Drug firms lobby to curb proposed FDA regulations
About 100 congressmen pressured to curb an FDA plan that would require proving each ingredient in combination drugs adds to effectiveness. Senate leader Hugh Scott criticized the proposal in a confidential letter to FDA Commissioner Edwards dated April 8, noting possible conflict with Nixon's 1968 pledge. Drug firms headquarters in Pennsylvania funded the lobbying and sales staff urged doctors to oppose the rule.
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Tricia Nixon Set to Wed June 12 at 4 P.M.
Washington UPI reports Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox will marry at 4 p.m. Eastern Saturday June 12 with a possible Rose Garden setting if weather allows. The wedding date was moved from June 5 and Tricia has chosen her gown from Priscilla of Boston.
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Reinforcement surge lifts siege at Fire Base 6 Vietnam
Nearly 6,000 South Vietnamese troops parachuted and landed within a mile of Fire Base 6 to break the siege as Daisy Cutter bombs and 7.5 ton blasts hit surrounding enemy positions. U S and South Vietnamese forces reported strikes near the Laotian border aimed at disrupting the Ho Chi Minh supply route.
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Rebellious prisoners wreck ancient jail in Turin, Italy
In Turin the 114 year old new jail was stormed during Easter Monday riots with a dozen armed police surrounding the building. A warder was tear gassed. a prisoner injured by an explosive device. About 500 inmates rioted at peak. 100 were moved to four other prisons.
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NBC chief backs CBS on documentary data stand
NBC President Julian Goodman endorsed CBS refusal to hand un broadcast material from The Selling of the Pentagon to a House subcommittee. He said freedom of the press protects reporters background material and warned that government scrutiny harms journalism and national truth. CBS would provide aired materials but without outtakes. critics charged quotes were taken out of context.
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Clarifying Nixon Vietnam policy and disengagement pace
Nixon vows to end American involvement in Vietnam yet faces criticism of disengagement pace. He has reduced ground forces from 545,000 to 284,000 and aims to pull out 100,000 more by December 1. Air support may continue after ground withdrawals, a point a new consultant might urge clarifying to avoid political backlash.
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Seven miners die in freak gas accident at Illinois mine
In Golconda Illinois seven miners died after entering the Ozark Mahoning fluorspar mine where hydrogen sulfide gas filled a narrow 800 foot tunnel. Bill Long 30 and his brother Wayne 39 were among the dead. Others killed were Jerry Jenkins 30 Orval Holbrook 47 Gale Bates 42 Randall Belford 34 and James Lane 42. Belford and Lane survived initially but died later at Hardin County Hospital. Egressing workers described being overcome by the deadly fumes as they tried to aid trapped colleagues.
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Vietnam Vet Delivers 30000 to Help Holt Siblings
Sgt. Robert L Jones flew from Vietnam to Austin to deliver a $30,000 check for Paula 17 and Gary 20 Holt who suffer a hereditary kidney disease. The funds aim to aid their treatment as Paula and Gary spend 15 hours weekly on dialysis machines.
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At the Movies Cast List and Fundraiser Details
The schedule lists Hello Dolly at Manchester Williams town and The Wild Country at For a Disney style family film with animals and adventure rated G The Husbands starring John Cassavetes Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara is rated R One show at 8 p.m. at all three theatres The article also covers a Viet Nam relief effort. Sgt Jones and L V Holt discuss a $30000 donation from 8000 servicemen at Phan Rang Air Base to cover medical costs and future transplants with support from a city official.
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Kennedy attacks Nixon health plan at AFL-CIO meeting
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy joined Louisiana lawmakers to urge 2,500 delegates that Nixon health policy favors doctors and insurers. He called for a health care system stressing prevention and public supports over private insurers, criticizing the administration’s approach and the tied interests.
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Castro to visit Chile for five day trip in April
Santiago reports Fidel Castro is expected to arrive April 27 for a five day visit to Chile. La Tarde cites unnamed palace sources saying Allende's government has planned a schedule including a massive May Day rally at National Stadium or near the presidential palace. Castro, a friend of Allende, would also meet farm leaders to discuss agrarian reform.
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