Worms in baby food reveal lid contamination issue
Thanksgiving tales from Princeton lead to a consumer uproar after Florence Falk finds worms in jars from Heinz Beech Nut and Gerber. FDA inspectors confirm larvae in jars, lid design blamed, and Gerber rolls out a new PT lid to reduce infestation, though full adoption remains unlikely soon.
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Discrimination charged in Middlebury student voter appeals
In Burlington Vermont UPI reports that five Middlebury College students sue Middlebury Board of Civil Authority and the state in U S District Court over voter registration practices The suit seeks to block policies that the students claim approved only 30 of 116 requests to be added to voter rolls Judge Benard J Leddy heard testimony from three plaintiffs two student notary publics and Ralph Eaton Middlebury College assistant business manager and board acting chair Eaton said no student was rejected for dorm residency or minority status but admitted the questionnaire aimed at prospective voters Voting rights advocates say the board acted arbitrarily and inconsistently with examples of others being treated differently The state and town are to answer in court Wednesday with the ACLU representing the students and attorney Karen McAndrews of Burlington
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Mother says baby was kidnapped to escape blame
Police in San Juan Puerto Rico report the mother Diana Valdez de Cruz 22 confessed she buried her two month old son after finding him dead in a cradle fearing her husband would blame her for neglect. The initial kidnapping report led to a ransom offer and political appeals for the infant's return.
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Florida Primary Stakes Rise As Bill Remains In Play
Washington dispatch notes the Florida primary on March 14 may shape early 1972, with state officials setting the slate regardless of candidate wishes. Mayor John Lindsay could add suspense, while other states impose strict entry and withdrawal rules that limit late campaigning and affect who appears on ballots. The piece lists deadlines and rules across states from Illinois January 3 to Oregon May 23, highlighting a tight, rule driven primary calendar.
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Faulkner slams BBC plan for crisis program in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland premier Brian Faulkner condemned BBC plans for a 24 hour televised tribunal on violence and strife. The debate would include all sides as gunfire and bombings broke a three day lull. An 21 year old Army Pvt Ronald L Madge was wounded during an interview shoot. একটি
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Chou En-lai rises as China's political supremo
London dispatch reports Premier Chou En-lai, backed by Mao, has seized control of China amid the purge against opposition to Maoist reform. Lin Piao and several military leaders are said to have been physically eliminated as Beijing seeks a leading role among global powers.
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Samuelson says modern economy can sustain peace
Nobel economist Paul A. Samuelson rebutted Nixon aides blaming Vietnam’s winding down for unemployment. He argued the modern economy can afford peace and wage price controls will fail after a brief honeymoon. He praised the dollar devaluation as wise and overdue despite criticisms of Phase II.
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Vermont parochial aid challenged in federal court
A three judge panel in Montpelier hears Americans United challenge to Vermont 1971 public aid law for parochial schools. The suit seeks to block state Education Commissioner Oakey and Treasurer Davis from distributing funds for such aid, including a $12,671 check to Rutland. Separately, corrections chief Stoneman signals no plan for a new maximum security facility, focusing on community programs and questioning need for fully maximum security housing.
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Vermont Passes Peak Power Day Without Crisis
Vermont officials report the state cleared one critical power demand period with a record 652 megawatts used last Wednesday as milder weather eased shortages feared from Vermont Yankee plant delays. Officials warn next month’s peak could exceed December levels and riders await projected demand.
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Birth control pill blamed in Loudonville death suit
A $1.5 million wrongful death suit filed in State Supreme Court claims Enovid caused the death of Mrs. Jayne Ellen Kelly of Loudonville on November 11, 1968. The action names G D Searle & Co Albany hospitals and two doctors as negligent parties.
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Snowmobile Noise Rules Draw Berkshire Opposition Hearing
Berkshire groups Berkshire Natural Resources Council Pittsfield Noise Control Commission and Housatonic Watershed Association join two others in opposing proposed snowmobile noise limits set to take effect January 1 A Harvard Environmental Law Society spokesman called for testing at cruising speed not full acceleration to reflect actual impact on operators bystanders and wildlife Pittsfield Bionomics Recycling Project plans to present petitions with more than 1600 names to the City Council seeking a statewide throwaway bottle ban tonight
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