Nitrites policy sparks debate over phase-out plan
The debate centers on a proposed one year moratorium from May 1 to May 1 1980 on nitrite use in foods to delay enforcement of laws banning adulterated meat and processed products The plan seeks to replace the Delaney Amendment with risk based evaluation and faces opposition from livestock groups and consumer advocates including CNI led by Ellen Haas Ralph Nader backing tighter health protections.
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Community Nutrition Institute
Ellen Haas
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Ralph Nader
Farm prices rise 24 percent annually in March report
The Agriculture Department reported March farm prices at an annual 24 percent rise, marking a fourth straight monthly record. Meat animal prices jumped 6 percent in March, 45 percent above last year, while hog prices fell. Lettuce dropped first time in seven months.
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Crop Reporting Board
Auto ownership costs rise to 2690 per year
The American Automobile Association reports that owning and operating a standard 1979 intermediate car costs 2690 annually or 17.9 cents per mile, up 7 percent from 1978. Fixed costs include insurance, license, depreciation, and finance charges, while variable costs cover gasoline, oil, maintenance, and tires.
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API
American Automobile Association
AAA
Motoring and Travel Association
Kampala ready to fall as forces mass around capital
Nairobi desk reports Tanzanian and Ugandan exile forces massed near Kampala on Friday with the capital reportedly near surrender. Libyan airstrike against Mwanza failed, while Amin reportedly fled north. Rebels claim control but delay action to allow civilians and foreigners to evacuate amid desertions in the Ugandan army.
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Stevenson announces he will not seek re election to Senate
UPI bureau reports Adlai Stevenson III, Democrat from Illinois, says he will not run for re election in 1980 and has no plans beyond his Senate term. He leaves options open such as pursuing a presidential nomination or forming a third party, and notes dissatisfaction with national leadership.
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Dirksen
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Yemen to Merge Again in Unity Pledge
North Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh and South Yemen President Abdel Fattah Ismail agreed in principle to unify into one country following four days of talks in Kuwait. The pledge mirrors a 1972 unity agreement and faces ideological differences and border-war challenges.
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UPI
North Yemen
South Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abdel Fattah Ismail
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