Study on traffic patience linked to female attractiveness sparks critique
AP report notes a Purdue study funded by NSF showing male drivers relax when a young woman appears during red lights. Sen. Proxmire denounces the $46,100 project as wasteful, citing humorous tests with outfits and costumes to gauge horn honks and aggressiveness in slow traffic.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Proxmire
National Science Foundation
Foundation
U S Delays Joint Soviet Energy Talks
The United States postponed a scheduled Soviet American joint commission on energy cooperation set to meet in Moscow. The embassy cited the need for further preparatory work with a session now planned for the second half of the year.
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Washington
United States
Joint Commission On Energy Cooperation
Moscow
Washington Post
Post
Frank Zarb
U.S
State Department
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Drug Overdose Kills 1 Robber in Calgary Shootout
After a drugs for hostage swap the two ex convicts barricaded in a split level home with three hostages and robbed a credit union of 1600 dollars. Police later fired tear gas and found John Gamble dead and William Nicolas near death.
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Calgary
Canada
John Fredrick Gamble
William Nichol
Foresters Squirrels Battle Over Indiana Walnuts
In Bedford Indiana forest service workers clash with local squirrels to grow walnut trees. They test seed camouflage taste and scent tricks and plan open field planting to deter foragers. If nut losses persist they may scent the nuts with kerosene as a last resort.
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Indiana
Bedford
Ind
U.S. Forest Service
Hoosier
Forest Service
Robert Williams
Williams
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