Unsafe water studied in rural America
A five year study by Cornell for the EPA found about 39 million Americans may drink unsafe water. The Rural Water Conditions assessment, based on 2654 households, shows 63 percent of rural residents face tainted water and 29 percent of homes have potential bacterial hazards.
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Civil rights panel links Miami riots to urban inequities
The U S Civil Rights Commission reported that unemployment, weak schools, housing decline, crime, and a harsh justice system helped spark the 1980 Miami riots and warned such conditions persist in many cities. Commission members urged federal leadership and funds to address urban racial problems.
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Mary Frances Berry
Howard University
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Walla Walla twins join clinic as medical partners
Identical brothers Michael and Greg Martonick practice medicine side by side at the Walla Walla Clinic. The 34 year olds, internal medicine and allergy specialists, grew up in Walla Walla and returned home after training in Gallup Seattle and at Gonzaga. Greg joined the clinic last week after Michael's nearly three years.
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Walla Walla Veterans Administration Hospital
The
Indian Health Service
Gallup
N.M
University of Washington Medical School
Seattle
DeSales High School
Gonzaga University
Spokane
Portable cellular phones spark flood of FCC applications
FCC officials report over 150 applications from firms to build portable telephones in the 30 largest U.S. metro areas. The Graphic Scanning Corp. and AT T submitted large document piles as the FCC counts entries aimed at deploying cellular radio telephone systems using city cell networks to expand capacity from dozens to potentially hundreds of thousands of simultaneous calls.
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FCC
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Graphic Scanning Corp
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American Telephone Telegraph Co
New York
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