Pesticide Rules Are In A Mess
Senate investigators accuse the EPA of chaos in pesticide regulation, citing a 16 month study led by Sen. Kennedy. The report says testing 50 000 products was impossible by 1976 and 1977 deadlines, relying on old industry data and raising delays over cancer birth defects and reproduction risks. EPA chief Train defends policy but admits missteps.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
EPA
Senate Subcommittee
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Russell Train
Kennedy
Congress
Train
Tax Law Shows Inequities To Heirs Of Stocks
New York AP reports the 1976 tax reform ties stock basis to year end 1976 values, causing heirs to be taxed on gains from the basis. Inflation and market declines reduce real gains, risking depressed inherited stock values as prices recover slowly. Inflation and rising yields push investors toward fixed income while profits drive stock prices.
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New York
Anea
Foi
Productivity rests on cooperation between industry and government
Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller urged Industry Week readers that productivity means efficient resource use, not speed, and requires labor, management, science, technology, and government working together. He tied growth to jobs, national security, and global leadership, and called for better public understanding of the American enterprise system.
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Cleveland
U.S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Industry Week
Rockefeller
Visits Tuesdays Vandalia to Centralia City Auditorium
A public official will be in Vandalia on Tuesdays from :30 to 11:30 a.m. and in Centralia on January 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. to answer questions about retirement disability health insurance benefits SSI Medicare and related programs.
15-Year-Old Girl Tops Among Bridge Players
Regina Barnes, 15, is the youngest life master in bridge history certified by the American Contract Bridge League. She earned the gold life master card at 14 and pursued the goal since age nine, concentrating on bridge with her father, Charles Barnes, while balancing school. Now focusing on sports and dances, she notes a rising 12-year-old challenger from Palo Alto aims to beat her mark.
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Modesto
Calif
Regina Barnes
Miss Barnes
Shaster
Hortor
Charles
Misa Barnes
Barnes
Palo Alto
Steve Cochrane
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