Edwards blasts consumer zealots and Nader critics
FDA Commissioner Charles C. Edwards criticizes consumer activists and reporters for sensationalizing unsafe product reports while arguing for more funding and personnel. He notes support from pharmaceutical and grocery associations as consumer lobbyists press for stronger safety laws based on mid-1970 recommendations. The piece contrasts consumer advocates with manufacturing groups and mentions Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Health Research Group amid debates on medical malpractice and federal regulation. An unrelated Amchitka earthquake discussion follows, comparing critics’ claims to the event’s seismic impact.
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Food and Drug Administration
Ralph Nader
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Nader
FDA
Congress
National Commission On Product Safety
Ralph
Mysicians
Sidney Wolfe
Health Research Group
Nader's
California
Simple Reason Warns Siffre on 24-Hour Pattern
The piece notes Michel Siffre postponing his six month cave stay near Da Rio to next month. It argues against his 48 hour cycle theory, claiming humans historically favored a 24 hour cycle with night for sleep. It asserts the old habit survives despite modern tech.
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Michel Siffre
France
da Rio
Monsieur Siffre
Labor unions face suit to strip tax exemptions over political spending
A Washington federal suit seeks to remove tax exemptions from labor unions that use member dues for political activities. The case argues unions channel tax‑exempt income into campaigns, mainly Democratic, and that compulsory dues under union shops violate workers rights and equal protection.
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Washington
Organized Labor
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mississippi
svThe
Congress
Home wine kit advert recalls changing Prohibition era rules
An old advertisement promotes a home wine making kit, noting a shift from prohibition era bans to a modern allowance of up to 200 gallons per year for home use with no tax penalties. The piece recalls past enforcement and hints at a notable transformation in federal policy and attitudes toward self made alcohol.
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Burgundy
Kit Corp
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Votes and wine kits spark a midcentury retail quip
Marianne Means recalls a gimmicky Jolly Little Wine-making Kit sold with legal loopholes during Prohibition era. A Washington dispatch analyzes how Kennedy’s fall candidate pool shifts to Humphrey and Muskie, Linday, McGovern, and Mills in a Harris Poll snapshot.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
George McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
John Lindsay
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
Muskie
Harris
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Lindsay
McGovern
Kcular
Rep
Wilbur Mills
Paper Tiger Label From Mao Echoed In Editorial
Knoxville Tennessee News Sentinel notes Lyndon B. Johnson Library houses 31 million pages of U.S. documents. The piece cites Mao Zedong calling the United States a paper tiger and discusses the weight of American paper in global perception.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Mao
U.S. A
Knoxville, Tenn
News-Sentinel
Jackson and Nixon linked by dollars and sense in race debate
Jesse Jackson, Chicago leader and SCLC ally turned critic of Ralph Abernathy, advocates pragmatic gains for Black Americans through business ties and federal support. He argues investment in Black enterprises and education benefits the republic, suggesting a Nixon meeting could align economic interests with civil rights aims.
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Jesse Louis Jackson
Nixon
Jackson
Chicago
Jesse Jackson
Richard Nixon
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Republic
SCLC
Bread
Abernathy
Capitol
America
Pass It On By L M Boyd Quips and Quotes
A collection of witty epigrams and Q and A style banter touching on fears like mirrors and photographs. It riffs on barroom listening, odd phobias, and a joke about a bag follower. The piece ends with a tangential question about sterilization trends and a trivia note about the screwdriver’s namesake.
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