North Birmingham residents seek relief from pollution
In North Birmingham 299 residents signed a petition asking health officials to curb ammonia and sulphur discharges from the Swift Agricultural Chemical Co plant. A state hearing followed, with officials urging reduced emissions while EPA monitoring showed no sharp spikes. Rev George Johnson, who led the drive, says coexistence is possible if the plant is cleaned up without closing it.
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Obbie Medders
Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Carrie Smith
Ira L. Myers
Myers
George Johnson
Greater New Bethel Baptist Church
Inventory of steel falls shy
NEW YORK UPI The 1971 steel inventory buildup is expected to miss projections by up to two million tons Iron Age reported over the weekend Despite steel wage talks markets see lingering overhang heading into Aug 1 the current pact deadline Slower hedge buying this month hints at a softer end to 1971 though inventories will rise in a sluggish economy led by late stockpiling from steel users
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New York
UPI
Iron Age
National Metalworking Weekly
Sadat purges Nasser era power to remake Egyptian policy
London dispatch notes Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's sweeping purge dismantling Nasser's power apparatus. Key administration, police, and secret police figures are removed while the army remains largely untouched. The move aims at liberalization domestically and redefines Egypt's stance on Arab-Israeli issues, with Russia wary of shifts.
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K. C. Thaler
London
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Egypt
Sadat
Mohamed Fawzi
Russia
West
Cairo
On This Date June 7 1971 Historical Highlights
United Press International notes June 7 1971 as the 158th day of the year with Mercury Venus Mars and Saturn visible at dawn and Jupiter in the evening sky. Births include George Beau Brummell in 1778. Historical items cite Lincoln Johnson ticket nominating in 1863, a 1933 four-nation pact, 1989 royal US visit, and Eisenhower becoming Columbia University president in 1948.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Saturn
George “Beau” Brummell
Baltimore
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
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