Pelicans Blame DDT Poisoning For Decline
Berkeley based marine biologist Dr. Risebrough warns that California pelicans nesting along offshore islands show eggshells thinned by DDT and DDE. He notes shells crack under the mother’s weight and cites samples from Channel Islands to Mexican islands with only a few intact eggs.
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UPI
California Pelicans
Robert W. Risebrough
University of California
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Risebrough
Channel Islands
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Coronados
San Martin Islands
Mexico
Anacapa Island
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Free hearing aid alternative offered to Long Beach residents
A marketing notice from Associated Hearing Aid Center promotes a new ten year listening device not a hearing aid. It claims to ease radio and TV listening and asks readers with hearing problems to call or write for a free device with no obligation. One per person, viewable at 537 Pine, Long Beach.
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Associated Hearing Aid Center
Dahlberg
Pine
Long Beach
Organ Donor Emblem Described to Doctors
In San Francisco Dr Marion C Collins president of the Medic Alert Foundation urges emergency teams to search accident victims for an organ donor emblem such as a bracelet or necklace. The emblem carries a phone number to contact the donor family and physician, with written consent required before any organ removal.
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San Francisco
Marion C. Collins
Medic Alert Foundation
Foundation
Gun Accident Kills Van Nuys Housewife
In Van Nuys a 23 year old housewife, Sandra Capella, was killed Tuesday by a single action .22 revolver she reportedly used against a prowler. Her husband James, 25, and guests were present as their German shepherds barked, prompting her to move the gun from the bedroom to the living area and fire accidentally.
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van Nuys
CNS
Sandra Capella
James
Copalla
Population Boom in Cities Forecast
Berkeley United Press International reports that Dr. Kingsley Davis of UC’s International Population and Urban Research Unit predicts world population will rise from 3.6 billion to over 5.2 billion in 30 years. He warns urban growth could equal global numbers by 2000, risking quality of life and prompting fundamental re-examination of urban policies.
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The
University
Davis
Guard 27 Judges in San Mateo County
Patrol car surveillance is being maintained at the homes of 27 judges in San Mateo County after an arson attempt on the home of San Mateo Municipal Judge Marcel P. Biscay. Biscay and his wife woke to a barking dog and put out a gasoline fire with a hose. damage was limited to the door and walls to about $200.
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Hillsborough
San Mateo County
San Mateo
Marcel P. Biscay
Biscay
Police Records on Video Tape in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles sheriff's department orders a 5.6 million dollar video tape file program to be installed in 1970. The system will store fingerprints photographs and records on video for instant replay at 14 outlying sheriff stations the central office and the Hall of Justice. It promises to boost efficiency and cut record-keeping costs per Ampex Corp. announcement.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Department
Ampex Corp
Sheriffa
Hall of Justice
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