NCI Chief Pushes Ethics Over Laetrile Tests
Dr. Arthur Upton heads the National Cancer Institute and says ethical concerns about testing Laetrile in patients who may receive an inferior agent halt government trials. He notes testing could proceed only with patients who exhausted other options, and calls for public input and broader discussion. He also urges more study of environmental cancer causes and vulnerable populations.
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Quick Accord Reached On Farm Payment Ceilings
Senate and House farm leaders reached a compromise on payment ceilings raising individual grain and cotton supports to 40,000 next year, with 45,000 in 1979 and 50,000 for 1980 and 1981. The plan scales rice limits and keeps wool milk and wheat provisions, while Carter cautions on grain price supports and sugar prices.
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Elections set to restore civilian rule in Pakistan
Four weeks into Gen Zia Ul Haq's military government Pakistan scheduled federal and provincial elections for Oct 18 to end disputes over alleged rigging. Other brief items cover Poland's Tadeusz Kunicki dies in an auto crash, Czechoslovak dissidents and Charter 77, U.S. insurance limits on diplomats, Turkish coalition approval, Detroit steel strike impact, and Byelorussian etc.
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Weather Outlook Sunny and Hot Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for sunny days and clear nights with light variable winds. Today's high near 115 and low around 80 with warm humid air and an air quality index of 56 classified as poor.
Carter proposes abolition of 26 federal offices
President Carter asked Congress to shut 26 federal offices with over 200 workers to fund the stalled consumer advocacy agency. He also plans to end Ford era consumer representation programs costing 8.5 million dollars, shifting functions to existing departments.
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Jet 747 Lands Safely After Tire Loss At Heathrow
A British Airways Boeing 747 with 420 aboard diverted to land safely at Heathrow after losing part of its undercarriage on takeoff for Bahrain. The aircraft dumped fuel over the Channel and touched down wet runway side without injuries. wheel housing panels were found on open ground nearby.
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Nation faces driest July in 102 years across many cities
The National Weather Service reviewed July and listed 12 cities from Portland Oregon to Jacksonville Florida with rainfall well below normal. Jacksonville endured its driest July in 102 years at 1.97 inches as Chicago El Paso Bismarck New York Philadelphia Portland Des Moines Charlotte Raleigh Richmond and Kansas City also reported low rainfall. The hottest July records were set in Richmond and Chicago. August started mild for much of the nation with scattered thunderstorms and a 49 mph wind gust in Philadelphia.
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