Taser Weapon Debated Among Its Users
New York AP reports the Taser may face ending production amid disputes over classification and safety. Inventor Jack Cover warns funding must improve for Tasers, which cost about 200 dollars and 10 dollars per round after 1975 sales totaling around seven thousand. Public and police users debate its safety and effectiveness in crime control.
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Taser Systems Inc
City of Industry
Calif
Federal
National Council To Control
Jack Cover
Taser Systems
Miami
Blue Bell
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Georgia
California
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Florida
Cover
North
South Carolina
Akron
Ohio
Nashville
Tenn
James Yocum
Paul Aselton
Lauderdale Lakes
Fla
Larchmont
N.Y
Cleveland
Canal Fulton
Cuyahoga Falls
Dickson
Federal Agencies Tussle Over Nitrate Announcement
Washington AP report on two federal agencies the Agriculture Department and HEW clashing over timing and venue for announcing a Justice Department opinion on whether the preservative sodium nitrite may be banned if cancer is shown. Bergland and Califano seek phased use, with possible Congress action.
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Washington
Justice Department
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Califano
Eileen Shanahan
HEW
Caral Tucker Foreman
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
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