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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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President Eisenhower signed a bill in Washington banning interstate shipment of household refrigerators without inside-openable doors to prevent children from being trapped and suffocating. The ban takes effect in two years, with manufacturers expected to adopt safety standards.
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WASHINGTON (P) The nation has a new law designed to save children from being trapped and suffocating while playing inside refrigerators.
President Eisenhower yesterday signed a bill banning interstate shipment of any household refrigerator that is not equipped with a door that can be opened easily from the inside.
The ban is effective in two years. In the meantime, manufacturers will be expected to adopt safety devices under standards to be met by the government.
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Washington
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Yesterday
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ban on interstate shipment of non-compliant refrigerators effective in two years; manufacturers to adopt safety standards.
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President Eisenhower signed a bill banning interstate shipment of household refrigerators not equipped with doors that can be opened easily from the inside, to prevent children from being trapped and suffocating.