Oregon Governor Mails Protest Over Nerve Gas Move
Gov. Tom McCall personally paid a 19.10 air freight to ship a box of protests to Washington against storing more nerve gas in Oregon. The package, containing over 23 000 signatures, was to be delivered to the White House as McCall urges President Nixon to halt the Army plan to move gas to the Umatilla Depot near Hermiston. He cites safety questions and HEW review delays, noting broad local opposition from peace marchers to military personnel and officials.
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Salem
Ore
UPI
Tom McCall
Washington
Oregon
Dale Mallicoat
White House
McCall
Nixon
Okinawa
Umatilla Ordnance Depot
Hermiston
Umatilla
Defense
Melvin Laird
Mark Hatfield
R-Cre
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bangor
Wash
HEW
First Intelsat satellite nears final orbit after delay
Engineers tracked the $11.5 million Intelsat 3 satellite insured for 4.5 million and prepared to place it in a 22 300 mile high stationary orbit above the Atlantic. Comsat owns a majority stake with 70 nations in Intelsat. the launch used a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
UPD
Atlantic
Comsat Corp
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
Intelsat
Comsat
United States
Space Agency
Bermuda
Delta
Earth
Selective Service Aims to Limit Inductions to First 30 Lottery Nos
The Selective Service asks 4000 local boards to use only numbers up to 30 for January and aims to fill early-year quotas without drafting anyone above 180 through June. Officials expect deferments expiring in spring to reset numbers in July enabling renewed use of Nos. 1–30, with an estimated 350000 potential draftees through 1970 and 290000 likely to volunteer.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
Illinois
Defense Department
Night Driving Tips Listed
The piece advises motorists to slow down in the dark months and ensure headlights and brake lights work. It stresses headlights as an extension of the eyes and notes proper aim prevents blinding oncoming drivers while insufficient aim reduces forward visibility. Night driving remains harder to judge distances than daytime driving.
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Ollie Arbelbide
Idaho Motor Transportation Association
Arbelbide
Night driving safety advice from industry spokesman
A truck industry spokesman warns drivers cannot judge distance to a light ahead at night as objects in darkness hide judgment cues. He urges safe driving by slowing to ensure stopping within headlight range and tracking roadside lights, adding common sense and caution to prevent accidents.
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St. Louis
Fashionette forecasts bright white shirts and metal outfits
By next year holiday time the Gentlemen's Quarterly predicts white shirts will return but remain pure white. Soft colored shirts with white accents. delicate fabrics like dotted Swiss lace and embroidered cottons. Metal wardrobes feature brass chain at home costume, aluminum jump suit, aluminum shirtdress with matching wig, woven aluminum maxi coat, and navy corduroy pants suit with copper details.
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Gentlemen’s Quarterly
Maid of Metal
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