Two Birth Control Pills Pulled After Dog Study
FDA ordered Elli Lilly and Upjohn to discontinue two leading oral contraceptives after beagles fed up to 25 times human doses developed benign breast nodules. FDA stressed no proven human link and advised doctors to switch patients as safer options exist.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Elli Lilly & Co
Upjohn Co
Charles C. Edwards
FDA
Raatey
Edwards
Lilly
Upjohn
PSU Economists See Better Job Outlook
Pennsylvania State University economists report a modest improvement in employment with about 206000 unemployed. They note two factors held unemployment steady: more job seekers at year end and only a small loss of manufacturing jobs, after a May peak of 233000 unemployed.
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PSU
University Park, Pa
Pennsylvania State University
Canadian Doctor’s Arrest Under War Measures Act Revealed
Dr. Henri Bellemare, chief of internal medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital in Montreal, recalls being arrested during the War Measures Act crackdown. More than 370 people were detained in 1,600 raids as authorities fought the FLQ crisis. Police seized documents from his FRAP candidacy, and he spent five days jailed without charges. The government defended measures as necessary to curb violent separatism.
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Montreal
Henri Bellemare
Sacred Heart Hospital
Canada
Bellemare
Quebec
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Pierre Laporte
James R. Cross
Britain
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Trudeau
Cartierville
Political Action Front
FRAP
Shapp marches with protesters at 1968 Chicago convention
At the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago Mr Shapp joined protesters in the streets and posted bail for arrested demonstrators. The episode raises questions about his suitability to lead Pennsylvania as governor where he would oversee state law enforcement agencies including the State Police.
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Chicago
Shapp
Pennsylvania
69 State Milk Sales Up By 21 Million
Harrisburg AP reports the state Milk Marketing Board says 1969 milk sales rose 21 million dollars to total 651 million, while dealers declined from 304 in 1968 to 281 in 1969. Figures were gathered for the board’s annual summary of licensed dealers’ financial statements in Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
State
Pennsylvania
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Citizens For A Better
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China
Dorothy Tully
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