FTC Reports Lower Tar and Nicotine Levels in 166 Cigarettes
The FTC test of 166 brands shows nearly one third with tar under 15 mg, confirming a shift to low tar products amid aggressive industry marketing. Ratings range from five-tenths mg to 34 mg tar, with nicotine from 0.01 to 2.5 percent, placing Players at 34 mg tar and 2.5 percent nicotine and Domino at 33 mg tar 1.4 percent nicotine.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Congress
Carlton
Carlton King Menthol
King Menthol
Carlton King
King
Domino
West fires rage as Marble Cone blaze dominates coast
The dreath-stricken forests of the West faced renewed fires over the weekend with the Marble Cone blaze on California's central coast remaining the major challenge. Nearly 10,000 people are involved in California fire fighting as the state endures scores of fires this summer. In Illinois, Cook County homeowners weigh withholding tax payments amid increases up to 300 percent, signaling a potential first organized taxpayer strike in the area.
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Associated Press
West
California
Chicago
API
Cook County
Mystery man seen with Berkowitz at kennel in hunt for Son of Sam companion
A mystery man who accompanied David Berkowitz to a kennel in Mamaroneck is being sought as police and a special grand jury pursue indictments in the Son of Sam case. Berkowitz remains in a mental ward for psychiatric tests and was seen with the man last Wednesday at the Westchester boarding kennel. Angry pickets in Chelyan West Virginia joined protests to close coal mines in Kentucky Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois over cuts to union medical benefits.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Sam
Berkowitz
Westchester
Mamaroneck
Chelyan
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Slush fund linked to federal probes in On-Line case
The wife of Pittsburgh computer firm executive describes an $800 slush fund listed as Christmas party money but intended for a federal official. Edwin Parker III, tied to HEW and Senate contracts, faces investigation after On-Line Systems’ rapid growth. Parker was dismissed for accepting gratuities.
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UPI
Pittsburgh
Jill DeJohn
Cost of Living Council
Edwin Parker III
Justice Dept
HEW
Senate
On-Line Systems, Inc
Parker
Office of Education
Health, Education and Welfare Dept
On-Line
DeJohn
On- Line
12 year old girl held for kidnapping in New York
Police arrested a 12 year old girl two days after she allegedly abducted 5 year old Hasan Brown and demanded a new dress plus 17 dollars for shoes. Hasan was unharmed. the girl and two friends were found at Brooklyn home where the scheme unraveled. Mrs Lindsay faced charges of unlawful imprisonment and facilitating the crime.
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New York
Hasan Brown
Hasan
Subway
Elizabeth Lindsay
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Lindsay
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