Nader Pushes FTC to Require Advertising Backing
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and the Center forStudy of Responsive Law ask the FTC to require documentation for claims such as pills that shave pounds or tires lasting longer and dogs preferring a brand of food. The petition follows a year of ad watching and clips. Only three firms provided claim documentation, with Bristol-Myers cited in a related Excedrin case seeking to prove deceptive advertising.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Federal Trade Commission
Nader
Center For Study of Responsive Law
FTC
Aileen Adams
Miss Adams
Bristol-Myers
Bristol- Myers
January Draft Call Higher in Latest Pentagon Estimate
Washington AP report notes a January draft call of about 17 000, the highest monthly total in nine months, with 39 000 notified in September but spread across four months. Pentagon says reenlistment at 3.5 percent for fiscal year 1969 70 and war zones veteran Tarr discusses possible switch to all volunteer force after U.S. withdrawal, urging Congress to phase out education deferments. He cites anger among draftees with college education and suggests calling men out of high school may be better. Tarr backs Congress action before powers to induct expire June 30 1971.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Tarr
U.S
Congress
South Korea
Philippines
Thailand
Nixon
60 Injured in Explosion North of Phnom Penh
Cambodian forces fought hand to hand with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops after a heavy assault 38 miles north of Phnom Penh. The clash left 60 people injured as authorities reported the ongoing fighting and troop movements in the region.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Totung
Kompong Cham
Skoun
South Vietnam
U.S
Prey Totung
Kompong Som
Trainmen Back On The Track After 24 Hour Strike
Washington AP reports rail service resumed after a 24 hour strike. Railroad and union representatives ready to negotiate a new contract for 400000 workers. C L Dennis of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks said an agreement on a negotiations schedule was reached. Meetings at the bargaining table begin early next week. Assistant Secretary of Labor W J Usery Jr. called the talks much better than prior meetings.
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Washington
C.L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Asst
W.J. Usery Jr
Two Missing In Building Explosion At City Hall Park
Firemen and police search smoldering wreckage for five missing after a gas leak caused a massive explosion that turned a three story building into a blazing ruin near City Hall Park. More than 60 injured, 11 seriously, as crowds watched firefighters battle the blaze and patrons fled Ryan's Bar and Grill.
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New York
City Hall Park
John V. Lindsay
Ryan's Bar and Grill
Rivers OK After Surgery
U S Representative L Mendel Rivers chair of the House Services Committee is reported in satisfactory condition after open heart surgery Friday at the University of Alabama Medical Center. The mitral valve was replaced with an artificial one and no other major abnormalities were found.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S
L. Mendel Rivers
House Services Committee
South Carolina
John Kirklin
University of Alabama Medical Center
Observational Quips on Topics of Men and Appearance
A light musing notes how a heavy man sidesteps weight by joking about it, a bald man shifts to hair care, and a bachelor steers conversation toward women. The playful stereotype highlights social chatter and personal preoccupations in casual talk.
Ruling Ends Death Penalty for Rape Nationwide
The 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Maryland rape convictions punishable by death unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. Judge John D Butzner Jr cited global trends and noted only Malawi China and the Union of South Africa retain death for rape. William Ralph's 1961 sentence was sent back for possible lesser penalty.
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Richmond
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John D. Butzner Jr
United States
Malawi
China
Union of South Africa
The
Union and
Congress
Butzner
William Ralph
Montgomery County
KU Computer Center Bomb Blast Wounds Three Students
An explosion damaged the University of Kansas computer center after a bomb warning aired at 10 57 p m Friday night three students were injured from concussion and treated at a hospital The center sustained damage to tapes and equipment while the building remained in operation Police suspected a pipe bomb and estimated losses at about 10 000 The center sits in Summerfield Hall and serves university research and business operations
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
John K. Seitz
Seitz
Carol Duster
Victor Harrison
Vernon S. Breit
Out
Summerfield Hall
School of Business
Weather turns to snow tonight with no accumulation expected
After 24 hours of rain the forecast calls for snow this evening with no accumulation. Temperatures drop to around 30 tonight, then Sunday remains cloudy and cold with a high near 40. Monday outlook shows continued cloudiness with a chance of showers and little temperature change.
Italian launched first foreign orbiting satellite from Kenya site
Italy launched the first American satellite orbit from Formosa Bay Kenya using a 73 foot Scout rocket on a modified oil rig. The SAS A satellite, part of the San Marco program, marks the first equatorial U.S. satellite detecting high energy X rays and was built with Italian and U.S. collaboration. Kenya independence anniversary also noted.
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Washington
Space Agency
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
U.S
Kenya
University of Rome
Formosa Bay
Malindi
National Aeronautics and Space Administrations
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