Killer Mosquitoes Out Of Control In California
In Berkeley and across California a Culex tarsalis mosquito breed, resistant to pesticides, is spreading in irrigated valleys. Health officials warn of a sleeping sickness risk and plan an muscle of veterinarians to immunize 400,000 horses as experts call for new control methods using natural predators and water management.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Richard F. Peters
California Department of Public Health
Mexico
Texas
San Joaquin
Sacramento
Peters
St. Louis
Robert van den Bosch
Division of Biological Control
University of California At Berkeley
Hillcrest Petition Blocks Access Road For Housing Plan
At Wayne Township Planning Commission, a petition signed by nearly all Hillcrest residents killed Cliff Buesink’s 20 home development plan by blocking an proposed access road from Hillcrest Drive. Zoning Board of Adjustment to hear the petition. Buesink must seek another access site. Commission members A Bruce Smith and Edward Pass attended.
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Hillcrest Drive
Hillcrest
Wayne Township Planning Commission
Commission
Roger Follett
Cliff Buesink
Buesink
Follett
Township Zoning Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission
A. Bruce Smith
Edward Pass
Farm share flat as food costs rise in June
U S Department data show consumer food costs up 0.7 percent in June due to higher prices for beef pork frying chickens and fruit. Farmers’ share of the food dollar slipped to 30 percent while middlemen captured 70 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Tast Apes
Oil Blamed For Two Route 6 Crashes
Oil sprayed on Route 6 berm by PennDOT workers is blamed for two crashes yesterday afternoon near Union City and Erie. The first involved a tractor trailer driven by Carl Jackson of Pittsburgh, causing $5,000 damage after skidding on the oil and overturning, with minor injuries. The second crash saw a 20 foot fibreglass boat topple from a jeep type vehicle when the front wheel dropped onto the slick roadside, causing $120 in damages. no injuries reported. A Molded Fibre Glass Co crew assisted, lifting the boat from the highway.
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Route 6
Penndot
Corry
Union City
Carl 0. Jackson
Pittsburgh
Jackson
Gerald Beck
Erie
Molded Fibre Glass Company
Route 19 To Open Again After Long Closure
Route 19 from Interstate 90 to Kearsarge, closed for reconstruction for about a year and a half, is slated to reopen this week though detour signs will remain until mid August. PennDOT lists July 31 as completion, but engineers expect August 10 to 15. Crews finish paving and must install curbing drains and seed banks while regrading a curve near Route 1999. William Jones, PennDOT district rep at Franklin, notes delays from utility pole moves and strikes could have delayed opening earlier.
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Interstate 90
Kearsarge
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
William Jones
Penndot
Franklin
Chamber Readies Best Ever Bazaar for August Dates
The Corry Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee plans what it calls the best ever Sidewalk Bazaar set for August 6 7 and 8. Now in its 14th year the event features daily drawings for a $25 check to be spent in participating shops. Hal Young of Montgomery Ward chairs the Retail Committee and Norberta Kane of Leed’s leads the bazaar promotion.
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Corry
Montgomery Ward
Norberta Kane
Leed's
Bazaar Promotion
Apollo 15 crew tests new engine firing for moon orbit
Apollo 15 commander David Scott and James Irwin prepare a hybrid engine firing plan to orbit the moon, using computer control on one circuit and manual control on another after a water leak cleanup and a twilight zone maneuver. They describe forthcoming burns behind the moon and a 67 hour surface expedition to Hadley Rille and the Apennines base with a moon buggy, while Falcon inspection noted a cracked pane.
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Space Center, Houston
Moon
David R. Scott
Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Cape Kennedy
Richard Gordon
Gordon
Apollo 15
Irwin
Falcon
Mission Control
Apollo 15 Sees Water Leak Fixed In Space
Commander David Scott repaired a water tank leak aboard Apollo 15 after Houston guided him through tightening a chlorine injector outlet fitting. The crew logged a temporary spurt but secured the system, and Scott noted relief as mission control’s quick instructions resolved the issue.
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Mission Control
Henize
Scott
Carl
Heinze
Houston
O.K
Debate Begins Today Over School Aid Budget Clash
In Harrisburg, House Democrats prepare for a heated debate on public school aid that could delay Gay Shapp’s budget and tax plan. Two main proposals seek 42 million in direct grants to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a revised aid formula, or a 115 million compromise prioritizing urban and rural districts. Shapp opposes block grants targeting just Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and warns against delaying budget passage. Temporary funding faces a Saturday expiry as welfare amendments linger in the Senate.
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Harrisburg
House
Shapp
Trea
Senate
Democratic Caucus
Sould
Waa
Alline
Witt
Indy Hill
Philadelphia
Pittburgh
Lee Heenan
Nesday
Delphia
Pittsburgh
Martin P. Mullen
de Sila
Chalrman
Nixon Heads Toward Worst Two Deficits
Washington reports indicate the Nixon administration faces back-to-back deficits likely exceeding 40 billion dollars for fiscal 1971 and 1972. Officials defend the plan as fiscally responsible, citing tax revenue projections and postwar budget pressures.
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Nixon
Washington
Treasury Department
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
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