Health fears over Teflon pans raise home concerns
A reader asks if ingesting Teflon coating could hurt health. Du Pont says ingestion unlikely to cause harm. chemical inertness makes Teflon safe in many uses. The piece also covers local street work, police deferment queries, citizenship papers, Earl Scruggs, leaf hazards on English Road, and the governor of Alaska Keith Miller.
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Keith Miller
Muriel McKay Disappears in London Suburb Mystery
Muriel McKay, 55, wife of News of the World deputy chairman Alex McKay, vanished from her London suburb home on Monday. Police report a ransom note was telephoned, as authorities investigate the missing persons case linked to a major newspaper figure.
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Alex McKay
News of the World
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Mystery French Gunboats Headed for Haifa Amid Weather Delays
Haifa authorities tracked five French gunboats moving through wind whipped seas toward Israel's main port after departing Cherbourg on Christmas Day. Weather, escort delays, and limited daylight prospects hinder any immediate interception by Egypt or other forces. The vessels, part of a flotilla for Israel, span 147 feet and reach speeds up to 40 knots as ships in Crete and Sicily report sightings. The incident dominated the French cabinet agenda as investigators probe how the boats escaped.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
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Beirut
Starboat and Weill 5. A. Oil Shipping Services
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Oslo
Milda Brenner
Maritime Fruit Carriers Ltd
Starboat and
Weill
Two Men Freed After Long Death Row Stay
In New Orleans Edgar Labat and Clifton Peret, both Black men, were freed after 16 years on death row for 1950 rape despite earlier 1953 death sentences. They pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated rape and received 16 years two months two days, credit for time served. The U.S. Supreme Court twice reversed their convictions over jury bias, and Chessman’s 1960 record was previously the longest death row term.
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Clifton Alton Peret
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Orleans Parish
Daryl Chessman
California
Gas Chamber
Some Of Things Tax Bill Means
Washington AP outlines key personal and social security changes from the new tax bill signed today by President Nixon. Highlights include higher personal exemptions, expanded standard deduction, reduced top rate on earned income, tax withholding relief for part year workers, Social Security benefit increases, extended excise taxes, and moving expense deductions for long relocations.
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Nixon
Tax Reforms May Trim Paychecks at Start of Year
Washington AP reports the Tax Reform Act will lift some taxes in July but initial withholdings may rise for many workers. IRS quirks and the Social Security levy on the first 7800 of income create smaller or delayed pay increases, with three example families showing net takes home less or modestly higher before year-end refunds.
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Washington
John Q
Internal Revenue Service
ORS
IRS
Scott Will Name Group To Overhaul Government
Gov. Bob Scott announces a citizens conference early in 1970 to study reorganizing North Carolina state government and recommends moving toward 19 or 20 cabinet level departments. A constitutional amendment to limit departments to 2 will appear in the 1970 election. The plan follows a three day report including agency heads' summaries and a study report due in 1971.
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Citizens’ Conference On Reorganization
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General Assembly
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Sanford
Moore
Agnew Applauded at the Philippine Inaugural
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew received warm applause at the Manila inaugural of Ferdinand E. Marcos. Security was tight, but a friendly crowd pressed for a closer look as Agnew departed. He later met Premier Chung with a South Korean delegation.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Agnew
Marcos
U.S
Chung T-kwon
South Korea
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