Court orders full DDT ban and hearings on pesticide use
A U.S. appeals court sharply scolded the Agriculture Department and ordered the federal government to seek a complete DDT ban. It also required public hearings before administrative pesticide decisions, noting that weighing benefits against dangers is a delicate question to be explored thoroughly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Roger Bobb
Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
David L. Bazelon
Spottswood W. Robinson
Commission Urges Overhaul of Federal Criminal Laws
A 336 page report from the National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws calls for total firearms registration and abolition of the death penalty including treason and presidential assassinations. It also recommends banning handguns and tougher penalties for violent crime while easing marijuana possession penalties.
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Washington
Congress
Commission
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Louis B. Schwartz
Minutemen
Black Panthers
Charlottesville Prosecutions Dropped for UVA Disturbances
Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney J T Cambles will not prosecute about 70 students arrested during last May disturbances at the University of Virginia. He cited maintaining good relations with the university and says a criminal conviction could irreparably damage the youths' futures. Police had moved on students blocking a city intersection amid a week of unrest before summer break.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Cambles
UVA
Kiwanis Honors Past Presidents at Winchester Luncheon
The 49 year old Winchester Kiwanis Club held Past Presidents Day at the George Washington Hotel. Seventeen former presidents attended and spoke on their terms in office listing Garland R. Quarles 1933 Wendell B. Goode 1936 Eugene B. Cooper 1937 Ralph P. Yount 1948 George B. Masters 1951 Laurens P. Jones 1954 J. Douglas Butler 1955 Charles A. Pine Sr 1957 Garland M. Canter 1959 William H. Louthan Jr 1960 Hubert T. Stratton 1961 Gerald L. Goodman 1962 Robert J. Pulten 1963 Billy S. Chapman 1965 Loring J. Wright Jr 1966 Charles A. Pine Jr 1968 and Robert G. Allan 1970.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis “Club
Garland R. Quarles
Wendell B. Goode
Eugene B. Cooper
Ralph P. Yount
George B. Masters
Laurens P
Smoke scare at Winchester Animal Hospital prompts fire response
At 7 55 a m a Winchester fire alarm for North Loudoun Street animal hospital turned out to be smoke, not fire. Inspector S R Dyke said odor traced to an electrical light fixture with no damage reported.
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Winchester
Winchester Animal Hospital
North Loudoun St
S. R. Dyke
Animal
Court-Martial Hearings Tie Hutto to My Lai Killings
Three former soldiers testified they saw American troops fire on unarmed civilians in My Lai during the 1968 assault. The witnesses placed Sgt. Charles Hutto in the firing group while detailing orders to kill villagers and burn dwellings. Prosecution says Hutto borrowed an M16 and fired at civilians, while the case against Lt. William Calley Jr. for 102 killings unfolds at Fort Benning.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
My Lai
Charles Hutto
Hutto
Franklin Wurtzel
Army
Tommy Lee Moss
Spartanburg
S.C
Moss
Edward Magill
Charlie Company
Ernest Medina
Medina
Ft. McPherson
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning
David Mitchell
Alcoholic employee programs spread in business, New York
More than 300 corporations have initiated active programs to help problem drinkers recover while preserving skilled employees. Dr Luther Cloud of the National Council on Alcoholism says such efforts are only a start amid Alcoholism Information Month in January.
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New York
Luther Cloud
The
National Council On Alcoholism
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U. of Virginia
Commonwealth
Atty
J. T. Cambles
Kiwanis
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jim Dix
N. Loudoun ST
Monthlu
Rouss Finance Company
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester, Virginia
Kern
Ambassador
Catalina
Volkswagen
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OPEL
JEEP
Studebaker
Kern Motor CO
S. Loudoun ST
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2Nd Platoon
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Raymond
Calif
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Rthur, Inc
Virginia
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