Flammable Fabrics Act Faces Tech and Market Hurdles
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick argues the 1967 Flammable Fabrics Act is hampered by complex science, slow rulemaking, and consumer resistance. He notes Sears failed marketing of fire resistant sleepwear and cites mattress safety as an unresolved challenge for regulators and manufacturers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Sears, Roebuck
Sears
Arlington
Nurses Question Use of Sleep Pills in Long Stay Patients
An eight month Birmingham hospital study reported in a British nursing journal challenges the routine sedation of long stay patients. Nurses say sleep inducing pills consume time during night rounds and prompt questions about necessity and usefulness.
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Birmingham
England
The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Address and Study Findings
The Athens newspaper notes postal rates and ownership details for The Messenger Publishing Co. It also reports a Birmingham study at Rubery Hill Hospital showing sleep drugs for elderly patients can be reduced safely. Nurses planned 24 hour care during weaning, cutting weekly tablets from 840 to 15 while ensuring sleep when needed.
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Rubery Hill Hospital
Birmingham
Morality Of International Dealings On Taiwan Policy
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) S L A Marshall argues the Taiwan situation shows deep moral questions in U S foreign policy. He notes 12 million Taiwanese likely oppose communism and criticizes past Ike era pledges and the offshore island shielding agreement, urging a clear stance as U S global presence contracts.
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Taiwan
Peking
Big Quemoy
Matsu
Taiwan's Reforms under Chiang Shape a Bright Island
The piece argues Taiwan under Chiang Kai-shek has transformed into a modern, orderly society with advanced education, shared economic progress, and improved infrastructure. It praises land reform, US-braintrust support, electrification, and lush scenery while challenging Communist claims to sovereignty over the island.
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Taiwan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Henry Kissinger
Chou
Asia
Chen
Tripartite talks to discuss Ulster peace at Chequers
Britain Ireland and Northern Ireland prime ministers will meet September 27 28 at Chequers to discuss ending Ulster violence and restructuring government to give Catholics a fair role while seeking to curb the IRA in Eire. The talks aim for a broad framework acceptable to Catholic and Protestant factions without conferring unification.
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London
Britain
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ulster
Chequers
Edward Heath
Jack Lynch
Brian Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
Eire
Lynch
Republic
Faulkner
United Kingdom
Heath
I.R.A
Athens Messenger 1971 Athens Ohio September 20
The Athens Messenger issue from Monday September 20 1971 in Athens Ohio presents publisher and staff credits. It includes customary masthead details and location at 43 West Union Street with standard newspaper notices.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Morality in the Taiwan question and a two China path
The piece recalls past policy that allowed Chinese POWs to resettle outside the mainland and notes Taiwan’s status shifting from a moral triumph to a political pawn. It cites Chou En Lai’s fears of revived Japanese militarism and Japan’s modest arm spending as context for possible Taiwan arrangements.
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L.A
Taiwan
China
Chou En-Lai
James B. Reston
Japan
Chou
Peron Movement Endures Despite 1955 Overthrow
Jorge Daniel Paladina, secretary general of the Justicialist Movement, says Peron will be nominated for president in the next election. The military regime ruling Argentina may oppose the plan and refuses to consider Peron’s return from Spain.
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Juan Peron
Argentina
Justicialist Movement Party
Jorge Daniel Paladina
Peron
Spain
Readers’ Letters Open Forum Welcomes Public Views
The page invites opinions on current issues of public interest and encourages letters to the editor. Preference is given to letters that fit one page or less, aiming to publish concise, thoughtful contributions from readers.
Questions Rage On Attica Aftermath In Washington Insight
Washington columnist Joseph Kraft poses a series of questions about negotiating with prisoners after Attica. He probes police and political leaders roles, amnesty, force, radicalization, and the need for caution before drawing moral conclusions on crime, race, and violence.
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Attica
Washington
Correction
Russell Oswald
Nelson Rockefeller
Bobby Seale
Nixon
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Hong Kong
Alfred Friendly
LOS Angeles Times
Washington Post
G. Kenner
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Joseph Kraft
Soledad
George Jackson
San Quentin
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