Bottled Water Boom Follows National Drinking Water Scare
Americans rush to bottled water after cancer worries rise from carcinogenic elements found at a Cincinnati EPA center and similar concerns in New Orleans Jennings Evansville and Duluth. EPA conducts an 80 city probe into drinking water safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norm Clarke
Cincinnati, Ohio
Federal Environmental Research Center
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Jennings
Evansville
Ind
Duluth, Minn
Jeansonne
Gordon Robeck
EPA
James Symons
Cincinnati Research Center
Bottled Water Demand Grows Amid EPA Scrutiny
A survey of Ohio River area bottlers shows rising interest in purified water as residents fear tap contents. Industry leaders cite taste and safety concerns, while EPA researchers warn about undetected organic contaminants. New water standards are set for 1976.
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Richard Jeansonne
New Orleans
Kent Wood Springs
Ohio River
Ed Bluestein
Pittsburgh
Jim Morgenroth
Talawanda Springs
Environmental Protection Agency
Symons
Leo Weaver
Federal
Weaver
Congress
Federal Register
Youths design emblem for Viking Mars lander
NASA backs a national contest inviting high school students to design an emblem for the Viking spacecraft landing on Mars around July 4, 1976. Ten regional winners will be chosen, then 10 finalists, with one final emblem selected by NASA.
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Federal Space Agency
James Fletcher
NASA
America
Mars
National Science Teachers Association
Viking Lander
U.S
Viking
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kennedy Space Center
Connecticut Ave
Washington, D.C
Earth
Expensive Valentines Through History
AP reports Hallmark researcher Sally Hopkins notes Valentine gifts have ranged widely in cost. Examples include 1537 England’s Princess Mary gifting a gold ruby brooch to George Mountejoy and 800 pound jewel to Arabella Stuart, with Pepys documenting high prices for gloves and a diamond turkey stone for his wife.
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Kansas City
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
England
Princess Mary
Bloody Mary
Valentine
George Mountejoy
Samuel Pepys
Duke of York
Arabella Stuart
Pepys
Martha Batten
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Fortres
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