Barbiturate crackdown targets California red capsules
A UPI report says the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs formed a special task force to locate and disable a major barbiturate operation along the California Mexico border. Director John B. Ingersoll cited large seizures of red and orange seconal capsules, known as California ceds, found across many states and in Denver New Orleans and elsewhere.
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UPI
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California
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Fire warning issued for California amid drought
State and federal forestry officials issued a statewide alert for possible early fires. California faces an extraordinary fire hazard due to dry conditions in forests and brushlands. Officials cited drought, with forecaster statements warning of a tough year ahead. Local officials named Jerry Gause and Neil McBride as spokesmen.
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Jerry Gause
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Neil McBride
Idenal
Labor Unions Delaying Catalina Island Ferry Start
Labor unrest threatens to delay the SS Catalina summer sailing from the mainland to Santa Catalina Island scheduled for May 2. Catalina Transportation Co. and eight unions are in negotiations. The firm seeks crew reductions and other cuts to keep the service profitable. William R. Sweeney, attorney for the company, said unions were asked to accept concessions.
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Catalina
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Record recalls hit 3 million cars in 1971
UPI reports that U S automobile makers recalled a record 3 million vehicles in 1971, eight times the 1970 total, driven by General Motors recalling 682000 Chevrolet models from 1963 to 1966 to fix engine mount defects. Domestic campaigns numbered 182 with about 8.8 million units, while foreign makers ran 53 recalls totaling around 0.6 million vehicles.
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UPI
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Allomakers
Saillion
Environmental cleanup costs may hit consumers, poll shows
A UPL report notes that environmental treatment facilities and operations aim to clean waters but at a 61 percent chance that incustry passes cleanup costs to consumers.
Accused foundation seals federal grant amid cost dispute
Washington reports the Office of Education says a private foundation accused of misusing 300500 of federal funds was awarded a new one million grant. Lawmakers question the foundation's role in the Right to Read initiative and the National Reading Council’s operational arm. The hearings focus on federal funds guiding literacy programs begun under the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Tional Reading Council
Nixon
Vently
America
Disney Mineral King rail plan scaled down amid controversy
AP reports Walt Disney officials, led by President Gordon Walker, unveiled a reduced Mineral King ski resort proposal featuring a narrow gauge railroad to Mineral King and a low level of visitors, calculating about 4000 daily riders versus earlier estimates. Separately, Nevada rancher Robert Keyser remained in serious condition after a farm accident near Las Vegas.
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Min- King
Walt Disney Produce
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Disney
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Elas Vegas
Logandale
Robert Keyser
Sunrise Hospital
FDA proposes public access to agency data and meetings
Washington proposes new disclosure rules to open FDA files including drug reports, sanitary conditions and meeting minutes with industry lobbyists. The plan, under the Freedom of Information law, would reveal summaries while keeping sensitive safety data secret to prevent copying by competitors. Consumer groups welcome scrutiny of FDA files for facts and potential policy pressure.
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Washington
UPL
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Drug, Administration
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House
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Peter B. Hult
FDA Geeral Counsel
Keprovingst
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Hutt
Consumer
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Consumer Federation of America
Consumers
Price Commission Won't Seek Foodstuffs Control
The Price Commission, amid rising food costs, signals possible direct controls on food prices. Chairman Jackson Grayson Jr. announces a planned “food watch” to monitor trends and may ask IRS to probe salt pricing and markups. Delinquent firms face suspended increases and potential price cuts. unions report slower wage negotiations in early 1972.
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UPI
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Price Commission
Jackson Grayson Jr
Commission
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Union pay rises inch up as inflation slows
A labor department release notes union bargaining agreements in the first quarter showed average wage and fringe benefit increases near 7.7 percent annually. Construction contracts negotiated in that period averaged about 7 percent, with fringe benefits contributing.
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