Women help lead at Boy Scout Jamboree in Pa park
In Moraine State Park Pennsylvania about 80 women including two teens join 28 500 scouts at the 3rd Jamboree. Coed Exploring program started in 1971 and 139 000 young women are enrolled nationally. Women work as cooks secretaries and volunteers while sharing facilities. The jamboree runs through next Tuesday.
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Bobbi Casey
Manchester
N.H
Sarah Wiegand
York
Miss Casey
Moraine State Park
Seid
Pennsylvania
Ms. Wiegand
Boy Scouts of America
New Brunswick
Casey
Barbara Schiff
Algonquin
Mass
Ais. Sch
Women's Corps
Federal funding halted for abortions nationwide
The federal government will fund abortions only when the life of the mother is endangered, ending broad Medicaid support. Health Secretary Clifford Califano Jr announced the change as court fights over abortion continue. The policy limits Medicaid funding for elective abortions and preserves funding for rape or incest treatment and ectopic pregnancies.
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Congress
Health, Education and Welfare
Josent Acahiaso Jr
US District Court
John F. Dooling Jr
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Dooling
Califano
Department
Califeno
National Right To Life Committee
National Abortion Rights Action League
Dds
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nevada
Oregon
Ashington
FDA says Laetrile promoters exploiting cancer victims
The FDA says Laetrile promoters exploit cancer victims and their families with false cures. A 268 page Oklahoma filing details why Laetrile remains a hoax despite extensive review. Kennedy notes promoters prey on fear and the medical system’s limits to offer dubious remedies.
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FDA
Washington
Oklahoma
Donald Kennedy
Kennedy
Beaudoin faces loss after seven killed in Prospect arson
Fred Beaudoin recalls the brutal murder of his wife Cheryl and their seven children plus two friends in their Prospect home. Foster brother Lorne Acquin, 27, is charged with the killings and arson. Beaudoin describes waking nightmares of the scene and his struggle to sleep and cope days after the tragedy.
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Conn
Fred Béaudoin
Beaudoin
Cheryl
Beaudoins
Lorne Acquin
Marion
Carter expected to sign modified clean air bill
Washington AP reports automakers await President Carter's signature on a modified clean air bill delaying tougher auto exhaust standards to 1980 for 1978 model cars. Congress approved the compromise in a voice vote, despite Sen. Jake Garn’s earlier filibuster threat, and the measure heads to the President.
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Carter
Washington
Congress
Detroit
House
Senate
Jake Garn
Utah
Gar
Incomes rise faster than consumer prices
The Commerce Department reports personal income grew 9.34 percent from Q1 1976 to Q1 1977, outpacing a 5.0 percent rise in consumer prices. All states and DC saw gains in nonfarm personal income. Nevada topped state gains at 14.4 percent, driven by tourism. Michigan followed at 12.5 percent due to auto production.
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Washington
Commerce Department
District of Columbia
Michigan
New Hampshire
Delaware
North Dakota
Nevada
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