Total Solar Eclipse Dazzles Millions Across North America
The total solar eclipse swept a broad arc from the Pacific to the North Atlantic with clear skies along the path of totality. Observers in Mexico Wallops Island Nantucket and Virginia Beach saw corona and twilight while scientists prepared for corona study and noted eye safety warnings.
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Mexico
U.S
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Nantucket Island
Wallops Island
Virginia Beach
Okefenokee
Georgia
Paul Johnson
Massachusetts
North America
Central America
South America
Texas
Valdosta
Raymond Hunter
Valdosta State College
Miahuatlan
Norfolk
Nantucket
Pair Freed in Bid for U S Envoy Life in Guatemala
In Guatemala, two guerrillas were released by the government as terrorists demanded four FAR prisoners be freed for the life of Sean M. Holly, the U S labor attaché seized Friday. Aguirre Monzon and Vildalina Monzon were sent to the Costa Rican embassy.
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Chuckle Dialogue Probing TV Producer Blame
A witty line frames a TV producer and a sharp query about responsibility for shows. The exchange highlights a playful metacommentary on media creation and accountability.
Pollution prophets shot down at Los Angeles conference
Dr. Lee DuBridge told about 1,000 attendees at a conference opened by Mayor Sam Yorty that air pollution is serious but not civilization ending. He urged technological fixes and estimated U S sewage plants could be funded for about 10 billion dollars to improve conditions and predicted cleaner autos by 1980. Yorty noted Los Angeles’ air pollution rank has fallen to fourth behind New York Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Nixon
Lee DuBridge
Environmental Management
Sam Yorty
DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
Yorty
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Hart cites 30 to 40 percent of consumer spending wasted
New York UPI report quotes Senator Philip Hart saying investigations show that 30 to 40 percent of consumer dollars buy no product value. He points to auto repairs, monopolistic pricing, oil quotas, auto and credit insurance, groceries, drugs, and restricted product innovation as key losses.
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Agnew Urges Suburbs to Aid Inner City Slums
Vice president Agnew told the National Alliance of Businessmen that prosperous suburbs must provide housing and jobs for inner-city residents or risk fueling ghetto racism. He warned against solutions limited to ghettos and urged shared regional resources, while noting suburban support for central-city needs.
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Agnew
National Alliance of Businessmen
America
Baltimore Suburbs
Reds Say Names May Be Released
North Vietnam acknowledges 320 American prisoners and suggests names may be released soon. Officials describe potential methods, including posting records to a news agency via a friendly power. The report notes prisoners exchange mail with families and references specific identified airmen.
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Sweden
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School Vandalism Toll Near $1,000 at Grant School
Vandals damaged ventilating equipment on the Grant school roof in southwest Cedar Rapids Friday night or early Saturday. Damages were estimated between $800 and $1,000.
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Grant School
Cedar Rapids
Miller Defends Ethics as Public Trust Sways News Confidence
Des Moines Iowa Senator Jack Miller argues Americans lose faith in media when ethics are violated. He cites Gallup polling and urges journalists to live up to canons, noting subtler breaches like bias and silent treatment undermine public trust.
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Iowa
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
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