New York Garbage Dump Attack Signals Broad Ocean Risk
Congress hears that garbage dumped into Atlantic waters near New York may form an expanding pollution belt dubbed the Dead Sea. Rep Ottinger warns of a national and possible international crisis as coastal dumping rules face delay amid a push for full ban and study.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
New York City
Pearl Harbor
Richard L. Ottinger
Congress Today
Dead Sea
New York
New Jersey
Ottinger
House Fisheries and Wildlife
Senate
Interior Department
Nixon
Subcommittee
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Congress
United States
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
East
Gulf of Mexico
West
Great Lakes
Agriculture Department
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Philadelphia
Davis quits Cleveland safety post amid anti police pressure
Former Air Force lieutenant general Benjamin O. Davis Jr. says the mayor and administration fail to back his safety programs and favor enemies of law enforcement. Mayor Stokes names Lt. Col. Hendrickson as acting safety director. In other notes, Hope High School discusses a cooperative education program linking students with local businesses, offering classroom learning plus paid work placements.
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Cleveland
Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Davis
Air Force
U.S
Carl B. Stokes
Glenville
Stokes
William Hendrickson
Don Thompson
Carol Lester
Hope High School
Bob Whitmarsh
Hope Rotary Club
Lester
Thompson
Uncle Mac Campaign Sets Quiet Arkansas Run
Little Rock AP report on James MacKrell, nicknamed Uncle Mac, pursuing the Republican gubernatorial nomination. His campaign HQ is a desk and bulletin board in a hotel lobby while rival Winthrop Rockefeller rents two floors nearby. MacKrell, 75, touts a porch style message, seeks Democratic support, and criticizes Rockefeller’s wealth and Democratic party drift as he aims to unseat the longtime figure in the August 26 primary.
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Harry King
Associated Press
Little Rock
James
Mac’ MacKrell
Republic
Mac- Krell
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tilda Butler
Uncle Mae
Bess
Mackrell
Rockefeller
Arkansas
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Jim Johnson
Lems
Sid McMath
Jack Holt
Arkansas Republican Party
Expenses Upheld for Panel at Ten Per Day
Arkansas attorney general’s office says Parks Recreation and Travel Commission members may be reimbursed up to ten dollars per day for actual expenses at meetings. The opinion by assistant attorney general Sam Gibson states pay is for expenses incurred, not service, and aims to guide payment at the June Hot Springs session. Deputy Atty. Gen. Turn Tanner noted a separate opinion on re nomination rules tied to a Clarksville election. Rockefeller spoke at Hope Village Shopping Center amid light drizzle urging continued welfare support and Arkansas’ progress.
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Little Rock
Gereral
State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
Asst
Alty
Sam Gibson
Ray G. Cooper
Commission
Gibson
Cooper Co
Hot Springs
Turn Tanner
Maxwell Courtney
Spadra Township
Clarksville
GAO urges tighter controls on AID funds to South Vietnam
The General Accounting Office reports tighter controls are still needed on the channeling of U S Agency for International Development funds into South Vietnam budgets. A 1966 House subcommittee finding noted inadequate handling in Viet Nam, and while improvements have occurred the GAO says further strengthening is required to detect improper or padded payments by Vietnamese government personnel.
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South Vietnam
Washington
General Accounting Office
U.S. Agency For International Development
Rouse
Vietnam
GAO
Maenday
Government of
Alain
GM sales and profits rise in second quarter
Mahan Detroit AP General Motors reported higher second quarter sales at 6.6 billion and profits at 473 million, with per share earnings of 1.64. Despite gains, first-half earnings lagged last year's. Ford posted 166 million second-quarter profit and Chrysler reported 8.1 million.
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Mahan
Associated Press
Detroit (Ap
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Chicago Plan Faces Labor Hurdles and Slump
AP reports labor disputes and a home building slump slow the Chicago Plan to place 4,000 minority workers in jobs. Only 150 Negroes have entered training with the operating engineers union. Fred Hubbard, director, cites economic squeeze. Thomas Nayder notes delays but says progress continues to find journeymen qualified minority workers.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Chicago
U.S
Fred Hubbard
Chicago Plan
Thomas J. Nayder
Chicago Building Trades Council
Chicago Plan Executive Board
Nayder
Purcell Outlines Plan to Boost Arkansas Revenues
Atty Gen Joe Purcell Democrat candidate for governor outlined a plan to raise 51 million in state revenues without new individual taxes. He proposed ending certain utility and corporate use tax exemptions, revising state land lease terms, restructuring the corporate franchise tax, and raising the premium tax on out of state insurers. He also called for higher teacher salaries and more funds for cities, prisons, and local needs.
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Little Rock
Joe Purcell
Purcell
Arkansas
Crime Traced to Breakdown in Home and Schools
Denver AP report quoting Sen. John McClellan as saying lack of discipline in homes, schools and churches fuels youth crime. He warned that without reform crime may rise to anarchy and threaten the nation’s future. McClellan spoke at Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, led by Fred Inbau of Northwestern University.
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Denver
John McClelan
D-Ark
McClellan
United States
Americans For Effective Law Enforcement
Fred FE. Inbau
Inbau
Northwestern University
Hearing Set on Sheriff Shortage in Arkansas Case
A hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Circuit Court to address subpoenas sought by prosecutor Gerald Pearson in the embezzlement case against former Crittenden County Sheriff Marion Thomas. The subpoenas target four local banks to obtain documents and records related to the case.
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West
Memphis
Ark
Crittenden County
Marion Thomas
Gerald Pearson
Bank of West Memphis
First National Bank of West Memphis
Citizens Bank of Marion
First State Bank of Parkin
Thomas
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