Asbestos Ban Tops Consumer Product Safety Plans
The Consumer Product Safety Commission named banning asbestos in products as its top priority. It aims to prohibit asbestos in fireplace logs ashes and spackling compounds and to push for a mandatory safety rule for power mowers and unvented gas space heaters. The 29 high priority items include labeling base station antennas and playground equipment safety, with data collection and enforcement continuing.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Frnday
Environmental Protection Agency
Rosalynn Carter in Lima Pushes Human Rights Arms Control
Rosalynn Carter arrived in Lima for goodwill talks with Peru's military government and pressed for human rights and arms control. She noted Peru's pledge to civilian rule by 1980, cited the 1974 Ayacucho treaty, and planned a Lima schedule including an agricultural station tour before heading to Brasilia.
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Rosalynn
Lima
Peru
Rosalynn Carter
Francisco Morales Bermudez
Carter
American Embassy Residence Prior To A Meeting With Gen. Morales Bermudez
Ecuador
Organization of American States
Ayacucho
Rosa Morales
America
Quito
Israel
U.S
Brasilia
Humidifier Recall Covers McGraw Edison Units
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls about 6,000 humidifiers and combination air cleaner humidifiers from McGraw Edison made between July 1974 and July 1975. A faulty fan speed control may short circuit cause smoking or burning. Unplug and have factory check. notify dealer with model and serial numbers listed on the rear plate.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
McGraw Edison Co
Albion
Mich
McGraw-Edison
Female Parachutist Sets Record in New Jersey Jump
Ann Cassell, 69, sought Guinness glory after watching a 62-year-old world’s oldest parachutist. She trained at jump school and flew from a plane over New Jersey, landing in a plowed field. She says she will not jump again, calling it a one shot deal, completed to enter Guinness. Two priests blessed her the night before.
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Philadelphia
Ann Cassell
Mrs. Cassell
Cassell
New Jersey
Huntington Valley
Guinness
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