Ford signs water safety measure amid cancer fears
President Ford signed the first U S law setting drinking water standards while environmentalists urge the EPA to use emergency powers in five cities New Orleans Jefferson Parish Evansville Cincinnati and Duluth due to chemicals linked to cancer risks EPA surveys nationwide and aims to complete studies within six months with interim standards and a NAS study for permanent standards.
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Ford
U.S
Ashington
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Ohio
Duluth, Minn
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Supreme Court Rejects Extension of Clayton Act to Interstate Firms
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, refused to extend the Clayton Antitrust Act to firms not engaged in interstate commerce, limiting reach beyond the Sherman Act. In a separate 5 to 4 decision, the court upheld an Alabama injunction against a "buy American" dockside picketing campaign. Justice Douglas dissented in both cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Mobile
Wiliam O. Douglas
Powell
Justice Department
Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
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Robert H. Harris
Environmental Group
Pittsburgh
Monogahela River
South Hills
West Penn Water Co
William Harris
Maureen Graham
Philadelphia
Graham
California
Copp Paving Co
Lewis F. Pow
Ell Jr
Committee of American Maritime Unions
Vas Tee Ae National Bank
House of Half Dollars
Lawton, Okla
Dale
Dac
Conway and Hale
W. Lee Blvd
Conner Lee and Sheridan
Terry
Orion
Montgomery