14 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1970
Page
1
An engineering report for the commission concludes that operating high rise bicycles requires more skill than conventional bikes due to shorter wheelbase and smaller wheel size causing instability. It notes devices like sissy bars banana seals and center mounted gearshifts increase hazard. The bicycle industry formed a safety advisory committee after the report.
About 200 members and guests attended a dinner at the Knights of Columbus Home Saturday to celebrate the organization's second anniversary with a dinner dance following the final activity of the event.
An AP dispatch reports Consumers Union warns parents to inspect toys carefully as Christmas shopping begins. FDA has acted on 24 toy lines since the Toy Safety Act, citing dangerous items like pin points, metal noses on dogs, sharp teeth on toys, and hot electrical toys, with injuries rising across bicycles and playground equipment.
Dr Stanford Merrill heads Maine meat inspection, warning the 103rd Legislature must provide 124000 to meet federal guidelines. With August deadline looming, state programs failing federal standards risk federal takeover and review after December 13.
The Weather Bureau New England extended forecast covers Monday through Wednesday for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Expect mostly snow to the north on Monday and Tuesday with parity cloudiness on Wednesday. Highs range from the upper 20s to low 30s north and 35 to 49 south. overnight lows dip into the teens north and into the 20s south.
An African sailor from the M. V. Dankwa arrived at Portsmouth Hospital from the Liverpool ship at State Pier. Marcus Grant, four, of Free Town Sierra Leone, was pronounced dead on arrival at 7 03 pm. Medical Referee Leland Davis attributed death to coronary thrombosis.
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