Discoverer of Cyclamate Questions Necessity of Ban
Dr. Michael Sveda of Greenwich questions the ban on cyclamate citing heavy rat testing doses and arguing that massive amounts of any substance could be harmful. He warns the sugar industry losses may total 1 billion dollars and 250000 jobs, while noting the ban reflects new cancer concerns in rats.
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Greenwich, Conn
UPI
Michael Sveda
Greenwich
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H
Finch
Sveda
University of Illinois
Substitutes Sought For Banned Cyclamate Nears Market Shift
United States manufacturers unveil plans for saccharin base sugar substitutes following cyclamate bans in the US and abroad. Heath officials cite possible cancer risk but no immediate danger, urging removal from foods. Denmark Sweden Finland Britain discuss HEW data as industry pivots to new formulas. Abbott warns shareholders face seven cent loss. PepsiCo pledges diet cola with minimal sugar.
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Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Robert Finch
Washington
Denmark
Sweden
Finnish Food Commission
Helsinki
Great Britain
Finch
New York
Donald Kendall
Pepsico, Inc
Coca-Cola Co
Seven- Up
Royal Crown
Foodway Inc
Food and Drug Administration
Abbott Laboratories
America
New England IUE locals reject GE contract offer
Five New England locals representing about 18 000 IUE members voted against General Electric’s latest contract proposal in nationwide balloting. Local 201 with 10 000 workers at Lynn Everett and Wilmington plants plus locals 254 and 255 at Pittsfield contributed, Local 254 also backing a strike ballot. Local 99 in South Portland and Local 248 in Burlington opposed the agreement as negotiations set to resume Tuesday in New York.
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Boston
UPI
New England
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
General Electric Co
Lynn
Everett
Wilmington
Mass
Pittsfield
Portland
Maine
Burlington
New York
State eyeing bigger bond for recreation endevors
Vermont lawmakers and agency officials from Fish and Game Forests and Parks and Water Resources met to consider increasing the 1970 recreation bond. They want more funding for facilities as local bond issues fail. The League of Cities and Towns will be consulted to gauge municipal needs and possible state aid. In Putney a Windham College student, Robert Deadwyler, 20, died in a motorcycle collision with a car on Route 5 near Baskerville Store. Judith Pirro, 18, of McLean Virginia, was listed in fairly good condition. Gregory Brown, driver of the car and a Windham student, was uninjured.
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Moulton
League of Cities and Towns
Putney
Robert Deadwyler
Windham College
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Judith Pirro
McLean
Windham
Baskerville
Gregory Brown
Deadwyler
Newburgh, N.Y
Vermont New Hampshire blood donations fall amid week low
Blood donations by Vermont and New Hampshire residents dropped to 605 pints for the week, down 385 pints from the prior period. Red Cross distributed 736 pints, with 699 to regional hospitals and 37 to other centers as replacements for local patients. Keene State College students and staff donated 196 pints in a two day drive. Rutland’s 19th Green dining and dancing venue suffered a serious early morning fire causing about 60,000 dollars in damages. owner and volunteers reported substantial equipment losses and similar real estate losses.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Red Cross
Keene State College
Keene
N.H
Rutland
Richard Spicer
George G. Corsones
Albany News On Discrimination Shifts To New Forms
Albany regional Human Rights Division reports discrimination against Negroes is taking new forms though total complaints grow modestly. Cases include housing site denial, blocked promotions for a Negro staffer, and a white woman’s show canceled at a Catskill resort with black performers.
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Albany
State Human Rights Division
Salvatore Amato
Catskill
Berkshire unions reject GE three year contract offer
In Pittsfield and surrounding towns locals of the IVE in General Electric voted overwhelmingly to reject the three year contract. The unions sought a 90 cent per hour rise over 30 months and up to 50 cents more for skilled trades. GE offered 20 to 45 cents an hour in the first year with reopeners and no strike ban. The vote reflects ongoing labor tensions across the Berkshire region.
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Pittsfield
General Electric
New York
TUE
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