Nader Ties California Land Laws to Resource Risk
A Ralph Nader task force urged major resignations in California government, saying land use laws endanger land and water resources. The 15 month report claims land interests have bought and influenced officials, sparking sharp state criticism and a probe request into the Raiders team. William Gianelli denied wrongdoing and refused to resign.
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Calif
Ralph Nader
California
Washington, D.C
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Nader
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Ohio Senate readies budget tax push amid Gilligan deadline
In Columbus GOP leaders plan a major week long maneuver to assemble a budget and tax package for floor action by next week. Senate leaders press education funding with the full package, while Gov Gilligan threatens an austerity program if the two year budget fails. Separate tax and education committees refer plans back to full Senate as deliberations continue.
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Theodore M. Gray
Piqua
John J. Gilligan
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Cinnati
Full Ways and Means
Gilligan
State Department of Environmental Protection
Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
House State Government Committee
Ohio
Ronald M. Mottl
Dparma
Soviets accuse China of pressuring Balkans bloc unity
In Moscow the Soviet Union charged China with trying to split the Soviet bloc over the Balkans. The UPI report describes a hostile review of China and a sharp diplomatic clash as Moscow and Beijing traded criticisms on influence in southeastern Europe.
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UPI
Soviet Union
China
Balkans
Peking
Za Rubezhom
Romania
Yugoslavia
Europe
Za Ruberzhom
Latin America
Washington
South Asia
Hungary
Za Ruberhom
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
United States
Lindsay calls for tougher gun laws after fatal Brooklyn shootings
Mayor John V. Lindsay urged stricter controls to curb gun smuggling from out of state after a spate of lethal shootings in New York. A candy-store owner who survived a Nazi camp was among the dead, with a 71 year old man and the store owner’s wife wounded in Friday’s violence.
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UPI
John V. Lindsay
Brooklyn
Teachers weigh possible strike in Ohio
Ohio Education Association president William McDonald says a strike is a possible option if the federal wage freeze applies to preexisting negotiated contracts. Lobbyist John Hall and executive secretary Stayner Brighton expect the freeze not to apply to pre-Nixon deals, while the Cost of Living Council says such raises cannot take effect until the freeze lifts.
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Ohio Education Association
Association
John Hall
Stayner Brighton
McDonald
Nixon panel backs SST project in secret 1969 report
A government commissioned review board urged backing the supersonic transport program while the Nixon White House pressed for congressional support. The 18 page Ad Hoc Supersonic Transport Review Committee report was submitted March 30, 1969, amid ongoing lobbying and secrecy in Congress.
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UPI
Nixon
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Supersonic Transport Review Committee
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New York City
American Civil Liberties Union
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Sierra Club
Justice Department
Office of Science and Technology
Study shows higher heroin use among Vietnam GIs than official tests
A survey of 1,100 returning U.S. GIs under 27 found 16.2 percent admitted heroin use in their last 30 days in Vietnam, far above Nixon administration testing. Findings split into 4.3 percent experimented, 3.5 percent casual use, 43 percent heavy use, and 4.2 percent habitual use in the final month.
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Vietnam
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Congress
Jacob Panzarella
Panzarella
U.S. Army
Letterman General Hospital
San Fran
Oakland Army Terminal
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