Nader task force urges halt to Bureau of Reclamation
A 259 page report by a Ralph Nader task force claims the Bureau of Reclamation has outlived its usefulness and wastes billions on unnecessary western dam and irrigation projects. It cites Hoover, Grand Coulee, and Glen Canyon dams and urges killing the 1.4 billion CAP project, arguing water limits, environmental harm, and subsidies to big farms. The group includes Harvard Law School and Kennedy School researchers.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
West
Nader Associates
Bureau
Richard L. Berkman
Harvard Law
Kip Viscusi
Harvard
Kennedy School of Government
Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Glen Canyon Dam
Central Arizona
Congress
Colorado
Phoenix
Tucson
Nixon
U.S. Treasury
Arizona
BuRec
Record vote urged in Louisiana gubernatorial primaries
Voters turnout high in Louisiana primaries with a record 1 633 181 eligible to vote. Democrats field 17 candidates for governor while Republicans contend for two slots plus state superintendent. Nominees must face American Party in Feb 1 1972 general election. front runners include Jimmie Davis Edwin Edwards Gillis Long and J Bennett Johnston. Incumbent Attorney General Jack Gremillion seeks renomination amid federal perjury case opposition from George Oubre William Guste and J Minos Simon.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Jimmie Davis
Edwin Edwards
Gillis Long
J. Bennett Johnston
David Treen
Jack Gremillion
Study portrays synagogue as religious service station
The Union of American Hebrew Congregations study portrays the Reform synagogue as a peripheral religious service station offering counseling and education rather than a core value system. It cites 7 percent weekly attendance, 60 percent with few close temple friends, and a push to form smaller groups to meet contemporary needs.
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Washington
UPI
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
UAHC
Leonard J. Fein
Brandeis University
Long Range Planning Committee
Reform Group
Los Angeles
Calif
United States
Canada
Alan V. Iselin
Albany
N.Y
Vena
Pec
Memrs
200 Arrested In OSU Protest Turnout In Columbus
Police used tear gas and wooden pellets to disperse a crowd near Ohio State University after two drug arrests. About 200 people including 14 juveniles were arrested for failing to disperse. 30 youths and 14 officers suffered cuts and bruises. Minimal damage reported to a drive-in and several cars.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Ohio State University
Donald Bryant
Bryant
Osu
Prisoners seize cell block over unfit food protest
In Los Angeles inmates on the 11th floor of the Hall of Justice began a disturbance at 7:15 a.m. after breakfast, banging bars and setting bedding fires to vent about “unfit to eat” food. Deputies report minor injuries from property damage, no hostages, and plan to bring in more forces.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Hall of Justice
Sheriff's Department
Mainland China Wins UN Seat After Long Admission Battle
The General Assembly rejected the United States two China policy and named Peking the sole representative of China. Beijing informed Thant it wished to be listed as China People s Republic and announced advance party plans, prompting security and logistical coordination among UN officials and New York authorities.
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NEW York
UPI
United Nations
People’s Republic of China
General Assembly
U.S
Peking
China
Taiwan
Chi Peng-fei
Thant
People’s Republic of
Chi
U.N
New York City
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Detroit
UPI Telephoto
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Sinan A. Korle
Chiao Kuan-hua
City Hall
John L. Loeb
Nicholas L. King
Pierre
the Waldorf
Waldorf Towers
George Bush
Carlyle Hotel
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Suncrest Shopping Plaza
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