Sierra Club Survey Finds Pessimism on Government Cleanup
The Sierra Club survey of 1350 to 1400 members shows 75 percent doubt the federal government will clean up the environment and 44 percent would back George McGovern over Nixon. The study, conducted April 20 to June 30, notes responses reflect member views on government branches, conservation funding, and local versus national influence. It reports club demographics and attitudes toward energy, pollution, and population policy.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sierra Club
George McGovern
Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Disney Productions
Mineral King
California
James McEvoy III
University of California At Davis
Ted Bartell
University of Michigan
Legislative
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Nhulunbuy grows from bauxite boom on Arnhem land
In northern Australia Nhulunbuy expands to 5000 residents with air conditioned buildings a police station court house and a 64 bed hospital driven by a 250 million ton bauxite reserve. Nabalco plans a million ton alumina export next year and faces aboriginal land claims while promising a lasting town beyond mining. A separate note covers a penguin at William Land Park Zoo loitering at Folsom Lake before being returned to captivity after a two week excursion.
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Nhulunbuy
Australia
Gove Peninsula
Arnhem Land
Down Under
Darwin
Japan
Europe
Nabalco Pty. Ltd
Swiss Aluminum Ltd
Nabalco
Yirrkala
Sacramento
Calif
William Land Park Zoo
Folsom Lake
Frank O’connell
Zoo
Here
Terry Alton
State
Payne's Cottage Inspires Home Sweet Home Origin
The song Home Sweet Home was written by Payne about a small East Hampton cottage in Long Island. It debuted in London in the play Clari in 1823.
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Payne
East Hampton
Long Island
London
Spiders Eat Only Juices of Living Animals
A concise note explains that spiders feed by ingesting the liquids from living prey rather than chewing and consuming solid tissue. The observation highlights their reliance on external prey fluids rather than flesh.
Fish clothing sale in Boyce Post Office Building Saturday
FISH will hold its full clothing sale this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Boyce Post Office Building. Four-fifths of an electric eel's body is filled with organs which generate and store electricity.
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FISH
Boyce Post Office
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Legislative Branch
Judicial
Democratic Party
National Sierra Club
Girl Guides
Gove
Penguin
Payne’s Cottage
Routzahn's
Sealy Sale
Sealy Comfort Guard
Sealy
Ford Ltd
Lamar Sloan Ford
Valley Ave
Winchester
OLD Dominion Savings and Loan
Boscawen
Washington Sts
Weems Lane
Routzahn
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