Hair Dryers To Be Replaced By 11 Firms
Eleven companies plan to repair replace or refund millions of asbestos containing hair dryers after the Consumer Product Safety Commission flagged an unreasonable cancer risk. The firms Conair GE Gillette Hamilton Beach J.C. Penney Korvette s Montgomery Ward Norelco Schick Sears Sunbeam face voluntary recalls and may replace or refund devices estimated at 12.5 million in use.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Associated Press
Conair Corp
General Electric Corp
the Gillette Co
Hamilton Beach
Scoville Manufacturing Co
J.C. Penney Co., Inc
Korvette’s Inc
Montgomery Ward and Co
North American Philips Corp
Norelco
Schick, Inc
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sunbeam Corp
Is Sewer Worth It Chicago Project Faces GAO Scrutiny
GAO findings question whether the Chicago tunnel and reservoir program known as TARP is worth federal funds. The probe warns costs could rise from 1.2 billion to over 11 billion by 1983, with alternatives like street sweeping and basement drain plugs offered for quicker relief.
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Washington
Chicago
Charles Percy
R-Ill
General Accounting Office
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
GAO
Panama
Housing Slump Seen As Mortgage Costs Rise
Washington reports rising mortgage costs and scarce funds push housing sector into a prolonged downturn. Commerce data show April housing starts down 2.1 percent to an annual rate of 1,749,000 after March's surge, with lenders posting deposit losses and forecasts of mortgage rates climbing toward 11 percent by fall.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Michael Sumichrast
National Associaton of Home Builders
United States League of Savings and Loan Associations
Cannon Mills recalls workers for byssinosis lung tests
Cannon Mills seeks to contact about 4000 former employees for tests for byssinosis also called brown lung. Skeptics from the Carolina Brown Lung Association warn the plan could mask the truth about cotton dust breathing problems and potential compensation costs. Cannon vice president A W Adams says the aim is to aid former workers and avoid forcing them to hire lawyers for compensation.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Cannon Mills
Carolina Brown Lung Association
Cannon
W. E. Lowder
Stanly County
Association
A. W. Adams
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Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
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RED Cross
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Pisgah Road
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North Augusta
S.C
Sandra Symonds
WSI
BMIRN
di Sette
Zapw
Reta
Sumichrast
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California
Palmetto Distributors
Aiken County
Petunias
Coward-Corley Seed Co., Inc
the Garden Center
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Dial
Bankers Trust Money Market Savings Certificates
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