Polluted Yadkin River To Be Flushed
The U S Army Corps of Engineers approves discharging up to 97 million gallons daily from W Kerr Scott Reservoir to flush the Yadkin River and dilute pollution blamed on Winston-Salem sewage. The release is interim and may require Winston-Salem to reimburse federal costs.
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Yadkin River
Raleigh
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
Yadkin
Winston - Salem
Winston-Salem
Washington Anticrime Bill Clears Senate
The Senate approved Nixon’s Washington anticrime bill 54 to 33, backing provisions for pretrial detention and no knock entries amid charges the measure limits constitutional rights. Opponents led by Sen. Sam Ervin argued the bill uses repressive procedures while reorganization aims to boost courts and defense services.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Congress
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
House
Ervin
Voyage Ends with Soviet Doctor and American Navigator Friends
In New York the Soviet doctor Yuri Senkevich and American navigator Norman Baker, who drifted the Atlantic with Thor Heyerdahl, say no political conversion occurred during the 57 day voyage. Baker says neither has become a Communist or capitalist and they remain strong friends.
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New York
Thor Heyerdahl
Norman Baker
New Rochelle
N.Y
Yuri Senkevich
Mecklenburg School Board Lawyer Threatened With Jail
A federal judge warned Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board attorney William Waggoner that continued questioning and insinuations about the court could lead to jail. The hearing, in its second week on desegregation plans for the district, also covered costs of three proposals and showed achievement score gaps between inner city all black schools and affluent all white schools.
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William) Waggoner
U. S
James B. McMillan
McMillan
Waggoner
Julius L. Chambers
FBI Says Kent Killings Unjustified
Akron newspapers report the FBI believes the Kent State University shootings on May 4 were unjustified. The Beacon Journal cited a 10 page FBI summary stating guardsmen were not surrounded and could have been dispersed without firing. No public official would comment as prosecutors prepare a special grand jury.
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Ohio
FBI
National Guard
Kent State University
Akron Beacon Journal
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department ‘Civil Rights Division
The
Beacon Journal
U.S. Justice Department
Washington
Portage County
Ronald J. Kane
Kane
Luse
Lester Pearson Loses Right Eye in Operation
Former Prime Minister Lester B Pearson had his right eye removed after a tumor. Dr Jean-Jacques Laurier of Ottawa General Hospital said the 73 year old was in excellent condition after the operation.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Jean-Jaques Laurier
Ottawa General Hospital
Paper Workers Narrowly Lose Pisgah Forest Union Vote
In Pisgah Forest near Brevard North Carolina the United Paper Makers and Paper Workers Union AFL CIO failed to win a close election that would have organized about 1800 employees at the Olin Corp plant.
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Pisgah Forest
N. C
United Paper Makers and Paper Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Olin Corp
Brevard
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