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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1972

Page

6

Safe Toys and Safer Play Through FDA Rules

The Child Protection and Safety Act boosts FDA power to ban hazardous toys. Manufacturers and government agencies push for rugged testing and safer materials, with Tenile cellulose used widely. Toys will be safer, stronger, and longer lasting for children of all ages.

United States Hanks Food and Drug Administration FDA Toy Manufacturers of America IDA

Wanted ad help for buying and selling problems

Help is offered to solve buying or selling issues. Contact the listed telephone number for assistance and guidance on completing a smooth transaction. No further details are provided in the fragment.

Dear Abby Clarifies Boiling Water Birth Question

Abc Dear Abby explains why doctors used boiling water in old births and notes modern sterilization. The column also advises a puzzled stepparent on enforcing table manners with stepchildren and preserving family rules.

Abigail van Buren Abby Logant Tal Visht Stepmother

Apollo moon mission fruitcake recipe released by Natick labs

Apollo 17 astronauts inspired a fruitcake recipe released by US Army laboratories at Natick Massachusetts. The instructions yield about two pounds of cake, baked in pans or coffee cans, with details on flour spices sugar shortening eggs raisins candied fruit and nuts.

Space. Center Houston Moon Associated Press U.S. Army Laboratories Natick Mass

Polly Column and Reader Tips on Silvers, Repairs, and Household Hints

A collection of reader questions and Polly’s answers cover preserving silver by mothballs, cleaning a hard to clean window, removing adhesive, organizing tools, and mending gloves. Advice emphasizes avoiding odor transfer to silver, using cooking oil for stickers, and using marble as a darning egg for glove repairs.

H. P A. N Pally

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