A April 15, 1973 edition of The Seattle Times covers several local and state stories, including the passage of a controversial 'small-loans' bill in the Washington State Legislature despite strong opposition from organized labor, and a proposed move to create a new Evergreen County by separating suburban areas of King County from Seattle's urban core. The paper also includes local news on topics ranging from a cow-chip throwing contest to an auto club tree-planting initiative, along with retail advertisements typical of the era.

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The Seattle Times reports on the Washington State Legislature’s passage of a controversial ‘small-loans’ bill that would increase loan limits, despite opposition from organized labor. The article also covers a proposed move to create Evergreen County by separating King County suburbs from the urban core, and a cow-chip throwing competition in Oklahoma.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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