Doctors divided on proposed cigarette rules in Washington
Amarillo physicians respond cautiously as two former U S surgeons general and 10 groups petition the FDA to regulate cigarettes more strictly than saccharin and require prescriptions for sales. The petition argues tobacco contains drugs under FDA authority, while critics warn of Big Brotherism and government overreach.
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Amarillo
Washington
United States Surgeons General
Federal Food & Drug Administration
Luther Terry
Jesse Steinfeld
Terry
Seven Cities and Tourists on the High Plains
Tourists have crossed the Panhandle since 1541 chasing myths of the Seven Cities of Cibola. From Indians trading Alibates flint to Comancheros and Santa Fe Expedition mentions, the High Plains attract varied travelers while Spaniards pursued gold. Forts, explorers, and a 1848 warning frame a timeless chase for riches on the prairie.
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Panhandle
High Plains
San Antonio
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Coronado
New Mexico
Texas
Clovis
Cibola
South Moluccan gunmen free 105 children in Dutch school siege
Dozens of schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 infected after four days of terror were freed by six militants in Assen and Bovensmilde. More than 50 sick youngsters, seven teachers imprisoned, and a heart patient among released children were transported to Wilhelmina Hospital. Police ringed the school as negotiations continued and calls for independence for the South Moluccan Islands were reiterated.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Wim van Leeuwen
Wilhelmina Hospital
van Leeuwen
Eef van de Vliet
Bovensmilde
South Moluccans
South Moluccan Islands
This and That Gold Found in Three Places
This excerpt notes gold occurrences in creek beds and mines as well as jewelry stores. It also includes aphorisms about the brain’s activity from birth and public speaking, and a line about opportunity and temptation. WES IZZARD
Carter May Use Veto In Inflation Battle
President Carter warned of vetoing costly bills as inflation fears shape policy. He cited a farm bill and water projects as early veto targets while Congress weighs a $61.3 billion HEW labor health education and welfare package.
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Carter
Washington
Congress
The
House
Appropriations
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
George Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Sen
Alan Cranston
California
Senate
Cranston
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
John K. Singlaub
U S Trade Deficit Reaches New High in 1977 Start
The Commerce Department reports a four month U S trade deficit of 8 5 billion, well above 1972 s record 6 4 billion as April alone shows a 25 percent rise in imports. Oil purchases drive the gap with economists noting dollar effects and inflation pressures. Officials say policy should curb oil imports but no broad actions are planned.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
United States
Department
Carter Administration
Asst
Treasury
C. Fred Bergsten
New York
Judge Calls reported incident 'Normal Reaction'
A Madison demonstration by about 60 women demanded Judge Archie Simonson resign after he described a teenage boy's reported incident as a normal reaction to provocative clothing. The rally, organized by NOW, criticized his ruling sentencing the 15 year old to a year of home supervision and continued youth-center treatment.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Archie Simonson
Simonson
National Organization For Women
Milwaukee
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FDA
Associated Press
Potter-Randall Medical Society
Robert Sutherland
G. Mason Kahn
Jack D. Waller
Medical Society
Tommy Cook
Sunset Center
John F. Banzhaf II
Action On Smoking & Health
ASH
Izzard Rt
Seven Cities
Robert Marcy
Holland
Indonesia
Johan Alvares Manusama
Don Moore
Too Deep Too Cross
Rory Moores
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Temptation
Wes Izzard
W. Michael Blumenthal
Organization of Petroleum- Exporting Countries
OPEC
Canyon
Jung
Ee Sports
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