OSHA regulations hit U S firms with billions in cost
Murray L. Weidenbaum, director of Washington University's Center for the Study of American Business, says OSHA compliance has cost U S companies about 3.2 billion dollars while only slightly reducing industrial accidents. He criticizes penalties as often out of proportion to offenses.
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Murray L. Weidenbaum
Washington University
Center For the Study of American Business
U.S
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA attack faces new cancer rule in regulatory push
The OSHA campaign, backed by the American Conservative Union, moves to scrap 1100 rules while drafting new toxicity rules. Industry faces February input deadlines as experts debate cancer causes, with Dow and Diamond Shamrock leading a 37-member council to gather scientific testimony amid calls for a nonpartisan scientific court.
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Paul Oreffice
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WH Bricker
Diamond
Shamrock Corp
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Payment Book Amendment proposed by Jacobs and Keys
Amendment idea found to curb federal deficits proposes a constitutional rule requiring annual debt retirement after a five year lead in. With 12 co sponsors, it faces huge hurdles but supporters call it a necessary fix amid rising deficits and inflation.
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Martha Keys
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House of Representatives
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Hair Dye Cancer Scare Sparked by Lab Rats
New York reports a rising cancer scare over hair dyes amid GAO warnings and FDA considerations. Critics note animal tests used exaggerated doses, while cosmetic industry studies find no human cancer risk from scalp applications. The piece recalls past food and additive scares and urges cautious public worry.
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Federal Food and di Administration
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John F. Corbett
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Letters to the Editor on thanks and health warnings
Readers thank community groups for glasses and charitable acts, including Roseanna Chapman and the Middletown Lions Club. The letter notes a cerebral palsy student helped by a CB Club campaign and recalls health warning quips about cancer risks from various experts.
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Middletown
Rick Wolf
Madison
Pecksniffs of the press tainting the CIA critique
Washington column rails at journalists who shield secrets and moralize about public duty. It questions the media’s shift from aiding government to distrust, citing Times as emblem of sanctimony and lampoons a era of “me” over national service amid Vietnam and Watergate.
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George Orwell
Animal Farm
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