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...during the SALT negotiations. Ground Zero has a paid staff often at its Washington headquarters and 400 volunteers in 140 cities across the nation. The organization is strictly educational and takes no position on any disarmament proposals. As its founder puts it, the purpose of Ground Zero is "to pose the straightforward questions across the country as to precisely what is the reality and what are the dangers of a nuclear war." Molander hopes that Ground Zero Week (April 18-25) will be for the nuclear movement what Earth Day was for the cause of environmentalism?the catalytic launching...
...more than 30 states. Some wary EPA watchers were encouraged by another step taken by the Administration last week. After resisting for a year, the White House authorized the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to require that all chemical containers carry a label describing what health hazards they pose and what to do in case of exposure. The new ruling, said OSHA's Michael Volpe, will help protect some 9 million workers from toxic hazards in the workplace...
...early to tell whether the death penalty will this year make its, way into the law of the Commonwealth. But supporters, pandering to the fears of citizens, give it a pretty good shot. Raising the spectre of cold-blooded murderers stalking the streets of Boston, they continue to pose a-life-for-a life as the ultimate deterrent. Now, they are also promising that capital punishment will provided much-needed financial savings, arguing that, when cities and towns are laying off firemen and police, when schools are cutting curriculums, it is better to bury a murderer than...
...Network already reaches 11.25 million homes. Another cable news service, jointly owned by ABC and Group W, starts June 21 in an estimated 2 million households. By that time, Turner's second round-the-clock news service will be available to broadcast stations. This venture, called CNN2, may pose the first serious challenge to the networks as exclusive providers of news to their affiliates. CNN2's first broadcast customer: WBNS of Columbus, a CBS affiliate...
Penn and Princeton still pose an ominous threat as both schools have managed to avoid being eliminated from any category. In addition, the hosting Notre Dame and highly favored Wayne State teams are tied for the lead...