1977 Health Stats Show Low Death Rate and High Life Expectancy
The National Center for Health Statistics reports 1977 had an all time low death rate of 8.8 per 1 000 and life expectancy at 73.2 years while births rose and marriage rate increased for the first time in five years. Divorce rate leveled off for the first time in a decade despite expert uncertainty about its significance.
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United States
National Center For Health Statistics
Murray Bowen
Family Center
Georgetown University
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Beal
the Statistics Center
National birth and divorce trends rise with longer life spans
The Census Bureau reports 2.17 million marriages and 2.17 million divorces in 1977 amid rising life expectancy. Divorce remarry rates run about 83 percent for men and 75 percent for women, while infant mortality drops to 14 per 1,000 and maternal mortality to 9.4. The death rate falls to 8.8 per 1,000.
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Census Bureau
HEW
Inflation challenge as 1979 outlook faces growth risk
Federal Reserve chair G William Miller warned that the strong late 1978 economy could complicate inflation control in 1979. He said inflation might fall only about 0.5 percentage point next year, with a possible 1 point drop the maximum, while OPEC price hikes add up to 0.4 point to inflation. Miller noted growth around 4 percent in late 1978 with an expected 3.75 percent annual gain, and warned the economy may still cool to 2-3 percent in 1979 amid anti inflation efforts.
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Washington
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
OPEC
Commerce Department
Carter Christmas Message From President Carter
President Carter and Rosalynn send warm Christmas greetings to citizens who celebrate the birth of Christ and the peace it symbolizes. They thank supporters, offer thanks to God for blessings in the past year, and seek guidance and protection for 1979. They express hope for a good year ahead for individuals and the nation.
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Washington
Carter
Rosalynn
Christ
Kennedy to marry housing expert in Philadelphia union
Joseph Kennedy son of the late Robert Kennedy plans marriage to Sheila Brewster Rauch a 29 year old housing specialist from Boston His wedding date is not yet set Rauch is daughter of Frances and R Stewart Rauch Jr Her father chairs the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Kennedy a McLean Virginia resident is a University of Massachusetts graduate and works as a CSA official He helped run his uncle Edward Kennedy's 1976 reelection campaign.
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Joseph Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Sheila Brewster Rauch
Boston
Miss Rauch
Frances and
R. Stewart Rauch Jr
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
Wheaton College
Poster child visits Carter at White House
Melanie Brockington, the March of Dimes poster child born with an open spine, visited the White House and kissed President Carter during a nationwide tour kickoff. Carter watched as the 8 year old autographed a poster for him reading To Mr. President. Love, Melanie.
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Washington
Melanie Brockington
Carter
White House
March of Dimes
Melanie
United States
Love
FDA Lists Safe List for Cancer Causation Under Review
Washington AP reports the GRAS list used since 1958 remains under review with a June update due. Vitamin C will stay on the safe list. FDA spokesman Wayne Pines says most items don’t cause cancer, though past scares and cautious labeling persist. The new review covers caffeine monosodium glutamate licorice sugar nutmeg mace caramel and nitrites.
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Washington
America
Wayne Pines
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Subsidized Hale Koa Hotel Draws Congressional Fire
Lawmakers demand end to taxpayer subsidies for the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki after the 416 unit facility runs at 98 percent occupancy yet posts a net loss of about 319 thousand dollars. Army officials defend federal support for maintenance and utilities while probes examine management and cost levels.
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Sam Statton
D-N.y
Waikiki Beach
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Federal Treasury
Dan Daniel
D-Va
Stratton
Daniel
Herbert Wolff
Wolff
Army
Waikiki
Pentagon
James Pennington
Army Adjutant General
Second man pleads guilty in sub plot
The second of two men charged with wire fraud in a phony plot to steal a nuclear submarine pleaded guilty in a St. Louis federal court. James Cosgrove of Ovid New York 26 and Edward Mendenhall of St Louis County 24 face up to five years and $1000 fines. Cosgrove pleaded Monday. Mendenhall was convicted last week and both face sentencing Friday. They allegedly sought 250000 to fund the Trepang theft at Groton Connecticut with Charles Rosene as an alleged intermediary.
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James Cosgrove
Ovid
N.Y
U.S. District Court
Edward Mendenhall
St. Louis County
Cosgrove
Mendenhall
Charles Rosene
FBI
Groton, Conn
Rosene
Springfield
U.S
Senate Ethics Panel Approves Full Hearings on Talmadge
The Senate Ethics Committee votes 4 to 1 to hold full hearings into alleged financial wrongdoing by Senator Herman Talmadge. The probe covers official expense reimbursements gifts and campaign expenditures. Senator Ribicoff dissented fearing interference with a federal grand jury. Tower favored the investigation.
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UPI
Senate Ethics Committee
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
John Tower
Texas
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Senate
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Thomas Dodd
Cam
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Carl Eardley
Stevenson
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