Great Plains wind erosion seen as worst in 20 years
The 1976 77 Great Plains wind erosion season, spanning November through May, damaged 7.992 million acres across 10 states, up 30 percent from last year and the worst since 1956 57. Colorado suffered 2.520 million acres damaged. Texas North Dakota New Mexico South Dakota Nebraska also saw high losses, while Montana Kansas Oklahoma and Wyoming reported smaller totals.
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Great Plains
Washington
UPI
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Colorado
Texas
North Dakota
New Mexico
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Senate okays 57 week unemployment aid for ex convicts
In Sacramento a $1.1 million bill would grant released felons up to six months of $57 weekly unemployment aid. The measure SB224 by Sen. Peter Behr passed the Senate 27 to 9 amid warnings the program could raise costs and be seen as crime pays. Supporter Behr said gate money is insufficient to bridge job searches. Opponent Briggs urged against the bill noting potential cost and incentive concerns.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Assembly
Peter Behr
R-Tiburon
Ripley
Briggs
Behr
California toughens 1982 auto NOx emission standard
California's Air Resources Board unanimously set a NOx limit of 0.4 grams per mile for 1982 model year cars, down from 1.5. The board said the move, supported by health studies and new tech like Volvo’s three way catalyst, fights smog and protects children’s health.
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California
Congress
Carter
Environmental Protection Agency Board
Tom Quinn
Quinn
Los Angeles County
Volvo
Arson Suspected in Fatal Saint John Prison Fire
Investigators suspect arson in a Saint John New Brunswick detention center blaze that killed 20 prisoners. The fire in a padded maximum security cellblock on the building’s second floor led to a crowded cellblock with 27 inmates and prompted hostage-like rescue efforts before authorities planned charges. Local officials praised responders and vowed a full inquiry.
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Saint John, New Brunswick
UPI
Saint John’s
Tom Breen
Breen
Lawyer open to bargaining in Chowchilla kidnap case
A defense attorney says plea bargaining is possible for one of three men charged in the Chowchilla bus kidnapping of 26 children and their driver. The attorneys argue over suppression of evidence as trial delays continue and motions proceed in California.
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Chowchilla
San Francisco
UPI
Calif
Edward Merrill
Richard Schoenfeld
Merrill
California Attorney General's Office
State Supreme Court
Sion
Ed Ray
Frederick Wood
Schoenfeld
James
Frederick Woods
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Solvang Antique Imports
Solvang
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First Street
Round Table Pizza
Lompoc
PAK
North H Street
Circulation Dept
State Air Resources Board
Gov
Edmund Brown Jr
Saint John County
Sam Davis
North
Honolulu
Rosalynn Carter
Hawaiian Islands
Chip
Amy
James Schoenfeld
Lompoc, Calif
North H St
Gibson A
John Silva
Ags
Reg Price
Northside Shopping
Rie
Vandenberg
Minuteman Loans
Santa Maria
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