Pollution drive shows slow gains in solid waste reuse
Industry and government programs push recycling in steel glass paper and aluminum. 17 cities use magnetic separation reclaiming 2.5 billion cans yearly though 60 billion produced. NEC offers total pollution and ecology advisory programs to aid landfill operations amid rising environmental concern and site shortages.
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National Center For Resource Recovery
Washington
Thomas Willson
American Iron and Steel Institute
North Hempstead
N.Y
Public Health Service
National Environmental Controls, Inc
NEC
Jefferson Parish
Editorial Declares Olympic Strife Must Not Halt Games
The Munich massacre shocks the world as Palestinian militants kill Israelis, interrupting the Games briefly before a memorial service and restart. Brundage asserts the Olympics must go on while calls arise to crush terrorists, not the Games, and for renewed peace between Israel and Egypt with American support.
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Munich
Cairo
Hussein
Jordan
Avery Brundage
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Brundage
LRA
Israel
Egypt
United States
Sniffies Aid Early Reading in New Multisensory Kit
A teacher designer introduces Sniffies a scratch and sniff picture for kindergartners to learn letters and objects. The Beginning to Read Write and Listen package uses scented images glitter letters touchable letters and three dimensional pop outs plus cassettes and parent projects to boost engagement with reading texts and sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant T. Rowland
Boston Educational Research Co
Lippincott
Rowland
McGovern Polls Burst as McGovernites Clash Over Nixon Edge
Washington dispatch notes Democratic leaders astonished by McGovern allies minimising a 34 point Nixon lead per Gallup. It argues McGovern’s primary strength and field organization boosted early gains, while polls adjust as he wins delegates. The piece critiques early misreadings and warns against overconfidence in polling.
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Washington
Nea
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Gallup
New Hampshire
Iowa
Wisconsin
Miami Beach
Edmund Muskie
Middle West
Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Today in history highlights and birth anniversaries
Today is Tuesday September 12, 1972. The date marks events from 1814 Baltimore defense in the War of 1812 to 1869 the National Prohibition party formation in Chicago and 1943 Mussolini’s kidnapping in Italy. Birthdays include Jesse Owens and others. Thought for today reflects on life as a grand staircase.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Henry Hudson
National Prohibition Party
Chicago
Benito Mussolini
Lake Bracciano
Italy
Trier
Douglas MacArthur
Black Dragon Society
Japan
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
Newport
R.I
George McGovern
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thieu
Jesse Owens
Lewis B. Hershey
Alfred A. Knopf
Martin
National Bankers Life Insurance Company
Northwest Houston Water Supply Corporation
Commissioners Court
Justices of the Peace
Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools
HSS Board
Firefighting now more deadly than mining in U S column
HAL BOYLE notes mail reveals hazards of modern life. Firefighting surpassed mining as the nation's most dangerous job with 211 firemen killed and 38 583 injured last year. Other tidbits include walrus tusks as tools and U S motor vehicle dominance.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
United States
California
Europe
Asia
Indochina
Shelley Winters
New Hebrides
National Geographic Society
Edward II
England
Royal Palace
Walter Hunt
New York City
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Notice
A newspaper notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. It specifies that letters must include the writer's signature and address, may be withheld upon request, must be no more than 500 words, should address general interest topics, and that letters in poor taste will not be considered. The guidance reflects editorial standards for reader submissions.
Welfare roll cuts loom as Social Security rises in Texas
About 20,000 Texas welfare recipients may lose eligibility next month as federal Social Security benefits increase, with up to 110,000 more possibly facing state Old Age Assistance cuts. Welfare Commissioner Raymond W. Vowell says total income remains higher and urges recipients to report changes. Budget revisions will allow continued aid to about 4,700 elderly though some grants may be denied.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Department of Public Welfare
Raymond W. Vowell
Vowell
Atty
Crawford Martin
U.S. Supreme Court
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Preston Smith
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Peggy McCracken
South Cedar Street
Pecns
Press Association
Bruce Biossat
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Florida
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Ronald Reagan
Vietnam
Boyle
William Drennan
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Erin
Caen Boykin
National Safety Council
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Hawaii
Lyndon Johnson
Ktbc-Tv
Times Mirror Company
Los Angeles
Sargent Shriver
House
Senate
McMullen
Live Oak
Texas Office of Economic Opportunity
Aquarena Springs
San Marcos
Dick Turner
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