EPA sets near total ban on DDT with limited public health uses
Environmental Protection Administrator William Ruckelshaus ordered an near complete ban on DDT in the United States effective December 31, 1972. The ruling allows DDT only for public health purposes and three minor crop uses on green peppers onions and sweet potatoes in storage. The decision follows a 17 month EPA study and marks a major victory for environmental groups dating to Rachel Carson and Silent Spring.
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Wshington (Ap
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
United States
Ruckelshaus
EPA
Environment Groups
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Stockholm
Sweden
Asian Pacific Council urged to admit ideologically different nations
President Chung Hee Park at ASPAC ministerial session urged admitting nations with differing ideologies to join the regional effort. He hinted at China North Korea and North Vietnam as possible entrants, while delegates noted mixed reactions to Beijing’s inclusion and regional relations. See ASIAN, Page 4, Col. 4
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Park
ASPAC
Japan
China
Philippines
Malaysia
New Zealand
Australia
Thailand
South Vietnam
South Korea
ECUL
Chung Hee Park
Asian and Pacific Council
Asia
North Korea
North Vietnam
Peking
Nixon
Moscow
Record 340 strikes hit North Vietnam bridges in daylong bombing
American fighter bombers hit North Vietnam with a record 340 strikes, destroying nine railroad bridges including four on the northwest line toward China and three between Hanoi and Haiphong. Navy pilots hit a Haiphong rail and highway bridge severing the main line to the port. B52s pounded troop concentrations near the Laotian border while light air support targeted zones near Hue and Tuyen Binh.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Northwest
China
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Air Force Phantom
Peking
Midway
Haipuong
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
A Shau
Hue
Tuyen Binh
Moc Hoa
Panel Approves Weakened Weapons Bill in House
The House Armed Services Committee advanced a 21.3 billion weapons authorization bill after cutting over 1.5 billion from requests. Major reductions include 692 million from the Safeguard antimissile program and 363 million from the Navy DD963 destroyer project, with a net cut of 582 million. Kissinger to visit China for four days starting June 19 to discuss normalization and mutual concerns with Chinese leaders.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Melvin R. Laird
Navy
Air Force
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
People’s Republic of China
White House
Mine Blast Injures 27 In Alabama
An explosion at U S Steel Concord Mine in Concord Alabama injured 27 workers with seven hospitalized including one in critical condition. Two welding gas tanks inadvertently entered the No 1 crusher igniting gas sparks and causing a small contained fire with no fatalities.
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Concord
Ala
U.S. Steel
See Mine
Podgorny Trip Sparks Peace Mission Speculation
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny arrived in Calcutta en route to Hanoi amid speculation he seeks a peace mission for Vietnam. He urged quick settlement and an end to bombing, while Moscow diplomats weighed a possible link to the Nixon Brezhnev summit, with no concrete agreement evident.
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Calcutta
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Hanoi
Podgorny
Vietnam
Moscow
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Public Housing Post To Be Filled In Lawton
Lawton Public Housing Authority plans to name a new director at its monthly meeting Thursday. The board has reviewed applicants since late May after C Harold Short resigned effective June 9. Short is the third housing director to resign in two years. Short now serves as maintenance director for the Lawton School Board. Lou Brox, housing board chairman, said applicants have been interviewed and most are from Lawton.
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Lawton
First Quarter Trade Deficit Worsens
The Commerce Department reports a worsening balance of payments in the first quarter. The current account and long term capital deficit reached 3.2 billion dollars, up from 1.8 billion in late 1971, with a sharp rise in the trade gap adding 610 million dollars versus the prior quarter.
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Ashington
Commerce Department
Bal
United States
Oklahoma Lake Rain Totals Vary Across Western Central Areas
Overnight rains drenched parts of western and central Oklahoma with readings from .70 inch at Lake Lawtonka to 1.20 inches at Lake Ellsworth. Lawton area forecasts show a 20 percent precip chance this afternoon as showers shift eastward. Highs expected in the upper 80s with cooler nights, and a weak cold front brings slight relief. See RAINS, Page 4, Col. 1.
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Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Lawton
Fort Sill
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Kansas
Senate Deadlock Threatens Social Security Hikes Before Election
Congress debates a massive welfare reform and Social Security increase package. Senate wrangles over welfare provisions while a 10 percent across the board raise and added Medi care coverage loom for recipients. A split may force separating Social Security from welfare in a bid to meet an Aug. 10 limit.
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Ashington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Robert M. Ball
Nixon
House
Russell B. Long
Dla
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Agriculture Department
Pacific Council
Hebert
Boston
Boston Harbor
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Foreign Ministry
Ziegler
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Zielger
State Department
Alfred L. Jenkins
Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Brezhnev
By Coy Hobbs
Meers
Lawtonka
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