Eastland to retire from Senate after 36 years
UPI reports Senator James C. Eastland will not seek re election ending a 36 year tenure as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Mississippi Democrat, age 73, plans to announce his decision, paving the way for Senator Edward M. Kennedy to chair the panel in January and for Senator Warren Magnuson to become Senate president pro tempore. Local reaction in Mississippi included criticism from state leaders and praise from civil rights figures who called Eastland’s retirement a major political shift.
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Ford Denies Transmission Link to Bizarre Accidents
Ford Motor Co. denies evidence linking its automatic transmissions to a series of accidents causing six deaths and 39 injuries over five years. Federal investigators focus on the C-6 and FMX transmissions installed in nearly 9 million 1973 to 1978 Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles.
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Monkeys show subtle PBB effects on reproduction
A Wisconsin study by Dr. James R. Allen reports that rhesus monkeys fed 0.3 ppm PBB for 89 weeks showed growth retardation in five offspring, one abortion, and one stillbirth, while controls were normal. Weight loss and longer menstrual cycles appeared in mothers, suggesting hormonal disruption and fetal impact from low level exposure.
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UPI
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University of Wisconsin
Detroit News
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Steer Prices Surpass 50 Per Hundredweight In Midwest
Midwest livestock markets show live steer prices rising above 50 per hundredweight for the first time in over two years. Analysts attribute the gain to supply and demand dynamics, with fewer animals and higher store prices anticipated. Experts note stores already feel higher costs and warn timing of any pullback is uncertain.
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UPI
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Coal strike settlement seen closer
INDIANAPOLIS UPI The USDE acting regional director William P. Peterson voiced optimism about a coal strike deal this week at a six state energy conference in Indianapolis He pegged the odds at 51 to 49 that miners will accept the contract noting regional differences Region 5 includes Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio and Wisconsin Illinois currently has an energy surplus due to less coal dependence.
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