Public school ratings slide amid discipline concerns
Americans rate public schools lower in a Gallup Poll, with 36 percent giving A or B grades and discipline cited as the top complaint beside drug use, funding, desegregation, and teaching quality. A separate FDA official cites botulism risk and benefits of nitrite in processed meats amid possible regulatory action. A health-professionals survey shows most oppose a saccharin ban, though many find it useful for limiting calories. A House panel calls for immediate recall of Firestone 500 radial tires after link to deaths and injuries.
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Firestone subcommittee finds recall plans unjustified
Firestone spokesman in Akron says the subcommittee's conclusion is not justified and vows cooperation with the government to solve the controversy. NHTSA weighing a recall and Administrator Joan Claybrook expects a decision in two weeks. Postal Service and three unions resume bargaining to avert a nationwide mail strike. Lawyers for both sides prepare to seek upgrade of a restraining order to an injunction. Unions aim to improve on a 19.5 percent wage and cost of living raise featured in the earlier agreement.
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Hamilton, Randall, Steinberg face SEC fraud charges in stock scheme
Washington Star reports actor George Hamilton and James H. Randall along with Saul P. Steinberg were charged by the SEC with illicit insider trading and stock manipulation since 1976. The case involves Pulte Home Corp IBEC and IPM Technology with ties to Nixon campaigns and the Rockefeller rumor.
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Harris guilty pleas seal Hearst kidnapping case
William and Emily Harris pleaded guilty to kidnapping Patricia Hearst in a deal that dismisses nine counts and could bring life in prison if tried. Harris said they aimed to return to the streets by 1983 and become people committed to change as Hearst’s case unfolds nearby in Alameda County.
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