Consumer agency stance shifts on consumer advocacy office
Washington AP The chairman of the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission Richard Simpson reverses to oppose an Agency for Consumer Advocacy saying it would add bureaucracy and misset public expectations He spoke in a letter to the National Consumers League noting ACA as an inadequate mechanism and a Ford reappointment looms as term ends Oct 27 1976.
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Richard 0. Simpson
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National Consumers League
ACA
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Ford
Consumer Agency
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Consumer Protection Agency
Simpson shifts on consumer agency plan amid regulatory debate
National scene reports Simpson reversing his stance after long hard thought. He previously called the consumer agency bill a paper tiger but now signals a changed view as Congress weighs the measure, with Ford likely to veto. The bill would create a new agency to represent consumers in federal regulatory matters, a point Simpson argues against in favor of pressuring existing agencies to act.
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Consumer Agency
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House Government Operations Committee
Ford
Ralph Nader
Betty Ford answers critics on premarital sex letters
First Lady Betty Ford is replying to nearly 28,000 mail items about premarital sex, with about 8,000 supportive and 19,500 opposed messages. Press secretary Sheila Weidenfeld says Ford plans full responses, emphasizing responsible parenthood, communication with children, and nonjudgmental guidance while reaffirming her views on premarital relations.
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Washington
Betty Ford
Sheila Weidenfeld
Chavez union tops Teamsters at InterHarvest lettuce ranch
Cesar Chavez led United Farm Workers to a landslide win at InterHarvest in the Salinas Valley with 1,167 votes to 28 for the Teamsters while Gallo Winery election faces delays due to about 150 challenged ballots. Supervisor Cornelius Beltran sealed the ballot box pending ALRB rulings as economic strikers vote under the new farm labor law.
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InterHarvest
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San Francisco
Gallo
Cornelius Beltran
State Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Airman Recommended for Honorable Discharge Over Homosexuality
S Sgt Rudolph S Keith Jr, a self professed homosexual airman, should receive an honorable discharge according to an Air Force administrative board. The panel's six hours of testimony supported discharge for unsuitability due to homosexuality with an honorable characterization. Col Hesler will review records and board ruling before action. Maj Freel said discharge could come soon. Keith had acknowledged his sexuality at a May race relations class, triggering the action under regulations barring homosexuals from service.
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Harold H. Hesler
Dover Air Force Base
Keith
Michael J. Freel
Air Force
Calley conviction reinstated by appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated William L. Calley Jr.’s court martial conviction for My Lai killings, 8-5, ruling a civilian judge overstepped jurisdiction and that media coverage does not bar trial. Calley, freed on bail, faces continued appeals toward the Supreme Court.
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NEW Orlians
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Supreme Court
J. Houston Gordon
Covington, Tenn
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gordon
Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
J. Robert Elliott
Columbus
Elliott
Boston school attendance rises amid desegregation tensions
Boston pupils return to class as desegregation continues with 63.4 percent attendance on Wednesday. Whites total 24 630 while black and minority students reach 27 479. About 200 demonstrators barricaded streets in Charlestown with police dispersing them over 90 minutes. Over 1 800 officers patrolled. no injuries reported.
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