Lung cancer called national calamity as deaths rise
Chicago scientist warns lung cancer nears national calamity with 1975 ACS estimates of 91 000 new cases and 81 000 deaths. Smoking linked. women affected. VA study of 8000 patients since 1958 shows only 3.8 percent five year survivals and 1.5 percent ten year.
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Chicago
American Cancer Society
Spain
Bernard Roswit
New York
Roswit
Radiological Society of North America
Veterans Administration
Bronx VA
Nebraskans vote with minority on disaster relief
Washington AP Nebraska all Republican delegation Reps Charles Thone John McCollister and Dave Martin backed the minority as the House failed to override President Ford's veto of a tax relief bill for 1972 disaster victims. The tally was 249 for and 150 against, short of the two thirds required.
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Washington
Nebraska
U.S
House of Representatives
Charles Thone
John McCollister
Dave Martin
House
Ford
Congress
Senate
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Clean water measure moves to White House approval
Congress votes to set first national drinking water standards after EPA reports possible cancer-causing substances in New Orleans and Cincinnati. Bill authorizes 156.5 million over three years for grants and loan guarantees while assigning enforcement to states with federal backup if needed. President Ford’s decision pending.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
New Orleans
Cincinnati
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Ford Administration
Ford
Moore dies from personal safety knife wounds in Lincoln
Lincoln authorities ruled 20 year old John S. Moore of Old Town Maine died from personal safety related knife wounds. Moore lived at the AIM barracks while in Lincoln to testify in the Wounded Knee trial but was not called as a witness. Police found him slumped in a chair at about 4 am.
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Lincoln
Neb
John S. Moore
Moore
Old Town
Maine
American Indian Movement
AIM
Atty
Paul Douglas
Stanley Mark Neptune
Douglas
IRS to Aid Low Income and Elderly in Lincoln
IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander announced plans to extend tax help to low income and elderly residents. The agency will place taxpayer service representatives in districts with many seniors and visit nursing homes hospitals retirement communities and welfare offices to ease taxpayer difficulties.
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Tincoln
Neb
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Great Plains Federal Tax Institute
Alexander
Congress overrides veto on GI education benefits increase
Congress approved a 22.7 percent boost in most GI education benefits. About 1.5 million veterans in education programs will receive higher payments retroactive to September, with checks in about 16 days and January regular checks reflecting the raise.
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Olumbus Telegram
Columbus
Roswil
Ruleman
Equitable
Byrd
Richard J. Byrd
7 Savings & Loan Association
Columbus and Albion
WBS
Tor Sinc & Cool
Veluelate
Equitable Savings & Loan
Fleischer Rexall
S&h
13Th St
Floyd A. Campbell
C.L
LWBF
29Th Avenue
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