Controversy Over Cholesterol Studies and Industry Bias
A critique questions links between high cholesterol and heart disease and denounces a Food and Nutrition Board report as biased by industry funding. It notes the board lacks medical experts and relies on literature review, urging scrutiny ahead of a six year NHLBI study due 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Research Council
Food and Nutrition Board
Alfred Harper
Pillsbury Company
Kraft Inc
Robert Olson
American Egg Board
Industry Liaison Committee
New York Times
Carter signals shift on military pay amid Nimitz homecoming
At Norfolk President Carter cheers the Nimitz crew's return from a 144 day deployment the longest since WWII and backs a $1 billion bill to raise military pay including housing re enlistment sea and flight pay. He opposed similar measures earlier signaling political balancing and sparking debate on leadership consistency.
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Nimitz
Carter
Norfolk
Iran
Indian Ocean
Ronald Reagan
Naval Academy
Debates on Fetal Personhood and Moral Choice
The letter argues that abortion ethics hinge on contested expert claims about fetal personhood. It cites Grobstein's 1979 Scientific American piece to show conflicting scientific views and asserts that personal religion ethics determine what counts as evidence. The author warns against imposing a single moral code, invoking religious freedom in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Grobstein
Scientific American Magazine
America
Prairie Home Companion Goes National On NPR
Prairie Home Companion, long a Minnesota Public Radio staple, expands to national air via NPR on May 3. The show gathers several hundred listeners in St Paul’s Sculpture Garden or nearby World Theater, with Garison Kieler as host and commercial emcee. Sponsors include Powder Milk Biscuits and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery, reflecting quirky local flavor.
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The
Prairie Home Companion
Pride of
Minnesota
Sculpture Garden
St. Paul
Minnesota Museum of Art
World Theater
Lake Woebegone
Minn
To the editor award and trades in Minnesota Twins talk
The piece notes a editor award reception and a stir about a trade to the Minnesota Twins. It references Bombo Rivera with a hopeful chant and jokes about the Twins' struggles after a baseball strike. It also promotes the Chatterbox Cafe and Dorothy's dining style. The Prairie Home Companion schedules on WSUI and KCCK are listed.
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Minnesota Twins
Bombo Rivera
Twins
the Prairie Home Companion
WSUI
KCCK
Warning Signs From Mount St Helens Foretell Volcanic Turmoil
The article links Subterranean rumblings near Mount St Helens to warnings of disaster. It describes fires from coal and oil, underground explosions, and atmospheric danger, warning readers that trembling coastlines and ash drifting signal future calamities.
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Mount St. Helens
Cedar Rapids Bus Criticizes Hours for Night Workers
A reader argues about limited Cedar Rapids bus hours for people who finish work after 6 PM. They say evening riders would need to walk home and urge officials to extend service times to accommodate evening workers.
Food Bank Sunday invites Cedar Rapids to fight local hunger
Gerald Lyell Fatk promotes Food Bank Sunday June 8 to combat rising need in Linn County. The effort, run by Churches United and HACAP, relies on non-perishables, cash donations, and volunteers to serve 644 families in 1979 and to provide immediate relief through the First Presbyterian Church store and satellite banks in Mount Vernon Toddville and Central City.
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Linn Community Food Bank
The
Food Bank
Churches United
Phyliss Holden
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Toddville
Central City
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
Gerald Lyell Fatka
Linn County
Churches United, Meth- Wick Manor
Council On Aging and
Church and Society
Iowa
Kennedy and Anderson face long road after primaries
Two major candidates, Edward Kennedy and John Anderson, weigh continued bids vs party unity after Carter and Reagan won. The piece analyzes likely outcomes, noting unlikely wins, potential harms to Carter or Reagan, and the limited impact on the nation’s mood or party platforms as the 1980 campaign moves toward conventions and November.
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Washington
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Rep
John Anderson
Illinois
Carter
Reagan
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
Anderson
National Unity
Ford
Nixon
McGovern
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
John Kennedy
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JF. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveid
JF. Hladky
Executve
Frank Nye
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Jimmy Carter
Franklin Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Garrison Kieler
Kielor
Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery
Minnesota (Symphony
Minnesota Civic Opera
Kieler
Chatterbox Cafe
Dorothy's
Gerald Lyell Fatk
Kennedy, Anderson
Futility
By James Reston
White House
Congress
U.S
New York Times News Service
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