Report Finds Most Nonprescription Sleep Aids Worthless
A seven member panel told the FDA that spending about 58 million dollars annually on over the counter sleep aids and daytime sedatives may be wasted. They found many ingredients risky or ineffective with caffeine as the only unquestionably safe component. The group urged caution and calls for further study on antihistamines and dosage before broad use.
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Unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent in November
The government reports November unemployment dropped to 8.3 percent from 8.6 percent, with 7.7 million jobless and total employment at 85.3 million. Civilian labor force size slipped to 93 million as unemployment duration rose to a record 16.8 weeks amid shift from short to long-term joblessness.
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Labor Department
Dees Rtte Tas
Ford stops in rain for 19 hour Indonesia visit
President Ford arrives in Jakarta for a 19 hour stay seen as central to Southeast Asian stability after Indochina’s fall. Suharto greets the Fords with 400 honor guards as Kissinger calls the trip a review of U S relations with Indonesia a key nation.
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Israel boycotts UN Security Council debate
Israel refuses to attend the Security Council debate on its air attack in Lebanon after the council invited the PLO to participate. The vote was 9 to 3 with three abstentions, with the United States Britain and Costa Rica opposing the invitation. Israel had warned it would stay away.
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President Ford pushes veto on House tax cut bill
President Ford reiterates his veto threat as the Senate begins scrutiny of the House passed 13 billion personal tax cut bill for 1976. The House narrowly voted down a spending ceiling tied to the tax cuts, then approved the bill 257 to 168, while the plan to exclude high income refunds faced a 379 to 27 purge.
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House
John J. Rhodes
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Dore
Texas
H. Ross Perot
The
Wall Street Journal
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Dutch Backed by Troops as 60 Hostages Seized in Indonesia Consulate Siege
In Amsterdam and Beilen, more than 60 hostages remain captive as 11 terrorists hold the Indonesia consulate and a north Holland train. Sharpshooters guard the scene while Premier Den Uyl and cabinet members seek a peaceful end. Police report three killings since Tuesday.
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Middletown Weather Outlook: Rain Tonight Into Saturday
Rain is forecast for the Middletown area tonight and Saturday with lows in the upper 40s and highs in the mid 50s. Yesterday's high reached 61 and the overnight low 35. The extended outlook shows a chance of snow flurries Sunday and a chance of rain Monday.
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Ohio Supreme Court lets stand State Office Tower ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that the State Office Tower was not financed with tax money, ending a taxpayer suit by Nancy Ann Andrews of Columbus claiming more than 903000 was wasted. The case argued the Ohio Building Authority improperly allowed Gustaf Hirsch Inc. to back out of a 3.64 million wiring bid.
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Nancy Ann Andrews
Columbus
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