Prevention of Birth Defects Month Proclaimed by President Ford
President Ford proclaims January as March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month in a message stressing that birth defects kill about 60,000 Americans annually and that one in 14 infants will show evidence of a defect by age one. He highlights prevention as the hopeful path and urges strengthened prenatal care and rational commitment to reducing infant mortality.
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Thone Possible GOP Candidate in Nebr. Senate Race
UPI reports Nebraska Republicans consider Charles Thone and others for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Carl Curtis in 1978. Curtis will retire after 40 years in Congress. Thone weighs gubernatorial bid or law practice as potential paths.
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Traffic Deaths Decline Amid Highway Modernization
Washington report notes the national traffic death rate fell about 46 percent over 20 years due to highway modernization. The Road Information Program cites 38 000 miles of interstate built since 1956 as a key factor reducing fatalities.
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