Lawmakers wary on pot and alcohol law changes
State lawmakers show caution about loosening marijuana or alcohol penalties. AP survey finds seven states introduced marijuana or alcohol measures in 1977 sessions, with many bills failing or stalling. Several states raise or debate raising the drinking age to 19 or 21, while some propose decriminalizing small marijuana amounts with limited penalties.
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Chemical gift creates hazard at college storage site
A donated shipment of hazardous chemicals from an Indiana company arrived at a college in a jumble of jars and containers, some broken, with poisons and carcinogens including phosgene gas. Dr. J Bradford Block warned the storage basement is sealed and disposal is complex, with several unidentified or damaged containers and waste solvents.
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Follow that car triggers state police discovery in Eaton test
In Battle Creek Michigan AP William Kosmider recreation area manager reports four men in business suits placing a fifth man in a car trunk. He alerts police who issue a car bulletin. Officers stop the vehicle and find an Eaton Corp technician monitoring a device testing a new auto engine part inside the trunk.
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Empty Vacancy Sign Prompts Prison Expansion
Fort Mill Police Chief Floyd Foss seeks federal inmates for his new jail open two months with 19 capacity but only one inmate on average daily. He asks the U S Bureau of Prisons to house federal prisoners, noting current meals are sandwiches thrice daily while promising TV dinners if approved.
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Floyd Foss
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Monkeys Tops Dallas Judge With 100 Dollar Fine
Dallas resident Marion McVarty received a 100 dollar fine from a municipal judge after neighbors complained about her five pet monkeys. Neighbor E T Jennings claimed the animals devalued property and caused nightly disturbance, saying he wakes to monkeys staring at him. McCarty called the case harassment and malicious prosecution and noted twenty years of monkey care without prior citations.
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Bees Driven From Village Fire Box In Urban Swoon
A swarm of about 7 000 bees settled on a Washington Place fire box near Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Police called Brooklyn beekeeper Henry Mulzac who captured the queen, clipped her wings, and placed her in a box as the rest followed. He said Italian bees are docile and that urban life challenges them.
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