Diet pills under FDA study find limited value for weight loss
An FDA panel of four physicians and two statisticians concludes most am phetamines used as diet aids have trivial value since dieting alone yields similar weight loss. They propose banning refillable prescriptions and imposing manufacturing quotas while noting fenfluramine shows genuine effectiveness without stimulant side effects.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Offen Duarmine
Campaign song praise to Wilson offered for Nixon McGovern race
A columnist notes no campaign songs this year and suggests adapting a tune that praised Woodrow Wilson for Richard Nixon. The piece mocks McGovern and proposes using the Wilson song with a single added note, praising it as a perfect fit for a campaign effort.
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Nixon
Trudeau stresses Canada independence from U S
Pierre Elliott Trudeau frames Canada as a mature, independent actor shifting from U S dependency. He cites establishing relations with China and the Soviet Union, strengthening Commonwealth ties, and diversifying away from American influence while noting ongoing bilateral tensions and hard bargaining after elections.
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Jay Wala
New York Times
Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
United States
Toronto
Peoples Republic of China
Nixon
Pekrid
China
Alexei
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Arcas
Commonwealth
Jailing of Newark Reporter Signals Press Rights Dilemma
Six days into his jail term Peter J Bridge of Newark New Jersey is cited as a direct fallout of the Caldwell case regarding newsman privileges. Legal experts say his contempt finding arose from refusing to answer five grand jury questions about a housing authority corruption article. The case highlights tensions between state statutes and the Supreme Court framework for balancing press interests against grand jury investigations.
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Lesley Oessner
New York
Cimes News Service
Leoni
Peter J. Bridge
Newark
United States Supreme Court
Bridge
Caldwell
Earl Caldwell
New York Times
Lewis ¥. Powell Jr
Powell
States
Congress
New Jersey
Tower Courts
Supreme Court
Vincent Blasi
University of Michigan Law School
Council of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws
Evening News of
Housing Authority
Pearl Beatty
Essex County Grand
James H. Wallwork
Blasi
Presidents Club Lunchroom Tricks and Founding Fathers
A satirical piece recounts the Presidents' Club antics with Thomas Jefferson inviting Louis XIV, Millard Fillmore's stand, and a rule banning crowns at the foyer. It layers presidential rivalries, quotes Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant, Lincoln, and Nixon era inflections while revealing eavesdropping sources about campaign debates and the RE election committee.
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Washington
Presidents’ Club
Thomas Jefferson
Louis XIV
Millard Fillmore
Louis
John Adams
Fillmore
Grant
T.R
Nixon
McGovern
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Committee
Ulysses S. Grant
White House
Letters to the editor urge reform of ballot initiative petitions
Readers argue for higher signature thresholds and postcard notices to signers, plus a requirement to briefly state why they signed. The letters critique the initiative process as easily abused while stressing civic engagement and moral concerns about X rated movie advertising. Local church representative supports petition against such ads.
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Initiative Reform
Tamy Beach
Loretta Fitzgerald
Independent
Press-Telegram
Independent, Press-Telegram
Frank M, Kedpner
First Baptist Church
Long Beach
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