Striking Firemen Block Aid at London Power Plant Fire
Striking British firemen refused to aid inexperienced military crews battling a London area power plant blaze. The 1,200 megawatt coal plant near London was shut as soldiers responded with limited equipment. Hoax calls and arson reports troubled responders across several cities amid the three day strike.
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Roy Barnes
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Barnes
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Liverpool
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John Drummond
Marijuana May Become Prescription Drug
A government advisory panel weighs easing federal marijuana restrictions for patients undergoing chemotherapy or suffering glaucoma or asthma. Witnesses include Robert Randall, NORML, and researchers noting marijuana may ease chemotherapy nausea but is not a panacea for glaucoma. The HEW secretary would decide on medical value amid inconclusive science.
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Food and Drug Administration
Controlled Substances Advisory Committee
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National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
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FDA
Peter Meyers
Justice Department
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Joseph A. Califano Jr
Randall
Robert C. Petersen
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Petersen
Carter
Peter G. Bourne
Carter Plans Crop Cutbacks For Feed Grains Next Year
The Carter administration tentatively orders a 10 percent land set aside for corn sorghum and barley to qualify for price supports, aiming to cut feed grain production about 3 percent next year while officials say consumer food prices should not rise due to ample grain stocks.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Agriculture
John C. White
U.S
Agriculture Department
Bergland Warns Low Profits Endanger Global Grain Supply
U S Agriculture Secretary Bergland told a 144 nation UN food conference that excessive grain production erodes profits and endangers world agriculture. He defended wheat acreage limits as essential to maintain productive capacity while noting bumper crops have depressed prices and may threaten long term investment, despite no immediate world hunger crisis.
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U.S
Bob Bergland
U.N. Food Conference
Carter
Bergland
Minnesota
Soviets Expand U S Grain Purchases With 400000 Tons Corn
The Soviet Union buys 400000 tons of corn in a third purchase within 24 hours, adding to 601600 tons of corn and 100000 tons of wheat. Officials say this offsets a smaller than expected harvest and supports a long term pact to buy at least 6 million tons annually, with 4.4 million already purchased for the year ending Sept 30.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
Teasdale Jokes About His Work at Missouri Night
Gov. Joseph Teasdale humorously responds to criticism over short work hours in Jefferson City during Missouri Night at the American Royal. He quips about heat and polls, joking that fellow Democrat Alex Petrovic would not carry his own Sugar Creek block, then notes peaks and valleys and the need for humor.
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Joseph Teasdale
D-Mo
Jefferson City
Missouri
Teasdale
Alex Petrovic
Jackson County
Sugar Creek
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