Water policy sparks smog debate and population concern
Congressman Jerome Waldie argues that water availability drives development and air pollution in Los Angeles and opposes the peripheral canal. He suggests limiting water to curb immigration and urban growth, while Water Resources Director Gianelli counters that diversions would not harm San Francisco Bay ecology.
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Jerome Waldie
Contra Costa County
Los Angeles
California
Waldie
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Sacramento River
Tracy
California Aqueduct
San Francisco Bay
William Gianelli
Stiffer California Air Board limits on pollutants set
The California Air Resources Board adopted stricter limits on oxidants and carbon monoxide to curb air pollution. Sulfur dioxide and solid materials will be reviewed further, while nitrogen dioxide standards remain unchanged. The changes follow the board’s final public hearing.
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State Air Board
Sacramento
API
California
Air Resources Board
Los Angeles
Smog Curb Proposals Faced as Inadequate by Group
In Sacramento a citizen group Stamp Out Smog attacked proposed stricter air pollution standards as insufficient for oxides and particulates. Chairwoman Mrs. Michael Levee urged no eye irritation or lung harm and accused the board of bowing to industry feasibility. Board members called the proposals a first, workable step despite critiques.
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Sacramento
UPI
Citizens
Michael Levee
Beverly Hills
Stamp Out Smog
Air Resources Board
Joseph F. Boyle
Walter R. Schmid
Boyle
Moon Rock Displays Trigger Mixed Reactions At Smithsonian
A moon rock shown in the Smithsonian rotunda drew crowd reaction from awe to doubt as 1,213 visitors viewed the specimen. People compared it to a potato and gingerbread while noting the rock’s place among space relics. The rock, brought from Tranquility Base, will stay on display as other lunar artifacts remain central to the collection.
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Arts and Industries
Smithsonian Institution
John Glenn
Frank Borman
Henry Charnell
Port Angeles
Wash
Saks Fifth
Bobby Taylor
Frederick
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Smithsonian
Nation
Moon
Langley 1903
James W. Burns
$2.5 Million Suit Filed Over Torrance Accident
A Whittier father files a $2.5 million damage suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of his comatose 5-year-old son Steven. The case names Erik Larson of Lomita the City of Torrance McDonalds Franchise Realty Interstate Ganatta Construction and Leonca Construction for allegedly removing a stop sign at the Torrance intersection.
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Whittier
Los Angeles Superior Court
Thomas John Fritz
California Youth Authority
Steven
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Franchise Realty Interstate Corp
Ganatta Construction Co
Leonca Construction Co
Earth quake crater formed by atomic test near Las Vegas
The Atomic Energy Commission reports a 200 foot wide by 15 foot deep crater at the blast site 110 miles northwest of Las Vegas after a Tuesday underground nuclear test aimed at an anti missile warhead. Nearby towns report cracked plaster from shock waves.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Here
Henderson
Beatty
Alamo
Pahrump
California Lawmakers Seek Halt to Alaskan Nuclear Tests
Rep. Don Edwards and a group of Democratic colleagues urge suspending atomic tests planned for Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. They call for independent studies on earthquake hazards, citing fault lines and historical quakes with potential California impact.
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California
Washington
UPI
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Alaskan
Edwards
Amchitka Island
Aleutian
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Robert L. Leggett
Lionel van Deerline
Jerome R. Waldie
Augustus F. Hawkins
Glenn M. Anderson
Second blast at San Bernardino nightclub injures several
An explosion damaged a San Bernardino nightclub with about 40 patrons, injuring four or five people. Police note it is the fourth blast at the Mineshaft Club in three months and the second in a week. Dynamite is suspected as the cause. rest rooms were destroyed and plaster fell from the ceiling during operating hours.
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San Bernardino
UPI
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By Carl Ingram
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State Assembly
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Riverside
San Francisco Bay System
Bay Area
Gianelli
L.A
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Broadway
Palo Alto
James Gage
Menlo Park
Stanford Research Institute
Gage
Outer Space
Hugh Hope
Charlestown
W. Va
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Rance
Fritz
Erik Larson
Lomita
City of Torrance
McDonalds Restaur
Lore Beach
Earth
Aleutians
San Andreas
Olds
Youngmobile
Oldsmobile
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