Carter's Early Presidency Sets Broad Foreign Policy Tone
In his first 100 days Carter pushes a public diplomacy style and signals major shifts. He calls for a nuclear pact with the Soviet Union, endorses Palestinian homeland ideas, seeks ties with Vietnam and Cuba, and uses aid leverage to press human rights in Argentina Ethiopia and Uruguay. Brezhnev rebuke aside, Carter vows to hang tough on Moscow questions.
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Africa
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Argentina
Ethiopia
Uruguay
Readers Ask About Pennsylvania Bakery Labels And Leather Care
Action Line in The Enterprise answers readers questions on why Pennsylvania requires bakery products to bear the state license and how labeling works. It also provides the address for the West Germany Embassy in Washington and notes Ram Leather Care in Charlotte can clean Icelandic sheep skins and restore leather items.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Joseph E. Brennan
Bureau of Foods and Chemistry
Dept. of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Brennan
Iceland
Anon. A. Ram Leather Care
Charlotte
Shenandoah Ave
Rel
Gary Shaw
Shaw
US to Switch to Metric Speed Signs in 1978
The government plans to convert highway speed signs from miles to kilometers in 90 days during 1978, with a broader metric sign overhaul costing about 100 million dollars over five years. Most speeds will adjust to metric equivalents, and cars may carry metric markings but owners need not replace existing speedometers.
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Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Highway Administration
Electric Cars Parade Opens International Exposition on State Street
Three electric powered urban cars hum down Chicago's State Street for the opening of the International Electric Vehicle Exposition Monday. At top is Copper Development Associate's Town Car, center is Fiat Electric City Car, and below is Globe Union Endura. All are design vehicles and styling exercises.
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Chicago
State Street
Copper Development Associate
Fiat Electric City Car
Globe Union, Inc
Endura
More Efficient Motor Designed
An electrical engineer from Santa Anna California has designed a more efficient motor that could save one to two million barrels of oil daily if widely adopted. Wanlass claims the controlled torque motor uses up to one third less power and can be added to existing one horsepower motors at roughly forty dollars.
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Cravens Vanlass
Santa Anna
Calif
Wanlass
Glenn Bjorklund
Southern California Edison Co
California
Santa Monica
United States
Federal Energy Commission
Mothers Sue Over Use Of DES
Three mothers led by Patsy Mink sue the University of Chicago and Eli Lilly in a 77 million class action. they say they were given the experimental drug DES in 1951 52 at the university hospital without knowledge as part of a 20 month miscarriage prevention trial. the suit seeks 70 000 per claimant for 1081 women plus 2 million in punitive damages and cites later links to cancer and reproductive issues in offspring.
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University of Chicago
Patsy Mink
U.S. District Court
Chicago
University
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Phyllis S. Wetherill
Gladys E. Lang
Stonybrook
N.Y
Mink
Food and Drug Administration
Controversy Stirred Up Quick Action On Hospital Costs Bill
President Carter seeks to cap hospital cost increases at about 9 percent annually across Medicare Medicaid Blue Cross and private insurance. The plan aims to save about 2 billion first year and 5.5 billion by 1980 but faces strong hospital and medical opposition. House leaders Rogers and Rostenkowski will sponsor the bill with hearings set May 11 to 13. Senate leaders Kennedy and Talmadge push similar measures with regional Medicare Medicaid limits.
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Congress
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House
Senate
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Rogers
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D-Mass
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Kennedy
Talmadge
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