Fordman confirms Byington to consumer safety panel
The Senate approved John Byington 45 to 39 for the Consumer Product Safety Commission after reviving a rejected nomination. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller presided. Byington, 38, a Grand Rapids native, faced opposition over commitment to consumers and potential chair designation. The vote followed an earlier 37 to 33 rejection. The Consumer Federation of America criticized the confirmation as politically driven.
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Michigan
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D-Wash
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Appetite Doctors Remove Over 500 Metal Items From Man
Metropolitan Hospital specialists extracted more than 500 metal objects including broken thermometers utensils and 300 plus coins from a 155 pound man's stomach during a two hour operation Tuesday. A hospital spokesman said the man, a mental patient, suffered no damage to his esophagus or intestines.
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Bombs in Mail Terror Returns Stirs UK Alerts
London reports explosions in Israel and India and three letter bombs found in London trigger renewed alarm over indiscriminate killers using mail and airways. Scotland Yard warns a new IRA campaign may be underway as booby-trapped letters are defused.
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International tensions follow high court ruling and mail bomb plot
A high court judge known as an IRA revenge target after sentencing eight for car bombings faced risk as an Indonesian to India package exploded at New Delhi airport injuring no one. A booby trapped suitcase detonated in Tel Aviv killing two and wounding ten as authorities trace origins of both incidents and the diplomatic box routed through Singapore and Bangkok to Aeroflot in New Delhi.
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Typhoon Olga death toll rises to 82 in Luzon floods
Floodwaters from Typhoon Olga flood central Luzon killing eight as ten towns flood and a dam burst at St Tomas in Zambales. Batangas drownings add to the toll as the disaster spreads south of Manila.
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Beirut clashes intensify as fighting spreads townwide
The Beirut conflict between Muslims and Christians escalated sharply on Wednesday despite political efforts. Police and hospital officials reported over 70 killed and many wounded in 24 hours, with mortar fire striking Beirut International Airport and disrupting operations for hours.
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Soviet Angola sign basic cooperation agreements in Moscow
Moscow reports the Soviet Union and Angola signed agreements on basic cooperation, trade and scientific and cultural ties. The deals include mutual trade missions economic and technical cooperation fisheries and merchant shipping. Angolan Prime Minister Lopo de Carvalho Nascimento is on his first state visit since the Marxist Popular Front gained power with Soviet aid and Cuban troops.
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Opponents to Form New Party Led by Narayan in India
In New Delhi major political rivals of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi agreed to launch a new party led by independence hero Jayaprakash Narayan. Narayan, freed last November after five months in detention, announced the plan in Bombay on Tuesday and said the group would unite four opposition factions with backing from some Communist Party members.
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United States scolds Israel at UN over settlements
The United States censured Israel at a United Nations Security Council session for creating Jewish settlements in occupied Arab lands but dissociated itself from a nonbinding statement that reflected a majority view. The lengthy debate on Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza was concluded after three weeks.
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House OKs 4.9 Billion Omnibus Housing Bill
The House approved a 4.9 billion omnibus housing bill by a 322 to 27 vote, preserving a 1 billion public works jobs provision and leaving intact a plan to funnel federal plants to high unemployment areas. Senate had approved 4.38 billion earlier.
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Philadelphia Port Shutdown as Watchmen Strike Returns
The Port of Philadelphia and Camden faced a second strike by Local 1536 of the Independent Watchmen's Association causing a shutdown. Longshoremen and Teamsters honored the picket lines, echoing a similar 10 hour shutdown in March when crossings were refused.
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Kissinger Defends Late Starts Over Dog Tyler
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger explained his late arrivals by citing his yellow Labrador retriever Tyler. He said the dog rises at about 2 a.m. and eats the sandwiches prepared for the Secret Service, which keeps him from hurrying to the State Department.
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Eisenhower to join Curtis Mallet-Prevost firm
David Eisenhower will begin his legal career at the 79-year-old Wall Street firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mansile. The firm has a general practice with a specialty in international corporate law.
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Heidegger Dies in Freiburg at Age B6 After Illness
Renowned German philosopher He id Martin Heidegger died Wednesday in Freiburg West Germany his hometown. Once a towering figure in philosophy his Nazi Party membership stained his reputation. Heidegger influenced existentialists including Jean Paul Sartre and shaped postwar thought.
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Daley’s Grandson News Surfaces As Mayor Announces Birth
Chicago mayor Richard Daley announces the birth of his 1 percent grandchild, noting the newborn Richard Daley II arrived this week. Loretta Daley is identified as the mother in the brief update.
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