Pollution Politics Surrounds Water Bill Campaign Firestorm
Democratic candidate Edmund Muskie accuses the Nixon administration of delaying strong water pollution controls to turn the issue political. He cites Senate passage and committee unanimity as nonpartisan, while White House proposes hearings and changes. Environmental groups urge action, warning against partisan delay and shifting authority to states.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Nixon
Senate
Muskie
Subcommittee
White House
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environment Groups
Workers of America
the Wilderness Society
Environmental Action
The
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Prison furloughs expand after two years of safe trials
About 900 Connecticut inmates participated in a furlough program with no escapes and minimal arrests. The initiative, begun in December 1969, allows short home visits to help marriage and job prospects, with broader eligibility now considered.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut
Ray
Lopes
Clear and Cold Tonight With Warmer Thursday
The forecast calls for a clear, cold night with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Thursday should be sunny and warmer after a daytime high around 38 and an overnight low near 33.
McGovern Clarifies Snafu Over Staff Offer
Lt Col Anthony Herbert says McGovern telephoned to apologize for a mistaken announcement that Herbert would join the presidential campaign staff. McGovern reportedly told him he was interested in him as a military adviser and they would discuss after retirement. Herbert, the Korean War’s most decorated enlisted man, plans to retire Feb 29 amid harassment claims.
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Mcpherson
Anthony Herbert
George McGovern
Herbert
McGovern
South Dakota
Ohio House Senate panel hones tax base amid budget crisis
In Columbus a six man House Senate conference committee on taxes began work on a lasting solution to Ohio finances after the House rejected a sales tax hike 66 23. The panel leans income tax with Maloney and Calabrese among proponents while lawmakers seek a 1 to 3 percent personal tax and 34.6 percent corporate rate.
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Columbus
House-Senate
Ohio
House
Senate
Michael J. Maloney
Cincinnati
Paul Gillmore
Tiffin
Maloney
Murdock
Calabrese
Lancione
Ways and Means Committee
Area Legislators Defeat Ohio Sales Tax Bill Vote
Ohio House members led by Rep. Armbruster oppose a sales tax bill. Republicans Thomas Kindness and Jack Oliver also vote against, while Armbruster abstains after press reporting his button failed to light. He cites harm to school aid and welfare and backs an income tax instead. The failure delays the interim budget and delays pay for area legislators.
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David E. Armbruster
Ohio House
Thomas Kindness
Hamilton
Butler County
Jack Oliver
Preble County
Corwin
Nixon
Warren County
Armbruster
Rambruster
House
Chuckle Schoolteachers Weather Day Rainy Saturday
A lighthearted note suggests schoolteachers feel underappreciated by parents until a whole Saturday of rain arrives.
Atlanta approves one percent sales tax for MARTA transit
Voters in Fulton and DeKalb counties backed the 1 tax to fund a 14 billion rapid rail and bus network with federal funds covering the rest, while Gwinnett and Clayton counties rejected the tax and bars a system extension there. MARTA aims for about 70 miles of rail and busways by 1980 under local authority.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Area
Atlanta
Gwinnett
Clayton
Fulton
DeKalb
Metropolitan Atlanta
Sam Massell
Viet Cong attack and Saigon politician killed
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked Phnom Penh airport and a radio station nine miles northwest of the airport. In Saigon, politician Nguyen Van Bong was killed by a hidden plastic bomb while commuting. two Americans died in a helicopter crash and a booby trap wounded two U.S. soldiers near Hue.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
U.S
Hue
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Am Rong
Nguyen van Bong
Borg
Nguyen van Thieu
National Assembly
Thieu
Bong
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Wreparment
Green, Education and Welfare
HEW
Mississippi Medicaid Commission
Lee Eene
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National Welfare Rights Organization
Capitol Hill
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Elliot L. Richardson
Ryan
Brooklyn
Snafu
New
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Norman A. Murdock
Anthony 0. Calabrese
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