Love Canal liability and the cost of evacuations
The piece argues the federal government has not bought Love Canal homes while New York State bought 239 for 10 million in 1978. It estimates current total losses around 30 million from property devaluation and moving costs, with cleanup costs over 100 million. It calls for permanent relocation and government buyout to prevent further harm.
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Love Canal
State of New York
Urban Development Corporation
Michael Brown
Niagara Gazette
Brown
U.S
Hooker Chemical Co
Hooker
New York State Assembly
Task Force On
Occidental Petroleum
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Gray power lobby grows as seniors turn out to vote
The piece notes a rising senior voting bloc boosts influence in Washington and state capitals. It highlights Ron Wyden’s May primary win aided by elder voters and names major gray power groups with an estimated 12.3 million members driving lobbying for older Americans.
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Washington
Washington State
Ron Wyden
Robert Duncan
Wyden
Oregon Gray Panthers
American Association of Retired Persons
National Retired Teachers Association
Congress
Malicious FTC May Never Get the Word
James Kilpatrick surveys 15 months of congressional action on a three year FTC lease and argues the agency shows arrogance and bias. He cites proposals to regulate children's advertising, a prejudiced chairman, a controversial shared monopoly theory, and overreach regarding trademarks.
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FTC
Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Critics condemn FTC and BATF overreach in federal regulation
The piece argues the FTC abuses health maintenance organizations and meddles in state responsibilities while a 1968 gun law and BATF enforcement trigger civil liberties concerns. It claims the TRA fails to curb the agency, condemns raids and entrapment, and calls for reform to shield law abiding citizens and redirect focus to criminals.
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BATF
Mount St Helens Rebuilding Tests Seattle Resilience
Mount St Helens begins rebuilding as scientists report molten rock in the crater and officials estimate at least 1.1 billion dollars in federal aid. Twenty two dead and over 50 missing create a crisis as devastation spans a 150 square mile zone with massive timber losses. Community responses highlight both hardship and inspiring resolve.
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Seattle
Mount St. Helens
Pacific Northwest
Community volunteers honored for aiding the elderly
Local groups including S W High Noon Optimists Moose Lodge First Congregational Church Sharon United Methodist Church Youth for Christ and several churches and high schools are thanked for spring and fall service to the elderly. A district board member also mentions a Reagan running mate pool.
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S.W. High Noon Optimists
Moose Lodge
First Congregational Church
Sharon United Methodist Church
Youth For Christ
St. Pius X
St. Jude's
St. Mark’s United Methodist
LaSalle High School
Regis High School
Reagan
Five Seasons Center bid split over local printing contract
Doris Decker, a Five Seasons Center Commission member, urged skepticism toward accepting a Monticello bid for the Center brochure. Cedar Rapids taxpayers share the concern about supporting a local business, but the commission opts to rely on the low-bidder rule.
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Doris Decker
Five Seasons Center Commission
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
Monticello
Nuclear energy in Pandora’s box warns of risks
A Gazette column decries nuclear proliferation arguing it may create more problems than it solves. It questions waste disposal, long term leakage, and the burden of proof on opponents, urging technology’s harmony with humankind over profit.
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National Association of Retired Federal Employees
National Council On the Aging
International Federation On Aging
National Center On the Black Aged
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Council of Senior Citizens and
National Committee On Careers For Older Americans
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Formica
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bill Frenzel
Columbus
Ohio
Federal Glass of Columbus Company
Federal Glass
Frenzel
Gazette
New Hampshire
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Universal Press Syndicate
BTAF
By John Hamer
Contiguous States
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington State Department of Emergency Services
Red Cross
Jane Cartright
Seattle Times
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