Earth Day Backers Seek Political Action in 1970 Elections
Earth Day activists warn politicians to act against environmental despoilers or face defeat in November. Rep. McCloskey and Sen. Nelson predict climate issues will be central to many campaigns. Denis Hayes and Environmental Action plan regional meetings, candidate record reviews, and targeted campaigns to sustain the movement nationwide.
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Washington
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Denis Hayes
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Earth Day
Environmental Action
Sam Love
Hayes
California
Steve Cotton
Cotton
Youth 15 Fights Pollution Politically in Mullens
Jack Staton a 15 year old junior high student runs a write in campaign for Mullens mayor promising to end air pollution and litter. He notes Earth Day as the campaign reveal date and says he seeks to awaken town residents to pollution problems despite WV law requiring candidates be 21 and a local ordinance requiring voting in the last election.
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Mullens
W. Va
Jack Staton
West Virginia
Staton
School Students Urge Voter Turnout
San Antonio AP report states Edgewood School District plans a May 2 primary turnout drive involving about 23 000 students. Supt Jose Cardenas says social studies classes at three high schools will coordinate and sample turnout effects by telephone before and after the vote. He notes the district does not endorse any candidate.
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San Antonio
Heyerdahl Plans Atlantic Crossing in Ra 2 Papyrus Boat
Oslo reported Thor Heyerdahl, 55, will launch from Safi, Morocco in May aboard Ra 2 with a seven man international crew. The voyage follows last year’s aborted attempt with the first Ra built secretly at Safi by four Indians under Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genoves.
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Oslo
Thor Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Africa
America
Aftenposten
Safi
Morocco
Heyerdahl
Titicaca Lake
Peru
Santiago Genoves
Close Oddball Erie Stores For Violations
Erie two stores were ordered closed for building code violations endangering patrons. The Conversation offered odd crafts and oriental art and was described as unsafe with aluminum foil walls and a watered sand floor. If brought to code, reopening may be allowed.
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Erie
John Grenberg
Grenberg
Boy, 6, Wounds Self With Gun in Erie
A six year old boy is in good condition at Hamot Hospital with a bullet wound to the arm from an accidental shooting yesterday. Edward D. Veit of Erie is hospitalized. the incident occurred in his grandmother Mildred Klinger's upstairs bedroom. Police say the .22 pistol was found in a suitcase in a closet with one round in the chamber. The child, unaware it was loaded, apparently pointed the gun at his forearm and fired at point blank range.
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Erie
Hamot Hospital
Edward D. Veit
Edward Veit
Lawrence Park
Mildred Klinger
Hair birthday ends in arrest at Four Seasons
New York AP reports the rock musical Hair marked its second birthday with a Sunday party at the Four Seasons restaurant that ended in 12 arrests. Co author James Rado was among those detained for criminal trespass harassment and narcotics possession. The gate crashers demanded money from Hair management for hippie culture.
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Hair
Arresta New York
James Rado
Rado
Four Seasons
Inflation Slowdown Seen Despite Market Plunge
Economists Walter Heller and Beryle Sprinkel said inflation may slow to about four to six percent by year end as the stock market fell to its lowest level in six years. They spoke at a U S Chamber of Commerce gathering while Ford and GM reported weaker auto sales and profits in Q1.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Johnson
Beryle W. Sprinkel
Chicago
Nixon
New York
John S. Kennedy
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
White House
California
Robert F. Parker
Community National Bank
Bakersfield
Calif
Parker
Chamber of Commerce
Heller
University of Minnesota
And
Savings Bank
Wall Street
Sprinkel
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