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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
3
West Berliners visiting East Berlin faced intensified controls at Staaken road crossing with personal and car searches. Truckers reported strict checks on East German routes, including cabin inspections, while officials warned against evading customs laws. The exchange highlighted a tense border during Pentecost visits.
West Berlin faces strict rationing as East German guards tighten borders and gifts to Union and Poland raise fears. Reports say coffee and food supplies strain under Easter pressures amid wavering assurances from U S agencies. FDA pledges tougher move against filth as consumer worry grows.
Edwards cites a GAO report indicating 40 percent of food processing plants are unsanitary. He pledges more frequent inspections and stronger enforcement to improve sanitation practices in the industry. The statement accompanies broader calls for reform in food safety oversight.
Dr Virgil O Wodicka says the FDA cannot inspect adequately with 210 inspectors for 60 000 food plants as Edwards seeks 8 million dollars to hire 400 more inspectors. Congress faces differing house senate versions and a final compromise.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy writes the Oregon Journal urging Democrats not to vote for him in Oregon's presidential primary. He notes his name remains on the ballot despite a request to remove it and cautions voters not to be misled by his name appearing.
An 18 year Howard University study reports a sharp rise in cancer mortality among nonwhite Americans from 1949 to 1967, climbing from 138 to 182 per 100000, a 32 percent increase, while white rates increased only 3 percent from 149 to 154.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to curb handgun sales after the attempted assassination of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. Chief sponsor Senator Birch Bayh said the measure would bar civilians from buying the weapon used in the Wallace shooting, except for police.
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