Panel rejects ban on aerosol sprays over evidence gaps
The UPI report says the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 1 to 2 against banning fluorocarbon aerosols, citing insufficient data. NRDC petition filed last fall seeks a federal ban. two dissenters urge immediate action as ozone and skin cancer concerns grow.
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House Approves 13 Billion Food Stamp Bill in Farm Aid
The House approved a 13 billion dollar agriculture appropriations bill including food stamps after defeating a proposal to ban federal aid for grain sales to Russia and Arab nations. The measure maintained a 3 million dollar Cotton Inc subsidy tied to executive pay limits while trimming president’s salary to 121275 with fringe benefits.
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Arab Nations Was Proposed By Reps, Clarence Long, D-Md
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Sugar-control revival debated by House panel
Washington report shows Agriculture Department backing no revival of sugar control. Rep. Mark Andrews urges a return to marketing controls as world sugar supplies tightened, prices spiked to high levels and then fluctuated, with impacts on farmers processors and consumers.
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Butz Eyes Grain Deal With Russia Amid Demos Blast
Secretary Earl Butz said U S farmers produce triple the wheat needed and he aims for a large grain sale to the Soviet Union. He called selling grain to Russia preferable to war and criticized Democratic liberals in Congress for spending and delays. He spoke in Minneapolis at a GOP event and praised Ford's vetoes on spending bills.
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