EPA overhaul eyed as possible destruction of agency
Washington AP report says the EPA will undergo a top to bottom reorganization feared to cripple pollution efforts. William Drayton warns up to 50 percent of headquarters staff could be fired or demoted, with 700 to 800 jobs at risk in Washington and similar cuts at regional offices. EPA officials dispute inflated figures and defend the move as streamlining under Administrator Anne Gorsuch.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Save Epa
EPA
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Reagan
Carter
Gorsuch
Eads
Federal Aviation Administration
New PATCO President Aims for Moderate Image to Win Reagan Support
Overland Park Kansas AP The newly elected PATCO president Gary Eads promotes a moderate stance to persuade the Reagan administration to rehire fired strikers. He contrasts himself with former leader Robert Poli and signals realistic expectations, aiming to finish Poli’s term through July 1 1983. Eads vows to push a conciliatory approach while acknowledging tough odds.
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Robert Poli
Gary Eads
Poli
Kansans Gulp More Gas Amid Higher 1981 Use
Kansas joins Alaska New Jersey and Washington in rising 1981 gasoline use, inching 2 percent over 1980 based on October data. Increased demand stems from cheaper prices, slack new car sales, and reluctance to carpool, with refiners predicting a short January shortfall but capacity to expand later.
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Kansas Transportation Department
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Violent Weather Death Toll Rises Across Nation
Rescuers dig with bulldozers for three Pacifica children buried by a mudslide from one of the century’s worst storms. Snowstorms blanket the West as 14 dead nationwide. Sierra Nevada sees two feet of new snow atop eight feet, delaying travel and triggering more than 100 snowslides. Midwest digs out from 16 inches of snow. California faces floods and a potential state of emergency in Marin County.
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Williams
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Scientists Fear Chemical Arms Race
Washington AP report notes scientists at the AAAS meeting warn the U S response to suspected Soviet backed chemical warfare could spark a race in chemical and biological weapons. They cite inconclusive evidence in Afghanistan and Indochina but urge inclusion in new arms talks and confirm compliance concerns ahead of a Geneva arms control meeting next month.
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Third World
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Indochina
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Hampshire College
Amherst
Mass
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Westing
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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