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Federal rules shape a day in an American family
A Lehigh Valley family in Allentown wakes to a morning shaped by federal rules from the 1969 cyclamate ban to daylight saving time. The story follows Nancy and Tom Ruddell and their son Geoffrey through typical chores and the visible reach of U S regulations in daily life.
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Allentown
Nancy Ruddell
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Tom
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Nancy
Ruddell
Zion Reformed Church
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Congress
Geoffrey
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Son Geoffrey
Kitchen of