Dirtiest Cities Ranked in Preliminary Air Pollution List
Washington AP report shows Steubenville Ohio atop particulates list with New York City leading sulfur oxide rankings. Federal officials note declines in particulates but warn coal and fuel oil emissions remain high and final nationwide rankings will follow final publication.
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Blaze Destroys 100 Acres of Pasture North of Lubbock
A Monday fire scorched about 100 acres of pasture land two miles north of Lubbock and two miles east of University Avenue. Firemen fought the blaze after 5 p.m. but ran out of water, needing multiple trips to a pumphouse to refill supplies. The damage was estimated at over $1,000 and the owner, W. L. Holbert, said a neighbor burning a dead animal sparked the fire.
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Tech Explorers To Give Papers At Oslo Conference
Two Texas Tech explorers of the Antarctic regions Dr. F. Alton Wade and Dr. John R. Wilbanks will attend the SCAR and IUGS in Oslo Norway August 6 to 14. Wilbanks left Monday and Wade will depart Wednesday. Wade will present a joint paper on The Geology of Marie Byrd and Ellsworth Lands Antarctica and Wilbanks will speak on Geology of the Fosdick Mountains Marie Byrd Land West Antarctica.
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Senate Passes Postal Reform Bill to Create Independent USPS
The Senate approved a corporatized independent postal service by an 87 to 7 vote, with an 11-member board to run operations and most Congressional control ended. The bill heads to the House for a final vote before likely submission to President Nixon, amid debate over rates veto and future reconsideration.
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Bond Absentee Vote Increases for Lubbock Election
Absentee voting for Saturday's city bond election totals 618 at closing time Monday. Deadline to cast ballots is 5 p m Tuesday. Eligible voters must live in the city for six months and in Texas for one year. A 13.6 million program to aid Lubbock's recovery from the May tornado will be on the ballot, including four issues to build a Memorial Civic Center, a library, a chain of six lakes along Yellowhauge Canyon, and expanded parks and recreation facilities.
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Impeachment Push for Justice Williams Probe Sparks Clash
Washington political row erupts as House leaders denounce a Judiciary Committee inquiry into Justice Williams as a whitewash. GOP Leader Ford calls for public hearings under oath. Rep. Wyman and Rep. Waggoner label the probe biased and vow independent reviews alongside the committee. Celler defends the inquiry begun in April.
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Fulbright presses treaty for Spain base agreement
Sen. J. W. Fulbright urged that the Spain base pact be submitted as a treaty for Senate approval or the United States could lose power to review foreign commitments. He warned the deal could cost 400 million dollars and risk U.S. forces to defend Spain.
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