Senate faults ad claims across auto and electronics ads
A UPI report notes manufacturers of cars, electric razors, and TVs failed to prove ad claims when challenged. Sen. Frank Moss says many claims lack documented support, potentially fueling FTC false advertising actions. The FTC previously ordered 32 firms to substantiate 282 claims.
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Washington
UPI
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Senate Consumer Subcommittee
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Bureau
Moss
Creech St Michael children stage sit down over fence
Thirteen children ages five to twelve held a sit down in Creech St Michael village square to protest a new fence blocking a shortcut to a nearby housing development. Parents say the fence forces kids to detour along a dangerous road to reach a candy shop.
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Creech ST. Michael, England
UPI
Creech St. Michael
Lompoc Record details and staff in historic publication notice
Adjudicated legal newspaper notice from Lompoc California outlines publication under superior court decree number 47065. It lists the newspaper's publisher officers editors and managers plus affiliated associations and the monthly subscription rate of 2.25 dollars. It notes home delivery by mail and daily publication except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc
California
Act of US
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Tim Conner
Clete Lunny
Wesley A. Huffman
Ray McCuen
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Steve LaRue
Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
Stan Tulledo
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute Inter-American Press Association
California Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Hatch Act ruling finds act unconstitutionally vague
A three judge panel ruled the 1939 Hatch Act unconstitutional for vagueness in a suit by the National Association of Letter Carriers and six federal workers. The decision, 2 to 1, cites a chilling effect on First Amendment rights and notes the act relies on thousands of prior commission rulings.
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Washington
UPI
Gerhard A. Gesell
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S. Civil Service Commission
District of Columbia
Commission
Spassky Rebounds From Cold For World Chess Showdown
Spassky has recovered from a head cold and will play tonight's World Championship game against challenger Bobby Fischer. The illness, common among Russians facing Fischer, delayed Sunday’s ninth game as Spassky rested. his second Nicolai Krogis confirmed he is back in his chair.
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Reykjavik
UPI
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
Buenos Aires
Tigran Petrosian
Petrosian
California Legislation Update Day in Sacramento
A summary of bills moves and state actions from Sacramento. Notable items include designating the dog-face butterfly as state insect AB1843 and pay boosts for teachers AB586 with a 29 to 6 Senate vote. Other measures touch ski lift safety AB477 478 479 519 to BART taxation SB108 IQ and testing policy SB987 AB665 and life sentence increase AB325. An elderly nutrition program AB1202 is funded at 450000.
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California
Maddy
Fresno
Warren
Los
Sacramento
U.S
Roberts
Los Angeles
Richardson
Arcadia
Assembly
Biddle
Riverside
Assembly Food
McCarthy
San Francisco
California Democrats split on Eagleton resignation
California Democrats disagreed on pressuring Sen. Eagleton to resign as McGovern’s running mate. Leaders like Charles Manatt favored keeping Eagleton. others including Tom Bradley and Willie Brown pressed Kennedy as replacement, citing California’s 45 electoral votes and possible impact on the ticket.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern
Edward Kennedy
Eagleton
McGovern
Charles T. Manatt
van Nuys
Nixon
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Miami
Bradley
Mary Ledesma
Huntington Park
Democratic National Committee
Ted Kennedy
Willie L. Brown Jr
San Francisco
Cochairman
Kennedy
Joseph Alioto
Wallace Albertson
Sen. Eagleton
Eagleton Drops Bid as McGovern Also Quits Ticket
Thomas Eagleton ends his vice presidential candidacy amid a flood of sympathy from supporters. He tells reporters he plans to stay engaged, while George McGovern later announces Eagleton will leave the ticket. Eagleton cites the outpouring of letters and calls as a highlight of the day.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas F. Eagleton
United States
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Senate
Eagleton
George S. McGovern
Adams
Agnew
Ronald Dellums
D-Calif
McGovern
Eaglton
Defense says Bremer was weird and perhaps sick at birth
In UPPER MARLBORO Maryland jurors begin trial of Arthur Bremer 21 a former Milwaukee busboy accused in the Laurel Maryland shooting that wounded Alabama Gov George Wallace. Bremer smiled in court as defense attorney Benjamin Lipsitz calls him weird and possibly sick at birth while the case proceeds on assault to murder charges carrying up to 123 years.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
UPI
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Benjamin Lipsitz
Arthur Herman Bremer
Milwaukee
Bremer
Lipsitz
Laurel
Wallace
Secret Service
Ralph Powers
Assassination Plot Against Ho Chi Minh Ever Was Opposed
San Francisco UPI reports historian R Harris Smith says a high level State Department official proposed assassinating Ho Chi Minh but the CIA opposed it and the plan was never carried out. Smith cites a former CIA officer and dates the idea to 1966–1969, noting White House rejection and CIA warnings as politically foolish. The article also recalls OSS ties to Ho Chi Minh during WWII.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ho Chi Minh
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
U.S
R. Harris Smith
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
State Department
Smith
White House
Johnson
Nixon
O.S.S
America
University of California Press
Hoover Institute
Stanford University
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Caribbean
Ron Williams
Holland America Steamship Representative
Barrington B. Parker
George E. MacKinnon
U.S. Appeals Court
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Parker
U.S. District Court For
Daniel James Jr
Air Force
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
James
Pensacola
Fla
Pentagon
Army Air Corps
Benjamin O. Davis Jr
North H ST
Lompoc Theatre
Walt Disney Productions’ the
Technicolor
Walt Disney
Nick
West
National General Pictures
Gregory Peck
Ursula Andress
Technicol
James Coburn
Carey
Jorgensen Jewelers
Lompoc Shopping Center
Safe & Lock
Hugh Davies
Santa Maria Theatre
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