Desai urges natural health path amid Washington talks
Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai tours Washington arguing against discriminatory safeguards for nuclear fuel. He cites natural living as key to health while meeting President Carter and urging limits on global nuclear inspections. Desai says India will not accept safeguards or rapid disarmament timelines, aiming for broader nonproliferation talks.
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Cancer drug test could guide personalized chemotherapy
Boston AP report on a University of Arizona study shows a test that exposes patient cancer cells to different drug doses to predict which chemotherapies will work. In 21 trials, results matched patient outcomes, suggesting future hospital use within about three years. The research, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, claims high accuracy in bone marrow and ovarian cancers and offers potential to tailor treatment, especially after tumor removal.
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House votes against increasing own pay and budget cuts
Washington AP report notes the House rejected a automatic 5.5 percent cost of living pay raise for top officials including Congress and Supreme Court justices and voted to cut federal appropriations by up to 5 percent across departments such as State Commerce and HEW. Rep Silvio Conte led a 5 percent across the board reduction approved 220 to 168.
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Soviets threaten retaliation after spy arrests in U S and Moscow
The confrontation between Andrei Gromyko and Cyrus Vance intensified the spy arrest dispute. Izvestia claimed Martha Peterson was expelled last July over alleged poisoning, and Francis Crawford of International Harvester was detained in Moscow on smuggling charges. Over 40 American businessmen met with U S officials to discuss the crisis.
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