Report Recommends Dropping Anti-pollution Deadlines in Clean Air Act
Washington dispatch notes a National Commission on Air Quality report urging Congress to drop 1982 and 1987 deadlines in the Clean Air Act. It says standards should stay, but time limits removed, easing pollution controls to spur energy development while facing industry and environmental pushback.
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Washington
Congress
National Commission On Air Quality
Robert Stafford
John Dingell
Dmich
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Commission
Birmingham shuts down bus system leaves 30 000 commuters without transit
More than 30 thousand riders improvised rides as Birmingham's transit authority shut down at midnight leaving 820000 in the metro area without bus service for the first time since 1972. Church buses and volunteer drivers operated to move workers to downtown Birmingham amid funding and racism debates. Police noted few traffic issues as most riders lacked personal cars.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Alabama
Len Gedgoudas
Richard Arrington
Birmingham-Jefferson County
United States
The
Transit Authority
Milwaukee firefighters end 1000-plus worker strike with tentative contract
More than 1,000 Milwaukee firefighters walked off to pressure parity with police pay. After Judge McCormick held a bargaining session, union leaders announced a tentative settlement and firefighters returned to duty. Guardsmen were released as city officials pursued an injunction. The union would vote on the agreement later.
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Milwaukee
National Guardsmen
Circuit Court
John McCormick
McCormick
Supreme Court declines prayer on North Carolina maps
The court refused to allow North Carolina to publish a prayer on official state highway maps, upholding a ruling that the 1964 practice violates church state separation. The decision came without comment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
Rochester Gas
Two Belgian Officers Wounded by French Gunman Fugitives
In Lille two Belgian policemen were shot and wounded by gunmen after a routine identity check. One fugitive, Gerard Dupre identified as France Public Enemy No. 1, escaped from a French prison by helicopter last Friday.
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Lille
France
UPI
Gerard Dupre
FBI chief seeks relaxed sharing rules on foreign spy data
FBI Director William Webster urges looser interagency sharing of information on foreign spies while opposing a push to centralize all such secrets. He cited delays in Billy Carter’s Libyan agent inquiry and called for review of guidelines governing FBI operations and counterintelligence files amid conservative support.
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FBI
Washington
William Webster
U.S
Webster
Billy Carter
Benjamin Civiletti
Senate
Reagan
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Israeli Warplanes Hit Targets Near Tyre in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes bombarded Palestinian targets northeast of Tyre in southern Lebanon as part of a pre emptive strikes policy against guerrilla groups. The report notes ongoing cross border tensions and Israeli military actions in the region.
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Lebanon
Israel
Tel Aviv
UPI
Tyre
Thought on Food Driving Major Political Events
Bertrand Russell notes the craving for food has long influenced political actions and historical outcomes, highlighting hunger as a risk to stability and a catalyst for upheaval across nations.
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Bertrand Russell
Five Found Dead in Burned Car Near Everglades
Five people including a pregnant woman and two children were found dead inside a burning car with Minnesota plates on a rural edge of the Everglades. All victims were burned beyond recognition. the adults were tied with hands behind their backs. Police suspect the killer returned after the initial shooting and torching.
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Pembroke Pines
Fla
Everglades
Minnesota
Broward County
Larry Tate
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