Drug Safety Bill Clears Senate Endorsed in 78-0 Vote
The drug safety bill, born from thalidomide fears, won Senate approval 78 to 0 and moves to the House. It would empower the government to remove drugs deemed an imminent hazard without a prior hearing, require substantial evidence of effectiveness, establish quality controls, and broaden FDA inspection authority. Kefauver’s proposal for compulsory patent licensing faced rejection.
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Senate
House
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
James ©. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
West Germany
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Ralion Ural
FDA
Charity Funds Donated Over Disputed Linoleum Bill
In Cincinnati Rose Marie Hines 37 pledged to give the money to charity rather than pay 124.14 for linoleum work she says was poorly installed. Judge Robert V. Wood trusted her pledge and the contractor Harry Goldstein, operator of the firm seeking the payment, also acknowledged the arrangement in municipal court.
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Cincinnati
Rose Marie Hines
Robert V. Wood
Harry Goldstein
Miss Hines
Reuther Urges Teachers Union Membership Rise
Detroit AP Walter P. Reuther calls for American school teachers to join the AFL CIO backed United Auto Workers affiliated American Federation of Teachers to secure fair pay and working conditions. He urged a push to enroll a million teachers, saying education must be a priority for the labor movement amid a Soviet challenge. The AFT, with about 70,000 members, plans to wrap its convention as 730 delegates overturned a Miami Beach 1963 site decision for inclusivity regardless of race.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Reuther
Russia
AFT
Miami Beach
Fla
AFT Executive Council
Air
Schatz Awarded Lieutenant Schatz Commission in Air Force
John W. Schatz of Baytown has become a United States Air Force second lieutenant and earned silver navigator wings after navigator training at James Connally AFB Texas. A UT Austin alumnus, he trained in radar and celestial navigation in Air Force Flying Classroom aircraft and will be reassigned to Mather AFB California for further training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Schatz of 1100 Shepherd Street.
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John W. Schatz
Baytown
United States Air Force
James Connally Air Force Base
Tex
Schatz
University of Texas
Air Force
Mather Afb
Calif
John Schatz
1100
Shepherd
Cigarette Tar Tied to Mouse Skin Cancers in Study
A Chicago AP report notes researchers found tobacco tar from filter tipped cigarettes can cause skin tumors in mice. The JAMA study tested six brands, showing filtered smoke yielded one third the tar and fewer tumors, though cancer risk was not eliminated.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
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