Drive to amend law gains ground in saccharin debate
In Congress sponsor Sen. Lloyd Bentsen backs amending the Delaney Clause to let FDA weigh saccharin benefits against risks before a ban. Cancer experts warn banning could affect dieters and heart patients, while some scientists cite obesity as a cancer risk and note no proven human cancer link from saccharin.
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Illis
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
FDA
Bentsen
Senate
Frank Rauscher
National Cancer Institute
Rauscher
Senate Health and Scienude Research Subcommittee
Hospital future considered by Iron County officials
Iron County Commissioners weigh options for Valley View Medical Center as the IHC managed facility nears May 1 end of contract. Proposals included a five year lease with initial capital and potential purchase, but no firm offer was chosen. Also planned is Juvenile Detention Center reopening in Cedar City with advisory board discussion and new staff hires.
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THC
Cedar City
Commission
Citizens For
Jim Clark
Cleo Wood
Grant Seamon
Clark
Joe Meiring
Five-County Association of
FCAOG
Melling
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning Commission
Jim Harling
State Tax Commission
State Forestry Division
Escalante Valley Migrant Housing Authority Board
Governor Matheson talks aviation aid for southern Utah
Governor Scott Matheson told the St George Chamber and allied groups that Utah aims to certify third level air carriers with the Civil Aeronautics Board to boost service and subsidies for Skywest. He urged support for highway funding, praised growth, and noted meetings with police and juvenile judges while stressing statewide cooperation.
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Scott Matheson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Matheson
Utah
Skywest
St. George
Liah
Bonneville
Utah Chief of Police
Soviet mobile missile program advances amid Cold War tensions
UPI reports the Soviet Union moves forward with deployment plans for the mobile two stage S520 missile, with launch sites in Europe and the Far East under preparation. President Carter urged halted deployments, warning of pressure to develop U.S. mobile missiles like the MX, while NATO allies see submarines armed with nuclear missiles in the Baltic.
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Far East
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NATO
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Baltic
Germany
France
England
Direct U S Cuba talks begin in New York on fishing limits
Direct negotiations between the United States and Cuba began in New York focused on fisheries and maritime boundaries as both sides extend their fishing zones to 200 miles. Terence Todman leads the U S delegation with Pelegrin Torra heading the Cuban side, a rare formal contact since 1961. Switzerland represents U S interests in Havana.
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UPI
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U.S
Fidel Castro
New York
Switzerland
Havana
Terence A. Todman
Senate
State Department
Pelegrin Torra
Quake in Elazig Province Kills At Least 30 In Turkey
A strong earthquake struck Elazig Province in eastern Turkey before dawn killing at least 30 people in Palu and damaging homes schools and mosques. Rescue teams and Turkish Red Crescent mobilized to the scene as communications were disrupted.
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Turkey
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Pula
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Diyarbakir
Iran
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