James A. Washington, a champion of Black press and journalism, dies at 73. He was the president and general manager of The Atlanta Voice and publisher emeritus of The Dallas Weekly.
In 1971, the Kiskiminetas River was declared the most polluted river in the United States. Orange and yellow seepage from abandoned coal mines dotted the riverside where tributaries met the river. Various forms of wastewater also were predominant. A 1980 study done by the state Department of Environmental Protection’s predecessor