Agency accused of slow recalls on hazardous products
A General Accounting Office study says the Consumer Product Safety Commission acted too slowly to remove or buy back banned hazardous items. It cites delays in recalls for BRK Electronics smoke detectors and asbestos containing products, noting a year lag and a five month press release dispute.
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Bell Executive Admits Florida Political Contributions
Miami AP report quotes Southern Bell Vice President James M. Brown saying a secret fund financed political candidates from 1967 to 1973 as part of a four state program. He claims lobbying and cash delivery by company personnel aided legislators, with PSC candidates excluded. Brown defends the practice as ensuring utility interests.
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Russians May Offer Crawford In Trade
Western observers in Moscow expect the Soviet Union to trade American businessman Francis J. Crawford for two Soviet U.N. employees on trial in Newark for spying. Crawford, 38, of Mobile Alabama, an International Harvester representative, was arrested on smuggling charges.
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