FDA Boondoggle in Symms Laetrile Stand Sparks Debate
Rep Steven D Symms defends medical freedom of choice arguing Americans should decide on using Laetrile despite FDA hesitations. He contrasts FDA caution with cigarette risks and cites a bill to let private physicians administer the drug when appropriate. The piece endorses his stance and wishes him success.
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Steven D. Symms
Idaho
US News and World Report
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Mansfield as Ambassador to Japan Promises Improved Ties
The 74 year old former Senate leader Mike Mansfield becomes U S ambassador to Japan amid strained trade relations and Carter administration Korea policy. His Asian expertise and connections may ease tensions with Japan, seen as crucial to U S Japanese diplomacy.
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South Korea
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Mansfield
Senate
Montana State University
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Carter adopts Nixon style politics in reverse strategy
After Nixon's 1968 win advisers urged leftward policy, Carter mirrors a Nixon like plan by courting moderates and conservatives. He vetoes bills, trims social spending, and pushes budget discipline while liberals push back. Congressional Democrats show mixed support on big social programs.
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White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Jimmy Carter
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Manu
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
Teddy Kennedy
Tip O'Neill
Letters Welcome at The Monroe News Star
Letters to the editor invite reader input limited to one subject and capped at 250 words. Sign with true name. pseudonyms rejected. Include mailing address and a phone number for verification. The Monroe News Star reserves the right to edit letters and notes the contact address P O Box 1502 Monroe LA 71201.
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Mondale Disturbance Signals Internal Budget Split
Vice President Mondale privately opposes Carter’s push for a balanced budget preferring Keynesian stimulus. He and domestic aides favor higher spending to boost revenues, while Treasury and the president back a conservative plan. Democratic leaders in Congress echo Mondale’s concerns as liberal House Democrats vote against the budget.
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Carter
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House
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Jimmy
Fritz Mondale
Bert Lance
Lance
Economic Troika
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Michael Blumenthal
Charles Schultze
Carter’s ambassadorship picks face scrutiny over Warner post
The Warner nomination as Ambassador to Switzerland advances through the Senate committee with little opposition though concerns persist about his qualifications and campaign contributions. Critics say the choice rewards party loyalty and undermines merit based selections for a key financial center.
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Jimmy Carter
Ohio
Marvin Warner
Switzerland
Warner
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Opening of Cochrane Bridge Caps Mobile Anniversary
A crowd of motorist and boosters from Florida Louisiana and Mississippi joined thousands of Alabamians to celebrate the formal opening of the ten and one half mile John T Cochrane bridge spanning Mobile Bay on June 14 1927. The event marked a milestone in regional access and road improvement.
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Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
John T. Cochrane
Mobile Bay
Deviants Are Tolerated and the Public Face of Marriage
In a wide ranging reflection the author critiques how permissive modern society has become toward deviance in relationships. She traces failed publishing ventures on a biographical project about couples, contrasts past and present norms, and notes how historical figures like Stein Toklas and Fitzgerald are viewed amid evolving attitudes.
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Ferdinand
Linda Simon
Alice B. Toklas
Doubleday
Gertrude Stein
Alice
Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Gertrude
Monroe News-Star masthead and policy notes
The Monroe News-Star lists its publication details and staff with a roster of officers and directors led by Chairman Robert Ewing Brown. It notes second class mail status, AP affiliation, and its stance as an independent paper printing impartially while supporting what it believes is right.
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