Scientist ties SST to possible skin cancer rise
Senate and House members cited Dr. James E. McDonald of the University of Arizona as saying exhaust from a fleet of SSTs could reduce stratospheric ozone and raise UV radiation, potentially causing up to 10,000 new skin cancer cases annually in the United States. The claim drew rebuttals from Surgeon General Steinfeld and faced questions over data sensitivity and timing.
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Vashington
United States
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Department of Transportation
James E. McDonald
University of Arizona
National Academy of Sciences
Department
Associated Press
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
National Academy of Science
Jesse L. Steinfeld
McDonald
U.S
Public Works Bill Advances in House With River Harbors Support
The House Public Works Committee endorsed the omnibus rivers and harbors and flood control bill totaling about 600 million. Key items include deepening Baltimore Harbor main channel at 40 million, enlarging a 2 mile St Georges Creek to Piney Point channel at 500 thousand, and a Susquehanna River Basin water quality study funded. A separate measure plans 6.8 million for Chesapeake and Delaware Canal deepening this fiscal year and 5 million for Delaware River ports project. The committee also approved naming the Federal Office Building at Hopkins PlazaBaltimore after Rep George H Fallon.
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Delaware River
Trenton
N.J
Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore
George H. Fallon
Lawyer In Panther Death Faces Trial
Montreal AP report says Arthur F. Turco, a New York lawyer, agreed to be sent back to Baltimore to face charges from the death of a Black Panther member. He had planned to fight extradition earlier. His lawyer calls Turco innocent and blames misfortune for defending Black Panthers.
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Montreal
Arthur F. Turco
New York
Baltimore
Turco
Maryland
Senate SST Test Vote Faces New Criticism
The Senate faces a pivotal vote on the supersonic transport program as critics call it an environmental menace and taxpayers’ burden while backers push for technological leadership. A key Proxmire amendment seeks to strike 82.9 million from the 7 billion 1971 transportation budget. Magnuson and Jackson push a rival bill to curb sonic booms and noise. Boeing and GE back the project with federal support totaling 1.14 billion.
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Washington
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
SST
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
John F. Kennedy
Boeing Aircraft Co
General Electric
Proxmire
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Boeing
Voice
United States
Warren G. Magnuson
Henry M Jackson
Magnuson
Nixon
Navy Blamed For Florida Oil Spillage
A massive oil slick off north Florida is blamed on the U S Navy amid accusations of dumping more than 500000 gallons into Atlantic waters. Officials warn the slick could reach 50 miles of beaches if southeast winds persist. Navy admits dumping two bargeloads of waste liquid weekly, arguing regular practice with low sulfur content while critics dispute the claim.
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Jacksonville
Fla
U.S. Navy
Florida
Navy
Atlantic
Florida Marine Patrol
Mike Wenzel
Charles Bennett
D-Fla
Don Dietz
Mayport Naval Station
Randolph Hodges
State Natural Resources Department
Major Oil Firms Fined In Offshore Spillage
Three big oil companies pleaded no contest to violating federal safety rules on offshore platforms after a series of incidents in the Gulf. Shell, Humble, Union, and Continental received fines totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. a Chevron case had already prompted penalties. The Shell fire killed two, with others missing or critically burned, as offshore leasing decisions faced scrutiny.
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New Orleans
Shell Oil Co
Louisiana
Humble
Union
Continental Oil
Chevron
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
U.S. Dist
Fred J. Cassiery
Continental
Shell
Chevron Oil Co
Interior Department
Washington
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Science Academy
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Bankamericard
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