Fallout from China Nuke Hit Sparks Public Health Watch
Federal officials say the recent Chinese atomic explosion fallout does not threaten U S public health. Health experts urge washing homegrown fruits and vegetables and monitor milk for contamination as a precaution amid low radiation levels and EPA guideline margins.
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James H. Rubin
Associated Press
Washington
United States
China
Pacific
Environmental Protection Agency
Earth
Monsanto halts PCB production amid environmental concerns
Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Co. said it will withdraw PCB dielectric fluids from the U.S. market by Oct 31 next year. The firm cited public fear over water contamination and environmental persistence, noting earlier cutbacks and a plan to give manufacturers time to switch materials.
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ST. Louis
Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Co
Monsanto
U.S
Harbison
Landmark Kepone Pollution Fines Hit Four Parties in James River
U S District Judge Merhige ordered Allied Chemical 13 2 million for 940 Kepone and toxin discharges into the James River Life Science Products 3 8 million is uncollectible as it has no assets Two former Allied employees Moore and Hundtofte fined 25000 each and given five year probation Kepone caused a fishery and public health crisis prompting a fishing ban and possible Chesapeake Bay extension.
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Richmond, Va
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Robert R. Merhige
Allied Chemical Corp
James River
Life Science Products Co
Kepone
Allied
Life Science Products
William P. Moore
Virgil Hundtofte
State Health Department
Gov. Mills Godwin
Chesapeake Bay
Muskie on Monks Senate and voter apathy in Maine
Senator Edmund Muskie warns that voter apathy and a changed ballot threaten the two party system. He notes campaign spending and media buys in his bid for a fourth term against Robert Monks. He cites the 1971 big box ballot change as weakening party distinctions and urges turnout at upcoming elections.
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Larry Stains
Edmund Muskie
Washington
Journal
Main Street
Saco
Sen
Muskie
Robert Monks
Monks
Maine
Second presidential debate set for San Francisco slugfest
Carter vows to slug it out with Ford in the 9:30 p.m. EDT San Francisco debate on foreign and defense policy at the Palace of Fine Arts. Ford aides expect tough questions, including the Butz resignation and Mayaguez incident, with networks and PBS televising.
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San Francisco
Imeny Carter
Ford
White House
Palace of Fine Arts
Public Broadcasting Service
Earl Butz
General Accounting Office
Mayaguez
Butz
U.S
United Nations
William Scranton
Tonight's Second Debate Spotlight on Defense and Policy
Ford and Carter clash over defense spending and Kissinger leadership as they face tough questions on foreign policy. GAO critique of the Mayaguez handling looms, while economic issues remain central to the campaign with both camps claiming victory. Investigations and cautious TV tactics shape a potentially sharper exchange than the first debate.
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Nessen
Ford
Jim Karaya
League of Women Voters
Henry A. Kissinger
Carter
Kissinger
U.S
White House
Associated Press
Ron Nelsen
General Accounting Office
Mayaguez
Ford Administration
GAO
Congress
Cambodia
Philadelphia
Ord
On This Date in History October 6 1976
On this date in 1683 the first German settlers arrived in Philadelphia. In 1890 a Mormon conference in Salt Lake City abolished polygamy. In 1927 The Jazz Singer opened signaling talkies. In 1973 heavy fighting between Israeli and Arab forces erupted on Israel front lines with Egypt and Syria. Bicentennial note recalls Manhattan capture era planning en trenched on Harlem Heights.
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America
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Utah
al Jolson
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Manhattan Island
George Washington
Harlem Heights
Maine Governor withholds endorsement in Ford bid
President Ford seeks endorsement from Maine Governor James Longley who says no decision yet. Longley waits on Carter stance, hints he may skip endorsing a presidential candidate this year.
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Ford
James Longley
Maine
Longley
Jimmy Carter
Ford and UAW Reach Tentative Three Year Contract
Ford Motor Co and about 170 000 UAW members tentatively settle on a three year work contract. Union President Leonard Woodcock and Vice President Ken Bannon appeared displeased as Woodcock read a brief statement and declined to comment on negotiations, the strike, or terms.
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
Leonard Woodcock
Ken Bannon
Woodcock
Diplomacy quip graces Today’s newspaper page
A light hearted item appears in Today’s paper with a cartoon caption about diplomacy. The note plays on telling a boss he has an open mind rather than holes in his head. The page includes sections like Dear Abby and editorials.
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Bernard Cohen
University of Pittsburgh
Scaife Nuclear Laboratory
Colorado
James Liverman
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
Earle H. Harbison Jr
Specialty Chemicals Division
Merhige
Senate
Ed Muskie
Presi
Dent Nixon
Ed Bean
Biddeford
Peo
John Ewing
Donald M. Rothberg
Mike Duval
Walter R. Mears
Gerald Ford
Southern
Africa
The
Journa
New England
Rts
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