Bottle law cuts litter says Michigan study
Michigan's first year with the bottle law shows a 41 percent drop in roadside litter and an 82 percent fall in beverage containers. The Department of Transportation study reports declines from 1978 to 1979 after a prior rise, noting many containers came from other states and praising deposits. Governor Milliken calls the results a victory for reducing throwaway waste.
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UPI
Michigan
State Department of Transportation
Iowa
William Milliken
Connally Calls for Israeli Withdrawals and Palestinian Self Gov
Former Texas governor John Connally urged Israel to withdraw from former Arab lands and backed Palestinian self rule as part of a Mideast peace settlement. He proposed a stepped up U S military role including major air force components and a Fifth Fleet in the Indian Ocean to secure oil routes.
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John Connally
Israel
Mideast
Texas
Washington Press Club
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Middle East
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Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Straits of
Hormuz
Framingham votes tax hike to aid firefighter in transplant
Framingham Mass 70 000 residents approves 60000 aid for Frederic Kelley 39 father of five disabled by heart disease. Vote 104 13 raises property taxes ten cents per 1000 assessed. Kelley retired after two heart attacks. doctors at Stanford will perform the transplant.
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Mass
Frederic Kelley
John DelPrete
Framingham Board of Selectmen
Kelley
Evelyn
Kathy
Framingham Memorial Hall
Jay Gordon
Earl Wadsworth
Massachusetts
Stanford University Medical School
Palo Alto
Calif
United Way debates easing government employee fund drive rules
Washington AP United Way of America says rules governing payroll solicitations by federal workers could be changed. The House civil service panel hears complaints about the Combined Federal Campaign which currently grants United Way exclusive access to 2.5 million federal employees.
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Washington
United Way of America
House Subcommittee On Civil Service
United Way
Marshall Harris
Patricia Schroeder
D-Corp
Court: Fear of man doesn't prove rape
Maryland Court of Special Appeals rules fear of a man’s look or slight choking is not enough to prove rape. In an 8-5 decision they overturned Edward Rusk’s second degree rape conviction, saying a reasonable fear of harm is required for rape to be established. Dissent argues the ruling fuels rape myths and may deter reporting.
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Edward Rusk
Fells Point
Alan Wilner
Rusk
C. Awdry Thompson
Court of Appeals
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