More Highway Suits May Follow New Court Ruling
A California federal court decision could spark a wave of lawsuits to halt highway projects nationwide. The piece notes 26 challenged interstate segments and a broader context of federal funding, urban mass transit cuts, and environmental pressure shaping the highway lobby and transport policy.
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Michael J. Sniffen
Associated Press
California
Congress
Highway Action Coalition
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
States
District of Columbia
Florida
Miami
Ft. Myers
Everglades
Ralph Bartelsmeyer
Westinghouse to Build Fast Breeder Reactor Contract
Westinghouse Electric Corp. will be the main contractor on the first large scale test of a fast breeder reactor. The experimental complex will be built along the Clinch River at Oak Ridge Tennessee with funding from utilities and the Atomic Energy Commission. Project management Corp. selected Westinghouse with AEC approval to handle overall design and prime components for the reactor.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Clinch River
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse
Project
Donald Duck Balloon Retires After Parade Accident
In New York, the famous Donald Duck balloon deflated after contact with a park limb during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, ending his run as a seven foot wide smiling icon. Mickey Mouse trailed behind as the retirement news spreads.
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Donald Duck
New York
Central Park
Donald
Mickey Mouse
Miners Trial Ends Hung Jury in Ohio Riot Case
Michael Detorio of New Philadelphia was cleared of charges as jurors deadlocked after 10 hours on James Russell William Bennell and Clarence Morgan. The four Mining workers faced first and second degree riot inciting to riot and blackmail over 1971 Empire coal mine incident near Gnadenhutten during a national strike. They appeal an earlier second degree riot conviction from a separate 1971 Hardy coal mine case near Sugar Creek.
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Adelphia
Ohio
Michael Detorio
New Philadelphia
James Russell
William Bennell
Clarence Morgan
Empire
Gnadenhutten
Hardy
Sugar Creek
Police Seek Escaped Killer From Mercy Hospital Escape
Pittsburgh police continue a manhunt for James Waldo a 22 year old convict who escaped during a medical exam at Mercy Hospital. Waldo is serving a second degree murder sentence for the ice pick slaying of a pregnant woman.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Mercy Hospital
James Waldo
Torch Started $100,000 Fire In Titusville
In Titusville, Trans Penn Wax Co workers using a hand propane torch to unplug a wax pipe triggered a fire that spread through three buildings. Flames rekindled in cardboard boxes overnight as five firefighters and one truck fought the blaze until 4:30 a.m., with plant managers planning a meeting next week to decide on employee retention and future operations.
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Titusvills
Trans Penn Wax Co
Titusville
Albert L'Huilier
Trans Penn
Arthur W. Carlson
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