Nader groups push emergency limits on cancer chemicals
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and Ralph Nader backed Health Research Group urge Labor Department to issue an emergency temporary standard to ban workplace exposure to carcinogenic chemicals used in dyes textiles and insecticides. They cite long latency and call for action under the 1970 OSH Act to protect workers.
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UPI
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Ralph Nader-backed
Health Research Group
Labor Department
Department
Britain
Pennsylvania
Port plan described as a serious mistake by House panel
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee labeled homeporting part of the 6th Fleet in Greece a serious mistake amid calls for a minimal American profile. Dissenters faulted the majority for bias and warned of distraction from democratic values in NATO ally Greece.
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UPI
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U.S
Greece
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Near East
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Athens
NATO
United States
Congress
Farm economy ends year with record price and income peaks
Washington reports a record farm economy year with the largest monthly price jump since WWII. Officials fear food price trends in 1973 while rural aid sharply drops as REAP ends on December 22. Poage blasts the administration for rural neglect and urban bias.
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UPI
Administration
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Congress should be equal not separate says lobbyist
David Cohen of Common Cause argues Congress must become a co equal branch. He notes growing discontent, the White House blocking frozen spending, and voters feeling cut off as impetus for reform efforts.
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Washington
UPI
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Nixon
White House
Office of Management and Budget
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Welfare System Blasted in Congressional Study
A Congress subcommittee report titled Welfare—An Administrative Nightmare says the U S welfare system is complex understaffed and hard to administer with millions wasted It notes each program has its own eligibility standards created by four federal agencies and local offices face vast paperwork and constant recertifications.
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UPI
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Joint Economic Committee
State Health, Labor, Housing and Welfare Departments
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Martha W. Griffiths
Dmich
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