Government bans diabetes drug phenformin over health hazard
HEW Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr ordered a total ban on phenformin with a 90 day phaseout, saying the drug poses an imminent hazard to public health and could kill hundreds if allowed to remain. About 360,000 Americans use it. Geigy and USV brands were cited.
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HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Congress
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Califano
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
DBI
Geigy Pharmaceuticals
Meltrol
USV Pharmaceuticals
Unionized Plant Gets Brush-Off In Roxboro
Roxboro leaders reject Brockway Glass Co. bid to build a 300‑employee plant unless it is union free and pays town average wages. Labor officials say such sentiment slows NC industrial growth while Gov Hunt urges state support. Brockway seeks other NC or Virginia sites.
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Raleigh
N.C
John Brooks
North Carolina
Brockway Glass Co
Brooks
Jim Hunt
Brockway
State Milk Commission Allows Bid Below Cost in Schools
The North Carolina Milk Commission reaffirmed its stance against a single minimum school milk price while permitting bids within market areas to drop to the lowest prior bid. Commissioner Wade Hargrove of Raleigh said the ruling will lower prices for school lunches, though exact figures depend on production costs. Some processors welcome the change as helping competition, others see little effect.
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Prince Philip blocked Margaret Townsend marriage in 1955
Prince Philip opposed Princess Margaret's 1955 betrothal to Peter Townsend citing personal dislike and royal stability concerns. Biographer Willi Frischauer portrays long courtship, Townsend's role as advisor to King George VI, and palace pressure leading to Margaret's decision not to marry Townsend.
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Ingredients of thought guide future accomplishments
The piece argues that reasoning and ideas shape actions and set direction for what people achieve next. It emphasizes mental processes as guides to future success and growth.
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