Vitamin A deficiency blinds millions in poor nations
In Madurai India a 12 month old girl at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Center faces possible blindness from malnutrition. The center, started in 1971, joins global efforts led by UNICEF to combat xerophthalmia with Vitamin A intake, capsules, and fortified foods.
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Western Electric Spends $1.5 Million on Phone Equipment
Rep. John Seiberling urges delaying Medicaid cutbacks in Ohio until Congress acts on new regulations. HEW warned of reduced Medicaid allotments while Western Electric, the Bell System supply arm, reported over $1 million in Middletown area spending last year and paid Ohio firms more than $115 million across 241 cities.
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American Telephone and Telegraph
U.S
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