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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1971
Page
6
A collage of Dear Abby letters covers date injuries over ear damage from an unintentional kiss, a problem with an electric blanket drying a partner’s feet, and a quarrel with a sister in law over constantly running errands after dinners.
Virginia H. Knauer, president Nixon adviser for consumer affairs, says voluntary industry actions fail to protect consumers. She cites National Commission on Product Safety and HEW data showing millions injured yearly by toys, kitchen gadgets, cosmetics, ladders, and crib hardware, with annual infant deaths from crib entrapment and seasonal finger injuries from unprotected components.
A public affairs official urged support for the President's consumer protection program in Congress. She cited a toy maker offering 200 explosive formulae in a chemical set and said voluntary or government action alone cannot suffice. The plan would create a safety organization within HEW to set standards and ban unsafe products.
Louisville, AP. After 1.1 million calls in 29 years, Mrs Emele Sclarenco retires as Mrs Greyhound the bus schedules voice. She notes inquirers’ voices have grown tenser over time. The piece references safety ads and a quirky aside about selling used musical instruments.
A bloc of 343 French women including Jeanne Moreau Catherine Deneuve and Simone de Beauvoir signed a Le Nouvel Observateur appeal calling for legal abortions and free access to birth control. Signers listed also Stephane Audran Marguerite Duras Françoise Fabian Nadine Trintignant Agnes Varda and others urging government action and reproductive rights.
Mrs Cramer offers a floral clay removal tip using lighter fluid on any material including skin. Another reader describes dissolving crushed pills in water or using a meat baster to medicate pets safely. A third laments injuries from pull tab can openers and longs for traditional can openers.
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