Flammability Standard Sparks Industry Debate and Progress
The CPSC weighs a mandatory flammability standard for upholstered furniture with January 1978 set for staff review. UFAC promotes voluntary measures including avoiding untreated cotton, solvent-based treatments, and flame retardant inclinations to curb fires from cigarette butts. The commission’s final stance hinges on five commissioners and potential new appointees, while industry groups push for voluntary action as superior to regulation.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Barbara Franklin
High Point
Franklin
Carter
Broyhill Industries, Inc
William E. Stevens
UFAC
Stevens
Commission
Son of Sam Berkowitz Cleared for Trial as Demons Talk Appeal
David Berkowitz, ruled competent to stand trial for the Brooklyn murder, expresses anxiousness to reveal demons that allegedly drove his killings. Hearing notes he is calm, engaged, and not insane, while prosecutors plan motions for November 2.
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New York
David R. Berkowitz
Sam
Yonkers
State Supreme Court
John Starkey
Stacy Moskowitz
Starkey
Berkowitz
Queens
Bronx
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
Craig Glassman
Satan
Glassman
Westchester County Auxiliary
Prince Charles greets crowds in Charleston and Athens during UGA game
Britain's Prince Charles arrives in Charleston South Carolina to cheers from spectators and later entertains larger applause in Athens Georgia at halftime of the University of Georgia football game.
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Britain
Prince Charles
Charleston
S.C
Athens
University of Georgia
Answers to questions on neighbor visits and reading methods
The Enterprise Action Line advises on handling neighbor interruptions during yard work choosing between social talk or completing tasks. It explains Distar reading method use in schools and that multiple reading materials exist with no prohibition on using Distar alongside other approaches.
Carter Sits At Poverty Roundtable In Detroit
Jimmy Carter held a 90 minute poverty roundtable in Detroit listening to workers and unemployed residents. Courtney Matthews asked what to do when out of work, while Beloit’s Karen Halderson sought higher aid limits. Participants urged aid and job prospects amid steel layoffs and economic strain.
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Detroit
Courtney Matthews
United States
Jimmy Carter
Karen Halderson
Halderson
Beloit
Wis
Lawrence Hall
Carter
Hall
Community Services Administration
Graciela Olivarez
Coleman Young
Young
John Conyers
Congressional Black Caucus
Carter debates oil producers over prices and water policy
In Denver, President Carter sparred with Rocky Mountain Oil Association head Max Eliason about sales below world prices and oil industry profits. He defended consumers while promising a roundtable on Western water prerogatives and conservation, meeting 11 Western governors after the discussion.
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Denver
Carter
Rocky Mountain
Max D. Eliason
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain Oil Assa
Eliason
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Congress
Chang
Carter Reflects on Eight Months in the White House
In an exclusive interview Jimmy Carter speaks from the Oval Office about his first eight months as president. He discusses self doubt, limitations, and the difficulty of balancing ambitious reforms with experience in federal government. The AP profile cites ongoing treaty discussions and public opinion pressures.
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White House
Jimmy Carter
Saul Pett
Washington
Senate
Mideast
Bert Lance
Congress
Oval Office
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Schwartz
Heaven
Hell
Earth
New Rochelle
Bonny Prince Charlie
ACTI
Distar
Poverty Roundtable
Oilman
Police Academy School
Women’s News
CHSC
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