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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1977
Page
4
The federal government begins mass distribution of a poster calling Laetrile worthless and dangerous. The notice cites cyanide poisoning risks, mentions infant deaths, and notes FDA opposition while some states permit use. About 350000 deaths occur from cancer yearly and 54000 seek Laetrile, with 40000 posters produced at eight dollars.
The federal government launches a billion dollar effort to cut youth unemployment by sending the first Young Adults Conservation Corps workers to wildlife refuges and forests. By year end 7.99 percent of youths are to tackle conservation tasks, with 22,300 jobs planned by next October. The corps is a $233.3 million element of a $4 billion youth jobs bill expected to create over 300,000 jobs, funded by three agencies and featuring nonresident camps for most youths.
Shabkila Ryzak a 10 year old with double mitral stenosis will travel to the United States for free heart surgery. Her uncle Abdul Aziz and aunt Joan Aziz in Queens arranged care with Leon Wildes, an attorney who helped secure the visa after a Pakistan consulate delay. Immigration officials spent hours processing the paperwork to allow permanent residency consideration.
The Defense Department plans to raise enlisted women from 95,400 to 200,600 by 1983, the largest postwar force. The push depends on legal changes to allow women in combat zones and on Navy ships, with potential $1 billion yearly savings and improved all volunteer force quality. Some officers oppose. others note women's broader roles from driving trucks to policing.
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