Anti smoking crusaders plan long range strategy
New York reports that World Health Organization officials at the third World Conference on Smoking and Health urged a shift from defeatism to practical steps. Sir George Gedber outlined a five year goal of substantial cigarette reductions and a ten year aim to make smoking a private, undesirable activity. He urged tighter public restrictions, stronger anti advertising campaigns, and economic penalties to curb consumption. The conference, backed by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, highlighted past missteps and emphasized persistent, reinforced messaging to counter tobacco promotion.
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World Health Organization
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Royal College of Physicians of London
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Robert Kennedy
Marlboro
Thorus
White House to end Nixon era drug abuse unit
Washington plans to abolish the Special Action Office on Drug Abuse Prevention by June unless Congress extends it. Administration officials say the fight continues, noting rising addiction and crime, with DEA reporting more heroin seized in six months than all of 1974.
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UPL
White House
Special Action
Nixon
Congress
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Drug Enforcement Administration
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
DEA
Senate
Special Action Office
William Hathaway
Dmaine
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
de. Thomas Bryant
Governors split as states lean toward death penalty
A United Press International poll shows 28 governors favor capital punishment, 17 oppose, and five undecided. Southern governors largely back the penalty, with Tennessee's Ray Blanton among the few dissenters. California's Edmund G Brown Jr opposes. Indiana's Otis Bowen shifts to support citing mass killings while warning it must be applied uniformly and only after guilt is certain.
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United Press
Northeast
West
Midwest
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Ray Glanton
Tennessee
Blanton
Otis Bowen
Indiana
Bowen
Charles Manson
Hut Gav
Richard Kneip
South Dakota
Concorde Permit Uncertain as Transit Chief Comments
Paris report says John Barnum US deputy secretary of transportation declined to predict Concorde's landing rights in New York or Washington. He noted approvals needed from the Civil Aviation Authority, the federal government, and a filing to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He warned several court actions are expected and that legal issues could take years to resolve.
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UPL
John Barnum
U.S
New York
Washington
Barnum
Civil Aviation Agency
Federal
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PhD blasts IQ tests and racial bias in testing
St Louis AP profile of Robert L. Williams PhD now at Washington University who as a youth was labeled dull normal on an IQ test. He argues tests discriminate against minorities and recounts creating a test rooted in black life. Williams improved academically despite early doubts and aims to prove bias in standard IQ assessments.
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Washington University
America
Enterprising youth paddles Lite River on tire tube
A young man enjoys a sunny day by Cade's as he paddles the Lite River on an old inner tube. The scene captures a relaxed river outing with the water’s roar and scenic banks.
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