Federal Grants Aid Consumer Input in Rulemaking
Consumer groups gain access to federal funds for participation in hearings under the Magnuson Moss Act and general comptroller rulings. FTC has approved 31 group grants and one individual grant to date, with 54 requests by early September, and an Oct. 25 deadline for comments to the FDA hearing clerk at Rockville Maryland.
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Carter Holds 2-1 Edge in Electoral Vote Survey
Time magazine survey released Sunday shows Jimmy Carter leading in 21 states and the District of Columbia with 273 electoral votes, 3 more than needed to win. Ford leads in 17 states with 113 votes, 12 states are undecided totaling 152 votes.
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Whooping cranes migrate south after experiment in Idaho
Four cranes bred in captivity from Canadian eggs migrate via Idaho to New Mexico and Texas under a joint US Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service project. One chick died after colliding with a fence. a seventh bird is en route and a eighth died. The effort aims to establish a new wild flock, with four to seven years to assess reproduction potential.
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Hiroshima reenacted over Harlingen by wartime pilot
Watched by about 40 000 spectators paying up to 5 dollars each, Paul Tibbets, veteran Air Force general and pilot of the Enola Gay, re flew a B 29 over Harlingen to raise funds for WWII aircraft preservation, piloting the bomber about 30 minutes each time aboard the Fifi, the reportedly last flying B 29.
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Scandal reshapes Hays Office in Ohio district
Washington AP reports that Rep Wayne Hays office undergoes upheaval after a sex payroll scandal resignation. The staff recedes in workload, searches for new jobs, and the 18th district moves its office to Longworth while awaiting a successor.
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