Environmental Controls Urged as Industries Expand
North Carolina board rebukes cities that attract new industries without planning for environmental impact. A plan to require preapproval of waste and emission handling is approved in principle and will be discussed at the Maggie Valley meeting. The board will request municipalities to report waste facilities, ordinances, enforcement, and annexation plans.
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North Carolina Board of Water and Air Resources
Vernon Stevens
Broadway
Stevens
Maggie Valley
State Department of Water and Air Resources
Chambers of Commerce
J. Nelson Gibson
Gibson
Duke Power
Railroads May Need Billions To Modernize
Washington AP input notes the U S railroad system faces collapse without billions in taxpayer support. Penn Central CFO David C Bevan told a Senate subcommittee that modernization would require large sums as Penn Central posts a 123 million dollar loss for the first half of 1970 with rail operations at a 141.6 million deficit while revenues rise slightly and expenses surge. Sen Vance Hartke asks if the era of the railroad empire is ending as government loan guarantees loom amid a dropped Nixon administration 200 million loan plan.
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Penn Central Co
Winston-Salem Ordered to Clean Up Waste
Raleigh AP reports Winston-Salem must submit a 30 day plan to curb waste discharges into Salem Creek and the Yadkin River after a Pollution Control Committee report blamed the city for three of five fish kills since June. Damages cited total 23202.22, with final damages to be set after further investigations.
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Winston - Salem
Yadkin River
Raleigh
Board of Water and Air Resources
Winston-Salem
Yadkin
Salem Creek
Muddy Creek
High Rock Lake
Crime Funds To Go Into New Channels In NC
North Carolina official Irvin Aldridge acknowledges federal anticrime funds have funded police hardware but says the state will shift toward crime prevention. He cites Urban Coalition criticism and expects next year’s spending to emphasize court reform narcotics control and juvenile treatment based on a 12 state study. The state received 4.6 million in federal anticrime funds this fiscal year.
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North Carolina
Irvin Aldridge
Department of Local Affairs
National Urban Coalition
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Urban Coalition
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