30 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1977
Page
1
New York AP report finds women over 40 who use birth control pills have a substantially lower risk of death from heart attacks if they do not smoke. Among women in their forties who smoke more than five cigarettes daily, risk rises sharply with death from heart attacks or blood clots about twelvefold.
Senate debate on an amendment by Sen. Charles Percy would permit outside professional work by doctors lawyers engineers and others if earnings are disclosed. Critics warned it could create a bias toward some professions while supporters argued the policy risks creating an incentive to avoid higher skill. In a separate study, The Population Council reported smoking doubled mortality risk for women over 40 using oral contraceptives, with the highest risk among heavy smokers, prompting FDA labeling changes.
In a hangar by the Canary Islands runway, authorities handle hundreds of burnt bodies from a catastrophic crash. Surgeons in white coats disassemble remains to delay decomposition as officials plan repatriation, with squads working 18 hour days.
Donahue frames labor’s agenda as for working families as he criticizes a House defeat on expanding union picketing at construction sites. He notes the loss undermines efforts on a broader right to work push while the Carter administration proposes a two cent minimum wage hike from 2.40 to 3.00 per hour.
The House Budget Committee voted to allocate 347 million dollars to impact aid for school districts, over President Carter’s economy push. It also approved an amendment to start phasing out the program in districts with many children of federal employees living off base, while leaving flexibility for committees to allocate funds next year.
Washington AP. Army Secretary Clifford Alexander eased a 31 year old rule, expanding Arlington National Cemetery eligibility to include some 3 million disabled veterans and medal recipients among spouses and dependent children. The change aims to relieve crowding as Arlington nears full burial capacity around 2008 and adds 100,000 new spaces via cremation columbaria.
Virginia remains warm and humid with partly cloudy skies and a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon. Lows will be in the 50s and highs in the 70s, cooling to the 60s by Thursday. North Carolina sees rain and scattered thunderstorms through Wednesday night, with heavier rain in the west and high temperatures in the 70s. Local logs show calmer conditions Wednesday evening with temperatures near 61 to 80 degrees and light winds.
Explorer Post 53 in Darien earned a national honor from the Voluntary Action Center for operating an after-dark ambulance service staffed by 40 teens aged 14 to 18 with adult supervision. A labor complaint seeks state investigation into potential underage labor and hazardous conditions.
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