Radioactivity leaks prompt GAO call for nationwide study
The General Accounting Office urged an immediate comprehensive study of contamination risks at five federal and six commercial waste sites as radiation already migrates at two locations Maxey Flats Kentucky and West Valley New York. Ford rolls back most of its recent price increase citing weak sales and dealer refunds while Spain sees 2000 women demanding amnesty and higher wages in Madrid. A Panamanian freighter Caspian Career with 34 aboard faces danger west of San Francisco as Coast Guard aids its hold leak and Nixon is questioned in a wiretap case. In New York the stock market sees a record 39.45 million shares traded as Dow ends down 5.12 on profit taking.
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New York
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Officer Shot Outside Indian Affairs Building
A Federal Protective Service officer, Michael Greene 24 of Glen Arden Maryland, was shot near the Bureau of Indian Affairs in downtown Washington. He was listed in serious condition at George Washington University Hospital with a stomach wound after approaching two men lurking in bushes. the assailants fled and police offered no explanation.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
District of Columbia Police
Michael Greene
Glen Arden
Washington
Moore Sentenced to Life for Attempted Assassination of Ford
Sara Jane Moore received a life term from U S District Judge Samuel Conti after a rambling defense of radicalism. The judge condemned her as misguided and noted harsher capital punishments deterred crimes. Moore cited anger and potential chaos as motives but accepted her life sentence and potential parole after 15 years. Her 9 year old son Frederick Aalberg remains in juvenile custody.
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Miss Moore
U.S. District Court
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Conti
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James Hewitt
John F. Kennedy
Charles Manson
Lynette
Squeaky” Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Thousands Honor King Across U S In 47th Birthday Marches
Thousands join marches in Atlanta Columbia Washington Louisville and Montgomery to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The Atlanta event led by Coretta Scott King drew over 15000 people from Ebenezer Church to the business district while other cities pressed for King holiday status and a new inquiry into his assassination.
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Portland
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FBI
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America
Martin Luther King Jr
Dick Gregory
Louisville
Florida
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Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Houston
Montgomery
Ala
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Warren County Considers Zoning Revision With Conservation District
Planning and Zoning Administrator James Campbell presented a draft revision to the Warren County zoning ordinance and a subdivision amendment. The proposal creates a conservation district mainly for the flood plain where no human occupancy buildings would be allowed and adds new definitions for roads streets and major highways to curb strip development. The Planning Commission will hold a work session after the February 24 consolidation referendum and plans further changes before public presentation.
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Warren County
Warren County Planning Commission
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Planning Commission
Campbell
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Record 5.8 Billion Bushels Corn Crop For 1975
The Agriculture Department estimates the 1975 U S corn harvest at 5.8 billion bushels, 24 percent above 1974 despite uneven weather. Exports and domestic use will lift corn reserves, with bumper soybeans and a record wheat crop. Livestock producers may expand output as grain prices stay high.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Soil concerns rise over Virginia site development
Regional Health Office officials discuss soil limitations near Virginia water sources after independent assessments confirm severe constraints. Sanitarian Tenney notes cautious planning and multiple expert reviews before approving any system. Separate soil scientists reiterate high development risks without groundwater protection. Crop data show 1975 soy bean output at 1.52 billion bushels, up 25 percent from 1974, with all crops index at a record 122 percent of 1967 base. weather could yield another record year in 1976 if conditions normalize.
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Tenney
Virginia
Lietzke
Edmonds
Health Department
USDA
Department
Weather Summary Northern Valley January 1960s
Windy and colder tonight with snow showers likely and lows in the 20s. Saturday cold with a chance of flurries and highs in the 30s. Partial clearing and windy tonight with a chance of evening showers or snow flurries. Lows vary from the teens in the northwest to about 32 near Chesapeake Bay. Partly cloudy and cold Saturday with flurries in the mountains. highs in the 20s to 40s regionwide. The outlook calls for possible precipitation early weekend and again later. Data include sunrise sunset, moon phase, and rainfall totals for January and the past five years. Tito visit to Mexico City set for January 29 to February 1 with Veracruz arrival and Echeverria welcome.
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Chesapeake Bay
Mexico City
Josip Broz Tito
Yugo Slavia
Mexico
Tito
Veracruz
Caribbean
Luis Echeverria
Study Shows Prejudices Rampant Among Students
A 12 year study of 5 000 students across elementary and high schools finds widespread racial and religious prejudice among youths. Glock of UC Berkeley says white non Jewish students show stronger anti black bias though stereotypes of Jews include both positive and negative traits.
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Berkeley
Calif
Charles Y Glock Glock
University of California
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Glock
New York City
ABC Stores to Close Monday for Lee-Jackson Day
Virginia ABC announced all state liquor stores will be closed Monday in observance of Lee-Jackson Day. The closure affects store operations across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
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