Industrial Poisons Plague Workplaces Amid Budget Cuts
An AP Special Assignment Team report details 13 300 industrial poisons including asbestos lead silica and cotton dust. It notes dangers from benzene fumes and dust exposure, cites unions pushing safety clauses, Shell Oil refinery strikes, and the Nixon administration trimming NIOSH budgets and training.
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Oklahoma Senate Boosts Health Center Funding
The Oklahoma state Senate approved a 777,626 supplemental appropriation to fund the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for the rest of the current fiscal year. The House had set 334,898. new estimates increased the amount to cover operations through July 1. Senate leaders warned federal cutbacks could force program eliminations. Also approved was restoring hunting and fishing license fees to 3.25 dollars and 6 dollars for a combo license to preserve revenue if the wildlife code fails. Sable Island note included.
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Hamilton
Phil Smalley
D-Norman
Smalley
University of Oklahoma
Roy Beecher
D-Kingfisher
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McCall’s Cookbook
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