Richest Nation Lags in Infant Death Rate in 1968
In 1968 the United States had an infant mortality rate of 21.7 per thousand live births, worse than 12 other nations led by Sweden at 12.9. Dr. Frank Falkner of NIH warns the health of mothers and babies is jeopardized by social factors such as housing, income, and education. He notes that racial differences are not the sole cause, since blacks are about 15 percent of the population. Nutrition is the most amenable factor, yet requires national commitment to improve.
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Patricia McCormack
New York
UPI
America
Sweden
Frank Falkner
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Children
United States
U.S
Falkner
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C
International Children’s Centre
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Poland Seen As Likeliest Liberal State In Soviet Bloc
In Warsaw Poles face higher costs for coffee vodka and basics yet remain confident Poland is the most liberal Soviet bloc nation. The 1968 turmoil is fading with Gomulka possibly stepping down in two years as party and economy improve.
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Poland
Terence Andrew Warsaw
UPI
Soviet Bloc
Polish Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
West Germany
Four-H Scholarships For Home Economics Majors
National 4-H offers six $800 scholarships to current or former 4-H members planning to major in home economics in fall 1970. Applicants must have at least three years 4-H membership and be enrolled in an accredited college. Each state submits one candidate. winners announced at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago November 29 to December 3.
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Chicago
Cooperative Extension Service
Vermont Legal Aid Urges Voters To Be Informed
Vermont Legal Aid urges Vermonters to engage in selecting the attorney general, noting public understanding of the office’s authority is limited. The unsigned STANFORD item questions whether the attorney general’s impact rivals that of the governor. Vermont Legal Aid offers free legal services to the poor.
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Vt. Legal Aid
Burlington
UPI
Vermont Legal Aid
Vermont
Teen Leaders Meet And Learn This Week
High school students from across Vermont attend a three day Teen Leaders Conference in Burlington June 23 25 sponsored by the Extension Service. Planning by 25 youths from counties and Burlington Urban Center centers on dating race relations dress drugs environmental quality parents and careers with addresses by Sister Elizabeth Candon and Lyman Rowell. Career conferences workshops tours and interest groups run June 23 25 with industrial tours to IBM Essex Junction Simmonds Vergennes and Union Carbide St Albans.
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Burlington
Extension Service
Essex Junction
Simmonds Precision
Vergennes
Union Carbide Corp
St. Albans
Milk Truck Driver Ted Keeps Dairy Moving Weekdays
In this June feature Ted the milk truck driver is the unseen link in dairy logistics. He blends milk from multiple farms, measures yield, collects samples, delivers to bulk tanks, and keeps farms supplied as roads open after blizzards. His meticulous care ensures cleanliness and timely deliveries, with farmers and neighbors relying on him daily.
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Ted
Teddy
Vermont seeks federal inspection of Canadian berries
Vermont Commissioner of Agriculture Edward R. Eurich asks federal officials to inspect Canadian strawberries sold in Vermont. He notes unknown berry quantities entering Vermont and urges Canadian growers to meet Vermont standards on pesticides and growing practices as more farmers sell locally.
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Vermont
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S&h Foundation, Inc
West Bend Company
West Bend
Wis
Sunbeam Corporation
S&h
Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Haresh C. Shah
Mutual Savings Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
William C. Snow
University of Vermont
Elizabeth Candon
R.S.M
Trinity College
Lyman Rowell
UVM
Redstone
Fluffer Farm
Nutter Farm
Vermont Information Center
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Montreal
Canada
Hunt ST
Bennington, VT
Betty Manning
Swifts
Crsco Oil
Swift's Premium
Peg
Hamburg
Patties
Underwood
Swanson
Campbell’s
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Calo
Haddock
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