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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1971

Page

3

Nader Calls Consumer Guard Bill a Fraud

Ralph Nader labeled the consumer protection bill a fraud and a Republican White House plan. He urged strengthening the bill on the floor and sought broader legal powers for the proposed agency, winning support from Chairman Wil I. Mills of the Ways and Means Committee.

Nader Washington Ralph Nader Consumer Advocate White House Wil Ime D. Mills D-Ark House Ways and Means Committee Consumer Protection Agency

Rebozo shopping center linked to mob ties reported

Newsday in a series alleges Charles Rebozo awarded a shopping center contract financed via a federal agency to Alfonso Polizzi. It cites bid favoritism, SBA involvement, and profits from sales, noting Polizzi’s 1943 and Kefauver connections, with no comment from Rebozo.

Garden City N.Y UPI Charles Bebe" Rebozo Nixon Florida Cleveland Rebozo U.S Newsday Miami, Fla Kefauver Committee Federal Bureau of Narcotics United States Washington White House Ronald Ziegler Federal Small Business Administration SBA Thomas Buller Miami Harold Brown Trice New York Equitable Life Assurance Co Thomas Murray Equitable Rehozo Dick Bixon Brown Newsday Investiga

Blount disputes postal hike causing magazine failure

Postmaster General Winton M. Blount told Anaheim reporters that Look magazine failed due to poor management not rising postal rates. He said Look lost about $5 million last year and urged magazines to seek Congress subsidies rather than through the mail service. Blount spoke amid a National Association of Postmasters gathering at the Anaheim Convention Center, noting the postal system is moving toward a performance basis and will improve over five years. He predicted continued rate increases but did not expect a penny stamp within a year and argued bulk and third-class mail must cover their own costs.

Look Magazine Winton M. Blount Anaheim Iwiderstand Look Blount Congress National Association’ of Postmasters Anaheim Convention Center

Postmaster General Attacks Drug Trade Ties

The postmaster general delivered a sharp statement attacking drug problems and France, claiming that France has allowed suppliers to provide 90 percent of the heroin entering the United States, as he framed a harsh critique of international drug networks.

France

Satellite lifesaver credited from ATS-1 relay in Alaska

A remote Alaska emergency showcases ATS-1 satellite relays delivering medical guidance. A Chalkyitsik aide assisted a hemorrhaging patient under remote doctor instructions, while a Tanana physician coordinated care and a nurse used long-practiced skills to keep the patient alive. Another call from Anatuvuk Pass reported a severe appendicitis in an Eskimo man.

Washington Alaska Satelite Space Agency Equator Hawaii National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Education Carroll Chalkyitsik Stolt Anatuvuk Pass

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