Nader faults federal checks on PCB tainted foods
Washington AP Ralph Nader accused the government of failures to protect consumers from PCB tainted eggs chickens and fish and urged FDA and Agriculture officials to publicly release test results. He cited a Wilmington North Carolina fish meal incident raising alarms while FDA seized eggs and catfish feed and poultry firms faced recalls and destruction of stock.
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New blood test device aids early retardation screening
Atlanta based CDC biochemist Dr. John A. Ambrose developed equipment that can test for multiple indicators of mental retardation from a single newborn blood sample. The system currently checks two indicators but could expand to a dozen within five years, reducing testing time from 24 hours to about one hour. It promises rapid, broad screening and potential dietary interventions for affected infants.
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John A. Ambrose
U.S. Center For Disease Control
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Mortgage hearings set
The Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee will begin extensive hearings next month on mortgage banker practices shaping minority districts in central cities. The Sept. 13–15 Boston session will examine F H A insured loans to blacks plus boundary limits, aiding speculators amid a shifting, predominantly black inner city.
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Black official accuses SBA grant bias in Alabama
In Mobile AP reports an official quotes a $300000 SBA grant to Arcata Management Corp faced bankruptcy to aid black business growth. Mitchell D Md claims SBA favors white applicants and neglects black firms, urging independent economic power and criticizing Thomas Kleppe.
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SEC imposes blackout rules on pre registration info
The SEC issued guidelines banning forecasts and stock value predictions while registration applications await approval. Firms may still share factual business updates, respond to questions, advertise, mail reports, and issue proxy statements. Chairman Casey cited public concern over information blackouts. Police brief notes Nelson R. King 28, fined $15 for disobeying a stop sign.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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William” J. Casey
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Nelson R. King
Judge rules for Indians at Argonne protest site
A federal judge temporarily barred government or local authorities from evicting a group of 80 Indians who call themselves the Chicago Indian Village from an abandoned Nike missile site at Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County. They occupied the location a month earlier to protest housing and job opportunities in the Chicago area. Allen D. Craft, 19, was cited for driving too fast for conditions in Herrin.
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