Union Official Warns Of Asbestos in Coats Sold Nationwide
AFL CIO official Mendelsund said about 200000 women’s coats contain asbestos fibers that could pose health risks. He urged Congress to ban asbestos and other dangerous finishes, citing Dr. Irving Selikoff’s findings and calls for government action to protect workers and consumers.
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Mendelsund
Miami Beach
Fla
Henoch Mendelsund
Afl-Cio International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Congress
Irving J. Selikoff
City University of New York
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Selikoff
Virginia Knauer
Nixahs
Consumer Affairs
Food and Drug Administration
Wiuc Water Chnmen
Eric
Everett Holmes
Mary E. Holmes
Newport News
Carla Holmes
Beverly
Italy
Holmes
Anthony Holmes
Bestos
Lena Holmes
William Shureer
U.S
Sandhaus
Six Children Asphyxiated In House Fire
In Newport News a fire killed six children all under two years old as a soldier from Ft. Eustis tried to rescue them from a one story home that burned to ashes. The blaze started about 12:30 a.m. and residents were out when responders arrived. The soldier saved an eight‑month‑old baby who died shortly after at McDonald Army Hospital. The cause remains undetermined.
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Newport News
Ft. Eustis
Warinette Alicia Holmes
Veronica Holmes
Williamsburg
Eric Holmes
Everett Holmes
Carla Holmes
Anthony Holmes
Warinette
William D. Holmes
Nathan Abitac
Veronica
Mary Holmes
Jimmy D. Alexander
Alexander
McDonald Army Hospital
Virginia Apportionment Review Deadlines Explained
Virginia officials debated the May 1 expiry of a 60 day review on Teapportionment plans after Holton delivered acts March 2. Mitchell claimed a May 22 deadline after extra information. Miller and Holton voiced contrasting views while the governor urged good faith and possible attorney general clearance if plans changed. In separate briefings, Holton offered no consult with Miller.
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Mitchell
Indiana
House
Senate
Holton
Miller
Justice Department
Cosmos satellites dockings and missions outlined in Soviet program
The article recounts Cosmos satellite activity, detailing eight craft missions begun in 1970 and earlier clusters from 1962, including Soyuz 10 and Salute docking attempts. It notes orbital altitudes around 870 to 950 miles, varied payloads for weather, magnetic and solar studies, and past automatic docking events with Cosmos 186 and 188, 332 and 212, and Cosmos 110 with dogs aboard.
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Cosmos
Earth
Tass
Soviet Space Encyclopedia
U.S.S.R
The
Encyclopedia
Old Buddies Lift Birthday Cheers For Truman In Independence
A wartime Battery D crew and hundreds more toasted former President Harry S. Truman at his Independence home for his 87th birthday. Winton Blount delivered greetings from President Nixon as crowds from Truman’s past and present gathered after the Missouri Sesquicentennial events. The group recalled Truman era decisions, while Missouri and the Truman Library unveiled Benton portraits and noted the state’s 150th anniversary.
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Independence
Harry
Truman
Yurman
Winton M. Blount
Nixon
Harry Darby
Darby
Kansas
Senate
Blout
Truman Library
Missouri
Benton
War protest and Vietnam veterans clash during national march
Two U S soldiers died and three were wounded by a land mine detonated remotely as demonstrators gathered in Washington. Police reported scattered arrests amid chants and banners for Calley’s release. A fundamentalist preacher led a counter rally praising victory while demonstrators urged Nixon to watch.
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U.S
Wes Auger
Greenemy
Woodsville
D.C
Rel
United States
Vietnam
National Socialist White Peoples’ Party
American Nazi Party
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
McIntire
Collingswood
N.J
Nixon
Hoover Marks His 47th Anniversary in Command
Washington AP Hoover, 76, marks his 47th FBI anniversary beset by criticism yet in firm control. An aide says he will work at his desk as usual. The year has featured political scrutiny and calls for retirement, though Nixon and Mitchell back him.
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Washington
John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Hoover
Congress
Truman Library
Benton
Blount
Truman
George Gallup
Theljance
Louis Harris
Nixon
Atty
iGen
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
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