White House proposes steel import control and loans plan
The UPI report says the Carter task force recommends a triggering price system near production costs to curb imports and boost jobs, plus tax reform and $215 million in revolving funds for industrial loan guarantees. It urges environmental safeguards and aid for communities hit by layoffs.
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Liquid Diet Death Toll Rises to 31, FDA Seeks Warnings
The FDA announced 31 deaths possibly linked to liquid protein diets, with 10 tied to the products by the CDC. It ordered a 30 day Federal Register warning and opened public comment on potential banning. Three dozen manufacturers were asked to label, but only 13 complied. Senator Percy urged a ban, citing new cases including a 45 year old in Washington DC and other victims in Florida Minnesota Ohio and California.
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No Plans To Shut Hospitals HEW says no power to close
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano says the administration has no plans or authority to close hospitals that fail to meet cost occupancy or quality guidelines. He rejects claims that federal rules would force rural or small hospitals to shut and notes the guidelines set benchmarks, not legal closure authority.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast
Forecast calls for mostly sunny days and fair nights through Saturday in Las Vegas. Winds will be variable at 10 to 20 mph. Today’s high near 70 and low 35 to 45. Humidity around 38 percent. Air Quality Index is 20 Good.
Weekend Weather: Clear Across Nation With Northern Snow Flurry
Mostly clear conditions Friday give way to rain along the upper Pacific coast. A chance of snow is forecast for the northern Rockies while the rest of the country enjoys clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Bacteria Turned Into Gene Factories for Hormone Production
City of Hope and UCSF researchers inserted an artificial gene into bacteria to produce somatostatin, a hormone with medical uses. The team used recombinant DNA methods with safety features, noting potential to manufacture various substances like insulin in lab bacteria.
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Britons Probe Hoax Broadcast From North Hampshire Woods
Southern Television traced the mysterious voice of Asieron that interrupted a Saturday news broadcast to a hoaxer using a radio transmitter in North Hampshire woods. The hoaxer jammed the station by placing a second transmitter nearby and could not be identified.
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