Principles Die So That Profits Live
The United States, under Reagan, cast the lone dissent at the World Health Organization as 118 countries supported curbing aggressive marketing of infant formula in developing countries. The code bans direct advertising, free samples, and certain sales practices, aiming to protect breastfeeding and public health amid allegations of Nestle and US firms profiting from misleading marketing. Two USAID officials resigned in protest after the vote.
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United States
Reagan
World Health Organization
Switzerland
Nestle
U.S
Europe
Capitol Hill
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Interfaith Center On Corporate Responsibility
Geneva
John Tedrotti
Developing Countries
Pelargon
David Cox
Ross Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories
Could NATO withstand Soviet attack?
North Atlantic alliance faces serious military strain as NATO power nations privately doubt capacity to defend West Germany frontier without rapid conventional buildup. Insufficient reserves, weapons shortages, and delayed program deployments threaten early allied success, risking a shift to tactical nuclear use to slow a Soviet advance.
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Drew Middleton
New York Times
Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
United States
Britain
West Germany
France
Western
Europe
North Atlantic Council
Alliance
Canada
Atlantic
U.S. Seventh Army
National Guard
Atlantic Alliance
U S defies world on infant formula code vote
United Nations WHO tabled an advertising ban on infant formula to protect breastfeeding. The U S vote against the code drew Kennedy scrutiny while Nestle Abbott Bristol-Myers and American Home Products faced renewed boycotts and calls for U S law alignment. Consumers and advocates claim marketing harms in developing countries persist despite promises to curb ads.
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Lydia Chavez
Nadine Brozan
New York Times
Nestle
Switzerland
Abbott Laboratories
Bristol-Myers
American
United States
United Nations World Health Organization
Geneva
Reagan
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Developing Countries
United Nations
Mental health change would nart youth care
Williamson County Mental Health Association and Illinois advocates oppose Gov. Thompson's Executive Order No. 1, which would shift youths’ clinical services from DMHDD to DCFS. They warn higher costs, duplicated paperwork, fragmented care, and risk to 18th birthday services and vulnerable youths. DCFS lacks clinical expertise and confidentiality consistency, risking exclusion for many youth currently served.
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Southern Illinoisan
The
Mental Health Association of
Williamson County
Illinois Mental Health Advocates
Gov
Thompson
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Department of Children and Family Services
DMHDD
DCFS
Letters on Youth Services and State Order
The writer notes Executive Order No. 1 on youth protective, placement and supervisory services lacks community mental health agency input and cannot be amended now. It will take effect unless rejected by a majority vote in the Illinois Senate or House before June 1. Citizens urged to contact state senators and representatives to oppose.
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Illinois Senate
House of Representatives
Royko Text Sparks Southern Illinois Reader Response
A reader expresses anger at Mike Royko's mocking remarks about Southern Illinois and drafts a heated letter to a Chicago editor. The Southern Illinois columnist Peter Selkowe replies, defending regional pride and challenging the critic.
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Southern Illinoisan
Mike Royko
Chicago
Southern Illinois
Peter Selkowe
Foreign buy up of Illinois farms needs limits
Illinois South Project urges passage of legislation to curb foreign ownership of farmland. They cite 122000 acres currently owned, with 45 percent bought in two years and 85 percent in ten. HB 628 would restrict future foreign purchases while allowing current holders to keep land. The group points to similar laws in 27 states and presses Senate Bill 387 for action.
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Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois South Project
Mike Lawrence
Inois South Project
Illinois Farmland Coalition
Becaue
Eign
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Daniel Pierce
Highland Park
Pierce
Chicago Area
Illinois South
Senate
Terry Bruce
Chamber ad attacked as pro business in Reagan push
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce published a full page ad urging support for Reagan programs. It claims the United States opposed Third World babies to protect large corporations and praises measures benefiting the meat industry and energy interests. The author criticizes the chamber for pressuring the public to back administration efforts that could hurt individuals.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Reagan
United States
James Watt
Carbondale
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Mead Johnson
Bristol- Myers Co
Wyeth Laboset
State Department
WHO
Reagan Eee
Agency For International Development
C. Joseph
Agency
Eugene N. Babb
Food and Nutrition
World Health Assembly
Dr. Joseph
Third World
Italy
West
MR Weinberg
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Cox
Ross Labs
Abbott
Mark Ritchie
Infant Formula Action
Aan
Leo Mattinglyn
Carterville
Royko
Virginia L. Marmaduke
Pinckneyville
Ganizations
American Agriculture Movement of Illinois
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
Illinois Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
Sierra Club Great Lakes Chapter
Illinois Catholic Conference Division of Community Affairs
Reclamation Coalition
Chamber
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