The Way To Get Rid Of Our Waste
A reader argues that environmentalists miss the full picture of progress by focusing on negatives. He cites RCA’s Alaska pipeline monitoring system and Occidental Oil’s garbage-to-oil method, planned for San Diego, as examples of industry efforts. He contends environmentalists oppose electric power use and target General Electric.
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RCA
Alaska
Armand Hammer
Occidental Oil
San Diego
GE links solid waste plan to Connecticut future
Governor Tom Meskill backs a statewide Solid Waste Management Plan with General Electric, building ten reprocessing plants and relocating GE headquarters to Fairfield. The program aims to recover 60 percent of refuse, cut air pollution from disposal by 70 percent, and reduce land use by 80 percent, shaping a national model while noting tougher air cleanup remains. Alternate ideas to combat Los Angeles smog include tunnel systems or moving cars on conveyors, reflecting debated paths to cleaner air.
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Sierra Chile
Connecticut
Tom Meskill
General Electric
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Bridgeport
New York City
Fairfield
United Aircraft
Los Angeles
Sierra Madre
Europe
Alps
John McCarty
Pepperdine University
McCarty
Nixon Prods to Produce Watergate Tapes Amid Crisis
Nixon faces a constitutional dispute over producing White House tapes after Sirica's order, with Richardson saying the President has not violated the law. Cox was dismissed, Richardson resigned, and Ruckelshaus was fired, yet legal boundaries remain contested and the Watergate probes move forward under DOJ oversight.
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John J. Sirica
White House
Archibald Cox
Elliott Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Nixon
Richardson
Cox
Wright
Department of Justice
Nixom
Dangerous Toys Warn Parents of Hazards This Christmas
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission launches a nationwide toy safety campaign to remove unsafe toys from shelves and alert parents. While over 1500 toys are banned, many remain for sale as more than 150000 toy types exist.
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Federal
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Justice Douglas Reverses Bugging Opinion At Supreme Court
The senior associate justice’s claim that the Supreme Court conference room was bugged is challenged as erroneous. Captain Vernon W. Coble, head of the court security force, confirms no breach of security after years of checks.
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William O. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
Douglas
Washington
Vernon W. Coble
Capt. Coble
Nixon in tough political swing spurs hopes and fears
Washington commentary recalls Nixon's seven vetoes upheld and growing leverage on Capitol Hill. The piece cites SALT II talks, defense foresight, and Democratic reactions, suggesting a paradoxical mix of fatigue and cautious optimism about his leadership. It muses on era comparisons with Grant and Lincoln and contemplates shifts in personnel like Moorer and Johnson.
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D. C
Richard Nixon
Grant
Lincoln
Nixon
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Ervin Committee
Arche Cox
Jackson
Stennis
Soviet Union
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Brezhnev
Vicksburg
Scoop Jackson
U. S. Strategic Institute
Institute
U. Alexis Johnson
State Department
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Washington State
Ussr
Preservation of Fine Old Houses Deserves Federal Support
Russell Kirk argues against involuntary euthanasia for historic homes and urges expanded federal and state subsidies for restoring architectural treasures. He cites Plymouth Michigan, Greenfield Village, and British models, noting local efforts saved a 135 year old Greek Revival dwelling and praising restoration as beneficial for towns and posterity.
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Greenfield Village
Plymouth
Michigan
Ann Arbor Trail
Windsor Castle
Versailles
Britain
Scotland
Dura den
Parting Shots A string of quick quips on fame and daily life
A collection of short, humorous observations about celebrities, work life, quirky habits, and everyday annoyances. It playfully notes Sammy Davis Jr and Wayne Newton golf, multi extension phone systems, a neighbor recording daily behavior, autumn color progress, a congressman denial of being bought, and raffling money as a constant joke.
The Economics of Andrew Stein
A sharp critique of Assemblyman Andrew Stein accusing him of chasing fashion and misusing school lunch funding debates. The author ridicules Stein for leveraging Swiftian satire to attack Senator Buckley and questions why New York money flows through Washington, not Albany, criticizing Stein and demagogic framing.
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Andrew Stein
New York
Southampton
Cesar Chavez’ Union
Stein
James L. Buckley
Assemblyman
Mr. Stein
Senator Buckley
Buckley
Dean Swift
Nixon
Senate
Humphrey
House
Washington
Danville Daily Subscription Rates and Renewal Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburbs. Carrier delivery is 50 cents weekly, single copies ten cents, Sunday only twenty cents, and mail rates are one year twenty dollars, six months ten dollars and fifty cents, three months five dollars and twenty five cents, one month one dollar and seventy five cents. Notice mailed ten days before expiration with a renewal reminder for subscribers.
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