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Show Page 34 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, December 11, 1983 Chamber Performs .Messiah'' Trust Buster To Teach-Law- WASHINGTON lliam Baxter, the administration's starting point for understanding any antitrust problem," McGrath, who worked on cases involving AT&T while in private practice,, will not be able to oversee resolution of various issues in the case, leaving the Justice Department with a sticky problem on Wi- (UPI) chief antitrust buster who crafted the breakup of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., is quitting the government to return to teaching law. Baxter, assistant attorney general for antitrust at the Justice Department, was responsible for settling the case against the world's largest company and dropsuit against ping a IBM two of the biggest antitrust . actions in U.S. history. Baxter will be returning to Stan- ford Law School in California to teach. He will be replaced by need Senate confirmation. . McGrath and Smith both said antitrust policies of the Reagan administration will not change. "Bill Baxter has written a brilliant chapter in antitrust history," said Attorney General William French Smith in announcing his resignation effective Dec. 16 at a news conference Thursday. "Probably his greatest contribution was the thread that ran through every decision he made his emphasis on sophisticated eco-- . nomic analysis as the essential : ; Smith 'said no decision had been made on who would handle AT&T matters at the Justice Department. , economist Baxter, a and lawyer, will be remembered as the Reagan administration official who negotiated the settlement of the historic AT&T suit filed by the Justice Department in 1974 in an effort to break up the world's largest company. Although Baxter declared when he first took office that he tended to "litigate the case to the y II 7 --- --- - -- . W v 1 . ... r1 f alto; Joseph Peter Toscano, bass. tenor; and Barry Bounous, The event is free and open to the donations will be public, though ' accepted. o , 'i A choir Joining the orchestra and L. Debra soloists: selected are Dunning, soprano; Laura Mosher, sri r r cases because they had worked on various Bell system cases in private practice. ; Assistant Attorney General J. Paul McGrath, head of the department's civil division, who will not This year the Chamber Music Society, under the direction of Leon V. Honey, offers a more complete rendition of the "Messiah" than is traditionally given. Rather than dividing the work between Christmas and Easter sections from the Easter "Messiah" will also be included. second performance is Monday at 7:30 p.m. at American Fork High School Audito AT&T , of A its hands. Both Attorney General William French Smith and the department' s No. 2 official, Edward Schmults, have withdrawn from considering any aspect of the ; enjoy good music." Honey points out the importance great classical works in people's lives. "We are not the Tabernacle Choir, nor the Utah Symphony, but we do our best to create a quality performance and a sound intended by the composer. Our people are volunteers taking time away from busy schedules to continue their music education, develop their talents and simply num. The Alpine Area Chamber Music Society will present its third annual performance of Handel's "Messiah" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove High School Auditorium. I f if If I f i U iI 1 li U' m eyeballs," he subsequently brought about the settlement that will result in the divestiture of the Bell System Jan. 1. Product Safety Concerns Group n a See in-ste- details poster for re - WASHINGTON More like a car without brakes, a para (UPI) than 70,000 Americans died last chute without a ripcord, a sneeze accidents, without a handkerchief," said FTC year in product-relate- d a consumer group says in a new Commissioner Michael Pertschuk. book that lists the 10 most hazardCars, the single biggest cause of accidental death and injury, are ous consumer products. Noting dangers in household listed alphabetically by maker and items from daffodil bulbs to decaf- model with known problems. Even has entries in the feinated coffee, the Consumer Rolls-Royc- e Federation of America released a tome, which says in some Silver Shadows and Silver book Thursday aimed at steering late-70- s consumers away from both ob- Wraiths "the cruise control may not shut off." vious and obscure hazards. Toxic house plants are listed by The Product Safety Book, using information from government Latin and common name. The agencies and other consumer common dieffenbachia, said Ms. groups, lists known defects and Averyt, exudes an irritant that dangers in brand name and ge- causes swelling of the lips and neric products, suggestions for tongue. Daffodil and crocus bulbs safe use of some and outright contain an unidentified toxin that causes nausea and diarrhea. avoidance of others. Under the heading "caffeine," "Last year, more than 70,000 inconclusive studies linking the Americans died in product-relate- d accidents while millions more suf- stimulant to birth defects, breast tumors and and pancreatic cancer fered disabling injuries," Stephen Brobeck told a news are discussed, but only pregnant women and people with high blood conference. The top three most hazardous pressure are advised to avoid products, Brobeck said, are auto- coffee and other caffeine-containin- g mobiles, cigarettes and alcohol, products altogether. A switch to decaffeinated coffee followed by bicycles, power saws, toys, household cleaners, lawn may not solve the problem. The mowers, kitchen ranges and bath- book says some brands are still tubs and showers. stripped of caffeine with methyThe Consumer Federation, a pri- lene chloride, known to cause it vate group, called the cancer in rats Ms. Averyt noted the danger of book "the first comprehensive information source on consumer leaving acid foods such as tomato product safety." Authors Brobeck paste in the refrigerator after and Anne Averyt said they drew opening, saying lead from the heavily on files of agencies includ- can's seams may leach into the ing the Consumer Product Safety food. The book names potentially Commission, Federal Trade Com- toxic chemicals in shampoos, saymission and Food and Drug Ad- ing even baby shampoo can anesthetize the eyeballs and "cause ministration, people to overlook other serious "A home without this book is irritations or injuries to the eye." 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