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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1969

Page

3

Impetigo and Folliculitis Infections Spread in Children

Impetigo a highly contagious skin infection causes itching and small sores. It affects face arms legs and exposed areas and can spread rapidly in nurseries and among children. Folliculitis or barber's itch causes itching burning pus filled sores in hair follicles and can persist for months or years.

Trottan

Wave of Suits Face Plumbing Fixture Makers

Hundreds of plaintiffs including 32 state governments sue manufacturers over a major price fixing scandal in the plumbing fixture industry. Fortune cites after a building boom downturn, with $752,500 in fines and 15 corporations affected. Firms named include American Standard Kohler Wallace-Murray Crane Universal-Handle and Borg-Warner.

New York UPI Fortune Magazine Stern Fortune General Electric Westinghouse Andelman Gazette American Standard Kohler Wallace-Murray Corp Crane Universal-Handle Borg-Warner

Culver Praises Helsinki Talks On Arms Limitation

Congressman John Culver lauded the Helsinki SALT talks as essential for peace while cautioning progress will be slow and complex. He urged hopeful optimism for restraint forums and noted the high global cost of the arms race and ongoing testing until a bilateral freeze is achieved.

John Culver Executive Branch Congress United States

Fleeing Romanians Escape In Tomato Load

Two Romanian stowaways hidden in a freight plane cargo of tomatoes escaped in Copenhagen. After hours in a cold unheated compartment they crawled from the belly at Kastrup airport and fled across runways before surrendering to airport police.

Copenhagen Bucharest Kastrup Denmark British Petroleum Company

St Louis Jail Escape Foiled by Tear Gas Volley

Police thwarted a prison breakout at St. Louis city jail during visiting hours as 20 prisoners seized five women and 39 hostages. Tear gas subdued the disturbance within about an hour with seven injuries including a guard sergeant and two visitors. Ernest Washington said Larry Shannon used a knife to seize a guard and trigger the escape bid on the second floor.

ST. Louis City Hospital Ernest Washington Larry Shannon Shannon Washington

Wallet Returned After Seven Months in Cattle Feed

TAMPA AP A Fliescher supervisor lost his wallet on March 11 when it slipped from his pocket into a conveyor belt carrying citrus pulp to a ship bound for Rotterdam. The pulp was later turned into cattle feed and the wallet surfaced a month later with only a missing ten dollar bill.

Tampa AL Fliescher Europe Flescher Atlantic Hope Rotterdam Holland Noel Douvier la Chatelle Douvier Fliescher Vic

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