Thalidomide trial ends without verdict in Germany
Aachen state court halted the two year thalidomide case with no verdict while voicing belief the drug caused thousands of West German birth defects between 1957 and 1961. Five Gruenenthal employees faced charges. compensation agreements and state payouts were pledged.
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Alsdorf
Germany
Aachen
Benno Dietz
West Germany
Chemie Gruenenthal
Karl-Hermann Schulte-Hillen
Alsadorf
Gruenenthal
Japan
Frances Kelsey
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Bankers Fund Donations Spark Senate Inquiry
Four congressmen and a senator confirmed accepting bank fund donations amid a probe into influence on a pending bank regulation bill. Ten others reportedly refused, with investigators noting missing names and uncashed checks as the list shifts in ongoing Justice Department and Congressional inquiries. The donor group reported 13 refusals, while authorities warn more names may be involved.
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Washington
Bankers’ Fund
Bankers Political Action Committee
Justice Department
House Special Elections Committee
Harry F. Byrd
India
Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
Charles H. Griffin
Miss
Ren. Jamin R. Blackburn
R-Ga
Garry E. Brown
Rmigh
Con
Byrd
Smith Ferebee
Ferebee
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Muskie
Do-Nothings Cost Plenty Do Nothings Cost Plenty
Washington AP A House committee estimates the federal government spends 75 million dollars annually to support 3200 advisory panels many of which are meaningless obsolete or duplicative. The panel urges a management secretariat at OMB annual presidential reports to Congress on panel activity and a permanent Library of Congress depository for public reports and panel papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Government Operations Committee
George Washington
White House
John S. Monagan
D Conn
Outer Space
House Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Library of Congress
Christmas Carol Night in Derrick Texas Big Prize Draws Near
Fred Ketchum returns as usher for Derrick Texas carol festival at the high school auditorium. The town gathers with decorations and questions about motives for attending. Four schools compete for Gus Derek’s ten thousand dollar prize, including the orphanage which many overlook. The moment before the curtains rise promises significance beyond music and cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luise Putcamp JR
Fred Ketchum
Fred
Santa Claus
Derrick
Texas
Gus Derek
Derek
Maligned Soap 3.22 Percent Firms Await Fate
Washington AP worried soap manufacturers await a government announcement on the safety of NTA a chemical used as a phosphate substitute in detergents Indications pointed to possible restrictions or a ban by HEW and EPA Detergent makers have invested millions to develop NTA and replace phosphates executives met with HEW and EPA officials and declined comment awaiting Friday confirmation Public Health Service has completed studies on NTA safety Harvard critic Dr Samuel S Epstein warns of unsettled questions about heavy metal release and potential cancer causing nitrosamines NTA helps washing by softening water and loosening dirt from fabric
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
NTA
HEW
EPA
Public Health Service
Samuels. Epstein
Harvard Medical School
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Ene
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Kramer Nis Stor
Fert
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Barry Mahon
Barnes
Miracle
Derrick, Texas
Uassmer’s
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V. F. W. Hall
Kenly
Colonel Sanders
Aquarius
Kansas City
Fonty
Capri Theatre
Kansas City, Missoum
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