Normal firemen resume strike in Illinois after talks fail
Twenty five Normal firemen return to work under a noon deadline after negotiators failed to reach an acceptable contract. Judge William Caisley had held them in contempt for striking against a temporary restraining order and ordered probation with specified weekly fines for the union and city while a mediator joined the talks.
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Normal
Ill
UPI
McLean County
William Caisley
Illinois Department of Labor
Edward
Schultz
Caisley
City
Public urged scrutiny of home water filters by EDF
The Environmental Defense Fund warns that home water filter ads mislead about safety and cancer chemical removal. It says devices may not contact water long enough, allow bacterial buildup, or claim EPA approval without evidence. EDF petitions the FTC for investigation amid EPA's plans for municipal carbon filtration and higher bills.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Federal Trade Commission
EDF
Caus
Space satellites aid oil and mineral discovery efforts
Space satellite communications and high altitude aircraft are expanding roles in locating uranium and oil while aiding forest management. St Regis Paper Co NAS A Purdue use LAND SAT to monitor 1.7 million acres in the southeast, with stages from data prep to in-house analysis. Dr Rex Naterason and Classic Mining cite satellites and U-2 imagery guiding uranium exploration and oil site selection, producing drillable prospects and early yields.
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New York
UPI
SAT
NASA Goddard Space
NASA
St Regis
St. Regis
Dallas
Rex
Mystery radio signals near Eugene prompt Navy link claims
Eugene residents report pulsating high power radio signals with 24 people noting reactions. FCC official Richard Smith says signals traced to a Navy transmitter in Dixon California and calls it data link operation. Marshall Van Ert questions source certainty and cites Alameda Station notes. Textronix analyst notes a strong signal while leaving other possibilities open.
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Eugene, Ore
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Eugene
Marshall van Ert
University of Oregon
Richard Smith
FCC
Smith
Washington, D.C
Corvalis
Bend
Portland
Ore
Navy
Dixon
Calif
Oakland
Alameda Naval Air Station
California
U.S. Navy
van Ert
Alameda
Oregon
Clifford Schrock
Textronix
Beaverton
David White
Lane County
Kay Prince
The
Taxi firm cites news leaks in petition to quash probe
In Chicago the Checker Taxi Cab Co conglomerate seeks to quash a five year old Federal Trade Commission antitrust inquiry claiming news leaks biased the process. The firm cites three leaks touching drafts, license surrenders, and immunity talks as delaying tactics.
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Chicago
UPI
Checker Taxi Cab Co
Checker Taxi
Phillip Krone
Checker Motors
Yellow Cab Co
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Washington, D.C
Chicago Ftc
Krone
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Aterson
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