Congress Asked To OK Public Works Projects for Jobless
The bill would authorize 930 million dollars in federal grants for public works in areas with unemployment at least 4.75 percent last year. It targets construction to regions with high jobless rates and prioritizes labor-intensive projects. Rep. John J. McFall and Sen. Jennings Randolph sponsor the measure, courting broad support in Congress.
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Congress opens with Nixon agenda and domestic plans
Washington reports the new 92nd Congress begins amid focus on domestic proposals from President Nixon and prior-session issues. Measures include a $950 million federal grant plan for public works in areas with high unemployment, while rules on committee seniority are loosened. In Saigon, Ambassador Bunker notes rising Communist political effort as 1971 looms. Vietnamese Marines advance toward Phnom Penh with U S helicopters nearby. In Tel Aviv, Lebanese Arab guerrillas attack an Israeli settlement house with bombs in a rare deep raid.
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Snowmobile Stampede Hits Chicken Farm Death Toll
ANOKA Minnesota AP reports roaring snowmobiles caused a stampede at Ghostley Enterprises Inc. resulting in 209 crushed birds. Pauley, firm president, estimates losses at 1881 dollars, notes birds were breeders with select blood lines and insurance won’t cover death due to non covered fright.
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Japan Takes Wheat Market Steady Lead in U S Exports
Washington reports that Japan remains the largest U S wheat buyer, consuming about 80 million bushels annually, shaping the agricultural trade and pricing dynamics.
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Carpenter Elected to AIA Board Amid Colorado Projects
Nealon Carpenter, principal architect of CNC NHPG in Nelson Haley Patterson Quirk, was elected a director of the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He has chaired the chapter's professional practices committee and the institute plans programs in 1971 on major environmental issues with speakers from the AIA for schools, organizations, and businesses.
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Age of Aquarius predicted by astronomers at Union College
A report from Union College Observatory says Jupiter will align with Mars and Neptune and Antarès nearby, an alignment that happens every three to four years. The observation, noting recreation potential, was shared by Prof. Patrick J. White and colleagues in nine states including Arkansas Colorado Wyoming Oklahoma and North Dakota.
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Irrigation Equipment Expands Market in Southern Asia
UNITED NATIONS N Y reports Western suppliers of irrigation pumps and pipes see growing demand in Southern Asia. Both India and the Philippines import more than 19 million dollars worth of pumps and irrigation equipment each month.
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Inmates End Hunger Strike Over Peanut Butter Sandwiches
In Ventura County jail officials halted a six day hunger strike after conceding to inmates demands for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The prisoners pressed for lunch options and a meal routine, while Dr. Lester Lempert and engineers had developed an electronic wheelchair chair that could be blown to operate.
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