FDA reviews food additives as exposure rises nationwide
FDA Acting Commissioner Sherwin Gardner announced a far reaching review of preservatives colors flavors and incidental substances in packaging. The effort aims to reassure public health by removing harmful additives and may begin in April with profiles and regulatory status updates within 18 months. Senator Nelson cited rising intake and broader approvals than any nation, while critics urged firmer oversight.
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Michael J. Conlon Washington
UPD
Food and Drug Administration Today
FDA
Sherwin Gardner
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin Democrat
Nelson
United States
Sidney Wolfe
Ralph Nader
Bureau of Foods
Wolfe
Gardner
Ice Jam Builds Upstream of Weiser on Snake River
Sheriff Jim Johnston reports an ice jam extending about 10 miles upstream from Farewell Bend and within six miles of Weiser on the Snake River west of Weiser Idaho He doubts it will cause floods like December 1972 but warns the buildup continues and could threaten nearby areas.
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Weiser, Idaho
UPI
Jim Johnston
Snake River
Weiser
Johnston
Farewell Bend
Man Dies After Power Shutoff in Mansfield
Eugene Kuhn a 74 year old man in Mansfield died after Ohio Edison turned off his electricity for an $18.38 six month debt. Police found Kuhn’s home at nine degrees and freezing conditions. Kuhn had received multiple notices and was hospitalized for a stroke before returning home. Colum bia Gas reported eight past due notices and four in person calls. a service man found him too ill to acknowledge a gas shutoff on Dec 27.
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Mansfield
Ohio
UPS
Ohio Edison Co
Eugene Kuhn
Earl Carey
Ohio Edison
Kuhn
Carey
Westinghouse
Lee Grabill
Columbia Gas Co
Columbia
Grabill
Group Seeks To Oust BPA Head From Northwest Civic Groups
More than 100 regional citizen groups in four Northwest states urge President-elect Carter and Interior secretary designate Cecil Andrus to remove Bonneville Power Administration head Donald Hodel. They call for a more public-spirited, conservation-minded leadership. Andrus's spokesman says the letter had not been received.
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Hodel
Pacific Northwest
Idaho Road Report Warns of Icy Snow Hazards Across State
Idaho road conditions show black ice and snow making travel dangerous. The bulletin lists icy spots and broken snow floors on routes including US 95 Marsing to Whitebird Hill, SH 55 Boise to New Meadows, I 90 Lookout Pass to Fourth of July Canyon, US 12 Orofino to Lolo Pass, and more from Boise to Wyoming border with multiple highways affected.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
State Departments of Transportation and Law Enforcement
U. S. 95
Marsing
Whitebird Hill
Lewiston Hill
Moscow
Bonners Ferry
New Meadows
U. S
Canyon
Lookout Pass
Orofino
Lolo Pass
Lowman
Caldwell
Utah Line
Fairfield
Idaho Falls
U. S. 93
Shoshone
Lost Trail Pass
Raft
Andrus Heads to Washington for Interior Secretary Hearings
Governor Cecil D. Andrus flies to Washington for transition briefings and Senate confirmation hearings on his Interior Secretary appointment. He plans to stay through Carter's inauguration or possibly longer and return to Boise around January 22 if confirmed.
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Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
Washington, D. C
Andrus
Jimmy Carter
Idaho
Senate
Andrus budget proposal draws fire over school funding
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus unveiled fiscal year 1978 plans amid criticism that teacher raises are not reaching classrooms. Education leaders say enrollment growth and special education drive staff increases, while general fund requests exceed Andrus offers.
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Boise
Cecil D. Andrus
Andrus
Idaho
Truby
Board of Education
Milton Small
Interim steps to shield sheep and fish in Challis Unit
Idaho BLM officials say interim protections may begin for bighorn sheep and anadromous fish in the Challis Planning Unit while the final environmental impact statement is updated. The final draft grazing plan has been released but awaits new soil and vegetation data to refine potential impacts and determine needed interim actions.
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Boise
UPS
Challis
Idaho
Bureau of Land Management
William L. Mathews
Mathews
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Church Introduces Bill To Bar Potato Futures Trading
Senator Frank Church of Idaho announced plans to introduce legislation prohibiting potato futures trading on commodity exchanges. He criticized the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for expanding the Idaho contract into a broader western contract, saying neighboring states lack potato quantity and quality controls. Church noted Idaho's dominant share of Russel Burbank potatoes and urged action citing past futures market misuse.
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Boise
UPI
Frank Church
Idaho
Commodity Exchange
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Church
Russel-Burbank
Commission
France protests US criticism over Abu Daoud release
Paris summoned the US ambassador to protest Washington remarks on the Paris court freeing Abu Daoud, the Munich massacre mastermind. France condemned the State Department statement as an inadmissible evaluation of French justice, warning of strained ties before Carter's inauguration.
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Roland Tyrrell
Paris
UPI
France
United States
Washington
Abu-Daoud
Foreign Ministry
d‘Affaires
Samuel Gammon
State Department
Abu Daoud
U.S
Jacques de Follin
Jimmy Carter
John Trattner
Daoud
Paris Court
Trattner
Daoud Ree
Bonn
Jerusalem
Idaoud
Algiers
Mordechai Gazil
Ter ‘Rance
Michel
Poniatowski
Times Misses Deadline as Union Strike Blocks Article
The Times did not publish after printing union members refused to print a piece alleging union sabotage and censorship. Editor William Rees-Mogg blamed the National Graphical Association for blocking the author’s point, referencing a report tied to David Astor and Index on Censorship.
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London
UPI
Times
William Rees- Mogg
National Graphical Association
Observer
David Astor
Index
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