Study Vindicates Artificial Sweetener Cyclamate
A panel of scientists said cyclamate is not a strong cancer causer, though conclusions are preliminary. They reviewed twenty tests and noted insensitivity of bioassay methods, leaving a slim possibility of a very weak carcinogenic effect. Final report due July 13. cyclamate had been banned six years earlier after rat bladder cancer findings.
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Washington
API
National Cancer Institute
Food and Drug Administration
Arnold L. Brown
Brown
Cancer Institute
Teamster Tony Pro Provenzano Indicted For Bribery Plot
Tony Pro Provenzano a key Hoffa disappearance figure was indicted in New York on conspiring to bribe a fellow Teamsters official to arrange a 2 million dollar loan from union funds. The case involves Rocco DiPerno and others, with potential five year prison terms and 10 thousand dollar fines for each.
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New York
UPI
Teamsters Union
Anthony “Tony Pro’ Provenzano
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Provenzano
Clifton
N. J
New Jersey
Teamsters Local 560
Union City
Hallandale
Fla
Miami
William Aronwald
T Crime
Hoffa
Ted
New York City
Detroit
Salvatore Briguglio
Michigan
Rocco DiPerno
State Teamsters Conference
Woodstock
DiPerno
Paladino
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Slimming Aid Faces FTC Warning Over Health Risks
The Federal Trade Commission ordered the Slim Quik body wrapping kit to stop misleading claims and add warnings. The $9.95 package includes a solution, gauze pads and an elastic wrap and claimed inch loss without dieting. FTC says real weight loss requires diet and exercise and banned claims of universal safety.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Senate Finance Committee Extends Tax Cuts For Six Months
The Senate Finance Committee approved 14 to 5 a six month extension of 1975 tax cuts despite President Ford’s push for a spending ceiling. Republicans split on the issue, while Democrats urged keeping the bill without a ceiling. If no bill passes, withholding taxes rise as 1975 cuts expire. Ford warned of a veto amid a looming budget clash.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Ford
House
Democratic
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Finance Committee
Treasury
LV Bugging Expert Skips Canadian Bail
The Las Vegas case centers on Hamil a bugging expert linked to Meier and alleged illegal device use. Prosecutors dropped the case after he left the state while Meier says Hamil blamed him for authorities actions and a CIA agent Virgino Gonzales is also discussed.
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Hamil
Nanaimo
Point Roberts
Meier
B.C. Tel
Hamul
Mackie
Meier Hamil
Hughes
Baken
B.C
Las Vegas
Nevada
House Votes Five Million For National Women's Conference
The House approved 252 to 182 a $5 million authorization for a national women’s conference next year with state delegations, aiming to evaluate progress toward equality. Opponents criticized taxpayer funding for lobbying, while supporters noted standard conference costs and a 10 year plan.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
United States
Congress
Beer Stein Tops Christmas Gift Picks at Hess’s Allen Town
A $1,200 beer stein from West Germany stands out at Hess’s Department Store in Allentown Pa. The nearly four foot tall stein weighs 90 pounds and holds eight gallons of beer. Carved bone porcelain exterior and bone china lining add to its display value.
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Herr Claus
Hess’s
Allentown
West Germany
Legislation Seeks Ban on Certain Aerosol Sprays
The Senate Public Works Committee advanced a Clean Air Act amendment allowing the EPA to ban aerosol sprays propelled by halocarbons if the agency finds imminent public health danger. Sen. Domenici notes ozone depletion and skin cancer risk. a required EPA study precedes regulations due by January 1, 1978, with congressional review.
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Washington
API
Senate Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection Agency
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
EPA
Domenici
National Academy of Sciences
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Miami Beach
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Utah
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