Magnuson to push consumer protection bills in coming weeks
Sen. Magnuson of Washington will sponsor multiple bills aimed at protecting consumers from cigarette advertising to door to door sales. He plans aTar and nicotine content labeling mandate for cigarettes and calls for safer designed household products to prevent injuries. He cites 51,000 annual non vehicular deaths and millions injured from faulty consumer goods.
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Sen. Magnuson
Washington
UPI
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Senate
Washington State
U.S
Congress
Mrs Wallace Becomes Alabama's First Woman Governor
Lurleen Burns Wallace takes oath as Alabama's first woman governor amid a long parade and a ceremonial day centered on a Cinderella story. The inauguration follows George Wallace's failed bid for succession and mirrors a historic moment with ties to Jefferson Davis and a renamed inaugural schedule.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Lurleen Burns Wallace
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Auto Safety Standards Face Industry Pushback
Washington discusses federal auto safety standards as Dr. William Haddon Jr. and NTSA prepare final rules due January 31. Auto makers urge changes to avoid production slowdowns, warning against disruption of the big four, led by Henry Ford II, and the impact on new car production beginning this fall.
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Washington
API
Johnson
William Haddon Jr
National Traffic Safety Agency
U.S
Henry Ford II
Detroit
Ford
Haddon
Social Workers Strike in New York City
About 7,500 social workers, unpaid salary demands, began a citywide strike. SSEU members picketed 40 welfare offices as negotiations stretched past the deadline. A repeat of the January 1965 28 day stoppage could force welfare services to a bare minimum.
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New York
UPI
City Department of Welfare
Social Services Employes Union
SSEU
Inventory buildup found disturbing by economist
Washington reports a slowdown in auto and appliance sales and a further homebuilding slump, yet the economy kept advancing pace in the final quarter of 1966. Economist calls the inventory buildup disturbing as the quarter closed with continued growth despite weakening consumer demand and housing activity.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Congress
Johnson
Senators Back Johnson On Antimissiles Pact
Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen voiced support for President Johnson's push to halt further ABM deployment while urging a halt for reassessment. Johnson's envoy carried a message to Soviet leaders seeking agreement to curb antimissile plans. The piece notes potential cost rises and inflationary pressures tied to defense spending.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Dirksen
United States
Llewellyn E. Thompson
U.S
Moscow
State of the Union
Russia
Congress Seeks Ways To Avoid Tax Increase
The 90th Congress opposes Johnsons 6 percent surtax and vows to trim domestic spending first. Leaders from both parties urge cutting non essential programs and even defense spending not tied to Vietnam. Budget scrutiny focuses on space, highway, and poverty programs for possible savings.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Senate
Russell B. Long
Long
George H. Mahon
Vietnam
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Bugging Issue in Bobby Baker Trial Ruling
Federal Judge Gasch faced a ruling on whether to halt or continue the Bobby Baker trial after admitting government bugging of star witness Wayne Bromley. Williams argues the use of a walking bug violated Baker s protection against illegal search and seizure amid the March 1965 hotel visit in Los Angeles and a subsequent listening session.
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Washington
UPI
Federal District Court
Oliver Gasch
Bobby Baker
Gasch
Wayne L. Bromley
Bromley
Baker
Senate Democratic
Senate
Immedi
Williams
U.S. Atty
William O. Bittman
Los Angeles
Congressional
Pickens
S.C
Capitol Hill
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Wyoming
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Ma) Ferguson
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St. Bennington
N.Y.C
Roy Hauesler
Chrysler Corp
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Hartford
Conn
Ribicoff
Antimissiles
Greenwich
England
UPD
Dunham’s
Dusthames. Furniture Inc
Elm ST
Bennington, VT
Ations Committee
Eode
Saigon
Interior
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China
South Africa
Mexico
Bennington Banner
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main St
da Vews
Eaane
Gerald Ford
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Lawmaker
Adam Powell
Clayton E
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Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
WEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
EFTA
France
Sue
Lester Maddox
Britain
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Rhodesia
EEC
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Ately
Edward Bennett Williams
Garden Apartments
Valley Homes Inc
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Manchester Center
Mt. Equinox
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