Fire first salvo in air standards battle
The National Commission on Air Quality urges removing 1982 and 1987 deadlines from the Clean Air Act and loosening restrictions on industrial development in pollution free areas. Debates pit industry against environmental groups as Congress weighs amendments amid rising energy concerns.
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Associated Press
New York Times
Washington
Congress
National Commission On Air Quality
Clean Air Ct
Robert Stafford
John Dingell
Dmich
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Commission
David Hawkins
Natural Resources Defense Council
Reeves
League
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Goodyear Blimp Columbia Damaged in Carson Incident
Goodyear airship Columbia lay damaged at the Carson California docking facility after a freak wind during a rain storm caused the blimp to swing on its mooring lines. The tailfin splintering and airbag puncture deflated the craft requiring about two months of repairs at an estimated cost of 800000 dollars.
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Goodyear Company
Columbia
Carson, Calif
Goodyear
New EPA Wastewater Rules Seen Costly for Chicago Firms
Metro Chicago district chief Stanley Whitebloom warns new pretreatment standards will raise compliance costs sharply for 60,000 firms nationwide, with local industry expenses rising to hundreds of millions and some small electroplaters facing closure. EPA cites nationwide benefits and flexible options for cities with existing programs.
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Chicago
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Stanley Whitebloom
MSD
Sanitary District
Environmental Protection Agency
Whitebloom
EPA
Carl Ferrentino
Washington
Ferrentino
Bertram Stone
Chicago Metal Finishers Institute
Illinois
Wisconsin
Oil stocks near record levels curb rising gasoline prices
New York Times reports U S gasoline inventories rose to 280.2 million barrels on Feb 20 fueling cautious optimism that ample supplies may dampen price gains. Analysts note dealers face tighter margins after crude decontrol, with retail prices pressured by spot-market softness and competition.
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New York Times
New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Manhattan
Lundberg Letter
Reagan
Shell Oil Co
Oil Buyers Guide
Albert Bassano
Guam Strikes By Public Sector Workers Cripple Island
Guam’s economy and services are strained as a large public sector strike shuts schools and government offices. About half of 1,406 teachers were dismissed, 61 were briefly arrested for occupying the legislature, and 700 teachers plus many others remain on strike. The dispute centers on pay raises and a controversial legislative pay increase approved in December despite vetoes.
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New York Times
Guam
Paul M. Calvo
Calvo
Marcia Hartsock
Guam Federation of Teachers
John Paul II
Hartsock
Storms Bring Rain Snow and Fatal Avalanche Death
A skier died on Mount Baldy when an avalanche buried him as a storm dumped up to two inches of rain and two feet of snow across California. A boy was swept down a storm channel while authorities reported widespread rain and snow from the southern Rockies to the Gulf Coast and Great Lakes region with winds and squalls.
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Associated Press
Mount Baldy
California
Utah
Arizona
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Atlanta fund drive grows as donations flow to killings case
Contributions pour into Atlanta City Hall to back the investigation of 21 black children who died or disappeared. From Illinois schoolchildren to New York corporations, gifts and messages arrive, helping cover the $200,000 monthly cost as major donors and celebrities join the effort.
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Atlanta
Illinois
New York
City Hall
Leon Hall
Office of Community and Consumer Affairs
Carbondale
Springmore
Hall
Rhode Island
Maynard Jackson
J. Joseph Garrahy
Eastern Airlines
LeBaron Taylor
CBS Records
CBS
Sammy Davis Jr
Frank Sinatra
Burt Reynolds
Gladys Knight
Stevie Wonder
Kenny Rogers
Herbert Muhammad
Muhammad Ali
Myron Gerber
Ku Klux Klan
David Duke
National Association For the Advancement of White People
University of Montana
Missoula
Duke
Milwaukee Firefighters End Protest After Tentative Deal
More than 1000 Milwaukee firefighters halted an apparent illegal walkout less than a day after it began. Union leaders announced a tentative city settlement, prompting crews to return to work as National Guard personnel left. The strike started over pay parity with police, ending at 2 a.m. CST.
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Milwaukee
National Guardsmen
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