Smog Tied to Heart Deaths and Auto Crashes by 21 Scientists
Twenty one California scientists linked Los Angeles area smog to heart ailment deaths and auto accidents. The team led by John R. Goldsmith and T Timothy Crocker reported at a UC sponsored clean air conference, noting a strong association between oxidant smog and accidents, while finding no link with carbon monoxide. The report also notes broader health risks and public concern about pollution versus taxes.
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Los Angeles Area
University of California
State Senate
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State Department of Public Health
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UC Cancer Institute of San Francisco
Hans A. Ury
The
Department of Public Health
Dr. Crocker
Los Angeles
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Senate OKs Ban on Smog Engines in California
The Senate approved a 22 to 11 vote banning highway use of pollutant emitting engines starting in 1975. Sen. Nicholas Petris argued the move is feasible and necessary to protect people and plants from killer smog, despite Assembly doubts and claims of enforceability issues. California's large vehicle population, over 13.3 million, amplifies the impact of the measure. Los Angeles County alone surpasses all but seven states in car numbers.
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Oks
Assembly
Sacramento
California
Nicholas C. Petris
Oakland
Los Angeles County
Petris
Assembly OKs More Aid to Handicapped
Sacramento Assembly votes 41 to 20 to let the aged blind and disabled keep an extra 18 million in Social Security cost of living increases without cutting state welfare. The amendment to a Reagan backed welfare reform plan passed, while the measure faces delay.
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Ronald Reagan
John Miller
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Burton
Gordon Duffy
R-Hanford
Duffy
AFDC
Utilities Lose Park Land Fight
SACRAMENTO UPS The Assembly defeated a bid to ban power plant construction on park lands while approving amendments that let local governments keep authority over plant locations. Critics argued the bill would cede coast control to utilities, but amendments by Millas preserved local regulation.
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UPS
Edwin L. O’berg
Z’berg
Assembly
HOUSE
George W. Millas
Gilroy
Millas
Mills Bill Allows Gas Tax Diversion to Transit
Sacramento measure by Sen. James Mills would divert up to 25 percent of local and state gasoline tax shares to mass transit and smog research. The bill, already approved by the Senate and pending two Assembly committees, aims to fund transit and air quality projects while preserving highway needs.
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Assembly Transportation Committee
James R. Mills
San Diego
Assembly Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
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