Travel Officials Optimistic On Summer Traffic In North Carolina
Travel and tourism officials report gasoline lines have shortened and optimism grows for the upcoming summer despite higher highway speeds. Gov Holfhouser loosens odd-even tag rules and orders 20 million gallons diverted to service stations, aiming to ease shortages for farmers and travelers. Governors office notes consumer complaints have fallen sharply in recent weeks as travel rebounds and centers report steady or rising traffic on interstates.
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Highway Patrol
D. R. Emory
Emory
Upchurch
Raleigh
Oil development off Atlantic, Alaska risks warned
The President's Council on Environmental Quality says offshore oil development could trigger serious social and environmental problems from new industrial and population growth along the Atlantic coast and in Alaska. The advisory notes potential strain on resources and communities as exploration expands.
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Randolph E. Schmid
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Atlantic
Alaska
President’s Council On Environmental Quality
William E. Simon
Congress
Environmental Council
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
U.S
Birds War Rages Over Graceham Roosting Grounds
Graceham Maryland reports a massive roost of an estimated 10 million black birds in 62 acres of white pines. Only about 20 percent remained after Friday night fireworks as Dr. Kenneth Crawford led a 100‑man effort with shotguns, explosives, shrieks, and ultrasonics to evict starlings grackles and other birds. The battle, dubbed Operation Sanity, continued with more men and firepower planned as birds evaded defenses and returned to the southeast corner of the woods.
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Graceham
Bird City
Kenneth Crawford
Crawford
China says Soviet helicopter seized in Sinkiang
China acknowledged the March 14 seizure of a Soviet MI-4 armed reconnaissance helicopter and its three crewmen in Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Beijing says the helicopter intruded into China, carried out espionage activities, and lodged a protest with the Soviet ambassador in Peking.
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Examples Of Alleged Distortion From White House
The White House released examples of alleged media distortion cited by Bruce Herschensohn. He accused The Washington Post Time Magazine New York Times book and CBS NBC networks of biased coverage regarding Nixon and Watergate. Herschensohn pointed to Post pagination and a Times book omission and criticized CBS for leading with a Watergate story over the Arab oil embargo end.
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Patrick Buchanan
ABC
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Chapin
Mittee
United's Fare Hike Okayed
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a 4 percent fare increase for United Airlines, effective April 1, with United seeking an automatic expiry date of October 31. The move raises New York Los Angeles coach fare to 183 dollars and New York Chicago to 66.56, while other carriers were denied similar requests for open ended hikes.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
United
New York
Los Angeles
Clean Air Law Proposals Face Congress Backlash
Bill Neikirk reports the Nixon administration seeks to delay clean air deadlines and expand coal use under a package to amend the 1970 Clean Air Act. Muskie cautions the plan could worsen health protections while some officials push for broader energy emergency measures and wider exemptions for power plants.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Edmund Muskie
Maine
White House
National Clean Air Coalition
Russell E. Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Train
Eric Zausner
Federal Energy Office
Muskie
EPA asks approval to sell dieldrin contaminated chickens
The EPA was pressed to authorize marketing up to 22 million chickens contaminated with dieldrin, a cancer risk at high exposure. EPA chief science adviser Upholt said levels exceed USDA safety limits, while producers cite economic loss from destruction. Officials weigh risk versus loss as investigations continue into contamination sources.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Upholt
Agriculture Department
Mississippi
Upholt
Uphalt
Alarm Bell For Cancer Is Isolated
Scientists isolate an alarm bell for cancer that signals cancer cells to appear and triggers scavenger white blood cells to attack. The discovery, described by Dr. Nicholas DiLuzio, involves blood plasma proteins called recognition factors RF that attract macrophages to cancer cells.
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Alton Blakeslee
ST. Augustine, Fla
Nicholas DiLuzio
Tulane Universty School of Medicine
American Cancer Society Today
Senate Passes Spending Bill Amid Bipartisan Debate
The Senate approved a spending bill by an 80 to 0 vote, but critics say it may not substantially strengthen budget control. Senator John L. McClellan doubts its effectiveness, while Senator Edmund Muskie argues the compromise is workable if lawmakers change their work habits and adhere to yearlong deadlines.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Appropriations Committee
McClellan
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
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