Betel Nut Deal Sparks Pacific Uproar Over FDA Ban
South Sea islanders in Palau and Yap oppose the FDA move that bans betel nut imports and cross state transport. They say chewing the nut is a cultural staple despite cancer warnings. Palau district administrator and Guam delegate challenge Western style caution in a clash over trusteeship rules and travel bans.
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FDA
United States
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Guam
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Pat
Ida Hays Finds Christmas Great After Major Face Surgery
Ida Hays 16 underwent a 10 hour operation at New York University Hospital to correct orbital hypertelorism by repositioning her eyes and grafting bone from her hip. The $6 000 surgery and travel costs were funded by eastern Oregon fund drives raising over 10 000. Since returning home Ida notes improved reactions from strangers and relief from years of cruelty.
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Ore
Ida Hays
Ida
New York University Hospital
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Oregon
Prison Life Said Tougher On Whites
In Charlotte a prison expert argues that ghetto blacks adapt better to prison life than whites or Spanish Americans. Dr. Robert Johnson of UNC Charlotte says urban upbringing equips inmates to handle dangers, while whites lack training for prison power dynamics and may break down more often.
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Charlotte
N.C
Robert Johnson
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
New York State
Johnson
John
Man Charged In Strangling Of 3-Year-Old
John Calvin Tate, 47, charged with strangling Tamara Robinson, a 3-year-old girl, on Christmas Day in Charlotte. Tate surrendered to police Sunday and was accompanied by TV newsman Mike Cozza. A cord was found around the child's neck in a Charlotte apartment.
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N.C
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Tate
Mike Cozza
Tamara Robinson
North Carolina power fears brown outs by 1980s
Raleigh AP reports CP&L spokesman Sid Linton warned that power generation capacity in North Carolina could be dangerously low by the early 1980s with brownouts possible. He disputed state Sen. McNeill Smith’s charge that utilities overbuilt to raise rates, noting CP&L’s new plants will only reach high capacity in the 1980s.
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Linton
Smith
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