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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1971
Page
1
Washington officials say the Nixon administration must set a national land use policy as part of its 1970s environmental agenda. Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin argues cleaner environment and ample food are compatible with wise land use decisions.
A 64 year old former teacher Clifford Myers broke into the Blue Creek West Virginia detachment and fired on Trooper K H Hedrick. Hedrick returned fire with Cpl Roger Oates assisting as Myers was killed. Hedrick survived after extended surgery and remains in serious condition.
Washington reports that weak enforcement of the year-old mine safety law may disrupt coal supplies and power as strikes and investigations follow a KY disaster. Ralph Nader criticizes a Hyden hearing as sham and calls for autopsies and full accountability.
The Treasury Department and the Council on Environmental Quality propose a tax on sulphur in coal oil and natural gas with proceeds funding pollution reduction research. The plan starts low and rises over five years aiming to push use of low sulphur fuels and cleaner burning. Rebates would apply to users burning high sulphur fuel without emitting sulphur dioxide. Officials seek support from the new Treasury Secretary John B Connally Jr and face opposition risk from oil interests and Budget Office objections to earmarking receipts.
NASA's Apollo 14 crew Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell express confidence ahead of the January 31 launch to Fra Mauro on the goal of reviving public support after Apollo 13. They note the mission's safety upgrades and the program's continued future depends on success.
A concise reflection notes how some people suffer from nerves while others contend with the nerves of those around them, framing a light social observation.
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