29 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
1
The FDA ordered a temporary ban on saccharin as a safe additive after rat studies showed bladder tumors. Commissioner Charles C. Edwards said the measure freezes intake at current levels while testing continues, limiting consumption to one gram per person daily.
Washington AP reports the Labor Department shows average pay increases negotiated by major unions in 1971 dipped slightly from 1970. The 3 percent average reflects moderated wage settlements amid ongoing bargaining and inflation pressures.
A blaze at Segar and Field streets in Toledo caused about 100000 dollars in damage to a three-firm warehouse. Fire crews fought a three alarm fire from 2:09 a.m. until under control, with possible water damage topping the loss. The firms were Hinkle Manufacturing Co City Movers Warehouse and Strong Electric Co.
At a White House dinner honoring Lila and Dewitt Wallace, singer Carol Feraci unfurled a protest sign and condemned Nixon overVietnam bombing. Secret Service questioned her, no charges filed, Nixon praised Conniff and the Marine Band as guests applauded.
An in flight hijacking from Los Angeles to New York ended with the aircraft landing at Kennedy. The hijacker Garrett Brook Trapnell demanded over $300000 and freedom for Angela Davis and another prisoner. FBI and airport police surrounded the plane as negotiations continued.
FCC votes to reopen long distance rate probe into Bell System after funding pause. Lawmakers and officials criticized the halt as an atrocity to consumers, with senators and representatives pressing for a renewed, thorough investigation.
A cold front sweeps the Midwest with a low near 10 in Middletown and a high around 95 tomorrow. Light snow is possible tonight and tomorrow, joining the three inches already on the ground.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau reassigns nine cabinet posts in Ottawa. Justice Minister John Turner becomes Finance Minister replacing E. J. Benson, who shifts to Defense. Energy Minister J. J. Greene resigns. Pat Mahoney becomes Minister of State. Otto Lang takes over Turner’s Justice portfolio.
Clifford Irving's lawyer reveals 650000 paid to McGraw-Hill for rights to a Howard Hughes autobiography was funneled into a Swiss account opened by Irving's wife Edith Helga Hughes in Zurich. Nessen says Hughes never received funds or endorsement, and publication is delayed as investigations continue. Irving claims the manuscript is authentic while authorities pursue the wife linked transfer.
Hanoi’s official newspaper Nhan Dan says North Vietnam cannot accept Nixon eight point plan. It calls Vietnamization a duplicitous maneuver and demands Thieu’s ouster, a new provisional coalition, and new elections before talks.
Robert Maheu, once Hughes Nevada Operations chief, wins Supreme Court reversal allowing a deposition from Howard Hughes in Maheu’s $50 million lawsuit. The high court overruled a lower court block that had barred Maheu’s attorney from questioning Hughes. Unclear when or where deposition will be held.
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