Byrd to Lead Senate Fight for SST Funding
Washington AP reports that Robert C. Byrd, Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, will chair the transportation subcommittee and lead the SST funding effort. Byrd backed $290 million for SST last year and is expected to support the project again, as House and Senate prepare a new fiscal-year appropriations bill.
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Massachusetts
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D-Ga
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D-Miss
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D-Hawaii
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D-Ark
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D-Nev
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Muskie pushes bill for product controls and premarket testing
Senator Edmund Muskie proposes federal action to regulate hazardous industrial substances including phosphates mercury and lead and to require premarket testing of new products. The bill would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Clean Air Act granting the EPA broader authority to manage environmental hazards.
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Maryland Ranked 20th in U.S. Legislature Study
A study by Citizens Conference on State Legislatures ranks Maryland 20th among the 50 states for democracy and efficiency. California tops the list. nearby Pennsylvania sits at 21st and Virginia at 34th. The report urges a 106 member cap on Maryland House of Delegates and single member districts, with stronger minority party influence and added professional staff for legislators.
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New Auto Engines To End Pollution
BERKELEY Calif AP The GM official overseeing environmental activities says air pollution problems will be solved in 20 to 30 years as engines shift. Ernest Starkman, 51, leaves UC to lead GM's new Department of Environmental Activities on April 1. He predicts gas turbine engines will replace the internal combustion engine before 2000.
Army Volunteers Struggle to Meet All-Volunteer Goal
Washington AP Army analysts estimate four of five young men who joined last year enlisted to dodge the draft and were not true volunteers. The study, used to gauge progress toward an all volunteer force by mid 1973, found 64,000 of 296,000 draft invulnerable entrants joined the Army in 1970. Pentagon officials argue about the share of true volunteers while Nixon seeks to bolster reserves and offer pay increases to attract more volunteers.
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Cannery reports mercury free tuna in early 1971 season
R. E. Chapman of Westgate Cannery said the first three boatloads of tuna returned from Central America were tested and none exceeded the mercury tolerance level. The cannery official stated no samples surpassed the allowed limit.
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Solons Clear Connally For Treasury Job
John B. Connally Jr. wins Senate Finance Committee approval 13-0 for secretary of the Treasury after a hearing on his role in the Richardson estate. Sen. Harris seeks details on a $750,000 deferred payment and timing under tax rules.
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D-Okla
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