35 firms charged in U S water pollution crackdown
The EPA asked the Justice Department to prosecute 35 firms for failing to apply for permits to discharge wastes. The action targets plants including three owned by U S Steel and marks the first use of a 1699 law broadened by Nixon to cover polluters. The deadline was July 1. penalties could reach 2500 per day plus up to one year in prison.
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UPD
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Justice Department
Nixon
U.S. Steel Corp
John Quartes
U.S
Quarles
Ilc
Contaminated turkeys prompt U.S. investigation in Minnesot a
Swift, the nation’s largest meat packer, found heavy polychlorinated biphenyls in a large batch of turkeys at Swift Dairy and Poultry in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. The Agriculture Department opened a probe to locate the contamination source, tracing to poultry slaughtering in the Dakotas Minnesota and surrounding states. Officials said feed plant sources are suspected though not yet confirmed.
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Washington
UPI
Swift and Co
Agriculture Department
Swift Dairy and Poultry Co
Detroit Lakes
Mann
Swift
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
George R. Grange
USDA
Ther
Upstate
New York
North Carolina
Grange
Clash on commitment of addicts in heroin crisis
Washington hearings on compulsory civil commitment of narcotics addicts featured Rep. Louis Prey arguing for a bill to allow filing for compulsory treatment by authorities or relatives. He warned against waiting for lengthy studies as heroin use spreads nationwide. Dr. Daniel Freedman warned the U S lacks facilities even for addicts seeking voluntary help.
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House
America
Louis Prey
R-Fla
Republican Task Force
Frey
Congress
Daniel Freedman
Department of Psychiatry
University of Chicago
Texas House speaker among four indicted in stock scandal
A grand jury indicted House Speaker Gus Mutscher Jr and three others for their roles in a Texas stock scandal. Also charged were Rep. Thomas Shannon and Stirman Rush McGinty, with conspiracies to bribe, plus John Osorio for false swearing. The panel criticized lawmakers for trading favors for profit.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Gus F. Mutseher Jr
Mutscher
Texas House
Texas
Thomas C. Shannon
D-Fort Worth
FTC gaps on Deplo-G ads cited by Pitofsky
Federal Trade Commission orders Deplo-G nonphosphate detergent to remove false claims about anti pollution benefits and safety. FDA seized the product for toxic content and required a warning label. Ecology Corporation of America and North American Chemical Corp based in Paterson New Jersey cited. In Sacramento an Assembly committee backed a bill to use gas tax funds for highway bicycle paths despite Public Works objections.
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Robert Pitofsky
Consumer Protection Bureau
Land and Drug Administration
FDA
Ecology Corporation of America
The
North American Chemical Corp
Paterson, NJ
Sacramento
UPS
State Department of Public Works
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