Timber-Owl deal rejected by alliance in Oregon
Environmentalists conditional on rejecting a pro old growth timber pact after a Salem summit while the timber industry backs a 15 month compromise. Governor Goldschmidt and Sen. Hatfield hailed the plan as breakthrough though critics warn it allows harvests and defers a long term owl protection. Funds for the Forest Service and BLM and urgency from Rep AuCoin push for quick agreement.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest
Sydney Buttler
The
Wilderness Society
Ancient Forest Alliance
Oregon
Neil Goldschmidt
Mark C. Hatfield
Salem
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Les AuCoin
Senate
Oil Spills Prompt Testimony Refusals and Inquiries
Heat aided oil melt along the Delaware River as crews battled three spills. A seaman at another spill refused to testify, while Rhode Island and Texas inquiries opened into tanker accidents. About 310000 gallons spilled with 106240 recovered. officials pursue cleanup amid 93 degree heat and wildlife risks.
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Delaware
Seaman
A.I
Delaware River
Rhode Island Sound
Houston Ship Channel
Rhode Island
Texas
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Narragansett Bay
Houston
Mason T. Ware
Galveston Bay
la Porte
Texas opens secrecy for crime victim names sparks uproar
A new Texas law allowing agencies to withhold crime victim identities went into effect June 14, provoking strong criticism from media groups. Rep. Fred Blair defends the measure as victim protection, while critics like Houston Chronicle editor Jack Loftis decry it as a threat to open records. Local Amarillo reports say authorities will withhold names in a fatal car crash under the law.
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Austin
Texas
Fred Blair
Blair
Jack Loftis
The
Houston Chronicle
Chronicle
Houston Police Department
Amarillo
Brouwer resigns as council leader of NCC
CHICAGO The Rev. Arie Brouwer, leader of the National Council of Churches, has resigned after a near ouster in last month’s reorganization. He notified the council Monday and will serve until his term ends in 1991. The move comes amid a decade of declining membership, staff cuts, and falling contributions across the 32 denominations.
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Chicago
National Council of Churches
Arie Brouwer
Brouwer
Chicago Tribune
Yellow ribbon ties to Treaty Oak spark health fears
In Austin Texas a yellow ribbon appeared around the Treaty Oak signaling public concern as workers aid the ancient tree in healing from a poisoning attempt. Authorities seek a single suspect with motives unclear and no identified names.
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Austin
Texas
Jack Siebenthaler
American Society of Consulting Arborists
Florida
The
Austin American-Statesman
John Jones
Jones
Recall Vote Fails in Albuquerque Smoker Group Seeks Ousting
In northeast Albuquerque councilman Chap man defeats recall attempt after Smokers Rights of New Mexico drive to overturn his indoor smoking ban. Final tally shows 3,669 against recall and 1,359 for it. The measure targets fines and enforcement for indoor smoking in public places.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Cue? Cadnailos Innation
Eleanor Sanchez
Chapman
Dorothy Jameson
Smokers Rights of
New Mexico
Smokers Rights
Wildfire threatens camps in Cleveland National Forest
A 3000 acre blaze burned through dense chaparral along the Orange Riverside county line in California, prompting evacuations of the Conrail Nudist Camp Ortega Campground Los Pinos Correctional Facility Morrell Canyon and El Carriso Village. No injuries or structural damage were reported. Fire officials said the blaze started about 3 15 p.m. and is under investigation.
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Cleveland National Forest
Calif
Orange
Riverside
Cele Cundari
U.S. Forest Service
Conrail
Ortega
Los Pin
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