War on Fire Ants Continues Amid Mirex Controversy
Aberdeen Mississippi resumes Mirex based bait production despite EPA ban as state officials insist the chemical remains essential against the Solenopsis Invicta invasion. The program involves aerial application and has cost nearly 50 million dollars since 1962 with ongoing debate over environmental and human health risks.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Miss
Jim “Buck” Ross
EPA
Hooker Chemical Co
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Allied Chemical Co
Allied
Mirex
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ross
Brazil
C.E. Stringer
Gulfport, Miss
Marion Ueltschey
United States
Louisiana
Charles
Bill’ Fancher
Jackson
Fancher
State Fire and Authority
Women drill instructors join Israeli army recruits effort
An Israeli base in the Judean hills experiments by assigning young women to train male recruits. The four month program, started to cope with manpower shortages, includes handling weapons and marching. Recruits report high motivation and acceptance, with plans to promote women to company command.
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Judean Hills
Pvt
Israel
Miami Beach
Vietnam
United States Army
Col. Dow
Bat-Dor Ballet
Dov
Dorit
Beersheba
Mira
Ashdot Yaakov
Sgt
Irith
Road Grooving Known To Old Greeks and Romans
New York AP notes pavement grooving has ancient roots. Greeks and Romans used transverse grooves in Epheus roads to aid horses with metal shoes, centuries before modern highway and runway practices.
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New York
International
Grooving and Grinding Assn
Ephesus
Turkey
B.C
Church Seeks Permit for Pyramid Fermented Nectar
In Salt Lake City the Church of Summum asked the Utah Liquor Control Commission for a license to manufacture and consume Summum Sona Nectar a wine like drink from grape concentrate and honey. spokesman Claude Nowell said the nectar must ferment within a pyramid in the church sanctuary to produce vibrations during transcending prayer.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah Liquor Control Commission
Church of
Claude Nowell
Argentine govt to build 38 new schools nationwide
Argentina plans construction of 38 new schools at an approximate cost of 1.6 million dollars. The program aims to expand educational facilities across the country according to official announcements.
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Buenos Aires
Thai Police Hold Boss After Driving Without Tax Paper
Thai Undersecretary Chalor Wannaputi was stopped for driving a car without a road tax certificate and for driving without a license. A sergeant unaware of his identity booked him and kept him for about an hour before a senior officer intervened and apologized. Chalor paid a $10 fine to leave.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Chalor Wannaputi
Chalor
Chaler
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