FCC rejects ban on TV drug ads to kids
The FCC voted 7 to 0 against a bid by 14 states to ban nonprescription drug ads during hours children watch TV. It said studies do not prove ads drive drug abuse, and any action must respect the First Amendment and avoid censorship. The commission cited possible remedies and noted concerns about poisoning and illicit drug use remain.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Francis X. Bellotti
Massachusetts
Bellotti
Federal Trade Commission
Lebanese cabinet formed with nonpolitical technocrats
Premier Salim el-Hoss appointed an eight member Lebanese cabinet of nonpartisan technocrats split evenly between Christians and Muslims. President Elias Sarkis emphasized Lebanon as a home for Muslims and Christians without privilege. The lineup includes three economists, an industrialist, a lawyer, two doctors and an architect across Sunni, Maronite, Shiite, Druze, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox groups.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Salim el-Hoss
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Syria
Dustrialist
Births and dismissals listed in Vital Statistics
A births notice lists Ronald and Ronald Kirk in Trenton and Mr. and Mrs Gerald Eversole at Kenwood Lane with a daughter born Thursday. Out of town, John Blair of Cleveland and a daughter born Tuesday at St Luke's Hospital Cleveland. Details include lists of grandparents and additional names. Hospital dismissals note Mitchell Crowder of Young Street.
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Ronald Kirk
Jewell Ave
Gerald Eversole
Kenwood Lane
Trenton
John Blair
Cleveland
St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland
Emmett Kemplin
Burton Road
C. Edward Blair
Riverview Ave
Safety packaging cuts child drug deaths, says Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics reports a drop in deaths of children under five from ingestion of drugs after safety packaging rules by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. The data suggest regulatory action reduced accidental poisonings among young children.
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The
Consumer Products Safety Commission
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