Puget Sound Pollution Case Ties to Scott Paper Clash
Stewart Udall and Jeff Stansbury report from Seattle on two day hearings by the House Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee exposing cozy ties between state officials and Scott Paper Co. Sierra Club spokesman Marvin Durn ing accuses officials of neglecting pollution controls at the Everett mill. The 1970s enforcement history shows Scott failing to curb 80 percent of sulfite waste discharges despite a 1972 legal agreement.
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Pulp Mills Defy Setbacks in Puget Sound Pollution Probe
Washington state officials clash with Scott Paper Co as the Ecology Department grants an extended cleanup deadline to 1978 while the Justice Department declines to prosecute. Critics accuse powerful mills of private negotiations and long extensions, criticizing a system that favors big corporate polluters.
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53 Fire Calls Reported in New London 1971
New London Fire Chief Al Walters says volunteers answered 53 fire calls in 1971, held 12 training and 12 meeting hours, investigated one arson case, and had a fatal auto accident response plus 19 emergency runs. Major fires occurred in Clarksfield and New London areas with totals by district.
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al Walters
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