Ethical drug sales rise to 7.6 billion in 1971 forecast
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association says worldwide ethical drug sales totaled 6.9 billion in 1970 with 4.7 billion in the U.S. and projects 7.6 billion for 1971 with 5.2 billion in the United States. The report notes 115 member firms supplying 95 percent of U.S. and 50 percent of world ethical drugs and cites a vast array of products and sizes, reflecting rising medical use and questions about medication in society.
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
U.S
United States
Association
Beaumont
Tex
Washington
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Subcommittee
Semantics and Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Stir Debate
The Agriculture Department faces a semantics issue over sodium acid pyrophosphate used in hot dogs. Officials say it is safe and does not alter color. industry says it speeds curing. Consumer reaction prompts talk of a possible ban while businesses cite economic tradeoffs.
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Agriculture Department
Luther the gargantuan groundhog returns to Pumpkin Ridge
Reporter recounts Luther the groundhog’s dramatic return after months away. He vanished last fall, left no sign of his entrance, then emerged from a dirt-filled hole beside his limestone outcrop, greeting neighbors with his familiar swagger.
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Luther
Pumpkin Ridge
Tilly
Luther Lodge
Nixon's Holding Pattern in Economic Standoff
The Nixon administration circles a cautious path as it waits for gains in productivity and avoids triggering inflation. Unemployment around 6 percent pressures a jobs program, but deficits and price controls complicate bold public works answers. A Senate committee urged expanded public service employment and tax relief, while the administration hesitates, hoping market forces resolve the mix of inflation and unemployment.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic Congress
Senate
House Economic Committee
Congress
Joint Committee
Secretary of State rusk accuses soviets of blocking test ban
The report cites Dean Rusk alleging Soviet obstruction of a nuclear test ban treaty while hints of new atomic explosions loom. The piece also notes community and state items including church calls and an apple commission report, framing a broad wartime era news digest.
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Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Money and morals in daily life and church giving
The piece argues money is a tool not an idol and urges honesty in earning and spending. It cautions against excess and notes furnishing for loved ones, education, church, and philanthropy affects happiness. It suggests an unselfish, sensible attitude toward money.
Super Snooper Bill Faces Senate Push in Consumer Debate
A Senate subcommittee advances S1177 by Javits and Ribicoff proposing a powerful Consumer Protection Agency with wide authority over federal agencies. Critics warn the plan would intrude on regulatory independence, threaten business freedom, and create an expansive, interventionist bureaucracy.
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Washington
Senate
Javits
New York
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Ralph Nader
Consumer Protection Agency
CPA
Florida
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
United States
Federal Register
Tas
House
Don Fuqua
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Nader
March Fun List Shows Odd Ways To Spend The Month
HAL BOYLE lists many quirky ways to spend March beyond dull routines. The piece mixes humorous fantasies from raiding a galleon to meeting Raquel Welch with a playful quiz on memory and history.
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New York
Plato
Sahib
Hollywood
Australia
Raquel Welch
Times Square
Howard Hughes
Bali
McGraw- Hill Book Company
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