Pollution Report Riles Niagara Falls Residents
Niagara Falls residents and workers react warily to a Toronto study suggesting the falls mist may carry chemicals. The paper estimates 60 tons of PCBs chloroform and chlorobenzenes evaporate yearly, potentially affecting up to 150000 people near the river. EPA notes the amounts are minor but not negligible.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Toronto Chemical Engineering
Falls
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Niagara
Thomas Darrow
Niagara Falls Visitors and Convention Bureau
Dave Parker
Goat Island
American
Horseshoe Falls
Toronto Globe and Mail
Michael McLachlan
Donald Mackay
Niagara River
Lakes Erie
Ontario
EPA
James Anderson
Anderson
New York State
Occidental Chemical Corp
Union Carbide Corp
Karl Havens
Maid of the Mist Tour
Medicare Changes Could Expand Coverage for Elderly
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a catastrophic Medicare bill shaping the program’s first major expansion in 22 years. It introduces income related financing, with 40 percent of well to do seniors shouldering most costs, and would raise premiums modestly for all beneficiaries. The plan aims to cover all hospital and most doctor bills after a deductible, with specifics differing from the administration’s flat premium approach.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Health and Human Services
Otis R. Bowen
Reagan
Fortney H. Stark
D-Calif
Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
Willis D. Gradison Jr
Ohio
Stark
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Senate
Stark- Gradison
Capitol
Congress
Medicare
Town Treasurer Disappears After Funds Investigation
Arlington Heights Illinois FBI questioned treasurer Lee L Poder over an unauthorized 20 million dollar one day investment from the Fire Department pension fund. He vanished on a moped two hours later and is sought as a fugitive. Authorities say about 68 thousand dollars profit was tied to the transactions. Villagers credit Poder with tax relief and strong investment results. audit ongoing and Poder suspended without pay.
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Arlington Heights
Ill
FBI
Bob Long
Chicago
Lee L. Poder
Poder
Long
Fire Department
U.S. Treasury
John Gross
Village
Gross
Anti-Apartheid Forces Plan Strategy
Anti-apartheid groups mapped defense tactics after P W Botha’s post election pledge to crack down on extraparliamentary opposition. UDF treasurer Azar Cachalia called it a setback while court ruling on funding support fueled debates over reform and international pressure.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Natal Province
Supreme Court
John Didcott
Botha
United Democratic Front
Azar Cachalia
Cachalia
National Party
Conservative
Liberal Progressive Federal Party
U.S
Pretoria
Washington
African National Congress
ANC
Nelson Mandela
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World Council of Churches
Lusaka
Zambia
United States
U.N
South-West Africa
Namibia
Coun
City Press
Five Freedoms Forum
Little Joe's
Pomona, Kansas
Ottawa
Heartland Refuse Collect
Heartland Refuse
Don and
Dorothy Attebury
Plaza Cinemas
PLAT
Berenger Dafoe
Sun
Anchor Savings
Anchor Savings Association
Equal Housing Lender
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