Toy safety buttons recalled by US toy agency
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls 80,000 lapel buttons due to sharp edges high lead paint and breakable clips. Buttons feature a brown bear and the slogan Think Toy Safety and were not sold to consumers but will be destroyed with costs billed to Lewis Co. Lead levels reach 1.97 percent violating federal limits 0.5 percent now and 0.06 percent by year end unless changed.
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Factory workers may see bleak Christmas
Government statistics show reduced industrial output and reports of a December shutdown at Chrysler Corp car plants. The Federal Reserve notes a 0.6 percent drop in industrial production, the sharpest since February, with auto plants idling and fears of broader layoffs. The Ford administration warns of recession signals as the economy weakens.
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Troop Buildups Reported Amid Mid East Tension
Reports of limited Israeli mobilization surface in London and U.S. papers. The Times cites one third of reserves called up. Rabin accuses Soviet ships unloading arms at Latakia as Moscow backs Damascus amid Syrian maneuvers.
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Steamships Enter Suez for Pilgrimage Transit
Four empty Egyptian passenger steamships entered the Suez Canal at Port Said on the first commercial voyage since the 1967 war. Each ship can carry up to 1,500 passengers and head toward Suez to load Moslems for the Mecca pilgrimage. They were to reach Ismailia later and stay two days.
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District Head Killed as Coal Strike Enters Third Week
United Mine Workers face a stalled contract talks after 38 bargaining council members balk at terms. The planned meeting was halted by the killing of Alabama district president Sam Littlefield in a hotel room, with officials predicting a three week strike and more layoffs.
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CIA man testifies trust in Haldeman on Watergate probe
Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters, deputy CIA chief, testified that his faith in Haldeman led him to approach Acting FBI Director Gray about a continued Watergate inquiry. He said CIA assets in Mexico were not at risk and that Helms told Haldeman there was no CIA interest. Walters defended his actions while defense lawyers plan further testimony from Helms and others.
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Watergate figures tied to secret drug operation, Hunt says
E Howard Hunt links G Gordon Liddy and Egil Krogh to a covert drug war ordered by Nixon before Watergate. He says the plan, called Breaking the Connection, aimed to cut heroin supply at the source, with operations from Krogh at the White House and hints of French cooperation and Southeast Asia involvement.
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World Food Conference Forms Global Food Council
The World Food Conference reached an agreement to create a world food council to funnel food and funds to needy nations. The council will be established by the United Nations General Assembly and report to it via the Economic and Social Council, binding rich and poor nations in a long term aid framework.
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Ford says he'll run for full term in 76
President Ford confirms plans to seek a full four year term in 1976. Press Secretary Ron Nessen released the statement after questions at a briefing. The timing may reflect Republican performance in recent elections and Ford's growing satisfaction in the presidency.
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Weather outlook with possible rain and snow tonight
A chance of rain or snow tonight with temperatures in the mid to lower 30s. Tomorrow should be warmer under cloudy skies with rain likely and highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent tonight and 60 percent tomorrow.
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