Mecklenburg Frontiersmen Declare Rights in 1775 Resolutions
In Charlotte, North Carolina, colonel led frontiersmen to aid Massachusetts and adopt 20 resolutions asserting Parliament laws are annulled. Some linked them to independence, though no record in Continental Congress exists and Jefferson called it a hoax. A fire destroyed proceedings. a 1775 Charlestown paper later surfaced.
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Study Finds Abortion Safer Than Completing Pregnancy
A National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine report says abortion carries fewer medical risks than term pregnancy and that there is no detectable rise in mental illness from abortion. It notes second trimester access has expanded and compares abortion risk to common surgeries like tonsil removal.
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Inspection loophole found in food salvage stores
GAO report to Congress outlines lax oversight of salvage food shops selling damaged or contaminated goods to institutions and the public. It notes 3000 cases of fire-damaged olives sold after relabeling, bulging cans, and unsafe packaging. FDA and Agriculture Department urged to inspect and help craft local laws.
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FDA Drops Vitamin Plan Amid Pressure From Public
The FDA abandoned a plan to regulate vitamin and mineral supplements after consumer pressure. The agency had argued since January 1973 that large daily dosages could be dangerous and were sometimes promoted by quacks. It also dropped a proposal to limit the potency of a single vitamin or mineral in daily allowances.
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Mumphrey blasts Congress as 35 prima donnas ride chaos
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey faulted Democratic leaders for weak leadership saying 35 prima donnas roam the House and Senate. He urged strong affirmative leadership and warned the body risks wandering unless charges are assumed by speakers committee chairs and majority leaders. The talk appears during an WMAL interview. The piece notes Humphrey as a potential Mansfield successor and Byrd as a rival. In a separate report, Ford told Congress the US will not withdraw troops in Europe as host nations repay a balance of payments deficit, removing the need to invoke a troop-reduction provision.
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