Extinction rate cited as problem by White House panel
The President's Council on Environmental Quality reports one to three species vanish daily with potential rise to one per hour in a decade. It warns 15 to 20 percent of earth's species could be lost in 20 years amid deforestation and pollution, urging stronger protection and better forest and pest practices.
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Washington
White House
Council On Environmental Quality
Congress
Council
Gus Speth
Speth
Robert Harris
Government reports show large U S paperwork burden
The Office of Management and Budget reports Americans will spend 1.276 billion hours this year filling 5000 kinds of forms with an average of 5.5 hours per person. IRS accounts for half of hours, DOT about 20 percent, Agriculture 10 percent.
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New York Times
Washington
Office of Management and Budget
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Transportation
Department of Agriculture
Carter
Budget Office
Wayne G. Granquist
Martial arts expert tries death by own action in court
In Shalimar Florida a 22 year old Kung Fu martial arts expert and ordained minister was found guilty of sexual battery by a six member jury after a five hour deliberation. He attempted to tear out his windpipe in the courtroom as the verdict was read and was restrained by his wife and a court bailiff. He was not seriously harmed and jailed pending sentencing.
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Shalimar
North
Florida
Larry Adams
Robert Barron
Adams
Barron
Jepsen and Navy chief discuss military manpower needs
Sen Roger Jepsen told Navy officials that money cannot solve all manpower problems. He spoke with Admiral Thomas Hayward at a Pentagon luncheon about current and future Navy needs and reiterated the Navy’s key role in near term readiness amid global tensions. Jepsen will chair the manpower subcommittee hearings pending Reagan staff appointments.
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Roger Jepsen
R-Ilowa
Navy
Jepsen
Thomas Hayward
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Admiral Hayward
Washington
U.S
Chicago police seek change in ethnic background for promotions
Two Chicago police officers asked U S District Judge Prentice Marshall to reclassify their ethnicity from white to Latino to fit a federal quota. The officers say their mothers have Mexican ancestry and argue the reclassification would place them among minority candidates for sergeant promotions under the 60 40 ruling from 1976.
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Chicago
Daniel Pascale
U.S
Prentice Marshall
Marshall
John Jarvis
Charles Honkisz
Jarvis
Honkisz
Department
Pascale
Mary
Maria Teresa Chavez
Juarez
Mexico
Yoko Ono thanks world for support after Lennon death
Yoko Ono Lennon expresses gratitude in a full page Sunday Times ad for condolences and anger shared over John Lennon's murder. She notes donations to the Spirit Foundation and gives $25,000 to the NYPD Patrolmen's Benevolent Association Widows and Orphans Fund, the fund's largest single gift.
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Yoko Ono
Sunday Times
John Lennon
Yoko Ono Lennon
John
New York
Yoko
Spirit Foundation
New York City
Lennon
New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association Widows and Orphans Fund
Police Association
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