Senate shelves electoral reform vote
After weeks of wrangling the Senate shelved a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and adopt direct presidential election. Sen. Birch Bayh said he hopes for another chance in a post election session. House approved last year but Senate delays and unanimous consent blocked action.
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Pepitone Wife Files Maintenance Suit in New Jersey
Diane Pepitone, 27, alleges marriage to Joe Pepitone ended in 1968 and seeks more support. She states he earns about 840,000 yearly from baseball and owns two New York men’s boutiques. The filing notes their daughter Lisa is 3. The article mentions Colombia’s 439,735 square miles and over 20 cities with populations above 100,000.
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New State Drug Laws Curb Sales
Maryland's new narcotics law cuts into dealers profits and pushes packaging to foil or envelopes. Sgt. Frank Mazzone testified before Rep. Claude Pepper's House Crime committee that the law bans large quantities of materials used to dilute heroin and cites arrests of out of state suppliers. Since July 1 the price of drugs has risen and empty capsules have become scarce, driving repurchases of used capsules.
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Solons Seek Cutback In NASA Funds
Three senators Mondale Case and Proxmire joined by Dr James Van Allen and Dr Thomas Gold call for cutting NASA funding including 110 million for a space shuttle station in fiscal 1971 budget. They argue unmanned flights are cheaper and warn shuttle plans may lead to a costly manned Mars program.
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D-Minn
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London sanitation strike escalates as rats and fish die
In eight days of a municipal workers strike in England, millions of gallons of untreated sewage flooded rivers and canals. London and Bristol pumped raw sewage into waterways while sanitation crews demand higher wages. Health officials report rising rat and maggot infestations as volunteers and police contend with polluted streets and damped river life.
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Jury finds vague inquest verdict on Salazar death
A coroner's jury in Los Angeles returned an inconclusive finding on the death of Ruben Salazar, killed Aug 29 by a tear gas projectile fired by a deputy during the Mexican American riot. The panel said he died at the hands of another, with three jurors supporting accidental death.
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