New Video Games Spark TV Health Concerns and Growth
The rise of $60 to $120 video games that connect to TV sets draws quick sales and FTC scrutiny over potential picture-tube damage. Manufacturers defend safety, while retailers warn against extended play and warn that warranties vary. Industry sees more integration and learning uses as games evolve.
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Spoke Too Soon Spring Arrives As Snow Closes Schools
A Northeast snowstorm prompts school closures in Chinchilla near Scranton despite the calendar marking spring. The impaired weather limited after school activities and kept students home as officials monitor conditions.
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Man Believes Postal Service Is Effective
New York based discussion with Fred Allen of Pitney Bowes arguing the U S postal service has improved since 1970 and remains essential. He warns against privatization as private carriers would favor high volume routes and rural access would suffer. He notes productivity gains and GAO praise, but cites outdated facilities as a congestion issue.
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Tobacco Extract Diet Supplement? New Orleans Discovery
A government researcher says a process to extract edible white proteins from tobacco leaves could supplement the human diet and mild the tobacco flavor. Dr. Donald De Jong of the U S Agriculture Department notes about 100 pounds of protein per acre, with stronger effects for tobacco grown outside the United States.
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Mole in the Hole trains on road at Florida fair
Irvin Saylor tours the nation with Rail Rodeo a 44 foot trailer display of 18 miniature trains 382 figures and historic locomotives from steam to diesel at the Strawberry Festival near Tampa The 60 year old retiree funds the exhibit from savings and a 50 cent admission fee Saylor a former Daily News photographer in McKeesport Pa calls himself the mole in the hole a nickname given by his wife Virginia after years in the basement turned model railroad hobby into a traveling exhibit
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