Changes In Urban Affairs
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration has made few core changes in the three largest urban affairs agencies. Mentions to decentralization and improved coordination across Transportation HUD and HEW, with officials noting limited initial impact and ongoing reorganizations to streamline operations and consolidate programs.
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Washington
Nixon
Departments of Transportation
Housing and Urban Development
James E. Beggs
John A. Volpe
Federal Highway Administration
Volpe
Department of Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Romney
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
HUD
Sherman Unger
International Beauty Pageant Opens in Kyoto Japan
Ninety nine beauty queens from around the world visit Kyoto to glimpse Japan’s culture as the 1969 International Beauty Pageant dates set for September 12 and 13.
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Nagoya
Japan
Kyoto
Consumer Bills On Agenda
Washington AP report notes the House prioritizes consumer safety with a Child Protection Act of 1969 to ban dangerous toys and extend recall programs. It also advances a three year safety standards program for vehicles and equipment, including tires and helmets, while testing tractor safety measures and roll bars.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Senate
Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Ancher Nelson
R-Minn
Nelson
Deputy Secretary to resign for federal post
George C. Guenther of Wyomissing will resign as deputy secretary of Labor and Industry on September 12 to join the U.S. Department of Labor. His state salary is listed as 20,600 dollars.
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Richard C. van Dusen
Romney
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Office of Education
James E. Allen Jr
Finch
Harrisburg
Labor and Industry
George C. Guenther
Wyomissing
U.S. Department of Labor
Clifford L. Jones
Guenther
Scientists Digging Into California Tar Pit History
Los Angeles scientists dig near Wilshire Boulevard to recreate Ice Age California. At the La Brea tar pits, crews remove muck from a 160 foot-deep sink, uncovering bones of saber-tooth cats, giant sloths, dire wolves, and humans. Paleontologists seek to build a complete picture of the era and a lesson for modern humanity.
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Ralph Dighton
Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
County Museum of Natural History
Anj
Downs
Theodore
Earth Sciences
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Italy
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Washington, D.C
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California
Wilshire Blvd
Volkswagen
BUICK
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Thunderbird
Indiana Sales & Service
NEW & Mercedes
INZ
SIMCA
JEEP
Sears
Indiana
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