Water rationing tightens in drought hit Florida
In South Florida, water rationing takes effect as Gov. Reubin Askew weighs a sweeping ban on public access to the Everglades. Fire record spikes with 7,366 blazes burning 560,518 acres. Bethea cites campers and swamp buggies as fire starters. Askew to study drastic action, weather service cites worst drought in state history.
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Miami
South Florida
Reubin Askew
Everglades
John Bethea
State Division of Forestry
South
Florida
Bethea
Collier County
Askew
National Weather Service
Garrett Sloan
Miami Water Department
Clifford O’key
Miami Beach
B1 Bomber Obsolescence Debate Hits Budget
Washington lawmakers press a B1 bomber cost up to 75 billion and potential obsolescence before flight. Critics say the bomber would fail missions, escalate arms race costs, and be outpaced by defenses, urging scrapping in favor of long range missile platforms and refueling tankers. Senator McGovern and Rep. Ciberling warn that by the time a B1 is ready, defenses will bury it. Air Force estimates range 11.1 billion to 75 billion with overruns. panel notes national concern over continued bomber programs.
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Washington
Pentagon
House
Senate
Congress For Peace Through Law
George McGovern
DS D
McGovern
John F. Ciberling
D-Ohio
Ciberling
Air Force
Government Restructured In Cambodia
Phnom Penh Cambodia AP A restructured Cambodian government named today headed by the original Republican leadership with many new younger cabinet names. The new government led in name by ailing Marshal Lon Nol but effectively by Lt Gen Sirik Matak will seek a confidence vote Thursday.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Sisowath Sirik Matak
National Assembly
Camboard
Council of Ministers
Sirik Matak
Aliens Get Jobs Aid Illegally
Washington cap thousands of aliens illegally in the United States are holding jobs or receiving unemployment compensation and other federal benefits, the chairman of the House immigration subcommittee said today. Rep. Peter W. Rodino Jr. said the flood of illegal aliens is depressing wages and is helped by Americans who hire them at substandard pay. He cited cases of foreigners on illegal payrolls receiving government training payments and unemployment benefits. Rodino blamed INS personnel shortages and employer connivance, and called for better interagency cooperation to identify participants in government programs.
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Washington
United States
Loase Immigration Subcommittee
Peter W. Rodino Jr
DNJ
Rodino
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Five Tons of Marijuana Seized at Sea Off Golden Gate
Federal agents pursued and boarded the Mercy Wiggins after a 20 minute chase in the Pacific off the Golden Gate uncovering five tons of marijuana in 333 bags. The haul valued at about 1.4 million dollars marked the largest U S seizure to date. Six men and two women were charged with conspiracy to import and smuggle marijuana with bail set from 50 000 to 100 000.
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San Francisco
Myles Ambrose
U.S
U.S. Customs and Coast Guard
Mercy Wiggins
Pacific
Golden Gate
Andiamo
San Pablo Bay
San Francisco Marina
San Diego
Harry McCue
James Olson
Captain Cook
Hawaii
Richard Michael King
Richard Hansen
Reagan avoids 1970 California income tax via business losses
Gov. Ronald Reagan disclosed he did not pay state income taxes for 1970 due to business losses. His salary was 44,000 in 1970 and rose to 49,100 this year. Capitol officials and tax experts noted public details are limited, while opponents urged reform of the tax system.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Malibu Canyon
Paul Beck
Alfred Alquist
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