Fifteen Hexachlorophene Deaths Reported in U S
Federal records link fifteen U S deaths to external use of hexachlorophene products, primarily the 3 percent formulation pHisoHex. FDA banned nonprescription HCP in September 1971 amid reports of brain lesions and other reactions, while attributing deaths to other causes and noting French infant fatalities.
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Steven A. Cohen
Associated Press
Ashington
United States
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
FDA
Ucts
Winthrop Laboratories
Sterling Drug, Inc
Monroe Trout
Sterling
University of Washington
Winthrop
Charles C. Edwards, M
Donald A. Berreth
Edwards
Berreth
James Morrison
Division of Regulatory Operations
Bureau of Drugs
Senate debates weakened open meetings bill
The Senate Jurisprudence Committee softened the House approved open meetings bill and sent it to the full Senate for debate. The measure remains stricter than the current law and requires a legislator lawyer to take substantial part in the preparation.
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Austin, Tex
Senate
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Walter Mengden
Houston
Mengden
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Milton Totiuan
Common Cause
Citizens
Erwin
Subcommittee OKs shield bill for newsmen sources
A Texas Senate subcommittee approved a bill to protect confidential news sources with exceptions allowing Supreme Court intervention. The measure, plus open meetings and penalties, advances to the Senate Jurisprudence Committee and then to the Senate floor for action.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Texas Supreme Court
Tha
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Supreme Court
University of Texas
Frank Erwin
House
Britain Unveils Northern Ireland Plan Balancing Demands
The British blueprint for Northern Ireland offers concessions to Protestants and Catholics while pressing the Republic of Ireland to cooperate. It envisions a trimmed local Parliament, retained police powers by Britain, and a future All Ireland Council, with Ulster staying in the United Kingdom if a majority desires.
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London
Britain
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Tower and Bentsen join on key Senate votes
Texas senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen voted together to table a motion to freeze the prime interest rate at the March 19 level, 45-41 in the Senate. Both voted against restoring Phase II rent controls in 56 metropolitan areas, an amendment approved 50-38.
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Washington
Texas
U. S
John Tower
Lloyd Bentsen
Senate
Bentsen
Tower
Senator Church ties ITT to Chilean economic chaos
Sen. Frank Church says ITT tried in 1971 to sow chaos in Chile to block Salvador Allende. Testimony alleges ITT sought U.S. help to destabilize the Allende government while proposing a seven-figure contribution to support a U.S. program. ITT officials deny illegal activity and say aims were compensation for expropriated Chile Telephone Co. assets.
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Washington (Ap
Frank Church
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Chile
Church
D-Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
ITT
Salvador Allende
U. S
Washington
Randa
Subcommittee
John J. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Jack D. Neal
White House
Neal
Peter Peterson
International Economic Affairs
Allende
Overseas
Henry Kissinger
ITT Board
Harold S. Geneen
U.S
White House backs Gray for FBI director post
The White House reaffirms support for L. Patrick Gray III as FBI director nominee amid probes into Watergate and alleged White House influence. Gray tests before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid questions of muzzling and timing for a confirmation vote.
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White House
Gray
FBI
Washington
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Watergate
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Hugh Lee
Ziegler
Scott
U S Remains Opposed to Canal Resolutions at UN
The U N Security Council recessed in Panama with the United States still opposing all draft resolutions on the Panama Canal. Ambassador John Scali said no resolution is acceptable to Washington and vowed a veto if needed, while Panama presses for UN help to secure sovereignty over the Canal Zone.
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Panama
U.N. Security Council
United States
Panama Canal
U.S
John Scali
Scali
Nixon
Council
United Nations
Canal
Iran Nationalizes Oil Industry Under Shah Decree
In a Persian New Year address Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi announced Iran nationalizes the oil sector. The move places control of the main field, refinery, export terminal, and island under the National Iranian Oil Co, ending Western consortium operations dating from 1954.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahelavi
National Iranian Oil Co
Shah
Russians may launch own space station
The United States may face a Soviet space station launch ahead of its Skylab. Pentagon experts cite two Soviet support ships, the Gagarin and Komarov, seen leaving the Black Sea and moving through the Mediterranean with dish-type antennas and other gear, hinting at an urgent mission. The ships have previously monitored and commanded manned Soviet space flights.
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Washington
Pentagon
Atlantic
Gagarin
Komarov
U. S
Black Sea
Mediterranean
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Kennedy Space Center
Manned Orbital Workshop
Tobian
Jack Ogg
N.ireland
Irish Republic
New York City
Whitney Museum of American Art
Lucas Samaras
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