Smog and Smoke Shape America’s Air Crisis
A sweeping look at urban air pollution in the United States traces how vehicles and smokestacks foul the skies, the evolving controls from cities like Pittsburgh and Los Angeles to federal Clean Air Act steps, and the rising health concerns from asthma to choking fumes across multiple states. The piece notes Denver, Chicago, New York, and other metropolises facing smog, inversions, and policy challenges while highlighting innovative monitoring systems in Chicago and the broader national impact of polluted air.
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John Barbour
Associated Press
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America
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Denver
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Lake Michigan
London
England
Smog
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St. Louis
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Basin
Congress
S. Smith
Selbyville
Del
Bishop
Ticonderoga
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Shoreham
Lake Champlain
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nia
China
Africa
Carl Sandburg
Alcoholism Picnic at Independence Announces Aug 21
The state hospital for alcoholism sponsors a public picnic at Independence picnic grounds at noon Sunday August 21. Russell Wilson chair of the Iowa commission on alcoholism board of control will explain a new program to combat alcoholism. Tickets via Citizens Committee on Alcoholism 366-2431.
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The
State Hospital For Alcoholism
Independence
Russell Wilson
Iowa Commission On Alcoholism Board of Control
Citizens Committee On Alcoholism
Canned Screams Deflate in South Africa Debut
Australian canned screams device designed for women attackers failed to impress in Johannesburg. John Brodie of the Australian trade commission sent a sample can named Aida to South Africa, but customs released the compressed air and left only squeaks, dampening hopes for sales.
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Johann Beoburg
South Africa
Australian Trade Commission
John Brodie
Brodie
Jockey Statue Missing From Kentucky Restaurant Site
In Lerlington Kentucky a jockey statue dressed in full riding gear was last seen in front of a restaurant. Police describe the statue as about 40 inches tall and valued at 300 dollars. The investigation continues.
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Lerington
Jackey
Granddaughter and Grandmother Tie Double Wedding in Leicester
In Leicester England a granddaughter and her 77-year-old grandmother wed in a double ceremony at the register office. Lynn Kent, 17, wed Maurice Wilshire, while grandmother married William Parrat. The unlikely pair followed a plan to marry a month later but chose the register office ceremony instead.
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Granny Leicester
England
UPI
Lynn Kent
Maurice Wilshire
William Parrat
Congressmen Press Johnson on Africa Mandate Policy
A congressional delegation urged President Johnson to oppose South Africa's rule over Southwest Africa after the Hague court ruling. Sen. Frank Moss led the three member group in presenting a memorandum to Undersecretary Ball, seeking high level explanations to newly independent African states.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Africa
United States
International Court of Justice
World Court
Hague i
Southwest Africa
Germany
South Africa
League of Nations
Frank E. Moss
Dutah
George W. Ball
House
Senate
Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen
R-N.jr
William
Mailliard
Rcalif
Ethiopia
Liberia
Mandate
State Department
United Nations
South Viet Government Cites 102,500 Infiltrators
Saigon reports 102,500 North Vietnamese combat troops and support battalions infiltrated into South Vietnam far exceeding U S estimates of about 54,000. The figure includes units and regiments from divisions 304B 320 324B 325 along with attached regiments. sources note routes via Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos and Cambodia and infiltration into Pleiku and other central highlands.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North
Pleiku
Cambodia
Quyet Tam
Oryx Baby Boom Produces All Male Offspring
In Phoenix, seven oryx births at the zoo have all been male, puzzling officials and raising questions about the species’ future. The herd was started years ago to safeguard the endangered antelope, with only a few believed to remain in Arabia.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix Zoo
Arabia
Countdown at Ching Wong cleaners hints at a girl reveal
In Austin Texas UP I reports a shop billboard countdown from seven to zero at Ching Wong cleaners. Owner Paul Stone Jr replaces the slogan with a seven then shows a girl birth announcement: 7 lbs 10 oz after an 11 day suspense.
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Austin, Texas
UPI
Ching Wong Cleaners
Paul Stone, Jr
Ching Wong
Stone
Soviet hairstyling models sought for Budapest contest
An ad in Vechermaya Moskva calls for tall slender blondes to serve as models for a Soviet hairstyling team at an international competition in Budapest Hungary. The listing emphasizes urgent need and good hair.
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Moscow
Vechermaya Moskva
Evening
Budapest
Hungary
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