Banned Toys Still For Sale
Volunteer shoppers in 17 states report hundreds of toys banned by the government since 1970 still sold in stores. Bob Chlopak of the DC PIRG calls it an absolute scandal while noting 382 banned toys were found and many had dislodgable squeakers. FDA says recalls covered hundreds of thousands of items and continues to address the issue.
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Washington
Bob Chlopak
District of Columbia
Public Interest Research Group
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Chlopak
Navy hearings cite order reversal in Kitty Hawk race riot
Civil rights lawyer Milton J. Silverman says a transcript shows Cmdr. Ben Cloud ordered black sailors and Marine guards to opposite ship sides, potentially altering the outcome of the Kitty Hawk riot. The case involves 19 black sailors facing courts martial. United Nations news follows with an Israel aid resolution, and Texas farm tax guidance adds a separate legal angle.
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San Diego
Calif
Milton J. Silverman
Navy
Cmdr
Ben Cloud
Legal Insurance Proposed To Pay Lawyers Fees
Texans may buy prepaid legal insurance paying attorney fees under a plan by the Texas Legal Protection Plan Inc. The State Bar of Texas endorses free choice of attorneys and seeks legislation to exempt the plan from insurance regulation. Franklin Jones Jr. leads the effort.
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Legal Insurance
Austin, Tex
State Bar of Texas Executive Committee
Texas Legal Protection Plan, Inc
Secretary of State
Franklin Jones Jr
Marshall
Shreveport
Jones
Corporation
Bar
Soviet Grain Sails On First U.S. Ship
The National Defender, an 810 foot ship owned by National Transport Corp and chartered to Sovfacht, sails from Houston with the first wheat in a $750 million U S Russian grain deal. Houston elevators expect full capacity operation as 70 to 80 percent of three year shipment passes through the port.
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Houston
National Defender
National Transport Corp
Sovfacht
Russia
Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co
Belgium
Turandot
Union Equity Cooperative Elevator
U.S
Washington
Nixon aims to revitalize Republican Party leadership
President Nixon plans to shift party operations from the White House to GOP headquarters and install a full time chairman, with Sen. Robert J. Dole saying the aim is to build a Republican majority for 1974 and 1976 elections.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
GOP
Dole
Republican National Committee
White House
Robert Docking
Anne Armstrong
Thomas B. Evans
Camp David
Key Biscayne
Fla
November Rain Totals Delay County Cotton Harvest Pace
November brought 1.55 inches of precipitation at the FAA air field station, lifting the year total to 19.24 inches and necessitating two December races to reach the county average. Farmers hope for continued fair weather as moisture records show scattered totals across the month and year.
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FAA
Price Commission Okays Cars Hikes
Detroit AP Ford Motor Co delays start after $62.55 average boost approved for 1973 models. General Motors Corp raises prices an average $54 on 1.53 percent hike after Price Commission clearance. Chrysler files for a second increase to cover economic shifts through year end.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Price Commission
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler Corp
The
Early Pioneer Maud Stewart Celebrates 97th Birthday
Maud Stewart of Childress observes her 97th birthday on Saturday December 2 with 92 years spent in the community. Born in Tennessee she moved to Childress as a child and became a longtime local worker at Atkinson Blair Drug Store and Norris Implement. She served as secretary for First Presbyterian Church and lived at 510 Avenue D Southeast until age 92 before moving to Turner Avenue E Nursing Home.
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Maud Stewart
Childress
Tennessee
Atkinson- Blair
Norris Implement
First Presbyterian Church
510 Avenue D
Turner Avenue E Nursing Home
United States Wins Round in U.N. Budget Cut Vote
U S diplomats celebrate a 67 to 30 vote by the General Assembly budget committee to reduce U S dues from 312 to 25 percent of the U N budget. Ambassador George Bush said the real winner was the United Nations as the U S seeks to avert a clash with Congress.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.S
United Nations
U.N
General Assembly
Assembly
George Bush
Bush
China
United States
Congress
World Organization
Apollo Moon Shot Proficiency Runs Amid Strike Threat
Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans fly T38 jets at Patrick AFB to stay sharp as labor tensions loom. Boeing workers seek 30 to 50 percent pay restorations after wage cuts tied to the Kennedy Space Center contract.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Cernan
Schmitt
Taurus-Littrow
Bob Miller
Boeing Co
Kennedy Space Center
Boeing
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Miller
Space Center
Space Agency
International Alliance of Theatrical and
IATSE
MOON
Westwood Urges Democrats to End Squabbling Image
Democratic Party Chairman Jean Westwood urges the party to erase a reputation as squabbling and inefficient if it aims to win the presidency in 1976. She cites past elections where disarray helped Republicans and notes recent gains in several state and national offices.
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Washington
Jean Westwood
House of Representatives
Nixon
Russians Aid Nuclear Work
U.S. scientists using a modified Russian device report a major step forward in harnessing nuclear fusion while Atomic Energy Commission experts warn a practical electricity generating reactor remains distant. The report notes fusion could unlock nearly unlimited fuel.
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Washington
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
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Crawford Martin
Harris County
Joe Resweber
Texas
Martin
Childress General Hospital
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Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
Mrs. Stewart
Miss Maud Stewart
Westwood
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