Buyer’s Bill of Rights faces stalled congressional action
Washington AP report notes a year after Nixon’s Buyer's Bill of Rights, consumer measures remain stalled as Congress and the administration clash. Of 18 proposals, 11 were sent to Congress, while seven need executive action. two areas show delays including a consumer affairs division for OEO and a consumer register. If no progress this lame duck session, bills must be reintroduced in January.
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Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Virginia Knauer
Consumer
Consumer Register
Cial Federal Register
Knauer
OEO
Prom
Secret spy satellite adds near instant missile alert capability
The Air Force launched a Titan 3 rocket carrying an 1800 pound secret satellite to a near stationary orbit 24000 miles above the Pacific. The system promises about a 30 minute warning of intercontinental attacks from the Soviet Union or Red China, with ground stations in California and Australia collecting data for rapid alerts to the United States. A second satellite could add 15 minute warning for submarine launched rockets.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Pacific Ocean
California
Southeast Asia
Australia
North America
Explosion rocks Rochester synagogue in latest bombing
In Henrietta near Rochester an early morning dynamite blast blew two holes in the rear of Temple Beth Am causing shattered windows with no injuries. It marks the third synagogue bombing in the area in 10 days, following prior blasts on Oct. 12 and Oct. 27. Police seek a red Oldsmobile wagon seen fleeing toward Rochester.
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Henrietta
Rochester
Donald Wall
Kitchen
Temple
Italy Recognizes Communist China Amid Defection Shakeup
Italy’s cabinet ratified the Paris negotiations and recognized Communist China, joining Britain France Canada the Netherlands Norway and Denmark as NATO members with ties to Peking. Nationalist Chinese diplomats in Rome and Milan prepared to evacuate staff to Formosa within two weeks, while Vatican relations with Chiang Kai-shek’s regime remained unaffected.
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Italy
Mediterranean
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
China
U.S
Paris
Milan
Formosa
Taipei
Vatican
Chiang
Peking
Britain
France
Canada
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Frisbee Toss by Gordie Lawry Sparks Stanford Spirit
Gordie Lawry of San Francisco, drum major of the Stanford University band, tosses a frisbee for Che, a two year old dog owned by a fellow Stanford student. Che snatches the catch, capturing campus enthusiasm in this light moment.
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Gordie Lawry
San Francisco
Stanford University
Che
Stanford
Young Kids Get Male Teacher Image In Bakersfield
Four young men were assigned to teach kindergarten in Bakersfield to provide male role models for five year olds. Officials call it the first masculine intrusion into a field long dominated by women on a trial basis. Reactions from administrators, children, and parents have been favorable. The program aims to supply a male image and help boys catch up with faster maturing girls in one class.
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Bakersfield
Calif
22 Year-Old Wins Bid In Nashua State Race
Gerry Parker a 22-year-old Georgetown senior running as a Republican in a Democratic win area of Nashua New Hampshire says he used the system to push for government reforms and people power. He notes door to door campaigning showed generation gaps can be bridged as he claims broad backing across ages and groups.
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Washington
Gerry Parker
Nashua
N.H
Parker
Georgetown University
GM Agrees To Major Union Concession
Detroit reports General Motors has agreed to remove the ceiling on the cost-of-living allowance in a major concession to the United Auto Workers. Details were unavailable, but a Detroit Free Press source confirmed the action amid stalled strike talks and renewed signs that negotiations may be progressing.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit Free Press
Terrorist Bombings Seen As Repeating History In US
Boston reports quote Dr John Spiegel of Brandeis and Rev Paul Shanley from a Massachusetts Conference on Social Welfare. Spiegel says recent bombings are a stylized phase of a cycle of violence and criticizes overreaction by FBI. Shanley notes youths he aided described ready supplies of Molotov cocktails.
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Boston
Lemburg Center For the Study of
Brandeis University
United States
John Spiegel
Lemburg Center
Paul Shanley
Massachusetts Conference On Social Welfare
Spiegel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon
Shanley
Weekend Weather Outlook Mild Saturday With Cooler Sunday
The forecast calls for a mild Saturday with highs in the lower 60s and night temps in the 30s. Sunday should be cooler. Yesterday reached 50 with a 38 degree low recorded this morning.
Booze Ban for Pilots Extends to All Civil Crew Members
The Federal Aviation Administration imposed a rule banning alcohol for civilian pilots and crew eight hours before flight. Effective December 5, the policy covers pilots engineers and other crew, with airline rules remaining stricter. The move follows a January request from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and a June proposal by the FAA.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
FAA
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