EPA backs nationwide deposit and return for beverage containers
The EPA urged a mandatory deposit and return system for all beer and soft drink containers. Deputy EPA administrator John R. Quarles Jr said the plan would cut litter and save energy, while stopping short of endorsing a total ban on pull tab cans. The proposal envisions a five cent deposit with refunds upon return, designed to promote reuse and reduce waste.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
John R. Quarles Jr
Senate
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Senate Commerce Committee
Mark Hatfield
Frank Moss
Utah
White House
Israel reports reduced Golan fighting as Kissinger tours
Syrian and Israeli gunners clashed on Mt Hermon while Israel notes a drop in the 58 day Golan Heights war. Kissinger heads to Syria with new ideas for separating forces. No casualties reported, though Syrian shelling has lessened but remains ongoing.
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Mt. Hermon
Israel
Golan Heights
Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hafez Assad
Kissinger
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Government base falls to North Vietnamese near Da Nang
North Vietnamese troops overran a 100 man government jungle outpost 37 miles south of Da Nang in fierce fighting for control of the approaches to the city. Government forces reported 15 enemy dead while six defenders were killed and six wounded before radio contact was lost.
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UPI
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Tam Ky
SLA May Possess Bomb As Hearst Kidnapping Probed
In San Francisco investigators found empty shells and a powdery substance in a SLA apartment linked to Patricia Hearst's kidnapping. An FBI chief declined to confirm bomb details while sightings of Hearst increase. In Lisbon a military junta enacts strict import export controls with jail terms up to eight years and a new External Commerce Control Commission.
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UPI
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
SLA
Miss Hearst
Charles Oates
FBI
Hearst
Lisbon
Antonio de Spinola
Spinola
Ministry of Finance
Gulf to be open for oil leasing in 1975 push
An Interior Department official said the Gulf of Alaska and 10 million acres of outer continental shelf will be opened to oil leasing in 1975. The sale aims to boost U S energy independence with a two system bidding test to help small firms compete.
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UPI
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Gulf of Alaska
Jared G. Carter
Department of Interior
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Nixon
Mideast
India railway workers strike cripples transport nationwide
India faced a national rail walkout by 1.7 million workers with 6,000 arrests. trains halted amid vows to keep service moving. government troops to run key lines as shortages threaten food and mobility nationwide.
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UPI
India
L.N. Mishra
Indira Gandhi
Food Corporation of India
Engineers strike shuts British industry and presses
A 1.2 million-strong walkout halted most national newspapers and slowed production across engineering, shipbuilding, and automotive sectors. At Linwood Scotland Chrysler plant 3,000 walked out amid mass layoffs. The strike risks rail, power and airline services with printers warning of chaos.
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London Daily Mail
Daily Express
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Scotland
Ford Motor Company
Britain
United States
Daley Hospitalized for Tests Ahead of City Term
Mayor Richard J. Daley, age 72 next week, is in Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital for tests on a mild diabetic condition and high blood pressure after a dizzy spell in his office. Doctors expect three to five days of testing. He may seek a sixth term next year and plans to sign council legislation from his hospital room.
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UPI
Richard J. Daley
Thomas Coogan Jr
Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital
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