Plants Dumping Pesticide Waste Into City Sewers
A team of Agriculture Department scientists urged Michigan and Wisconsin pesticide wastes be removed from city sewers. The survey found four Michigan and six Wisconsin plants discharging liquid wastes into urban systems. The report calls for shifting disposal methods, more sampling, and monitoring of effluents and sludge with emphasis on reducing pollution in the Lake Michigan watershed.
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Don Kendall Washington
Agriculture Department
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lic
Illinois
Indiana
D. R. Shepherd
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Shepherd
ICC Will Increase Boxcar Rental Rate
The Interstate Commerce Commission will impose extra rental rates to ease a Western boxcar shortage. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson said these per diem charges will be added to normal daily rentals carriers pay each other. He called the scale tentative and experimental and open to comment before becoming effective.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Duncan selects ex-officer as city police chief in 1917
A 1917 newspaper note records Joe Mottishaw being appointed as Duncan British Columbia police chief. The municipal clerk’s letter outlined duties including meeting trains reading electricity meters repairing water mains and sidewalks and maintaining fire fighting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
B.C
Joe Mottishaw
Poll Reflects Doubt About Massacre in My Lai
In a 600 person Minnesota poll by The Minneapolis Tribune nearly half doubt a My Lai massacre occurred. 49 percent say charges false, 38 percent believe them, 2 percent partly true, 10 percent undecided, 1 percent other. Higher education correlates with belief in charges. Majority blame war itself for the killing rather than soldiers or leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
My Lai
Minneapolis Tribune
South Vietnam
the Tribune
U S Farm Exports May Reach 6 Billion
The Agriculture Department foresees farm exports totaling 6 billion dollars in the year ending June 30, a rise of at least 300 million from 1968-69. Last year exports reached 5.7 billion, the smallest since 1962-63, with gains tied to fruits vegetables grain and prepared feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Foreign Agricultural Service
Wisconsin ID deadline delays beer drinking cards
Madison AP says Wisconsin new beer ID cards for teens face delays as printer and distribution hurdles loom. Legislation may push effective date from January 1 to March 15. Gov Knowles signed the bill Nov. 28. Atty. Gen. Murphy considers moratorium to avert empty shelves. Teens 18 plus could register with sellers without cards if willing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Short
County Registers of Deeds
Air Rail Stocks In New Average Begins 1970 Change
The Dow Jones transportation average will replace nine railroad stocks with six airlines and three trucking firms starting January 1 1970. Existing railroad components include Canadian Pacific Great Northern Louisville and Nashville Norfolk and Western Penn Central St Louis San Francisco Santa Fe Seaboard Coast Line Southern Pacific Southern Railway and Union Pacific with new inclusions American Eastern Northwest Pan American Trans World UAL Consolidated Freightways Pacific Intermountain Express and US Freight Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Northern Railway
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Norfolk & Western Railway
Penn Central Co
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Santa Fe Industries
Seaboard Coast Line Industries
Southern Pacific Co
Southern Railway
Union Pacific Corp
American Airlines
Eastern Air Lines
Northwest Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
UAL Inc
United Air Lines
Consolidated Freightways
Pacific Intermountain Express
U.S
Freight Co
Study on school vouchers for poor parents announced
The Office of Economic Opportunity funds a Cambridge Massachusetts study by the Center for the Study of Public Policy to test using vouchers or tuition grants for poor parents. A $196,313 grant supports the work with a plan for a five year, $1.2 million annual pilot in a major city yet to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Center For the Study of PublicPolicy
Cambridge
Mass
OEO
Allis-Chalmers Stockholders Meeting Postponed
Milwaukee Wisconsin AP Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co annual stockholders meeting adjourned again by President David C Scott in line with a court order tied to the antitrust suit against White Consolidated Industries of Cleveland Ohio. Further adjournment may be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
Allis-Chalmers ‘Mfg., Co
David C. Scott
Scott
White Consolidated Industries Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
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