Marijuana called more than a fad in U S report
A government report from HEW on Marijuana and Health says 15 million U S smokers show marijuana is now part of America's cultural mainstream. It flags driving impairment as the main health concern and cites highway fatality studies while noting use is higher among men, young adults, and Western and Northeastern regions.
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UPI
United States
America
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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South
Midwest
Robert L. DuPont
HEW
National Institute On Drug Abuse
DuPont
Boston
Three Norwalk Men Indicted in Suburban Double Murder
Three Norwalk, Connecticut men were indicted on multiple counts in the March 2 murder of two Lewisboro, New York housewives. Willie Profit and Samuel Ayala face second degree murder charges and weapons counts, allegedly forcing entry after a doorbell pretense. James Walls is charged with second degree murder but not for intentional killings. prosecutors seek 25 to life if convicted.
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UPI
Norwalk
Watson
Westchester County
Carl Vergari
Walls
Ayala
Profit
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Bridgeport
Boston
Hugh Carey
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Gas controls needed to avoid shortages
MIT economist Dr. Robert S. Pindyck warns that Americans will face worse natural gas shortages next winter unless Congress eases price controls. He calls for a three year deregulation plan with a $2 billion energy stamp program to aid low income households. He says FPC field price limits curb out of state sales and promote shortages.
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UPI
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ten year labor war ends as farm workers reach pact
In Burlingame California UPI reports a 10 year struggle over bargaining rights for field hands in the West ends with a pact between the Teamsters Union and Cesar Chavez s United Farm Workers UFW. The agreement makes the AFL CIO UFW the primary representative for most field workers while the Teamsters retain control over packing sheds and off farm transport. Chavez and Western Conference Teamsters director M E Anderson signed the accord with Teamsters President Frank E Fitzsimmons present. The deal covers 13 Western states and runs five years with a plan for potential national negotiations after two years. Chavez called it a decisive step toward workers rights while the Teamsters withdraw from most pre 1970 contracts.
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Brandt denies CIA money connection and talks on SALT II
Former Chancellor Willy Brandt told reporters in Boston that he never took money from the CIA during his 1969 74 tenure. He argued a possible second stage SALT II agreement by year end could enable MBFR talks in Vienna and urged detente and continued US Soviet cooperation for world peace.
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West storms bring heavy snow and winds across multiple states
Blizzard warnings stretch through Wyoming Colorado Nebraska and Kansas as 70 mile per hour winds and six foot snow drifts strand travelers in Laramie and Cheyenne. Shelters open and motels pack with guests while cloud seeding aims to wring moisture from the storm. Weather relief brings drought relief to Colorado but dust storms threaten southern New Mexico. Albany New York records 72 degrees as unusual warmth ends.
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Moonies in deprogramming case face reality-sense critique
In San Francisco a psychiatrist testifies for five parents seeking 30 day custody to deprogram their Moonie children. Dr. Samuel Benson says the Moonies aged 21 to 26 show little awareness of the outside world, regression, wide eyed frozen emotion, and paranoid memories, opposing legal guardianship petitions. The ACLU counters that court custody would curb free speech and religion.
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UPI
Sun Myung Moon
Samuel Benson
Superior Court
S. Lee Vavaris
Freedom of Thought Foundation
Tucson
Ariz
Ariz. Benson
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Benson
Barbara Lael Underwood
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Carter orders review of Dickey Lincoln hydro project
Carter directs the U S Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate 11 of 19 water resources projects cut from the 1978 budget. The Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project in northern Maine is among those slated for review for environmental impact and economic value. Some projects could be funded later after the review.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carter
Clifford L. Alexander
Alexander
Artificial sweets endure despite saccharin ban plan
In Chicago officials from two diet industry firms say a federal ban on saccharin would not end artificial sweets for diabetics or dieters. Sugar Twin substitute ready for market. CDS notes only 35 of Featherweight line use saccharin. FDA hearing uncertain. ADA offers help to rework sugar‑restricted diets.
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UPI
Food and Drug Administration
Alberta Culver
E.P. Doyle
Doyle
FDA
Ist Doyle
Chicago Dietetic Supply, Inc
CDS
Richard L. Chudik
Chudik
American Dietetic Association
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