FTC orders Listerine halt claims or admit deception
Washington UPI reports the FTC requires Warner Lambert to stop advertising Listerine as a cold remedy or face a 10 million plus corrective ads. The agency says the product does not prevent colds or sore throats and orders a 10.2 million warning ad if ads continue. The decision marks the first time the FTC has ordered corrective advertising.
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Washington
UPI
Warner Lambert Co
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Full Commission
FTC
Nessie name tied to hoax claim in anagram twist
London reports Nicholas Fairburn of Scotland proposes that Nessiteras Rhombopteryx, the scientific name given to the Loch Ness monster, is an anagram of Monster Hoax by Sir Peter S. The claim follows Sir Peter Scott and Dr. Robert Rines, who showcase photographs of alleged Nessie family in Loch Ness.
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London
UPI
Nicholas Fairburn
House of Commons
Scotland
Times of London
Peter S
Peter Scott
Robert Rines
Boston
Loch Ness
Teen thief steals 150 pounds of marijuana in jail
Madison County officials blamed a skinny 17 year old, Terry L. Dickerman of Granite City, for climbing a crawl space and squeezing between bars to steal marijuana from the jail evidence room. He was held on $10,000 bail. Authorities said he entered between June 20 and August 19 while serving a 50 day sentence.
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Edwardsville
Ill
UPI
Madison County
Terry L. Dickerman
Granite City
Dickerman
Spacecraft Pioneer 11 Slowed Toward Saturn
In Mountain View California NASA Ames officials say Pioneer 11 slowed by 67 mph to draw closer to Saturn. The unmanned craft lost and regained contact for hours during the tricky maneuver, with communications restored and a September 1979 flyby hoped for. Pioneer 11 now lies 287 million miles from Saturn.
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Mountain View
Calif
UPI
Saturn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center
Miracle clears path for Neumann canonization in Vatican ruling
The Vatican called the recovery of cancer patient Michael Flannagan a miracle linked to Bishop John N. Neumann, paving the way for his sainthood. Flannagan, now 19, credits his mother’s prayers at Neumann’s shrine in Philadelphia after cancer spread in 1964.
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UPI
Vatican
John N. Neumann
Neumann
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Michael Flannagan
Wildwood Villas
N.J
Flannagan
St. Peters Church
Congregations For the Causes of Saints
Paul VI
Exner to reveal more on Kennedy relationship
Judith Campbell Exner’s attorney says a forthcoming book or TV material will detail her relationship with President Kennedy. He notes options include a book or articles or an interview, but no further news conferences. Exner, now married to Dan Exner, spoke after Senate testimony linked her to Mafia figures Giancana and Roselli.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Judith Campbell Exner
John Kennedy
Bryan Monaghan
Airlines add extra flights for holidays crisis relief
United Press International reports four airlines began operating additional holiday flights on routes normally served by United and National amid strikes. The Civil Aeronautics Board allowed Pan American Braniff and two charters to assume routes to ease passenger bedlam. A National flight attendants vote on a contract proposal, ordered by Judge Atkins, was to be reheld soon.
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Four Airlines
United
National Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American World Airways
Braniff International
Trans International Airlines
Evergreen International Inc
U.S
C. Clyde Atkins
National
Atkins
Association of Flight Attendants
Air Line Pilots Association
Argentine Rebels Vow Overthrow Under Blue Condor Command
In Buenos Aires rebels calling themselves the Blue Condor Command seized six airbases and the Buenos Aires airport vowing to overthrow President Isabel Peron. Led by Brig. Gen. Jesus Cappellini, they urged army and navy support to install a new order with national Christian sentiment.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Republic
Blue Condor
Army
Navy
Isabel Peron
Jesus Cappellini
Criminologists Inspect Kennedy Assassination Room
Criminologists examined the Embassy Room at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles where Robert Kennedy was killed in 1968. They checked three door jambs for bullets and found no conclusive sign of a second gun, though one jamb had an unexplained indentation. The probe, led by Deputy D A Steven Trott, continued through the night and was open to court participants.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Steven Trott
Ambassador Hotel
Trott
Kennedy
Sirhan
John van de Kamp
Tax tables show 1975 taxes and 1976 projections
The table compares 1975 taxes with cuts in effect for eight months, 1976 taxes with no cut, and vetoed bill scenarios based on 12 months. It lists income levels from 3,000 to 30,000 and corresponding tax amounts for individuals and couples, highlighting differences under each scenario. The article also notes political tensions around tax policy and mentions Brezhnev’s 69th birthday and health speculation in Moscow.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Henry Kissinger
Brezhnev
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