Turtle egg business in Malaysia on East Coast
In Malaysia's Rantau Abang and Chendor beaches a legal turtle egg trade persists. Leatherback turtles arrive nightly May to September to lay up to 200 eggs, with leases auctioned for about 6600 dollars and potential 10000 dollars annual gross. Officials require some eggs stay with a hatchery and leave a portion in sand.
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Rantau Abang
Malaysia
Philippines
South China Sea
Chendor
West
Scenic river bill draws fire in Illinois hearings
Illinois Senate subcommittee chair criticizes a measure to protect river banks as well conceived but poorly executed. Hearings begin in LaSalle County with more set for Rock Falls Hanava and Marion and possibly Springfield. The bill targets lower Fox Kishwaukee Vermilion Big Muddy Kankakee Rock Kaskaskia Mackinaw Apple and Mississippi rivers and several creeks, outlining bank protection up to a quarter mile and sometimes less than 50 feet from water. The sponsor is Rep J Theodore Meyer with Sen John L Knuppel questioning public rights and municipal impacts.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
Serena
LaSalle County
John L. Knuppel
D-Petersburg
J. Theodore Meyer
Rchicago
House
Senate
Rock Falls
Hanava
Marion
Knuppel
Lower Fox
Kishwaukee
Vermilion
Big Muddy
Kankakee
Rock
Kaskaskia
Mackinaw
Mississippi
Buicks recalled for panel check
Buick Motor Division of General Motors asks owners of about 3500 current model Buicks to visit dealers for an insulator installation in instrument panels. A burr on a heater support bracket could cause a short circuit and instrument panel fire. no accidents or injuries reported. Affected models are 1971 LeSabre Centurion and Electra built in the last two weeks of June.
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Flint
Mich
Buick Motor Division
General Motors Corp
Malays Build Disposable Homes to Weather Floods
Malays along Malaysia east coast persist with no-deposit no-return wooden stilts housing after January floods. Homes return to previous sites as waters rise, while electricity cuts and hospital patients move up, and towns join in riverplay as relief efforts continue.
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Kuantan
Malaysia
Towns Recover After Floods In Malaysia And Relief Efforts
The article recalls massive floods that submerged towns in Malaysia prompting evacuations by boat and helicopter. It notes international aid from British American and Singaporean aircraft and reports renewed government appeals for relocation to higher ground. A 1926 flood level is marked at a resthouse in Kuala Lipis.
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Kuala Lipis
Bond purchases in Grundy and Kendall counties reported
Grundy County bought 37 520 in series E and H United States bonds in June with 2500 in H bonds and 35020 in E bonds. Kendall County purchased 4972 in E bonds and 10000 in H bonds for 14972 total. Plastics can be incinerated safely in existing municipal incinerators says NYU scientist Elmer R Kaiser.
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Grundy County
United States Savings
Joseph Mattson
Morris
Kendall County
New York
Elmer R. Kaiser
New York University
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Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Liberty
Magnavox
HOBBY
HO Trains
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NEA, Inc
Thanx
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Kelly Green
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