Traditional diets for expensive Families seek new means of nutrition
Washington editorial notes rising food costs push Americans to rethink nutrition. It cites AMA advice on protein and fruits, price trends up 13.7 percent in a year, meat price controls ending Sept. 12, and expert suggestions to favor milk, vegetables, fruits, cereals while cutting meat. It discusses fortification and synthetic foods like margarine, and quotes Alan Berg on bridging nutrition with affordable resources.
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Mary Costello
Washington
American Medical Association
AMA
Jean Mayer
Harvard
White House
Department of Agriculture
Congressional Committee
America
Enterpri
Alan Berg
Legislators urged to resist environmental backlash in Southern Illinois
Editorial urges lawmakers to protect the region’s air and water while promoting industry and tourism. It cites Sen. Kenneth Buzbee and notes 13 of 18 environmental bills in the House targeting EPA rules, urging enforcement on pollution and arguing for balanced progress.
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Illinois
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondala
Friends of the Environment
House
Senate
EPA
Rep. C.L. McCormick
Vienna
The
Pollution Control Board
McCormick
Probing Hospital Attacks Stir Vietnam War Debate
Three veterans testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that they took part in bombing North Vietnamese and Viet Cong hospitals between 1967 and 1969. The claims, if true, would violate international law and reveal cruelty conducted in U S actions.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Committee
United States
U.S
Creighton “Abrams
Army
Abrams
Vietnam
End beef price controls now amid Nixon plan phase four
The Nixon administration moves to phase four of its economic plan with price controls lifted on most items but beef and petroleum products remain under freeze. Beefs price controls have sparked shortages and consumer boycotts, while farmers hold back cattle to push prices higher, risking supply gaps and higher grocery costs. The author argues the beef freeze should end now to avoid a broader disaster.
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Nixon
Earl Butz
White House
Poe
Not faddists Environmentalists are tenacious
Environmentalists face backlash as energy, unemployment, and price pressures rise. The piece argues their influence endures despite political defeats, citing recent Senate actions on the Alaskan pipeline and proposed relaxations of air and emissions standards. It notes laws strengthening ecologists’ clout and urges industry to cooperate with nuanced groups for balanced growth and safeguards.
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Alan L. Otten
Wall Street Journal
Senate
National Academy of Sciences
Citizens Advisory Committee On Environmental Quality
Laurance&. Rockefeller
Phus
Jean
Does the President read papers or listen to broadcasts
Letter writer questions whether the president or aides read news or hear reports on Watergate and other scandals. They challenge the claim of ignorance and ask how the president can think the public is so naive.
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Environmental Protection Agency
United States
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