Watson criticizes federal cancer drive as unrealistic pipe dream
Nobel laureate James Watson told Smithsonian lectures that the massive federal effort against cancer risks becoming an unrealizable plan. He warned that science’s sociology may mirror other fields and stressed the need to focus on high quality research amid cooperation and competition.
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Associated Press
Washington
James Dewey
Watson
National Cancer Board
Harvard
Maurice H. P. Wilkins
Francis H.C. Crick
Smithsonian Institution
Frank Nelson Doubleday
Frisco to curb power use amid state order
San Francisco faces reduced lighting tonight as utilities cut billboard lights and outdoor lighting. The State Public Utilities Commission mandates a 15 percent decline in electricity use by select customers, with tariffs due within 27 days. Noncompliant customers face disconnection after five days’ notice. A late change lets electric business signs stay on longer.
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Bernard Hurwitz
Associated Press
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California
State
Public Utilities Commission
the Utilities Commission
Ban on high tar cigarettes eyed in petition
The Consumer Product Safety Commission faces a petition to phase out cigarettes with tar above 21 milligrams within 18 months. Brands listed include Camel, Lucky Strike, Chesterfield King, Pall Mall, Raleigh, Marlboro regular, and others. The American Public Health Association and Senator Moss push for action arguing tar is hazardous. the Commission has 60 days to reject or seek public comment.
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Raleigh
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Stratford
American Public Health Association
Sen
Frank &. Moss
Utah
Commission
Budget Requests Face $332 Million Pruning
A 41 member subcommittee in Raleigh will trim at least 332 million from next fiscal year budget requests. State employees seek a 10 percent pay raise, higher than the 5 percent Advisory Budget Commission proposed. The added requests would lift the total to 2.99 billion, with an estimated 36 million in extra state costs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Carl Stewart
Advisory Budget Commission
Brezhnev Pushes U S Cuba Ties During Cuba Visit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev visits Cuba and asserts positive Cold War shifts due to arms talks and Vietnam peace. He calls for peaceful coexistence with capitalist nations while cautioning against trying to suppress revolutionary movements. The Florida-monitored speech signals Cuba U S relations remain a topic.
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Soviet Union
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