Nixon administration weighs two year delay of clean air standards
United Press International reports the Nixon administration considers a two year postponement of federal clean air standards to ease the energy crisis. The Cost of Living Council will expand a nationwide fuel price survey while AAA notes some improvement in gasoline availability and dealer optimism.
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Florida
Cost of Living Council
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Atlanta
St. Paul
American Automobile Association
AAA
Environmental Protection Agency
House Commerce Committee
Simon
Florida takes custody of found treasure
Florida assumes custody of the first portion of the sunken Nuestra Senora de Atocha treasure, valued near 750000 dollars, stored in a Key West bank vault under guard as claims are processed. Treasure Salvors led by Mel Fisher expects more than 47 tons of silver and 27 tons of gold remain salvageable from the 1622 wreck. The state will receive 25 percent of the treasure under law.
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Key West, Fla
UPI
Florida
Mel Fisher
Treasure Salvors
Nuestra Senora de Atocha
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Florida Department of Archives, History and Record Management
Key West Bank
Alabama mother testifies on sterilization case in Senate hearing
Lonnie Relf testifies that she signed an unread form with an X allowing a nurse to sterilize her two daughters Minnie Lee and Mary Alice amid assurances of injections. The family alleges irreversible surgery occurred June 14, while elder daughter Katie avoided the operation. Senator Kennedy questions Relf as hearings probe safeguards in medical experimentation.
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UPI
Alabama
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Minnie Lee
Mary Alice
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Relf
Joseph J. Levin Jr
Relfs
Katie
Four die in blast at Cleburne munitions plant
An explosion at a munitions plant in Cleburne Texas began a chain reaction ending with a truck loaded with grenades detonating. Four women were killed and 35 injured. The victims include Doris Brown of Fort Worth 19 Deborah Spurelle 19 Sue Grisham 22 of Grandbury and Dorothey Cole 51 of Cleburne.
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Cleburne
Tex
UPI
Irene Felan
Marien
Doris Brown
Fort Worth
Debbie Spurelle
Joshua, Tex
Sue Grisham
Grandbury
Dorothey Cole
Violence intensifies in Belfast and Londonderry areas
Gunmen bombers and rioters troubled Roman Catholic districts in Belfast and Londonderry with rocket and rifle fire on an army police post. Snipers targeted troops as British forces faced mounting pressure during two days of widespread clashes remarks by an army spokesman.
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Belfast
UPI
Londonderry
Widow fired over mayonnaise error at UC Davis
A widow in her 50s with several children was fired from UC Davis after a food services incident described as spreading mayonnaise wrongly and sauerkraut too slowly. Her appeal was denied by UC President Hitch, and attorney Loren McMaster plans a lawsuit to seek reinstatement within 60 days.
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Sacramento
UPI
University of California
Loren McMaster
McMaster
Food Services
UC Davis
Charles J. Hitch
California State Employes Association
Lend to Howard Johnson's Travel Club Opens in Utah Area
A travel club loan is extended to Howard Johnson's Travel Club located at 500 South Main Street Orange California 92668 with an opening date set for June 7. The listing mentions Las Vegas Nebraska North Platte Utah Salt Lake City as related regional notes.
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Howard Johnson's Travel Club
South Main Street
Orange
California
Food Crisis Expands as Rancher Sells Cattle at Auction
Farmer Garret van de Steeg of Auburn Washington auctioned seven Holstein cattle due to feed costs. Hawaii agriculture director Fred Erskine warns shortages of fresh produce and meats may hit supermarkets. Canton Ohio Superior Meat packing plant to halt pork production Friday and lay off 100 workers amid unprofitable pork from a 60 day price freeze. Rising costs of raw agricultural inputs push farmers toward drastic measures.
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United Press International
Garret van de Steeg
Auburn
Wash
Hawaii
Fred Erskine
Canton
Ohio
Superior Meat Packing Plant
van de Steeg
Man and fiance drift 42 days through Caribbean and Gulf
William C. Hoadley and Debbie Blocker, aboard the 50 foot Tahoma with two dogs, drifted 42 days after a May 29 disablement 80 miles south of Cuba. They survived on fish, rainwater and vitamins while signaling ships and awaiting rescue near the Mississippi River.
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UPI
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
William C. Hoadley
Deland, Fla
Hoadley
Alabama
Honduras
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