Defoliant Ban Violated By U S Division
A U S Army division and perhaps other units violated a Pentagon ban on defoliants in Vietnam. The Americal Division used Orange 2 4 5 T in May July and August 1970, about 100 drums of 55 gallons each, in Quang Tin and Quang Ngai provinces and at a coastal fire base, despite a suspension. The Army is investigating other units for possible use.
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da Nang
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear Ashland bond referendum appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will review an Ashland School District case on a $3 million high school bond referendum passed by 20 votes, after a recount still showed passage by 19 votes and a circuit court ruling upheld the result. The appeal contests the canvassing process and voting accuracy.
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Supreme Court
Burlington Northern Announcement Reschedules Two Trains
Burlington Northern notes that starting October 25 the North Coast Limited and Empire Builder trains 25 31 will depart Chicago at 12 30 p m instead of 1 00 p m and depart La Crosse at 5 08 p m as revised.
General Mills Plans Shop To Service Workers Cars
General Mills will open an eight bay auto service center near its Golden Valley headquarters on November 1 for about 1,650 headquarters workers and 650 researchers. Employees will request service via a form, and cars will be picked up and returned by center staff during work hours, easing commuting for those to remote locations. The project costs are estimated at 250000 dollars, including equipment.
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General Mills
Golden Valley
Boonies
Schneider
Attorney General Praises Police Amid Rising Crime
ALMA AP The 1970s police face precarious assignments and public praise from Atty. Gen. Robert Warren who urged society to do more. He lauded officers mustering dignity, legal accuracy, decisive skill and courage, while facing threats, insults and low pay during a Legion Club dinner remarks.
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Robert Warren
Warren
Weather summary for Midwest states
Wisconsin shows cloudy skies with mild conditions and light rain or drizzle into Friday night and Saturday. Minnesota features extensive fog and cloudiness with light drizzle in areas, while Iowa remains partly cloudy with a chance of rain and drizzle. Sunrise Saturday and sunset times are noted, along with historic record highs and degree day totals.
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Rockies
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Iowa
Radiation death reports questioned near Morris plant
AEC says studies by Public Health Service found radiation exposure through air minimal and unmeasurable in Morris area near the Dresden nuclear plant while food and water exposure remained far below concerns. The Pittsburgh professor had linked infant mortality rises to downwind areas.
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Morris
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
University of Pittsburgh
U.S. Public Health Service
Federal Radiation Council
Ernest J. Sternglass
Pennsylvania
Senate
Dresden
Transplants Are Solution Says Priest on Organ Waste
An Episcopal priest argues during a Milwaukee symposium that burying or cremating human organs wastes life saving tissue. He proposes artificial and animal organ transplants to expand supply, urging public ownership of dead bodies and rapid adoption to end scarcity and prevent unnecessary death.
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Episcopal
Joseph Fletcher
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Mass
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Department of Psychiatry
The
Medical College of Wisconsin
Fletcher
Adrian Kan
Grains redesigned to feed the hungry Green Revolution holds hope
Washington report by James Phillips explains the Green Revolution and its potential impact. High yield strains of wheat and rice promise far greater food production, though Americans may underestimate its significance amidst surplus. The article surveys global hunger and the hope these advances offer for reducing it.
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Lester R. Brown
Brown
Mexico
Turkey
Paraguay
Green Revolution reshapes hunger and world politics
Agricultural economist Lester R Brown lauds the Green Revolution led by Norman Borlaug, noting dwarf wheat and rice boosted yields across Asia and Latin America. The spread sparked social unrest, fertile land reforms, and political shifts, with experts warning the gains depend on slowing population growth and family planning.
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