Editorial: FDA plan to curb drug testing abuses gains cautious support
The FDA proposes independent hospital and institution review committees to supervise field drug tests. The plan aims to tighten controls without federal takeover, though it excludes individual physicians not tied to institutions and lacks federal standard setting. Supporters see a step toward correcting inadequacies while preserving industry management.
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Animals should not be abused on science altar
Paul Harvey laments the death of Benny the space monkey and condemns vivisection and the mistreatment of animals in research. He argues laboratories should use bred lower animals and acknowledges scientific gains but warns cruelty dulls humanity and harms society. Col. Shorty Powers blasts the mission cost and questions value.
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Benny
Earth
Bonny
Pacific
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High school students link to college via computer Select
Three Minutes A Day reports MIT seniors Ray Kurzweil and Bernard Klein built Select, a program matching students to best suited colleges. After 80 hour weeks and inputting over two million pieces of data on 3,000 U.S. colleges, the system is in use by a publisher. The piece notes technological progress and calls for using technology to aid youth.
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Ray Kurzweil
Bernard Klein
M.I.T
Sidney Fields
U.S
Lunar travel fuels lighthearted feud on women and space
The piece jokes about women and space travel amid a moon era mood. It quips that inviting a woman on a lunar trip is infuriating and wryly muses on safety and blame in the cosmos. It envisions a future with quirky “crazy women drivers” causing traffic jams in space.
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Ralpha
Washington gossip and public figures secrets spill
Washington Merry Go Round notes a wave of rumors from the Kennedy and Johnson eras as Republicans probe alleged private affairs. FBI reports, hotel rooms, and whispered liaisons surface, with bipartisan snooping and warnings about Vietnam and media ties. A York PA firm reports a breakthrough in chemical water pollution cleanup.
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Ted Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John Kennedy
Georgetown
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Bobby Baker
Capitol Hill
LBJ
Roberta Peters
White House
Mac's World A lesson in economics
Washington columnist notes that everyday people miss complex economic terms while facing crime and cost increases. He cites consumer price rises since 1957 and critiques tax and debt explanations, contrasting simplistic newsletters with vast shifts in currency and markets amid a Bethel rock festival crowd.
Nixon’s early presidency hurts party politics in US
Washington Nixon’s first six months show a president focused on governance over politics, risking party strength in 1970 and 1972. Analysts note his neglect of political craft may hurt candidate selection and local contests as the Democratic split could handicap opposition.
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Solon” Johnston
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
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House
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Rockefeller foes in GOP Can upset the applecart
Washington report analyzes a subterran.ean struggle within New York politics over Nelson Rockefeller versus John Lindsay and Charles Goodell. It argues Rockefeller represents the best hope for a responsible two party system in the East, while Lindsay and Goodell push a broader liberal, self serving politics that could weaken GOP unity and Nixon era leadership. The piece contrasts Rockefeller's cautious liberalism with the others’ more combative stances and warns of potential damage to the party and presidency if either challenger gains momentum.
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