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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1970
Page
8
The Federal Trade Commission accepted a consent order with Carnation to halt ads that claimed Carnation Instant Breakfast matched a full breakfast in nutrition. The action notes 30 days for public comment and states acceptance is not an admission of guilt.
President Nixon told a group of women at a Junior League conference on the environment that in the controversy over women’s liberation he wants "a woman to be a woman." The exchange came during Wednesday night greetings as the women, representing thousands nationwide, asked to visit at a breakfast.
Carson City Nevada is noted as the least populated state capital in the United States based on available population figures. The remark highlights the city's status among national capitals and its comparatively small size.
Bethlehem Steel Corp the nations second largest steel producer reports profits down 60 percent in the third quarter and nearly 40 percent for the first nine months of this year amid furlough rumors for 6000 to 7000 Lackawanna mill workers. Armco and U S Steel comment on potential layoffs as J and L furloughs 4000 workers in Pittsburgh and Cleveland area due to weak orders.
John Taylor 21 of Sherman Texas, football player, died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio after being flown from Denver in critical condition with burns covering 82 percent of his body. The Wichita State crash near Silver Plume Colorado on Oct 2 claimed 31st life. Thirteen players and 17 officials and fans also perished aboard the plane.
Winchester Exchange Club votes to support CONCERN with funding from its parent Northwestern Mental Health Association facing tight resources. President J D Berlin cites CONCERN volunteers’ hard work and service as reason for aid while the club continues its own fundraising in several community programs.
The National Geographic Society notes gum chewing as an ancient habit with Greeks Mayans Arabians and Africans chewing natural gums. Greek women used mastiche resin from tree bark to clean teeth and sweeten breath.
General Motors reports a 77 million loss for the July to September quarter due to a strike and weak sales. Shipments dropped as UAW actions and extended model-change shutdowns reduced output, leaving nine month earnings at 744 million versus 1.2 billion a year earlier.
American astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr and two Soviet cosmonauts Maj. Gen. Andrian Nikolayev and Vitali Sevastyanov took turns piloting a Boeing 747 in Seattle. Nikolayev commanded the takeoff while Sevastyanov handled maneuvers and Aldrin landed the jet with a Boeing test pilot aboard.
About 2,000 Virginia construction workers picketed Virginia Electric & Power Co. Chesterfield station to protest awarding a contract to Brown & Root of Houston. Four people were arrested at the site run by Brown & Root which operates on an open shop basis. Brown & Root officials say they were chosen for their experience in oil installations and conversions and for high productivity.
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