Nadar Decries Congress Inaction On Consumer Act
Washington AP. Ralph Nader and Rep. Rosenthal assail Section 204 of the proposed 1971 consumer protection act for denying the new agency power to intervene in informal proceedings. They cite FTC and CAB use of informal actions and warn the bill would limit investigations into vehicle defects and toy safety.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Congress
House
Nader
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Consumer Protection Agency
Federal Trade Commission
Agriculture Department
Meat and Poultry
Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nader and Rosenthal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Rosenthal
Chet Holifield
House Government Operations Committee
Holifield
Roger C. Cramton
Administrative Conference of the United States
Senate
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
White House
Policy speech outlines US goals at United Nations
Secretary of State Rogers planned a UN General Assembly address to present Washington’s approach on the Middle East and China representation. He aimed to back Israel-Egypt talks to reopen the Suez Canal, justify keeping Nationalist China in the UN, and address East West ties including Soviet relations. He would also press for an interim settlement with Egypt and meet Israeli and Egyptian ministers during the week.
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United Nations
N.Y
William P. Rogers
U.S
Middle East
China
General Assembly
Rogers
Suez Canal
Weere
United States
Soviet Union
Israel
Egypt
Mahmoud Riad
Washington
Riad
Abba Eban
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Moscow
Eban
Abc-Tv
Plane hijack ends in trio of deaths in Jacksonville
Three Tennesseans died during a hijacked private plane's flight from Nashville to Atlanta. Pilot and wife Susan Giffe and Brent Downs were killed. one passenger and the copilot survived. FBI said gunman George Giffe and wife died, Wallace, 32, was arrested on air piracy charges.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tennessee
FBI
Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta
Bahamas
Jacksonville International Airport
George Mallory Giffe
Susan
Brent Quinton Downs
Bobby Wayne Wallace
Randall Crump
Jim O’connor
Wallace
Big Brother Aircraft, Inc
Giffe
Kansas Car Smashups Kill Twelve In State
The Associated Press reports the Kansas traffic toll rose to 12 from Friday evening to Sunday night. Six deaths occurred in a three car crash on I-70 near Quinter, including Linda Henry a Kansas State University Homecoming Queen finalist. Other victims were from Kansas City Missouri Lawrence and surrounding areas. accidents occurred on U S 24 and U S 169 with one lane through construction.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Interstate 70
Quinter
Jerry Powell
Christopher van Horn
Edith Friedebach
Kansas City
Virgil Hambleton
Garden City
Kan
Steven Vegarac
Lawrence
U.S. 24
Delmer D. Sherwood Jr
Colony
U.S. 169
Iola
Linda Henry
Lecompton
Woods
Chesley A. Baker
Los Angles
The
Woods Auto
Hardin
Forces Gathered In Senate Vetoes
A party line scramble in the House and a rider in the Senate put veto votes on Nixon economic measures. House Democrats press the veto of delaying a 1.3 billion federal pay raise for 4.3 million workers, while Senate figures push to write the veto into a 21 billion military procurement bill and restore a 2.7 billion pay raise via a 300 million amendment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Congress
H.R. Gross
Charles McC. Mathias
Mathias
Gordon Allott
Key Biscayne
Gross
Allott
Resupply Push By North Viets Near Minh Trail
U S officials report a dry season resupply push by North Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh trail, aiming to gain weeks after limited tonnage moved previously. Analysts note road construction, new corridors from Ban Raving Pass toward Laos and potential DMZ cross into South Vietnam, with 14 000 to 16 000 NVA and Viet Cong in Quang Tri area ready to reinforce.
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Washington
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Laotian Panhandle
North Vietnam
Ban Raving
Demilitarized Zone
Bolovens Plateau
Royal Lao
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Vulhern
Quang Tri
Dock Strike Nearer Settlement After Longest Western Walkout
The West Coast dock strike, Europe's longest on the coast, reached day 96 with mediators reporting progress. East Coast talks resumed in New York as 80,000 striking soft coal miners prepared to report to members. J Curtis Counts said a settlement was closer. the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association recessed after a four hour session. The strike idled 15,000 longshoremen, tied up 208 ships, and cost California about 1.5 billion. The East Coast dispute covers 45,000 AFL CIO members from Maine to Texas over guaranteed pay and hours. Separately, a three day United Mine Workers strike continued as talks stalled on pay and welfare contributions.
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Associated Press
West Coast
New York City
J. Curtis Counts
San Francisco
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Maritime Association
California
ILWU
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Maine
Texas
ILA
New York Shipping Association
New York
United Mine Workers
UMW
British Troops Battle Snipers In Two-Hour Fight
In Belfast a predawn two hour gun battle pitted British troops against snipers and IRA gunmen. Two gunmen were believed hit as troops conducted house to house searches for suspects and arms caches amid a riot near Mount Pottinger. In Londonderry a 5 year old girl was critically injured when a terrorist attack hit an army post.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Mount Pottinger
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
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Epi Proagree
FAR
SF Nationalobank
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
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