FDA Tightens Control Over Intravenous Solutions
FDA moves to tighten oversight of large volume parenterals after GAO findings of 54 deaths and 410 injuries linked to contaminated intravenous solutions. The GAO cites dirty air systems and untreated water in manufacturing, with Abbott Labs and other firms named in recalls and injuries. Senator Gaylord Nelson urges stronger federal response amid recalls and alleged regulatory gaps.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
General Accounting Office
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Milwaukee
GAO
Congress
Nelson
United States
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott
U.S. Senate
Travenol Laboratories
Cutter Laboratories
Whale skeletons resemble humans minus hind limbs
War ren Zeiller curator of the Miami Seaquarium states that whales possess all the same bones as humans except for the bones of the lower limbs. He notes a whale skeleton totals about 194 bones.
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Warren Zeiller
Miami
GE Sets Stricter Radiation Rules for Pregnant Women
GE adopts new radiation limits stricter than federal rules, affecting pregnant and fertile female employees including single women like Diana DeMott. Critics argue men and nonpregnant women should share safeguards. GE says aim is fetal protection, potentially limiting women to less hazardous tasks while others follow NRC guidelines.
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Pittsburgh
General Electric Co
Thomas B. Cochran
National Resources Defense Council
Diana L. DeMott
Miss DeMott
Atlanta
Texas A&m
North Carolina
Texas
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Babcock-Wilcox
Westinghouse
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Paul Jones
Nuclear Energy Systems
Jones
NRC
Lee Moore
Apollo
Walter Cool
Washington, D.C
Coll
Debates Planned by Three for Pennsylvania Senate Primary
Three leading Republican candidates for the Pennsylvania U S Senate nomination agreed to a series of debates before the April 27 primary. George Packard urged six sites Altoona Johnstown Harrisburg Pittsburgh Erie Scranton Philadelphia with sponsor groups like the League of Women Voters or Common Cause. Heinz and Specter accepted the proposal.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
U.S. Senate
George Packard
Blair County
Republican Committee
H. John Heinz III
Philadelphia
Atty. Arten Specter
Heinz
Specter
Packard
Altoona-Johnstown
Hartisburg
Pittsburgh
Erie
Scranton
League of Women Voters
Common Cause
Reveal Woman Worked As PLCB Advisor
A Philadelphia radio personality seeks a $100-a-day consultant role with the Liquor Control Board to ease tensions over liquor stores. Beatrice Elmore, known as Mary Mason, would also continue her radio show Mornings with Mary. Her 1974 contract and a new $7,500 offer cover southeastern Pennsylvania with focus on black neighborhoods.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Liquor Control Board
LCB
Beatrice Elmore
Mary Mason
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Ms. Mason
Mary
Milton Shapp
Mason
Pennsylvania
Henry H. Kaplan
Kaplan
Mamie Eisenhower Leaves Walter Reed Hospital
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower returns to Gettysburg Pa after more than two months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where she was treated for a viral infection. The former first lady entered Walter Reed on December 31 and was discharged Wednesday.
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Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed
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