Missing 8-Year-Old Douglas Legg Sought in Adirondacks
An advance team from California joins 500 volunteers and authorities in a week long search for 8 year old Douglas Legg missing eight days in the Adirondack Mountains near Moose Pond and Hawes Mine. Police say the case involves the 13 000 acre estate of Crandell Melvin and Syracuse area relatives. Infrared scans and air support are employed as military and local rangers coordinate the effort.
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Newcome
N.Y
UPI
California
Sierra Madre
Douglas Legg
Adirondack Mountains
Moose Pond
Hawes Mine
Albany
Adirondacks
Legg Boy
William N. Legg
Baldwinsville
Syracuse
Crandell Melvin
Air Force
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Emergency TV wake up system for nationwide alerts
The Office of Civil Defense is developing a system to switch on TV audio for emergency broadcasts nationwide. Legislation would require new sets to include the device, costing about 8.70 dollars per set. Officials emphasize regional subsystems to avoid waking distant areas at wrong times.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Civil Defense
Civil Defense
Weather Bureau
California
Maine
Louisiana
Proxmire Attacks Socialism Claim on Lockheed Aid
Sen. William Proxmire denounces Nixon administration loan guarantees for Lockheed as socialism for big business. He warns the move would favor large firms, shrink small business, and concentrate resources. The Senate Banking Committee expands the plan to a board of administration appointees to act on guarantees, while the House version limits backing to Lockheed. Chairman Patman seeks expedited hearings before Congress recesses August 6.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Lockheed Aircraft
Nixon
Lockheed
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Gap narrows for blacks in 1960s education and housing
Urban Institute finds black white gaps narrowed in education housing health and jobs from 1960 to 1968 with gains in infant mortality life expectancy housing quality high school completion unemployment and poverty levels, while gaps widened in female headed families illegitimate births and income measures.
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Washington
UPI
The
Urban Institute
Institute
Michael Flax
United States
Harvey Garn
Nader proclaims lax federal rules endanger meat safety
A Nader task force cites widespread tainted meat and pesticide risks due to lax USDA regulation. The Raiders accuse the Agriculture Department of promoting industry interests while misleading the public about meat and poultry safety.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Nader
Agriculture Department
USDA
Clifford M
Hardin
Airbag controversy pits safety agency against auto giants
Washington Henry Ford blasts airbags as baloney while Ralph Nader hails them as life savers. The NHTSA final safety standard for front seat airbags on 1974 cars triggers petitions for reconsideration, lawsuits, Ford ads, and a possible court fight that could delay the mandate.
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John D. Morris Washington
Henry Ford
Ralph Nader
Douglas W. Toms
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The
Safety Agency
Department of Transportation
General Motors
Volkswagen
Mercedes-Benz
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Center For Auto Safety
Federal Communications Commission
National Broadcast Company
American Broadcasting Company
Washington
Center
Consumers Union
Adoption agencies face baby shortages amid rising private adoptions
Pressures mount on U S adoption agencies as white infant supply shrinks and private independent adoptions grow. Critics warn of a growing black market while agencies cite red tape and demand for paying couples. California studies tighten rules as fewer healthy white infants are placed.
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Los Angeles
California
Superior Court
Lester Olson
Los Angeles County
Children’s Home Society of
New York
Wrong-way crash on freeway kills nine in Michigan
A station wagon carrying nine youths from Detroit suburbs collided head on with a sportscar going the wrong way on Interstate 75 near Grand Blanc Michigan. Eight in the station wagon and the sportscar driver died. One youth survived in critical condition. Residents recalled the horrific scene and responders freed bodies after more than an hour of effort.
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Grand Blanc
Mich
UPI
Detroit
Michigan
Clayton Wichtman
Gary Cla Wichtman
Wichtman
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New York Times News Service
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Times News Service
Troy
Flint
Lawrence King
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc
South University
Morgantown
West Virginia
Wilson Chevrolet Company
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