Government lax on toy safety draws critic at Senate hearing
Boston attorney Edward M. Swartz told the Senate Commerce Committee that the government does not adequately regulate hazardous toys such as rockets dolls pistols goggles and blankets that can cut bruise or burn He urged a independent government commission and criticized the FDA for slow action on dangerous toys He cited dolls with sharp hairpins and swallowable accessories and noted lawn dart sets remain sold for all ages despite warnings.
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Boston
Edward M. Swartz
Food and Drug Administration
Swartz
Senate Commerce Committee
New York
Fifth Avenue
Nixon Deficit Reported With Claim Of Surplus On Full Employment Basis
The Nixon administration disclosed a 1971 deficit of 23.2 billion dollars while claiming a 2.5 billion dollar surplus on a full employment budget basis. White House spokesman Ziegler said the economy was in an expansive stage, countering Democratic criticism led by Lawrence F. O'Brien.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
Firefighters Douse Fuel Blaze At City Airport
Lubbock area firefighters respond to a fuel blaze at the city airport in a display of the new rescue facilities. The page notes various sections and unrelated items across the newspaper.
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Lubbock
Water Leak Problem Cleared Up
Apollo 15 astronauts battled a water leak in the drinking system as they near a Friday moon landing. Mission control instructed a quick tightening of a chlorine port fitting, stopping the leak and allowing preparations to continue for touchdown.
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United Press International
Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
Contr
James B. Irwin
Karl JG. Hennze
Scott
Irvin
Alfred M. Worden
Heinze
Mission Control
Henize
Irwin
Daily Prayer for Fellowship With Thee
A devotional invocation asking God to help believers sense His presence in daily work. It ends in Jesus name with Amen, attributed to a reader.
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Jesus
4 Love Him Sobbing Girl Gets Pen From Nixon
Shirley Smith a 14 year old from Guthrie Center Iowa sobbed as President Nixon gave her a souvenir pen The scene took place in front of the Capitol after a ceremony unveiling portraits of two former chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee Nixon spoke with Iowa sightseers and commented to a braces wearing girl that his daughters wore braces too.
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Shirley Smith
Guthrie
Iowa
Capitol
Associated Press
Washington
Guthrie Center
Shirley
House Appropriations Committee
Stock Probe Jury Hears Witnesses In Texas Case
Travis County grand jury began its stock scandal investigation with six witnesses not implicated, four more scheduled, and plans to hear Frank Sharp and John Osorio. Witnesses include senators and officials. subpoenas and immunity issues loom.
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Austin
Travis County Grand Jury
Bob Smith
Smith
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Grand Jury
Houston
Frank Sharp
John Osorio
Sharp
Travis County
T. C. Lang
Osorio
Joseph Novotny
Sharpstown State Bank
Novotny
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Jack Strong
Longview
Charles Patterson
Taylor
Insurance Commission
Strong
Dow Drops Sharply as Market Responds to Indicators
The Dow Jones average fell 8.69 points to 872.01, the second straight large loss. Losers outpaced gainers 1,040 to 323 on 1,656 issues. volume reached 13.94 million at the New York Stock Exchange amid weak leading economic indicators and the federal deficit news.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Boy Found Safe After 11 Days Lost On Casper Mountain
Kevin Dye, a 9 year old with epilepsy and aphasia, wandered from family July 18 and eluded ground and air searches for 11 days. He was found early Wednesday beside a mountain stream on Casper Mountain in Wyoming, weak but well. Doctors said he might have been better had he been found sooner.
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Wyo
Kevin Dye
Wyoming
Robert Fowler
Kevin
Mike Murphy
Natrona County Memorial Hospital
Caroline Dye
Viet Cong Down Two Helicopters In Mekong Delta
In separate Mekong Delta incidents south of Saigon two U S light observation helicopters were shot down by Viet Cong fire. One helicopter crashed 13 miles south of Ben Tre wounding one crewman, the other 16 miles southwest of Rac Giang with two crew members wounded. Total U S aircraft losses in Indochina war rise to 7 880.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
Ben Tre
Rac Gla
Canyon Lakes project faces $600000 funding gap
Lubbock officials heard a report on six recreation lakes along Yellowhouse Canyon with a projected first phase shortfall of about 600 000 dollars. Park bonds were offered as one financing option but not yet reviewed by the Park and Recreation Board or City Council.
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Canyon Lakes
Lubbock
Park and Recreation Board
Yellowhouse Canyon
Jim Bertram
Steelworkers Face Walkout as Contracts Expire Sunday
Union sources say no agreement with nine steel companies and 350000 workers may strike Sunday. Nixon calls for talks in rail dispute as unions add Erie Lackawanna Louisville & Nashville and St. Louis and San Francisco to potential walkouts.
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Nixon
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Union
Erie Lackwanna
Louisville & Nashville
St. Louis
San Francisco
al Lupini
Steelworkers
Fairless Hills
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Lupini
Harry Piasecki
Gary
Ind
Edward Ward
Farfield
Ala
James Griffin
I. W. Abel
South Plains Dry as Central Texas Sees Flood Warnings
A weak cool front sparked thunderstorms across North Central Texas and 17 counties including Rains County. Wills Point saw over three inches in six hours, Dallas area received more than two inches, with some bursts in 50 minutes. No homes flooded. warnings remained in effect for parts of the Upper Sabine River near Mineola.
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atLe
Rains County
North Central
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van Zandt
Kaufman
Terrell
Dallas
Dallas- Fort Worth
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Mineola
Gulf Coast
Houston
Beaumont
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity Tonight Through Friday
The forecast calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Partly cloudy otherwise with daytime temperatures in the upper 80s and a overnight low near 65. Light variable winds through the period.
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