pushed snow across Mt Lalaise and a national highway. Rescue amid near zero visibility and widespread panic followed.
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Val D'Sere
France
Alps
Swiss
Geneva
Europe
Austria
Val d'Isere
Union of Fresh Air Centers
Mt. Lalaise
Les Lessieres
Jean-Claude Kinly
Marielle
Christine Goit- Schel
Val d'Tsere
Agence France- Presse
Tignes
Record size pumped storage plant eyed in Berkshire or Connecticut
Northeast Utilities officials discuss a proposed pumped storage hydroelectric plant possibly in Sheffield Massachusetts or Canaan Connecticut that could surpass Northfield Mountain as the largest of its kind. Estimated cost near 180 to 200 million dollars, with land acquisition aimed by negotiation rather than eminent domain.
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Hie Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Berkshire
Sheffield
Connecticut
Canaan
Charles Bragg
Northeast Utilities
Northfield Mountain
Connecticut River
Massachusetts
Northfield
Bragg
Western Mass
Rhetric Co
Sidney Q. Curtiss
R-Sheffield
Curtiss
Northeast
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Rite
Nance
Treasury
Stone and
Regenbaum
Dsininy
By Lawrence K. Altman
Miss Shaw
Lily Pinneo
Miss Pinneo
Lagos
Stanley O. Foster
U.S. Public Health Service
Heart Service
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Pinney
Chamonix
Argentiere
Montels Pass
Wilbur Downe
Yale Laboratory
Aid
Americas
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