U.S. life expectancy hits 71.2 as heart deaths rise
The National Center for Health Statistics reports Americans averaged 71.2 years in 1972, up from 71.1 in 1971, while deaths from heart disease increased 0.8 percent to 361.3 per 100000. Heart disease led mortality with 752,450 deaths in 1972, and cancer remained the second major killer at 166.6. Other top causes include cerebral vascular disease and accidents.
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Second nuclear test might be held up
Heavy rain over the Mururoa atoll area delays the second French atmospheric nuclear test. New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk predicts the blast will occur Wednesday. Tahiti protests escalate as France proceeds despite diplomatic protests from New Zealand Australia Japan Canada and Sweden. A New Zealand warship leaves the test zone as rain intensifies.
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Senate panel weighs probe into Cambodia bombing
The Senate Armed Services Committee will decide today whether to open a full investigation of a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia. The 14 month operation was denied by President Nixon and the State Department while funding and details only emerged last week. Official material shows Nixon and legal adviser John R. Stevenson indicated the first bombing occurred during the April 30 1970 invasion.
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Nader group cites 43 percent overload in motor homes
The Center for Auto Safety says 43 percent of motor homes are overloaded when two adults ride in front seats and urges a broad public warning. It criticizes NHTSA for a timid response and warns up to 400,000 campers and pickup trucks could have defective suspensions if the survey holds true.
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PG&E Plans High Environmental Spending 1973 76
The company projects environmental expenditures will exceed 300 million dollars from 1973 through 1976. Costs include underground power lines aesthetic landscaping plantings reduced emissions and cooling water discharge measures.
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California farmers face price rises despite bumper crop
California agriculture director C. B. Christensen says record crop values at six billion dollars will not lower consumer costs. He cites a potential fifteen percent rise in food prices as producers pass on higher costs after the end of the price freeze, with meat and fruit sectors likely to lead the increases.
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UPI
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Thunderstorms roil Texas and Midwest with heavy rain and hail
Thunderstorms lashed Texas with winds up to 70 mph and hail one inch across areas near El Paso. Heavy rains drenched regions from Colorado to North Carolina while Columbia Missouri and Greensboro North Carolina reported near two inch hourly totals.
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Immunity issues in Watergate hearings prompt debate
The Watergate Senate hearings raise immunity questions as Congress lacks a general immunity law. Senator Sam Ervin sought a court order granting limited immunity to witnesses to prevent self incriminating prosecutions. Former Attorney General John Mitchell appeared without immunity, with his counsel noting a waiver of the Fifth Amendment.
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Immunity arguments emphasize the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy impartial trial. California law already shields legislative witnesses from criminal penalties for testimony, enacted in 1943 to aid fact finding and future lawmaking. Senator Ervin's committee seeks similar immunity to uncover facts and prevent future campaign abuses.
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