Editorial on national nutrition literacy and costs
Editorial argues Americans show spending power but malnutrition remains widespread due to junk fats sugars and overhyped health foods. Harvard's Dr Jean Mayer and testifier Robert Choate criticize food advertising subsidies and media fueling junk choices. Schweiker calls US a nutrition illiterate nation. Briggs Ullrich estimate hunger costs at 30 billion annually. The piece urges a massive national effort and notes the newspaper's own nutrition reporting effort.
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Jean Mayer
Harvard
Robert Choate
Choate
Richard S. Schweiker
George M. Briggs
Helen D. Ullrich
California
Schweiker
United States
Epidemic of alcoholism prompts policy talks and action
The article notes alcoholism as a growing problem for industry and government with impaired work and social costs. It cites a $25,000 National Institute grant for California state employee aid, and the Alcoholism Council of Greater Los Angeles warns of epidemic proportions and calls for recognition, prevention, and professional help.
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Sacramento
State Personnel Board
The
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcoholism Council of
Greater Los Angeles
UNICEF Birthday Marks 26th Anniversary
UNICEF anniversary highlighted by no ceremony at New York headquarters emphasizes reliance on 138 governments for about 70 percent of its roughly 70 million dollar annual budget. The rest comes from Americans and card sales, funding health, nutrition, education, day care, and community centers in 111 countries.
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United Nations Children’s Fund
Unicef
New York
Filibuster rule change debated by liberal and conservative factions
In Washington, debate over Rule 22 centers on changing cloture to end filibusters. Liberals long sought a simple majority or three-fifths to halt debate, but failed to secure two-thirds support. Recently Southerners, once blockers, backed cloture, reflecting civil rights gains and shifting Senate dynamics.
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Roy L. McGhee
Washington
UPD
Senate
House
Heath Turns His Attention to Britain’s Home Problems
The piece portrays Prime Minister Heath focusing on domestic issues in Britain amid rising prices, labor demands, and social changes. It contrasts Britain’s shift from empire to European integration, mentions the Official Social Commentary report on wealth concentration, crime, and social trends, and notes Heath’s cautious diplomacy with the United States on global and economic matters.
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Heath
London
United States
Soviet
Union
China
Britain
No. 10
Downing Street
United Kingdom
Europe
Igeath
Washington
Nixon
NATO
Soviet Union
Uweath
Webbs
Lloyd George
Financial Times
Ileath
Pompidou
Brandt
Brezhnev
Chou Endai
Kleindienst's top target is drug traffic
Richard G. Kleindienst, newly confirmed attorney general, plans to make disrupting drug traffic the main priority of his Justice Department tenure. He aims to merge narcotics efforts across agencies, push for stricter federal penalties and bail rules, and advocate for prison reform to reduce rearrests.
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Kleindienst
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
Senate
Kleindirnst
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Kreindienst
White House
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Treasury Department
Customs Office
Attorney General
Congress
U.S. Board of Parole
Mitchell
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