Nader pushes health alert over PCB egg poultry contamination
Ralph Nader urged the FDA to issue a public health alert as 75,600 eggs were seized for excessive PCB levels and 88,000 chickens previously saved for slaughter face possible health risks. He criticized the USDA for slow action while noting contaminated fish meal fed to poultry sourced from a Wilmington North Carolina plant and distributed to 65 producers.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
James D. Grant
Nader
Agriculture Department
Clifford M. Hardin
USDA
Department
Wilmington
N.C
Norfolk
Nations cooperate on new narcotics plan
United States advisers to police from 26 nations convene in Washington for a conference starting Oct. 11 to curb international illicit drug traffic. Public Safety chiefs join OPS officials and former U S police leaders trained at the AID International Police Academy to build a regional defense network against trafficking routes.
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Washington
United States
Agency For International Development
Office of Public Safety
OPS
Taipei Clings to UN Seat to Exclude Peking
A diplomatic source said Nationalist China will strive to retain its United Nations seat to prevent mainland China from joining. Taipei will not quit unless voted out, and if it keeps the seat Peking is not going to join.
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Taipei
UPI
China
United Nations
Peking
Nixon weighs options as economy questions loom
President Nixon met with his top economic advisers at Camp David to discuss major policies amid the dollar attack in Europe, a growing trade deficit, and a budget deficit potentially over 20 billion dollars for the second year. Unemployment hovers near six percent as inflation persists.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Camp David
Thurmont
U.S
U S Seeks warmer Ties With Haiti As Storm Beth Forms
The United States plans to ease its nine year stance on Haiti by approving two US technical advisers to aid in customs and postal reforms paid from US funds. Haiti may later buy light arms for two battalions from the volontaires. Meanwhile, tropical storm Beth formed east of Cape Hatteras with 55 to 60 mph winds but no coastal threat.
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New York Times News
Washington
United States
Haiti
John F. Kennedy
State Department
Leopards
Volontaires de Securite’ Nationale
Organization of American States
OAS
Cuba
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Beth
WV VA seeks to place 50 000 returning G I s in jobs
West Virginia faces high unemployment among about 50 000 veterans returning from Indochina. 40 000 are jobless, prompting a joint drive by the VA and VA regional office in Huntington to place Vietnam veterans with local employers. A Vietnam Veterans Information Conference is planned for Sept 22 at the Charleston Civic Center with multiple agencies involved.
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West Virginia
Veterans Affairs Department
Charleston Civic Center
National Alliance of Businessmen
State Department of Employment Security
American Legion
Red Cross
Northern Ireland clashes leave 26 dead in a week of fighting
British troops battled IRA militants near Newry and Belfast as a week of heavy violence produced the 26th dead in Northern Ireland. An IRA leader warned of a bombing campaign in England if British action continued.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Newry
Brian Faulkner
England
Irish Republic
Belleek
Army
Londonderry
Viet rural security wanes as U.S. forces withdraw in Vietnam
UPI reports a computer analysis shows hamlet security deteriorating in northern and central South Vietnam after the U.S. pullback. In Binh Dinh province the Viet Cong controlled hamlets rose to about 40 by June from zero in April, with poorly controlled hamlets increasing to over 200.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Binh Dinh
Vietnam
Modern wife asks too much sparks debate on marriage
Mrs Joseph Zeidner an 89 year old Brooklyn woman says modern wives demand much from husbands citing cars furs jewelry as a source of strain while celebrating her Twist wedding anniversary in New York.
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UPI
Joseph Zeidner
Brooklyn
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