Faulty Polio Vaccine Charged in Lawsuit
Dr. Paul C. Ritcher of Oregon State University sues over Sabin oral vaccine type III claiming he contracted polio after taking it in Corvallis on June 7, 1962. Charles Pfizer & Co. is named as manufacturer and Northwest Drug Co. as distributor, seeking 1 million dollars in damages.
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Portland
Ore
Paul C. Ritcher
Oregon State University
Ritcher
Charles Pfizer & Co
Northwest Drug Co
Washington State
Corvallis, Ore
Driving Habits Learned Before School Age
In Boston a traffic expert from Michigan State University says preschool children learn driving habits by observing parents. He warns that parents who show unsafe driving practices and disregard for laws instill lasting attitudes before children even reach driving age. Training must start early and continue under all conditions until teens are allowed to drive solo.
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Boston
UPS
Gordon H. Sheehe
Michigan State University
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Council On the Automobile and Public Health
Sheehen
Sheehe
Libel award cut to 550000 in Faulk case
New York AP report: Appellate Division reduces the total libel award from 3.5 million to 550,000 in radio commentator John Henry Faulk's suit against Aware Inc. and its leaders, with a new trial possible if Faulk rejects the cut. District court had found 1962 verdict excessive.
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New York
John Henry Faulk
Mr. Faulk
a_ state Supreme Court
Aware, Inc
Vincent W. Hartnett
Laurence A. Johnson
Upstate
Faulk
Hartnett
Aware
Johnson
Syracuse
Bandurski Renamed President of Junior Naturalists
William Bandurski was reelected president of the Junior Naturalists Club at the Berk shire Museum for a second term. Robert Lester was also reelected as vice president with Charles Horaman ski secretary and Dennis Car ney treasurer. Assistants include Mary-Jo Olsen Thomas Borsuk and Daniel Ollsch.
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Bandurski
William Bandurski
Junior Naturalists Club
Berkshire Museum
Robert Lester
Charles Horamanski
Dennis Carney
Mary-Jo Olsen
Thomas Borsuk
Daniel Ollsch
Museum
Thomas G. Smith
Children’s Department
Senate Okays 315 Billion Debt Ceiling Increase
The Senate approved raising the national debt ceiling to 315 billion dollars by a 50 to 26 vote and sent the bill to the White House. An earlier amendment to cap the debt limit at 219.4 billion failed 44 to 35.
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Senate
Washington
John J. Wiliams
It-Del
Baldwin Corp Fined For Price Fixing
In New York a $90 000 fine was levied against the Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp after a no contest plea on price fixing. The firm, a leading heavy steel equipment maker, faced one of several indictments by the Justice Department Antitrust Division. Other defendants including United States Steel Corp and Bethlehem Steel Co have pleaded not guilty. Two Pittsburgh Steel Foundries executives, owned by Textron Inc, also pleaded no contest and were fined $11 500. Judge John M Cannella imposed the fines.
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New York
Baldwin- Lima-Hamilton Corp
Justice Department
United States Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
Yankee Atomic Plant Reopens After Waterline Leak
ROWE Massachusetts AP Supt Wendell Johnson says operations return to normal today at the Yankee Atomic Reactor Co plant after a small waterline leak forced a temporary shutdown yesterday. The incident caused a brief halt in reactor operations and no injuries were reported.
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Rowe
Mass
Wendell Johnson
Yankee Atomic Reactor Co
CBS Offers Equal Prime Time for 1984 Debates
New York AP report says CBS president Frank Stanton announced letters to Democratic and Republican chairmen offering free prime time debates between major party presidential and vice presidential candidates next year. In 1980 only presidential contenders appeared.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
CBS
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