EPA rejects delay on 1975 auto emission standards
The EPA refused requests for a one year extension of the 1975 model year emission rules under the 1970 Clean Air Amendments. Ruckelshaus allowed averaging of test results and one catalyst change, drawing criticism from automakers and environmental groups over warranty and maintenance implications.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruck
Elshaus
Ruckelshaus
Herbert L. Misch
Ford
Gerald C. Meyers
American Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Barbara Reid
New Look FBI to Use Women Agents
Acting FBI chief L. Patrick Gray overturned Hoover era policy and offered women immediate eligibility as special agents. They must meet same education and training, 23 to 40 years old, 5 ft 7 in, pass fitness and firearms tests, with starting pay of 12 151 a year. Cynthia Edgar, among applicants who sued Hoover, hopes to apply soon. The move follows a 1969 presidential order. Hoover had resisted women in combat roles.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
Gray
Bureau
U.S
Cynthia Edgar
Hoover
Edgar
Business council urges restraint to curb 1973 inflation
HOT SPRINGS VA AP The Nixon administration should curb government spending and easy credit to prevent a resurgence of inflation in 1973. The Business Council meeting heard forecasts of a strong expansion into 1973 but warned inflation could rise in a few months. Immediate restraint may be needed to counter a growing federal deficit and a planned deficit spending taper.
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Hot Springs
Business Council
R.V. Harsberger
Council
Hansberger
Business Economsis
Rain likely tonight with overnight lows in the 40s
Rain is forecast to affect the area tonight with overnight temperatures dipping into the 40s. The Weather section notes a likely precipitation event and advises readers to prepare for possible showers.
South Viet Namese Marines Open Counteroffensive
South Vietnamese marines launched a counteroffensive in Quang Tri Province landing under the flag and recapturing Hai Lang district from North Vietnamese forces. The attack started with a rapid airborne assault drawing U S Marines back into combat for the first time in over a year as air support aided retreating N V troops.
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Saigon
Quang Tri Province
U.S
My Chanh
Hai Lang
Quang Tri
Hue
An Loc
Chy
Nguyen van Thieu
Quang Ta
South Vietnam
Nixon
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Okinawa
Quang Tri City
Arnett
13 Die In Bus- Truck Collision Near Bean Station
BEAN STATION Tenn AP at least 13 persons were reported killed and 16 injured in a fiery crash between a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer on US 1-W near Bean Station Morristown Rescue counted 13 dead and 16 injured at Morristown Hamblen Hospital The truck driver was among the dead and several casualties were en route to Knoxville hospitals with emergency blood shipments prepared.
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Jesse Coffee
Glen Debord
Morristown
Knoxville
Morristown Hospital
UW Oshkosh Professor Missing After Boat Motor Test
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropology professor Stephen Bedwell, 43, disappeared Friday night while testing a new 20 horsepower boat motor. His wife reported him leaving at 6 pm in a 14 foot aluminum university boat. the craft was found later with life vests and cushions aboard. Authorities continued searches in Winnebago and Calumet counties using sheriff’s boats and a Department of Natural Resources plane.
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Winnebago
Calumet
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Stephen Bedwell
Stoney Beach Road
Carol
Quinney
Lake Winnebago
Calumet County
Bedwell
Bedwells
Sheriff’s Department
Stoney Beach
Point Comfort
James Cameron
Thomas Holland
Department of Natural Resources
Flood claims eleven in New Braunfels guard protects town
Eleven people are confirmed dead and at least ten missing after a flash flood in New Braunfels Texas. National Guard troops comb mud filled streets while a Secret Service agent and the wife of a former mayor are among the dead. Authorities warn the Guadalupe and Comal rivers will stay swollen for days as residents evacuate and search continues.
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Guadalupe River
Texas
New Braunfels
Tex
UPI
National Guard
Secret Service
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roy Street
Comal
Guadalupe
Feo
Comal and
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