Nestle to follow WHO infant formula code worldwide
Nestle announced voluntary compliance with the World Health Organization code on marketing breast milk substitutes. President Rafael D. Pagan Jr. said the aim is to prevent marketing that discourages breastfeeding and to implement the code in countries lacking measures. The plan includes non promotional labels, fewer baby pictures, and giving formula supplies only on written requests. Nestle will form an ethics audit panel including clergy and scientists and will license health workers to provide formula only when needed. The move follows WHO adoption of the non binding code and prior Nestle endorsements amid boycott pressure.
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Loan proposal hits snag in Congress
President Reagan’s plan to bar graduate students from the Guaranteed Student Loan program suffered a setback in Congress as a House subcommittee recommended maintaining graduate participation and adding 1.3 billion dollars to loans for the year. The panel backed funding to operate the 3 billion program through September 30, while still pressing for changes through other channels.
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Republicans present budget ideas for deficit reduction
Senate GOP leaders circulated a working paper with options to trim deficits in Reagan’s budget. The proposals include higher taxes, cuts in military spending, and a two year freeze on Social Security cost of living payments. The paper aims to illustrate a bipartisan path toward a deficit of 20 billion by 1985, not a full plan. Leaders Baker Dole Domenici Hatfield Laxalt drafted the document for discussion with colleagues.
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Oregon
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