Highway Safety Telethon Aims to Cut Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council cites 56 300 traffic deaths in 1973 with 2 million injuries and 17.5 billion dollars in losses. Dick Wayman leads the Highway Safety Foundation proposing a 90 percent reduction through nationwide telethon may 27 28 hosted by Sammy Davis Jr to fund training and research. The effort seeks public donations to fund life saving programs and driver education.
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National Safety Council
Council
Dick Wayman
The
Highway Safety Foundation
Wayman
Cleveland
Congress
Vietnam
FDA DES ban could raise beef prices and rattle cattle industry
Editorial notes FDA forbids DES in cattle and sheep due to residue concerns while Some officials warn a total ban will lift retail meat prices by about eight cents per pound. Cattlemen and industry leaders call the move harmful, arguing substitutes exist and the timing clashes with price controls.
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Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture
Earl Butz
FDA
C. W. McMillan
American National Cattlemens’ Association
Sherwin Gardner
McMillan
Family farms persist despite corporate entry across decades
An analysis challenges the belief that firms dominate farming. Census hints, industry views, and data show 95 percent of farms still operated by families, though average size rose from 175 to 390 acres. The piece also weighs middlemen, consumer demand, and giant firms like IBM, GM, AT&T in the broader US economy.
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New York
Conference Board
Surplus stockpile sales face snags and market risks
President Nixon's plan to liquidate the 6.25 billion dollar strategic stockpile meets obstacles as desirable items sell out. Nickel and copper are largely gone, some materials are replaced by synthetics, and others are too weak for sale. Market disruption and international tensions loom if sell-off is rushed. The era's top remaining item is tin, with caution urged. The sea wasp danger in Australian waters and Presque Isle's naming by French explorers are also noted.
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Nixon
Business Week
Johnson
U.S
Bolivia
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor Printing
The text outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including signature and address withholding on request, a maximum of 500 words, general-interest topics, and rejection of letters in poor taste. It specifies writers must provide identifying details and ensures tasteful, publishable content.
Squid Fiasco Puts Dallas Family Off Dinner Plans
Boyle recalls a meat boycott not altering meals at home as beef prices rise. A Marine friend brings a box of squid, prompting a chaotic family dinner. Despite attempts to fry them, the odor and texture repel, ending with the cat refusing the dish. Q and A snippets about seafood trivia conclude the column.
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Dallas
Tex
Chean
Mediterranean Sea
West Texan congressman opposes immigration act amendments
In a May 1973 open letter to West Texans Congressmen Richard C White argues the House Immigration and Nationality Act amendments will cause hardship and discrimination. He notes three sanctions against employers for hiring undocumented aliens and describes his alternative contract work visa proposal with labor certification.
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House
Senate
United States
U.S.A
West Texas
Secretary of Labor
U.S
Richard C. White
May 10 1973 Today in History Highlights
On this date golden spike driven at Ogden Utah completing first US transcontinental railroad. Amerigo Vespucci sailed on first voyage to the New World. Ethan Allen and Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York. Civil War event noted.
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Associated Press
Ogden
Utah
United States
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Ft. Ticonderoga
New York
World Almanac facts and historical milestones listed
The World Almanac notes Mandarin as the most spoken language with 605 million speakers, English second with 333 million, and other top tongues. It also mentions Union forces capturing Jefferson Davis, 1871 Alsace Lorraine cession, 1940 invasions of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, Hess parachuting, Pope John XXIII winning the Balzan Peace Prize, and assorted Vietnam War air strikes and rail targets. Birthdays include Fred Astaire at 74 and Nancy Walker at 51.
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China
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
John XXIII
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Fred Astaire
Nancy Walker
Mock funeral for Argyle Lake highlights no recharge risk
Babylon, N Y AP Mourning what is claimed will be the fate of many lakes and streams in Suffolk County the Committee for Water Preservation held a mock funeral service for Argyle Lake The committee said the funeral was held to call attention to the no recharge operation of the Southwest Sewer District The effluent from the treatment plant will be pumped to the ocean instead of recharged to the ground The no recharge it is claimed will lower the ground water table enough to dry up the lakes and streams of the area.
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Lake
Babylon
N.Y
Suffolk County
Committee For Water Preservation
Argyle
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Sammy
Agriculture Department
First National City Bank
Middleman
General Motors
America, Telephone & Telegraph
At&t
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Standard & Poor’s
Eastman Kodak
Exxon
Dick Turner
Australia
Pennsylvania
Presque Isle
Erie
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Paul
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Press Association
Boyle
Caspian Sea
Great Britain
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