Drought Center Faces Prolonged Dry Spell in California
Sacramento UPI report notes ongoing drought as water managers warn reductions and long recovery. Bill Clark of the Department of Water Resources cites 800 million in losses versus predicted 1.5 billion, aided by 10 000 new wells and drought resistant crops. About 107 municipalities adopted water-saving plans. Reservoirs hold one third of 10 year average, with winter rainfall unlikely to refill them. full recovery may take three years or more.
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UPI
State Drought Information Center
Bill Clark
Department of Water Resources
Clark
California
Central Valley
German tourist misreads Bangor trip as San Francisco
Irwin Kreutz, a West German brewery worker, landed in Bangor after hearing San Francisco on a flight. He explored Bangor for days, became a Rotary member and honorary Penobscot tribe member, and celebrated his 50th birthday with over 100 guests hosted by local restaurant owners and townspeople.
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Bangor
Maine
UPI
Irwin Kreutz
San Francisco
California
Kreutz
Augsburg
West Germany
Rotary
Penobscot
Sunny California
Frankfurt
Old Town
Ken
Gertrude Romine
Romines
Prohibition Party to test name change on ballots
The National Prohibition Party plans a trial name change next year to broaden appeal beyond liquor issues. Vice presidential candidate Earl Dodge says three options were polled: National Statesman Party, Good Government Party, and Family Protection Party. Ballots in Colorado and other states will carry the new name on a test basis with a permanent shift possible in 1979.
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Denver
UPI
National Prohibition Party
Earl Dodge
Dodge
Par
Ty’s
National Statesman Party
Good Government Party
Family Protection Party
Colorado
Marathon run draws NY throngs
New York hosts a record 5,300 entrants in the 26 mile 385 yard race with 4,823 finishers. Bill Rodgers of Boston wins in 2 hours 11 minutes 28 seconds, Jerome Drayton places second, and the event draws nearly 1 million spectators. Wheelchair racer Bob Hall from Belmont completes the course with a 20 minute head start.
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New York
UPI
Staten Island
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Sporting
Bill Rodgers
Boston
Jerome Drayton
Ontario
Central Park
Bob Hall
Belmont
Mass
Tito Leaves Hotel Bill Unpaid at French Spa Resort
Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, 85, stayed three days in Eugenie les Bains with 50 in his party and left without paying. Michel Guerard, the chef, sent the bill to French President Valery Giscard d Estaing as Elysee officials declined to comment. Hotel rates at the resort run about 48 dollars per room and 64 dollars for a two room suite.
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Eugenie - Les-Bains
France
UPI
Michel Guerard
Josip Broz Tito
Eugenie-les-bains
Tito
Hotel Des Pres Et Des
Guerard
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Giscard
Elysee Palace
Pollution hurts children health and schooling in California study
A California Health Department report led by Dr. Jerome Wesolowski finds children exposed to heavy air pollution face higher respiratory problems and potential learning difficulties from lead exposure. Blood tests in Los Angeles and Oakland show 6 to 8 percent with elevated lead needing medication. experts warn societal costs may be phenomenal.
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Jerome Wesolowski
State Department of Health
Berkeley
Health Department
Wesolowski
Los Angeles
Oakland
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