Squatter Movement Poses Problems To Cities
In New York City squatters led by Joe Rivera and others seize vacant but habitable city and private apartments claiming lack of affordable housing. Since March more than 175 families have occupied structures, mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican, with city aiding some utilities but warning evictions when buildings are demolished. Public housing waits reach 130,000. leaders call for increased production to 40,000 low income units annually aided by federal subsidies.
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NEW York (Ap
Joe Rivera
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Melba Bruno
Fund
Jimmie Rosario
Chelsea
Riveras
Bru‘nos
Rosarios
Albert A. Walsh
John V. Lindsay
Walsh
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Boston
Rivera
Johnny
Henry J. Browne
Browne
St. Gregory’s Roman Catholic Church
House Keeps Senate Style Seniority In Committees
Washington AP The House refused to require direct election of committee chairmen or to state that length of service is the sole standard in a bid to reorganize its committees. Some members urged party caucus handling instead. The seniority system endures with chairmen averaging age 70.
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Washington
House
Joseph Cannon
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Education and Labor Committee
Powell
Meany Urges $2 Minimum Wage Increase
AFL CIO President George Meany called for raising the federal minimum wage to at least $2 an hour, arguing inflation hurts low wage workers most. He noted today's $1.60 rate barely tops the 1966 $1.25 level, and cited past increases from 1.25 to 1.60.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Congress
Meany
House Education and Labor Committee
New Electrical Opener Seen Oyster Trade Aid
Scientists at the University of Maryland and General Electric predict an oyster boom through electrical or mechanical shocks to open oysters without damaging meat. Experiments on Nanticoke River oysters showed 87 percent gaped with water shock, while air gun methods yielded 3 percent gaping but offered simpler, cheaper operation. The study notes aging shocker workers and rising costs threaten the industry and suggests practical gaping options for future plants.
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Annapolis, Md
University of Maryland
General Electric Company
Michael W. Paparella
Natural Resources Institute
Crisfield
Morton Allen
General Electric
Nanticoke
Maryland
FDA to curb railroad dumping of human waste
The FDA will propose a rule requiring railroad passenger cars locomotives and cabooses built after December 1971 to have full retention facilities when sanitation equipment is mandated. Commissioner Charles C Edwards told Congress the evidence of disease spread is not yet established. Ralph Nader called rail dumping a costly practice and urged action. rail industry estimates for toilet conversions vary from 80 to 100 million dollars.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Charles C. Edwards
Congress
Edwards
House
Ralph Nader
Congressional
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
R. R. Manion
Association of American Railroads
Public Health Service Act
FDA
Nader
Manion
Solon Seeks Probe Of Media Pressure
Rep. Leonard Farbstein asks the FCC to investigate advertiser pressure on media over consumer issues. He cites over 20 cases where supermarkets or food manufacturers used ads to block unfavorable publicity. He notes food advertising totals about $2 billion in newspaper and broadcast revenues.
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Solon
Washington
Leonard Farbstein
D-N.y
Sai
Federal Communications Commission
Farbstein
Free world nickel consumption climbs since 1909
In 1969, free world consumption reached 820 million pounds, about twice the level reached in 1909, highlighting a long term rise in global nickel use.
Mississippi River Sediment Dumps 2 Million Tons Daily
The Mississippi River sheds over 2 million tons of sediment into the Gulf of Mexico each day, enough to fill about 40 thousand freight cars.
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Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
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