FTC to Challenge Major Painkiller Ads in Court
The FTC will take three leading nonprescription painkiller manufacturers to court over claims their advertising is misleading and unfair. American Home Products Bristol-Myers and Sterling Drug face complaints tied to brands like Anacin Bufferin Excedrin and Midol plus Bayer products and five ad agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Home Products Corp
Bristol-Myers Co
Sterling Drug Inc
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer Children's Aspirin
Cope, Vanquish
Midol
FTC
Federal authorities tighten blocks around Wounded Knee siege
Federal men set up road blocks to out of Wounded Knee as Indians fortify positions with weapons. An FBI agent was wounded in a shootout north of Wounded Knee as a federal grand jury convened in Sioux Falls to probe the trading post takeover. Deputy marshals will keep restricting access to restore order.
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Wounded Knee
S.D.11
FBI
Dennis Banks
American Indian Movement
AIM
Sioux Falls
Indians Feb. 27, 0. S
William Cliuyton
Ralph Erickson
U.S
Washington
U. S
Dollar Strengthens as Common Market Flows Currencies
The U S dollar rose on European markets after six of nine Common Market nations floated their currencies. Gold prices slipped as the world’s 14 richest nations opened talks in Brussels on a package of monetary reforms to curb speculation and stabilize exchange rates.
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Brussels
UPI
U.S
United States
Aid Curtails County Calls
Emergency ambulance service outside Lubbock limits sharply reduced after 6 p m as Aid Ambulance cuts rural calls. David Ehler cites city contract funding and leased city ambulances, with six weeks of outside calls cleared by police dispatch. County Judge Rod Shaw notes commissioners’ mixed views on subsidizing private service and potential county role. See AID Page 10.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Aid
David Ehler
Ehler
New
East Lubbock
Rod Shaw
Commissioners Court
Shaw
Reds Turn Over POW List in Vietnam Release
The Defense Department announced 108 U S prisoners will be handed to U S authorities in Hanoi and flown to Clark Air Base Philippines for medical inspection and welcome ceremonies. About 286 Americans remain detained. The March 8 deadline for all prisoner releases and troop withdrawals looms.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Chirk Air Base
Philippines
Vegetarian The only creature who belongs to the vegetable kingdom
The phrase appears as a playful label noting the sole creature described as part of the vegetable kingdom. It lacks surrounding reportage or identifiable events, offering minimal factual context beyond the classification.
Weather and war updates mix in terse briefing
Gusty southerly winds grip Lubbock as a 2 percent chance of precipitation looms today and tonight. Highs reach the 70s with near 40 night lows. Amid weather chatter headlines, the piece shifts to Vietnam where 299 American prisoners were released on February 12 18 and March 5. The Paris signing as January 17 triggers lists of 585 POWs in Vietnam and Laos. The United States projects full repatriation by the deadline but halts troop withdrawals to ensure prisoner handover pacing. Maj. Gen. Gilbert H. Woodward warns no withdrawals until prisoners are delivered and final troop removal awaits the Communist list.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Laos
Gilbert H. Woodward
U.S
Freedom
Beauty Queen Prefers Using Miss Not Ms in Interview
Mary Alice Diers reports on Tanya Wilson the Miss U S A contestant visiting Lubbock for a three day modeling tour with J C Penney. She defends beauty contests as beneficial for young women and says she enjoys being a girl and aims to further her education with a master's in physical education.
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Tanya Wilson
U.S.A
Lubbock
Gary Davis
Mary Alice Diers
Avalanche-Journal
Liberation Movement
Miss Wilson
J. C. Penney
Hawaii
Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Wilson
Senators Act On Legality Debates Upgrading Youth Rights
Texas senators debated a bill to grant 18 and 19 year olds full legal rights matching those 21 and over. The measure won temporary approval 19 to 11 and faces a final vote. Critics warned of tax, inheritance, and alcohol law impacts and possible abuses. The House also discussed deputy sheriffs receiving monthly longevity pay.
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Austin
Texas
Vietnam
Sen
Bobammage
D-House
Tom Creighton
Dmineral Wells
Gammage
Sen. H. J. Blanchard
Crubbock
Creighton
Don Adams
de Jasper
House
Luther Jones
del Paso
Senate
Hereford Steer Wins Grand Champion at Southwest Junior Show
A 15-year-old Lubbock County 4 H Club member won the grand champion Hereford steer at the 40th Southwestern Junior Livestock show held at Fair Park Coliseum. Mike Ragland exhibited Old Red weighing 1068 pounds for the Lamb County 4 H Club. Runner up was Jim Fields with a 1160 pound Angus under the Sudan 4 H banner. Major championships split between Lamb County 4 H and Frenship Helmineq Future Farmers chapters as about 2000 people attend.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche Fournay Farm
Lubbock County 4H Club
Fair Park Coliseum
Mike Ragland
Go T. Ragland
Roosevelt
Jim Fields
L. S. Fields
Sudan
Lamb County
Frenship
Helmleigh Future Farmers of America
Young Ragland
Robert W. Morford
Parker Uve
Abilene
Mike
Old Red
Morford
Nicky Bamert
Nicky
Carl Bamert
Hereford
Today's Prayer Dear God reminder for the old and needy
Ameh A Reade offers a prayer message urging remembrance for the elderly and poor, emphasizing they should not be forgotten. The note frames a compassionate appeal for care and attention to vulnerable communities.
Mail delays spur anger and calls for reform nationwide
Local mail carriers join dissatisfied patrons as first class and air mail face longer delivery times than officials claim. Lawmakers receive hundreds of letters criticizing service while Postmaster General Klassen pledges improvement. Reed cites cost cuts and expedited delivery to balance budgets.
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Nancy Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Aunt Hazel
Lubbock
Congress
Avalanche- Journal
U. S
George Mahon
E. T. Klassen
Senate
Clarion Cave
Fimer Reed
Reed
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Reds
Saigon
Pacific
Defense Department
South Vietnam
Gia Lam
Comte
Randy Falkenberg
August Falkenberg
Kress
Mahon
Tower
Thut
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