International wildlife expert outlines Africa’s forage and growth
William Longhurst, wildlife biologist and UC Davis faculty member, spoke to Willits Rotary on East Africa’s wildlife as a tourism and food resource. He cited wildlife management improving under African rule, described Africa’s unique ecosystem, and warned that habitat loss and high birth rates threaten future meat supply and unemployment.
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East Africa
William Longhurst
Willits Rotary Club
Longhurst
Uganda
Tanzania
Kenya
University of California At Davis
Hopland
Africa
North America
Southeast Asia
South America
Bridges proposes ILWU ILA merger in wake of dock tensions
San Francisco UPI Bridges proposes affiliating his 15,000 member ILWU with the East and Gulf coasts ILA to press the current contract talks with the Pacific Maritime Association. The ILWU met PMA for three hours to bargain before a Jan 10 strike deadline. Gov. Dan Evans offered to mediate to end the dock dispute that cut West Coast exports by more than 200 million dollars.
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San Francisco
UPI
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Afl-Cio
International Longshoremen’s Association
East
Gulf Coasts
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s
Pacific Shippers
ILWU
Pacific Maritime Association
ILA
CIO
Dan Evans
Washington
Ukiah Fire Chief Urges Annual Gas Space Heater Check
Ukiah Fire Chief Ken Donohue advises residents to have gas space heaters inspected yearly by a qualified plumber or furnace service representative for safety and economy. He warns older room heaters need special care due to faulty combustion and rusted vents and stresses proper ventilation with windows open when unvented units are used. He notes a California 1970 act bans unvented heaters after Jan 4, 1972 except decorative gas logs in rental fireplaces.
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Ukiah
Ken Donohue
California
California to 18 rule cuts welfare for many teens
A new age of majority law in California lowers adulthood to 18 and will remove 18 to 20 year olds from AFDC. About 29,000 young adults lose welfare with roughly 30 million dollars in savings. 10,000 families lose entirely, with 19,000 more affected at reduced levels.
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Sacramento
UPI
Reagan Administration
Robert Carleson
California
Aid
Carleson’s Department
AFDC
Department
Carleson
Paul Priolo
Pacific Palisades
Legislalif
Ronald Reagan
Senate
California Youth Authority
Thes
Scientists build a talking computer at SRI
Menlo Park Calif Scientists at the Stanford Research Institute announced Tuesday they have begun building a computer that can converse with its programmers answering questions verbally The device will respond within a 1000 word vocabulary and requires speakers to use pure American male English The project funded by the Defense Department ARPA aims to give users a spoken interface and reduce reliance on typing or card readers
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Menlo Park
Calif
Stanford Research Institute
SRE
Bertram Raphael
Sres Artificial Intelligence
Raphael
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Rockefeller
Kleberg Groups
Ray Rockefeller
Willits
Dinettes
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Soviet Union
Irina Semenovna Lapasova
Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region
Ilwu-Ila
Gulf Ports
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PMA
East and Gulf
By Carl Ingram
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Department
N. State
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