Call for urgent study of Laetrile amid Chad Green case
The case of three year old Chad Green, with leukemia, highlights legal and moral disputes over Laetrile as a cancer treatment. Massachusetts courts have barred Laetrile, while Chad’s parents took him to Mexico. officials urge exhaustive study by the American Cancer Society and NIH, noting Japanese findings warrant further investigation.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
American Cancer Society
National Institute of Health
Nightly Survey Challenges Swinger Myth for Playboy Readers
A Louis Harris study for Playboy finds American men under 50 are homebodies who spend leisure time with electronic or printed material rather than partying. The piece playfully reassures readers uneasy about preferring puttering to dancing.
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Playboy Magazine
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Man Shapes Character by Daily Choices and Faith
A reflective piece on moral direction, citing John Jay, Daniel Webster, and Wil liam Gladstone to argue character forms from daily habits and faith. It questions values like security versus freedom, money versus morals, and service versus success, asking what price one pays for belief.
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Daniel Webster
John Jay
Paul Harvey
Why Didn’t You Vote in 1978 Low U.S. Turnout
Analysis cites 1978 as the lowest nonpresidential turnout since 1942 and 1930. Social malaise and distrust in politics are blamed, with Curtis Gans arguing registration laws offer only modest gains while institutional decay and citizen impotence rise.
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U.S
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Curtis Gans
Gans
Dear SFC letters warn drugs not the answer from faith
A reader’s repentance story urges youth away from drugs toward Jesus Christ. The response emphasizes sin, forgiveness, and hope, citing Matthew 7 9 11 and urging witness. The letter also discusses mass media's role in politics and the danger of single issue activism limiting broad democratic participation.
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Opinion Columns Examine Nixon Era Criticism and Political Power
A columnist argues Nixon faced harsh, partisan hostility while other presidents abused power more openly. He notes current Carter era voluntary guidelines used to pressure firms, cites The Wall Street Journal, and links criticism to Kennedy, Reagan, and Connally discussions.
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