Yarborough Criticizes Budget Focus on War over Health
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Chair Yarborough told a San Antonio gathering the nation prioritizes Vietnam War spending over health, urging support for medical schools, public health, and mental health centers. He cited doctor shortages, federal funding reliance, and calls to expand mental health facilities nationwide. He urged Texans to protest vetoes and pressed Congress to back health legislation and hospital funding.
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Senate Debates Penalty Bill on Drug Possession
Washington UPI report: Senate fails to finish debate on a bipartisan bill to sharply reduce penalties for using or selling drugs from cannabis to heroin. The measure aims to eliminate certain federal jail terms and set different punishment scales, with more debate expected and a vote anticipated early next week.
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Nixon Welfare Plan Faces Flaws in Drug Penalty Proposals
A presidential welfare reform plan and proposed drug penalties draw critique from lawmakers. Dodd cites widespread diversion of pills and rising use by schoolchildren while noting mandatory five year sentences and heavy fines. The debate centers on expanding federal controls to curb production, import, and illegal distribution amid concerns it could disrupt aid to poor families.
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Police Raid Nets 24 Youths as Drug Concern Grows
Police swept streets Friday night into Saturday morning, seizing 24 youths at a local housing area amid a crackdown on LSD use among youths. Officers read rights as suspects were processed, with one 35 year old, Patricia Hammond, arrested after multiple drug convictions. Kyle White, 17, faced charges for selling. Nearby, a Congress study criticized Nixon's proposed minimum income plan, questioning its effect on welfare and working families.
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Senator Yarborough Calls Immediate Study of Pill Safety
Senator Yarborough Saturday urged an immediate searching study of oral contraceptives amid recent safety doubts. He noted other products were banned on weaker evidence and said trained researchers would not oppose use without cancer-based grounds. He emphasized population growth is serious but cancer cannot be ignored.
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Red Cross Accepts Help for Nigeria Biafra Relief
With hostilities ending, the Nigerian Red Cross assumes refugee aid duties. The American Red Cross loans staff and specialists, and the Bexar County Chapter will accept contributions earmarked for relief though no formal campaign is planned.
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Two Teens Reportedly Fire At San Antonio Water Tower
Sheriff's deputies hunted Saturday for two teenage suspects after reports they shot at a water tower in Northwest San Antonio. A resident failed to file a complaint shortly after 2 p.m. about two youths using a rifle to target the tower at 355 Demya.
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