Microwave ovens spark safety fears in holiday rush
A Litton Industries study links microwave oven leaks to eye irritation and cataract-like changes in rabbits, warning that even lower power levels can redden eyes while hot leaks pose real risk. Industry figures dispute, noting remote danger, as public health concerns press for testing and safety standards amid broader cautions on federal staffing cuts and Vietnam era politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Litton Industries
Litton
Beverly Hills
Industrial Hygiene Journal
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal
International Microwave Power Institute
John Osepchuk
Aso
Raytheon
Sal Michaelson
Rochester University
Michaelson
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Public Health Service
County men in service
Marine Pvt. James R. Amick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Amick Jr. of Route 1 Willits, completed basic refrigeration mechanics at Camp Lejeune. Airman Jack L. Baldwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loren A. Baldwin of Middletown, finished basic training at Lockheed AFB and heads to Lowry AFB for supply training. Baldwin, a 1969 Middletown Unified graduate, is married to Trudy, daughter of Mr and Mrs HE Anderson of Ukiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine
James R. Amick
Willard Amick Jr
Route 1, Willits
Marine Corps Engineer School
San Antonio
Jack L. Baldwin
Loren A. Baldwin
Middletown
Air Training Command
Lockhind Afb
Lowry Afb
Colo
Baldwin
Middletown Unified High School
Humboldt School
Humboldt State College
Arcata
Trudy
HE Anderson
Mill St. Ukiah
FCC drops AT&T financial probe over resource limits
The FCC votes 4 to 2 to drop its broad study of Bell system investment and operating expenses citing insufficient resources. The move avoids a detailed scrutiny of AT&T's spending as regulators continue other investigations including a $250 million temporary long distance rate decision and related issues within the Bell system.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Bell Telephone System
American Telephone & Telegraph
Bell
At&t
Bernard Strasser
Commission
Interna
Tional
Western Electric Co
Bell System
Strasser
Oan
Bell Companies
Dean Burch
Robert E. Lee
Charlotte T. Reid
Robert T. Bartley
Congress
Nicholas Johnson
Office of Management and Budget
H. Rex Lee
Johnson
Inflation eases. November CPI up 0.2 percent
Washington reports that inflation slowed markedly in 1971 with November CPI rising 0.2 percent and the year over year gain about 3.5 percent. Officials credit Nixon wage price rent controls for halving inflation in four months, while warning of larger gains ahead as freeze effects pass through.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lrast
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Cost of Living Council
Bikes must be licensed in California off road bill
Gov. Ronald Reapan signed a measure by Assemblyman Eugene Chappie imposing a 15 dollar biannual license for trail bikes dune buggies and snowmobiles. Revenue funds trail and recreational site development with aims to curb environmental damage and provide facilities for enthusiasts starting July.
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Sacramento
UPD
Ronald Reapan
Eugene Chappie
K-Cool
Reagan
Teachers to receive retroactive pay raises in California
The California Teacher Association says about 15000 teachers will get retroactive pay after President Nixon signed the Phase II economic act. The measure restores pay and outlines increased salaries for educators statewide.
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Burlingame Cupt
The
California Teacher Association
Nixon
Marriages and dissolutions listed for Mendocino area
Vital statistics announce multiple marriages and dissolutions with issued dates in December 1971. Couples include Martin Lewis McCumber with Linda Lee ee of Boonville and Jim Ernest Raines with Susan Marie Alto of Willits, among others in Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Laytonville, Fort Bragg and surrounding locales. Dissolutions include Goodwin couple, Paskos couple, and Rash couple filed between December 15 and 20, 1971.
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Martin Lewis McCumber
Travis Afb
Linda Leeee
Boonville
Jim Ernest Raines
Susan Marie Alto
Willits
Anthony Earl Buell
Redwood Valley
Linda Marie Clark
Ukiah
Martin William Meyer
Denise Gazelle Morgan
Leighe Lee Spencer
Joln Fern Duncan
Joseph Robert Coughlin
Sheri Lea Dickerson
Laytonville
Ralph Clifton Forrest
Donna Mae Walsh
Fort Bragg
Carol Goodwin
Robert E. Goodwin
Roberta L. Paskos
Peter C. Paskos
Angela K. Rash
James E. Rash Jr
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Interior and Agriculture Departments
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
John Dingell
D-Midh
Metcalf
Capitol Hill
Interior
John Larson
Robert Kelly
Vietnam
U.S
Paul McCloskey
R-Calif
Goldwater
Paul Wagner
James Amick
Jack Baldwin
Ukiahe
Alura
RIVA
Clara Ave
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
California
John Tunney
Muskie
Highway 101
House OF Spirits
Windsor
S. State St
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