Nixon approves Amchitka Cannikin nuclear test plan
Environmental groups launch a court appeal after President Nixon authorizes a five megaton underground test on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. The AEC confirms authority to proceed as Canada and Japan express disquiet over potential environmental radiation leaks into ocean waters.
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Nixon
North Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Appeals Court
Canada
William P. Rogers
Japan
Amchitka Island
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Congress
Alaska fears over Amchitka test and nuclear roulette talk
Alaska officials denounce the AEC approval for an underground five mega ton blast on Amchitka Island. Critics liken it to Russian roulette with Alaska’s safety, fearing earthquakes or tidal waves. officials seek safeguards and accountability as the date looms. A Greenpeace protest ship may converge on the area. In Sweden, a church burglary is thwarted by a vicar’s alarm after burglars ignore a taped warning.
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Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission
Amchitka Island
Atty
John Havelock
Mike Gravel
AEC
Gravel
Ted Stevens
William A. Egan
Egan
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Aleutian
Vancouver
B.C
Amchitka
Vrena
Sweden
Lars Eurelius
Joint Mars exploration plan bridges East West scientific effort
Pasadena officials of the Mariner 9 project outline a Telex data exchange with Moscow to unify U S and Soviet Mars probes. Mariner 9 aims for Martian orbit November 13 with two Soviet craft Mars 2 and 3 approaching in tandem. Cooperation could include shared observations whether landings occur or not.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Moscow
Mariner 9
Mariner
Gannett to Acquire Fort Myers News-Press
Gannett Co Inc will buy the News Press Publishing Co of Fort Myers Florida for 14.6 million dollars in cash and notes. The Fort Myers News-Press will join Gannett with a daily and Sunday circulation around 45000. Barron G Collier Jr cited personal reasons for selling but said Gannett's operation style fit Fort Myers. No policy or staff changes are expected. The purchase expands Gannetts Gulf Coast presence to six Florida dailies and 52 total across 15 states.
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Rochester
N.Y
Gannett Co. Inc
News Press Publishing Co
Fort Myers
Gannett Company
Gannett
Gulf Coast
Florida
Know Nothing Party secret rituals and denial
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the Know Nothing party thrived 1850 to 1860 with secret rituals and members reply that they knew nothing when questioned about the practices.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inland Steel reports third quarter loss in 1971
Inland Steel Co reports a third quarter loss of 3.292 million dollars or 22 cents per share. The company cites unprecedented drops in mill orders due to labor costs, imports, and strike-related hedges. Nine month sales fell to 36.31 million and production to 4.989 million tons.
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Chicago
Inland Steel Co
Inland
United States Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Frederick G. Jakks
Shipments Drop on Great Lakes Hit Low for September
Shipments of major bulk commodities on the Great Lakes totaled 17,902,212 net tons in September, the lowest for the month since 1967. Iron ore demand declined since midseason due to steel industry problems, while coal and grain shipments rose. grain reached a September record of 2,894,088 net tons.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Great Lakes
Oliver Burnham
The
Great Lakes Shipping Association
Morning glory vine climbs 38-foot TV antenna
Mrs. Charles Crumb of 515 Douglas Street reported a morning glory plant that sprouted early this spring has climbed a 38-foot television antenna and now bears red blossoms.
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Charles Crumb
Douglas St
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