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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1972
Page
4
A columnist derides an FDA proposal to cut lead in toy paint and to require retroactive buybacks of painted toys, arguing the plan amounts to ex post facto punishment of manufacturers. The piece defends safety but warns against bankrupting industry and labels the move bureaucratic insanity.
The article notes federal taxes are certain to rise in 1973 with questions on amount and form. It cites subsidies totaling over 63 billion dollars annually, concerns about local property tax underpayment, and debates over a value added tax as a funding source. It warns deficits will persist and government spending will require more revenue after the elections.
A Surgeon General advisory reports that a landmark study provides no definitive answer on TV violence harming children, noting tentative conclusions and six scientists claiming misrepresentation. It quotes prime time analysis showing eight of ten dramatic programs contain violence and a Boston mothers group finding violence in nearly three quarters of stories.
Federal agents told Rep. John Murphy that Foreign Minister Juan Tack and Moises Torrijos, brother of Panama's dictator, may be sanctioning heroin traffic between Panama and the United States. Murphy said the information, given in secrecy, could strain Panama relations if released. The probe notes Tack signed a questionable diplomatic passport for Rafael Richard Jr., son of Panama's ambassador to Taiwan.
The report details Jack Anderson's account of a man using diplomatic credentials to pass luggage at Kennedy Airport containing 175 pounds of heroin. It notes subsequent arrests of Guillermo Gonzalez, ex bodyguard to Moises Torrijos, and another Panamanian, with investigators alleging Panamanian officials connected to the drug trafficking.
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