Earthquake data from Pacoima Dam shifts building codes
San Fernando Valley quake recordings from PACOIMA Dam accelerographs at the February 9 event prompt 150 scientists from 18 nations to reassess quake resistant design. Engineers say building codes may need about 25 percent tightening as data reshape understanding of ground energy transmission and structural response.
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Black Panther shifts tactics toward church, community outreach
Huey Newton says the Black Panther party will stop provoking police confrontations and focus on church involvement and broader Black community support. The plan includes expanding in Oakland with new shoe and clothing factories as part of rebuilding political influence and freeing so called political prisoners.
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Muskie HHH Under Attack By McGovern
Senator McGovern accuses colleagues Hubert H. Humphrey and Edmund S. Muskie of losing credibility by opposing forced troop cuts in Europe. He questions current priorities and NATO, while Senator Henry M Jackson criticizes a liberal fringe within the Democratic party at a San Diego dinner.
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Minnesota
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Maine
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Henry M Jackson
D-Wash
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Jackson
San Diego
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Mills Leaves Political Fate To Friends For White House
Washington AP reports Rep. Wilbur D. Mills says he is not a candidate for the White House and has not endorsed a bid, though he notes he is in the hands of his friends. Mills tours the South as 32-year Ways and Means chair and garners support from colleagues favoring moderate fiscal policy. Some colleagues view his steady leadership as a potential presidential asset, while others doubt the path to a contest.
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Wilbur D. Mills
White House
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Tenn
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Ray Blanton
Raleigh
N.C
Mills
Florida
Bill Chappell
Walter R. Jones
D-N.c
Everest Expedition Abandons South West Face Climb
The MS Everest expedition abandons its three month bid to summit Everest via the southwest face after shortages of oxygen, food and rope hinder two lead climbers Don Whillans and Dougal Haston. British leader Lord Hunt criticizes the effort as misconceived and largely publicity driven.
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Houston
Tex
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New Zealand
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Welfare bill gains 5 percent Social Security boost
In a party split vote the House Ways and Means Committee added a 5 percent Social Security benefit increase to the reform bill, effective June 1, 1972, aiming to boost support before the 1972 campaigns. The measure also expands eligibility, widens Medicare access, and raises payroll taxes while shifting federal welfare responsibility to the states with a projected $1.5 billion in net savings.
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