Moonlike landscape reveals Florida phosphate strip mining
Southwest Florida’s phosphate industry scarred the land with craters and gray waste while supplying a third of the world’s gray gold fertilizer. It draws vast groundwater, sparks slime spills, and raises radiation concerns though reclamation efforts expand under state law. Officials warn water depletion threatens Manatee and Sarasota counties, while industry claims stress reclamation and safety measures.
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Lakeland
Fila
Florida
Polk
Manatee
Sarasota
Manatee County
Gulf Coast
Gerald Parker
Parker
Homer Hooks
Phosphate Council
Brewster Phosphates
Hillsborough County
Hooks
Peace River
Charlotte Harbor
Christina
Mulberry
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Polk County
Charlton Prather
Hillsborough
DeSoto
Hardee
Bone Valley
Major Health Threat Seen From TV Violence
Los Angeles reports cite Dr. Thomas Elmendorf calling TV violence a major health threat. He notes youths log 11 000 hours in school and 15 000 hours watching TV with about 18 000 murders seen. Waxman questions government limits on content and family hour policy amid ongoing litigation.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Thomas Elmendorf
California Medical Association
House
Elmendorf
Henry A. Waxman
Dcalif
Waxman
South's grand slam misstep becomes bridge humor
Alfred Sheinwold notes a sarcastic grand slam misplay where South draws two trumps, ruffs a diamond, East overoffers an overruff, and the table laughs at the risky line. He suggests a safer sequence involving clubs and heart lead to dummy, with a later win.
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South
NORTH
West
East
Honeymoon Ends in Street Fight Near Buffalo
Police on patrol found a formally dressed couple fighting in the street. Officers separated a 32-year-old woman and her 19-year-old husband, bruised from the fracas, after their wedding day. They returned home afterward.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Robert Swanson
Dennis Adams
Swanson
Gondoliers Block Grand Canal in Venice Protest
More than 40 gondoliers blocked traffic on Venice Grand Canal for about 30 minutes to protest waves from motorboats. They argue waves damage foundations of ancient buildings and hinder gondola travel. Coca Cola Bottling Co of New York starts using stay-on pull tab cans made by Reynolds Metals to curb safety and litter issues from pull-off tabs.
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Venice
Italy
UPI
Grand Canal
New York
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
New York Inc
Reynolds Metals Co
Two Hundred Years of American Criminal Justice
A historical view from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration summarizes the development of police courts corrections and juvenile delinquency prevention from colonial times to the present. The 176 page report includes illustrations and narrative and is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office for 3 dollars prepaid.
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Justice Department
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
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Florida Phosphate Council
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Tampa
Upifote
Federal Communications Commission
Networks
Norman Lear
Alfred Sheinwold
Heinold
P.O
Calif
Gondoliers Strike
Alaska
Texas
Benihana Village
Las Vegas Hilton
Union Plaza
Lds
Safeway Plaza
Henderson
DOD
Boulder
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