EPA charges 35 firms over water pollution permits
The Environmental Protection Agency cited 35 alleged polluters in a crackdown to force rapid compliance with water cleanup rules. The agency asked the Justice Department to prosecute for failure to apply for permits to discharge into navigable waters, the first action under the 189 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Justice Department
Dent Nixon
Shenot Ved
Quarles
Contaminated Minnesota Turkeys Trigger U S Investigation
The USDA probes a PCB contamination found in 90000 turkeys linked to Swift Dairy and Poultry Co of Detroit Lakes Minnesota. Officials say some birds were withdrawn while the source remains uncertain and unlikely to reach markets. Investigations extend to Dakotas Iowa Nebraska and New York North Carolina plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Swift and Co
Agriculture Department
Swift Dairy and Poultry Co
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Swift
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Towa
George R. Grange
USDA
Upstate
New York
North Carolina
Grange
Compulsory civil commitment urged in fight against heroin surge
House Judiciary subcommittee debates mandatory treatment for narcotics addicts. Rep. Louis Frey leads a Republican task force urging a pending bill that lets officials or relatives petition for compulsory care. Dr. Daniel Freedman warns current facilities cannot meet voluntary treatment needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary
America
Louis Frey
R-Fla
Republican Task Force
Frey
Congress
Daniel Freedman
Department of Psychiatry
University of Chicago
Texas House speaker indicted in stock scandal
A Texas grand jury indicted House Speaker Gus Mutscher and three others for bribery and related offenses tied to the 1969 banking bills. Rep. Thomas Shannon, Stirman Rush McGinty, and Austin attorney John Osdrie were also charged. The panel criticized lawmakers for trading political favors for profit while calling for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
UPI
House
Gus F. Mutscher Jr
Mutscher
Texas House
Texas
Thomas €. Shannon
D-Fort Worth
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Shannon
Brand
Grand Jury
FTC orders clean up ads for Ecola-G nonphosphate soap
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Ecology Corporation of America and its North American Chemical Corp subsidiary over Ecola-G, a nonphosphate detergent. The FTC says ads misstate environmental benefits and contain hazardous content not endorsed by the government. FDA earlier seized the product for toxic and irritant properties and ordered a prominent warning on the label. Both firms are based in Paterson, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Ecola-G
FTC
Robert Fitofsky
Consumer Protection Bureau
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Pitofsky
Ecology Corporation of America
North American Chemical Corp
Paterson
Gas tax funds for bicycle paths advance in Assembly
An Assembly committee overrode opposition from the State Department of Public Works and endorsed a bill authorizing the use of gas tax funds to construct bicycle paths along highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
UPI
State Department of Public Works
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
William D. Ruckelshaus
U.S. Steel Corp
John Quarles
U.S. Hunts
Gus Mutscher
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
Unie
Eratie
Merde
Pele
the Treasury
Lakewood
Carson St
Paramount Blvd
Billings
Atlantic Ave
Carson
Traditio
Pharmacies
the Treasury and Food Center
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!