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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1970

Page

3

Catholic Doctors Fight AMA Abortion Proposal

Catholic doctors urged the American Medical Association to sidetrack a board recommendation to ease abortion laws. AMA delegates heard 52 witnesses debating abortion as murder or social necessity. The meeting follows 1967 liberalization and last year’s defeat of broader reform.

AMA Chicago American Medical Association Board of Trustees House of Delegates Association of Physicians

Oils From Vegetables Reported Reversing Dystrophy

Washington reports that chemicals derived from vegetable oils reversed muscular dystrophy in chickens, the first success in any living creature. Dr. Ade T. Milhorat of the Institute for Muscle Disease announced the finding to the White House. If confirmed, tests in humans may follow for this crippling malady affecting over 200,000 in the United States, mostly young boys.

Washington (T New York Ade T. Milhorat Institute For Muscle Disease, Inc United States

Fresh Deferments May Be Temporary

Washington says college freshmen face possible deferment loss under Nixon plan to end student deferrals retroactive to April 23 if Congress acts. Unless Congress moves before fall, freshmen could keep four years of schooling under current law, but a later president plan could end that by year’s end.

Washington UPI Nixon Congress Capitol Hill White ‘House

Bill limiting Channel oil leases killed in Assembly

The California Assembly rejected a bill to give the State Lands Commission final say on Santa Barbara Channel leases. Proponents argued it would protect against spills and preserve scenery, while opponents said it misrepresented conservation and would hinder drilling. The measure failed 80 to 19.

Sacramento Assembly Santa Barbara Channel Alan Sieroty Beverly Hills Santa Barbara W. Don MacGillivray State Lands Commission Commission

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