Nader Says Cancer Is Corporate Cancer At Capitol Hill
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told a Capitol Hill conference that cancer should be viewed as corporate cancer caused by carcinogens from pesticides and chemicals. He cited White House subsidies for tobacco and urged recognizing environmental causes as major factors, with 70-90 percent of cancers linked to environmental sources.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Nader
Capitol Hill
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cee
House 3 Representatives
Richard Ottinger
D-N.y
Samuel Epstein
Case Western Reserve
National Cancer Institute
Frank Rauscher Jr
Late Bailey cleared in Conn jai alai scandal
The report absolves John M. Bailey and J. Brian Gaffney of taking tainted funds from Bridgeport Jai Alai promoter David Friend. It notes no finding on where the $200,000 went, while detailing Friend facing perjury and larceny charges and a Florida probe into the affair.
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John Bailey
Conn
Hartford, Conn
UPI
John M. Bailey
J. Brian Gaffney
Bridgeport
David Friend
Superior Court
Harold Mulvey
Connecticut
Friend
Thomas
Thomas A. Thomas
Miami
Jai Alai
Teamsters Union
Bailey
Grand Jury
Gaming Commission
Gaffney
Connecticut Grand Jury
Florida
Iai Alai
Rotarians Elect An Austrian Leader For Global Rotary
Rotarians may elect an Austrian as president if no further nominations come before March 15. The annual convention runs June 13 to 17 in New Orleans. The candidate Wick serves as vice chairman of Austro American Magnesite Co. of Radenthein, Carinthia, Austria.
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Wick
New Orleans
Austro-American Magnesite Co
Radenthein
Carinthia
Austria
Dame Agatha Christie dies. world’s read author 8 decades
Dame Agatha Christie, creator of detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, died at her Oxfordshire home after a long illness. Born 1890 in Torquay, she wrote nearly 90 novels and 20 plays, with The Mouse Trap among the world’s longest runs. Her works translated into 103 languages, more than Shakespeare, and she outlived Poirot by four months. Survived by second husband Sir Max Mallowan. divorcee from Archibald Christie.
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London
UPI
Dame Agatha Christie
Shakespeare
Dame Agatha
Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
Oxfordshire
U.N
St. Mary Mead
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
Poirot
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Torquay
England
Col
Archibald Christie
Max Mallowan
Concorde urged banned over spare fuel capacity
UPI reports John Leyden, president of the U S Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, called for banning the Concorde from the United States due to insufficient spare fuel. He cites a 3650 mile range giving only a three minute reserve, against FAA rules for 45 minute reserves. Leyden warns heavy traffic would burden controllers and the Concorde could threaten safety.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
America
John Leyden
Paris
Federal Aviation Authority
Concorde
Leyden
American Airways
High court voids New York campaign speech law
The Supreme Court unanimously summarily affirmed a lower court ruling that New Yorks law punishing deliberate misstatements and racial invective in campaigns is too broad and chills legitimate political speech. Justice Stevens participated in his first term.
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High Court
N.Y
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York
John Paul Stevens
William O. Douglas
Stevens
Court to decide on releasing IRS advice under FOIA
Supreme Court agreed to decide if IRS technical advice to individual taxpayers can be obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The IRS appeals a federal ruling that would release memoranda only if taxpayer privacy is not unjustly breached. The IRS argues memoranda are often incorporated into tax returns, which are confidential. A Detroit area firm, Thornton, had ruled the documents must be released.
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Connecticut
Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Court of Appeals
High Court
Detroit
The
Thornton
Ex-principal found frozen in NJ with little life, riches
Anna Muller, 77, a retired principal living as a recluse in Manalapan, was found frozen to death in a 50 year old house with no utilities. Police reported eight bank books totaling 133054.20, plus $120 cash and pension checks worth 217, amid a cluttered, heaterless room.
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Manalapan
N.J
UPI
Anna M. Muller
Herbert Patrone
Patrone
Miss Muller
Muller
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