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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1974
Page
10
The Consumer Product Safety Commission exempted 19 brands of birth control pills from child proof packaging to preserve cycle-tracking features. The current packaging uses circular month windows with days and a foil back, which would be disrupted by a single bottle cap.
Sen. William Proxmire forced an air force review after a Moron Air Force Base commander used a government vehicle to move horse chow to private stables. The incident involved 10 tons of horse feed flown from Addis Ababa to Moron and transported 10 miles by a Spanish government contract vehicle. The air force now limits pet food sales to household use and reaffirmed focus away from cavalry.
DuPont Walston Inc a major Wall Street brokerage controlled by H Ross Perot says it will sell its assets and go out of business citing continued operating losses. The firm will operate until assets and operations are sold while DuPont Glore Forgan may also wind down as a key customer exits.
White House staff members were asked to report any contacts with news media. Deputy press secretary Gerald Warren said there was no intent to intimidate or curb chatter, only to track concerns raised by the press. He did not know if Nixon was aware of the request. Reports go to the White House press office headed by Ronald Ziegler.
Twenty years ago Senator Bricker of Ohio accused President Eisenhower of circulating erroneous charges regarding Bricker’s proposed constitutional amendment to curb the Chief Executive’s treaty making powers.
Dr. David A. Rothstein of Michael Reese Medical Center argues that execution threats fail to deter and may provoke killers. He cites Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan as examples and calls for more research while noting Illinois now allows capital punishment under certain conditions. Dr. Andelman invites reader letters to The Gazette.
Thirty years ago the War Food Administration under Marvin Jones issued a wage control program for agricultural workers setting maximum annual ceilings of 2400 dollars marking an unprecedented move in U S farm policy.
Worries about dentures slipping are addressed with FASTEETH Powder. The product claims longer, steadier hold for dentures and encourages regular dental checkups for proper fit and health.
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