Confrontation on energy has large stakes
Washington reports that Congress is altering and weakening President Carter energy proposals amid White House objections. Key items show mixed progress with price controls, gas tax ideas, and incentives facing reversals, while some measures like home insulation credit survive by slim margins. Political stakes rise as Carter seeks public pressure to restore his package.
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Robert Byrd
West Virginia
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Yale pediatrician blasts lead in gasoline and demand action
Dr. Morris A. Wessel of Yale University Medical School and Dr. Anthony Dominski of Pratt Institute warn that 98 percent of airborne lead comes from gasoline and that lead poisoning sickens tens of thousands of children yearly. They criticize slow progress since EPA lead limits and call for stronger measures to protect kids near highways and busy roads.
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UPI
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Yale University Medical School
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Pratt Institute School of Architecture
Rene Ciinae
United States
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NAS urges merge of VA hospitals with general health system
A National Academy of Sciences panel calls the VA hospital system obsolete and proposes merging into community health facilities open to all. The report urges phasing VA into general delivery, with no new VA hospitals without local planning approval and suggests future reimbursement by insurers before full integration.
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Fla
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Martinsburg
W.va
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Ore
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R.D. Smith
NAS
Lormand Sails Solo 4500-Mile Atlantic Attempt
Edward Lormand, 41, a music professor, launched his 28-foot sloop Lor mand's Second Folly for a 4500 mile solo voyage from Fernandina Beach to Plymouth England. He spoke to 30 spectators about pursuing his lifelong urge and belief in perseverance.
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World’s Greatest Dad Contest Draws Entries
Washington Labor Department notes 2.8 million teens seek summer work but warns under 18 may not hold hazardous jobs. Contest at Donaldson’s department store invites nine categories with prizes from a Smithsonian trip to a Twin Cities plant tour.
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UPI
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Linda Winterlink
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