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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1977
Page
4
President Carter and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda host a working dinner at the White House as two days of talks focus on world economics. The event, part of Carter’s no frills approach, features business attire and minimal ceremony.
Algee Simmons, 42, wounded two people and held five hostages including Trinity Du Bose and her children for nearly 12 hours near her apartment. He exchanged three hostages for beer and cigarettes before a police tear gas raid sparked a fire, and he died from a self-inflicted head wound. Police noted a prior record of hostage taking and assaults, with earlier charges in Atlanta and convictions in Orlando.
HEW Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr says a recommendation to Congress on changing the Delaney amendment may come after a broad department review. Law bans any cancer-causing substance in food once identified. FDA plans to reassess amid calls for more flexible safety standards.
The American Correctional Association calls for prisons to stop using polyurethane foam mattresses after reports of toxic fumes from burning foam. The policy cites at least one officer and 16 inmates dying in Florida Connecticut Rhode Island and Pennsylvania incidents where inmates could not be evacuated in time. The association notes inhalation of fumes as a key cause of deaths and covers about 10 000 corrections members.
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