Barbiturate crackdown task force targets border operation
MS Washington UPI reports a narcotics task force formed to dismantle a major barbiturate ring along the California Mexico border. Director John E. Ingersoll cites California reds capsules seized nationwide, with 7.6 million units in two years, and notes the squad includes agents, legal staff, and scientific personnel.
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Statewide alert issued for possible early fire outbreak
California firefighting officials ordered a statewide alert as drought conditions raise the risk of early fires. Forest Service representatives said the fire hazard is unusually high and coastal stations are staffing earlier than usual to combat the bone-dry forests and brushlands.
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Labor strife may delay Catalina Island sailing schedule
Labor standstill in negotiations could push back the May 1 start of the $5 Catalina Island ferry service from mainland Los Angeles to Santa Catalina. Catalina Transportation Co and unions face disputes over crew reductions and cost cuts to restore profitability. William R. Sweeney, attorney for the company, notes management asks unions to concede concessions.
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Record recalls surge as auto makers top nine million in 1971
UPI reports that US and foreign auto makers together recalled about 9.4 million vehicles in 1974, a rise driven by metal Motors’ 6.6 million Chevrolet recalls from 1963 through 1969 and a wave of domestic campaigns totaling nearly 8.8 million cars.
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Waste treatment costs projected for U S waters cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates local governments and industry must spend between 2 and 26 billion dollars on waste treatment facilities and systems to clean up U S waters. A report to Congress also notes manufactured goods prices could rise by about 0.1 percent if industry passes cleanup costs to consumers.
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Accused foundation awarded new federal grant
The Office of Education said a private foundation accused by government investigators of misusing 305,500 dollars in federal funds received an additional 1.4 million dollar grant. The grant supports the National Reading Center linked to the Right to Read program, with hearings exploring the center's operations and past GAO findings.
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Disney Mineral King rail proposal aims to curb ski resort traffic
VISALIA AP reports Disney President Caron Walker promoted a railroad plan to keep cars from Mineral King’s proposed ski resort. Officials project 4,000 daily rail passengers versus 14,000 under an earlier highway-based idea, with a scaled plan featuring a narrow-gauge railroad and a multi level facility inside the valley. ISSUES at Sunrise Hospital say Logan Dale Fancher and Robert Keysar remain in serious condition after a bull attack at a farm in Las Vegas.
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FDA proposes openness for almost all agency data
Washington reports the FDA would disclose public safety data on food additives and antibiotics, meeting minutes with industry, and more under new FOI rules. Officials say trade secrets remain protected, but summaries of data would be released to aid consumer groups and the public.
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Price Commission declines foodstuffs control plan
Washington report notes the Price Commission will not seek new controls on agricultural products due to easing price increases. Chairman Grayson cites risks to supply and demand balance while promising closer scrutiny of profit margins by supermarkets and processors. More than 1,000 firms missed quarterly profit-report deadlines, risking price reductions and civil penalties. Inflation for wages slowed in early 1972 but remained above the 6.5 percent guideline.
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Union wage settlements slow in first quarter of 1972
Government data show major union contracts in Q1 1972 averaged 8.1 percent pay and fringe benefit increases, down from 11.9 percent in the prior quarter. The 8.1 percent figure was just above the postwar pace for 1971, with construction unions averaging about 18 percent annually.
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