Origin of baking soda and other consumer items
The article explains baking soda comes from natural trona deposits in Wyoming or via the Solvay process. It notes multiple brands exist beyond Arm and Hammer and mentions a baking soda deodorant product. Additional items include EPA fuel economy guides for 1976 cars and possible bike rack safety rules, plus stainless steel knife blade sharpening findings from Consumers Union.
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UPI
Burton
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Arm and Hammer
Church and Dwight Co., Inc
New York
Green River
Wyoming
Environmental Protection Agency
Pueblo
Colo
Federal Energy Administration
California
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
Two-door cars dominate market in 1974
Two-door hardtops remain the preferred body style, capturing 45 percent of the auto market while convertibles fade to under 28,000 units, about one half of one percent. The note cites UPI Buyer's Billboard details and invites reader questions.
The Incredible Machine explores biofeedback on TV
The National Geographic Society broadcast The Incredible Machine on PBS October 28 via WQED Pittsburgh. It examines biofeedback and how the brain can voluntarily influence bodily functions, heartbeat driven control, and the autonomic nervous system with expert explanations from Dr Barbara Brown.
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National Geographic Society
Public Broadcasting Service
WQED
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corporation
Barbara Brown
Veterans Administration Hospital
Sepulveda
California
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