Senate Seeks End to Filibuster Tangles
Washington AP reports the Senate moves to negotiate a settlement to a looming filibuster crisis over multiple bills including a $210 million SST transport plane appropriation. Leaders Mansfield and Scott met with House Speaker McCormack to map a path toward adjournment, but no immediate breakthrough was reached.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfeld
Hugh Scott
House
John W. McCormack
Mansfield
Scott
Congress
Department of Transportation
Maryland to begin mercury testing of shellfish areas
Annapolis MD January testing will probe mercury presence in Chesapeake Bay and tributaries and other seafood harvesting areas. The Bureau of Environmental Hygiene Seafood Section will handle tests as part of water quality checks, also surveying pesticides and sewage metal pollution alongside shellfish bed certification.
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Maryland
State Department of Natural Resources
Ntl
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Division of Food and Milk
Bureau of Environmental Hygiene
Lewis F. Hobbs Jr
Chesapeake Bay
Auto Emission Bill Sets 1975 Target Amid Industry Opposition
Nixon faces a strict antipollution bill that sets January 1 1975 as the deadline to slash new car exhaust emissions by 90 percent. A one year extension may be allowed if tech progress is shown. The measure includes 1 billion dollars for pollution fight over three years and raises federal enforcement against polluters. Cabinet views clash with Muskie and Eagleton concerns over administration timing and used car issues.
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House-Senate
Nixon
Senate
Elliot L. Richardson
Sen
Thomas IF
Eagleton
Dmo
Administration
Richardson
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
Cadets Win Mock Battle at South Vietnam Academy
In a papier mache jungle spectacle at Vietnam's national military academy, 241 cadets graduate amid a mock Viet Cong siege. Government forces, aided by radio planes and colorful rockets, edge the enemy in a staged martial morality play before 2000 spectators including top officers and diplomats.
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DA Lat
Vietnam
National Military Academy
South Vietnam
West Point
Saigon
Tu Luc
Teachers Accused Of Seduction At Hampstead Elementary
Grand jury in Carroll County will reconvene on December 28 to hear further evidence in an inquiry into alleged sexual misconduct by two Hampstead Elementary School teachers with sixth grade boys. State officials maintain secrecy until indictment.
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Carroll County
Grand Jury
Hampstead
Walter S. Levine
General Council
Maryland State Teachers Association
T. Bryan McIntire
Levine
Milson Raver
MSTA
Hampstead Elementary
George E. Thomas
John Graybeal
Thomas
Board of Education
Viet Cong attack ends with village clash and ARVN response
Government troops pursue retreating Viet Cong through a village as villagers are briefly seized. RD pacification teams restore order while troops mingle with children. A new VC attack follows, a model aircraft is shot down, and hand to hand fighting ensues leaving many Viet Cong dead or captured.
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Viet Cong
RD (Revolutionary Development
Dust Cloud From Nevada Nuclear Test Leaks Radioactivity
Baneberry, the AEC underground test near Mercury Nevada, released dust after a blast equivalent to 20 000 tons of TNT. The plume reached 8 000 feet, spread over 1 000 square miles, and 600 workers were evacuated. Officials noted no danger beyond the shaft area and warned it will take time to assess the event.
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Baneberry
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Federal Radiation Council
Nevada
Warm Springs
Las Vegas
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