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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1977

Page

6

Hopes Dim On Existence Of New Superheavy Elements

Florida based researchers from Palo State University report that confirmation of three new superheavy elements is unlikely. Dr. Neil Fletcher says experiments so far make it improbable the elements exist, though a spring test is planned. The team previously claimed bicentennium and two others, with Stanford and Orsay cited as strong corroborating sites.

Pallahassee Fla Neil Fletcher Palo State University Fletcher FSU Institute of Nuclear Physics Orsay France Exis PSA

Chimney sweep balances on Logan chimney in top hat

David Barrett a 26 year old Logan Ohio chimney sweep wears a top hat and tails while balancing on a chimney to perform his work He is an Ohio State University graduate and has completed an apprenticeship before starting his own business AB Wireshere

David Barrett Logan Ohio Ohio State University

Asbestos Ceilings Banned in New Jersey Schools

Irving Peterson of New Jersey's bureau of facility planning said after a State Board of Education meeting that asbestos coated ceilings will be torn out of all schools and standards for new buildings are being rewritten. He warned that eventually asbestos will be banned in all schools. In Howell Township eight schools have been closed since Christmas over a potential asbestos exposure to 13 year old Joseph Sarraf.

Trenton Elementa New Jersey State Board of Education Irving Peterson Department Bureau of Facility Planning Howell Township Joseph Sarraf

Vapor linked to leukemia risk from gas pumps

Environmental Defense Fund representative Robert Rauch warned at an EPA hearing that declining lead in gasoline raises benzene levels at fueling stations. He said lack of vapor-loss controls and more self service increase public and attendant exposure to a known leukemia risk, citing Gulf Oil studies and NAS findings.

Washington Robert Rauch Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Protection Agency Rauch Gulf Oil Corp The National Academy of Sciences

New Dams Plan Boosts Safety Checks After Teton Disaster

The Bureau of Reclamation will pursue engineering double checks on all future dam projects. Commissioner Gilbert Stamm outlined expanded instrumentation, faster safety reporting by engineers, and slower, more monitored filling of reservoirs. The move follows the Teton Dam break that killed 11 and caused about 1.8 billion in damages. An outside expert panel led by Wallace Chadwick will review the Idaho dam. Governor Andrus and Interior Secretary designates support thorough analysis before any reconstructions.

Washington Bureau of Reclamation Teton Dam Idaho Bureau Gilbert G. Stamm Stamm Daho Cecil Andrus Interior Department Andrus Interior Thomas Kleppe Angeles Wallace Chadwick Teton Reclamation Bureau National Academy of Sciences

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