DDT in 99 Percent of Fish From 45 U.S. Rivers
Sen. Gaylord Nelson cites a two year U S Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife study showing DDT in 99 percent of fish from 45 rivers and lakes with levels up to nine times the FDA tolerance. Dieldrin, heptachlor and chlordane also detected, with notable hotspots in the Delaware and Connecticut rivers and Lake Ontario among others.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Nelson
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and
Food and Drug Administration
Rachel Carson
Delaware River
Delaware
Hudson
New York
Cooper
South Carolina
St. Lucia Canal
Apalachicola
Florida
Tombigbee
Alabama
Rio Grande
Texas
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Arkansas
White
Sacramento
California
Connecticut
Savannah
Georgia
Lake Huron
Iinois
Red River
Minnesota
San Joaquin
Rogue
Oregon
Probe of Pesticide Urged by Senator
In Sacramento UPI reports a rancher assemblyman and a freshman senator pushed to remove DDT from the California environment, calling the situation deteriorating and demanding action on separate fronts.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Army to Buy Trucks Despite Higher Cost
The Army proceeds with the XM705 truck at a cost $150 million above an improved existing model. Rep Brademas cites GAO doubt about marginal combat gains. Army seeks funds to buy about 50,000 XM705 trucks from GM.
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Washington
Army
General Accounting Office
John Brademas
D-In
House
Defense Appropriations
General Motors Corp
Minister Raps Pope Birth Law at pastors meeting
The Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Ward of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary told 5,000 pastors in New Orleans that Pope Paul VI s 1968 encyclical banning artificial contraception contradicts Holy Scriptures. He warned the birth control controversy could free individuals from creeds to make their own moral choices and urged gender equality through a more personal marital relationship beyond child bearing.
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New Orleans
Wayne E. Ward
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Southern Baptist Convention
Ward
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Classified Ads showcase money saving prices on a wide range of items with many deals and bargains. Readers are invited to check the listings today for low prices and potential purchases across categories.
CORE Asks $6 Billion From Nation's Banks
Roy Innis of CORE led 15 representatives into a Bankers Conference urging $6 billion as recoupment of earnings for Black people. Innis and about 100 Black bankers met privately before addressing 300 conferees, framing the demand as birthrights with interest.
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CORE
Chicago
Roy Innis
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Innis
American Bankers Association
National Bankers Association
Negra Bank
Black Coalition Formed to Build Black Bank Programs
A leader outlines a Black Urban Coalition with three functions: research and planning to strengthen existing black banks, create new financial instruments, and fund programs ready to launch but lacking initial capital. The effort emphasizes mobilizing funds for targeted financial initiatives.
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John A. Nejedty
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Daires
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Frigidaire Electrix
Paca
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Gohd
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Uae
Pope
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Long Beach Furniture CO
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6Th St
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Ocean Blvd
Standard Oil Company of California
Golden State
Calafia
Standard Oil Company
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