California border barbiturate ring crackdown launched
Washington based UPI reports a special task force forms to shut down a California Mexico border barbiturate operation led by director John E Ingersoll. The operation uses red and red orange secobarital capsules known as California seeds and has sent millions of capsules to states including Denver New Orleans and New York with 7.6 million seized in two years. The task force includes narcotics agents legal and scientific staff.
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Early fire warning issued in drought rough California
State and federal forestry officials issued a statewide alert against an outbreak of early fires as drought dries forests. The fire hazard is way out of the ordinary, said Jerry Gause of the U S Forest Service California region. Neil McBride, state forestry spokesman, noted coastal fire stations are manned a month earlier than usual due to bone dry conditions.
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Labor woes may delay Catalina sailing start
Labor standstill and tense negotiations threaten to delay the start of the summer sailing of the Catalina from the mainland to Santa Catalina Island, planned for May 30. Catalina Transportation Co. ferried 233,427 visitors last year, with eight unions involved. William R. Sweeney, attorney for the agement, urged unions to accept deeper reductions and cutbacks to reach a prompt settlement.
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Record recalls hit near eight million in 1971 auto recalls
Government figures show domestic automakers led recalls with 162 campaigns affecting nearly 8.8 million cars and trucks led by General Motors recalling 6.692 million Chevrolet models from 1965 to 1969. Foreign makers ran 53 campaigns totaling about 60 thousand vehicles.
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Environment agency projects higher waste treatment costs
SHNGTON UP The Enviromental Protection Agency estimates local and industry waste treatment facility costs will rise to clean up national waters. In a report to Congress on Wednesday it notes that the price of manufactured goods could increase by 0.1 percent if industry passes cleanup costs to consumers.
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Ailing Dolphin Pattie Receives Sunburn Relief Treatment
Galveston Texas veterinarian D Gray of Sewa designed a head flotation method to prevent Pattie the dolphin from drowning. While the device helped Pattie breathe, it caused sunburn requiring zinc nitrate application to soothe the sting.
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Federal grant to accused foundation questioned in hearing
A UPI report cites the Office of Education questioning a foundation accused of misusing 300 500 dollars of federal funds. The center reportedly received a 14 million grant tied to the Right to Read project as investigators probe spending and aims to measure literacy progress nationwide.
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Disney plans rail link for Mineral King resort
VISALIA AP reports Disney officials scaled down Mineral King plans. a narrow gauge railroad will replace a highway to the high Sierra resort and a multilevel parking structure is removed. President E Damian Walker outlined lower visitor projections, with about 4000 daily railroad users versus prior 14000. In Las Vegas UPI, rancher Hubert Keysor remained serious after a bull gored him on his farm at Sunrise Hospital.
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FDA Would Open Agency Data Under New Rules
Washington reports that FDA proposes sweeping disclosure under FOI laws to release safety and hazard data on food additives biotic drugs and unsanitary food plant conditions. Minutes of industry lobbyist meetings would become public and congressional letters to FDA could be revealed.
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Price Commission Will Not Seek Foodstuffs Control
Washington reporters say the Price Commission, citing a decline in the rate of increase in food prices, will not recommend additional controls over agricultural products. Grayson announced the creation of a food swatch to monitor price margins and said the IRS would double scrutiny of profit margins. More than 1,000 large companies missed a May filing deadline for quarterly profit reports, with penalties possible for those failing to file.
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Union wage growth slows in first quarter contracts
Washington reports that major union contracts covering about one million workers posted average pay and fringe-benefit increases of 8.1 percent in Q1, down from 11.9 percent in the prior quarter. The Labor Department notes the pay board's 0.5 percent annual limit plus 1.8 percent catch-up and 0.7 percent for maintaining levels allow a max around 7.7 percent, yet actual raises slightly exceeded the limit.
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