FDA Countenanced Nitrite Risks, Researcher Claims
Stanford researcher Dale B. Hattis alleges secret FDA files show routine approvals of sodium nitrite use in smoked fish despite regulatory violations. He says the agency shifted safety burden to industry and ignored higher tolerances, risking public health amid botulism fears.
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Conally Called to Explain Nix on Audit of Lockheed Loan
Treasury Secretary Connally faces questions from Senator Proxmire after refusing GAO access to records tied to a 250 million federal loan guarantee to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Staats accuses Connally of violating the law by denying the GAO entry. Proxmire cites clear rights of access under the act.
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White House Raps VC Foreign Minister
The White House denounces Mrs. Nguyent Thi Birh’s letters to Congress as an arrogant attempt by the Viet Cong to influence U S policy. Senator Taft and Rep Devine condemn the move while noting potential signals about talks and North Vietnam’s propaganda position.
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South Viets regroup to bolster defenses near Kontum
In the central highlands South Vietnamese forces scrambled to regroup and build new defenses north of Kontum as North Vietnamese tanks pressed forward. The assault aimed to cut highways and seize Kontum and nearby towns while U S advisers evacuated wounded and air power targeted retreating columns.
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Appeal to IRA to halt campaign of killings in Northern Ireland
In Belfast the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association urged the Irish Republican Army to end its bombing and killings to avert civil war. It planned a May 7 march despite security rules and pressed nonviolent protest of internment.
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Chile Plans Ties With Red Nations
Chile intends to establish diplomatic relations soon with North Korea and North Vietnam, announced Foreign Minister Clodomiro Almeyda on Monday. He said no Chilean plans exist to downgrade ties with South Korea, though Seoul has no Chilean diplomats now and relations remain at ambassadorial level. Since 1970, Chile under President Allende has started ties with Cuba, East Germany and China, while Esmeralda naval cadets toured the Great Wall of China and attended a banquet in Beijing.
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Waldheim Upset Over UNs Role In World Peace
United Nations secretary general Kurt Waldheim warned the U.N. system is on trial and may fail to meet nonpolitical problems. He spoke at the opening of UNICEF’s Executive Board session, noting the fund’s prompt response in emergencies.
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Pleads Innocent In Slaying In Indiana Case
A Lafayette man Richard Aveline pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to a first degree murder charge in the December 22 slaying of Indianapolis man John M. Jones in West Lafayette. Two court appointed psychiatrists will examine him. he is held without bond and a trial date of June 5 was set at the arraignment before Judge Warren B. Thompson in Tippecanoe Circuit Court.
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