Prescription Law Overhaul Pushed in Congress
The Carter administration urged fast track approval for breakthrough drugs and support for affordable generics in a major reform bill. The measure faces uncertain prospects amid opposition from major manufacturers and the resignation of FDA Commissioner Donald Kennedy. It also calls for posting pharmacist prices on widely prescribed drugs to promote price competition.
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Washington
Congress
Food and Drug Commis
Sioner
Donald Kennedy
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Capitol Hill
Carter
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
GWU Thurston Hall Fire Injures 34 Students
A pre dawn fire in Thurston Hall at George Washington University injured 34 students, one critically, and forced hundreds to evacuate using ladders and windows. The nine story dorm housed about 890 residents, fire containment occurred within an hour, cause not yet determined.
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GWU
Washington
George Washington University
Thurston Hall
19Th
F Streets
University
Fran Marsh
George Wash University
Moose Club expands parking with controlled dynamite blast
The Moose Club on Cork Street plans a parking lot expansion using dynamite. Millwood’s Goodrill employees conduct the blasting, underscoring the project’s seriousness. Photos appear on the Area News page.
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Moose Club
Cork St
Goodrill
Millwood
Area
Economy shows weakest first quarter growth in a year
U S economy grew 0.7 percent in January through March 1979039 the lowest since a 0.1 percent decline a year earlier. Commerce data show inflation at 8.7 percent annual rate while policy makers warn growth could slip toward recession despite hopes of a partial rebound.
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Washington
Tony
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Commerce Department
GNP
Pearl River Flood Threat Forces Jackson Residents to Seek Higher Ground
Residents along the Pearl River evacuate as floodwaters surge toward the Gulf of Mexico causing about half a billion dollars in damage to Jackson Mississippi. The crisis extends to Alabama and Texas with power cuts and widespread displacement as officials warn of rising crests and entrenched shortages.
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Jackson
Miss
Pearl River
Gulf of Mexico
Viva Polk
Alabama
Tombigee
Red Cross
Carter
Texas
Conroe
Georgetown
Mississippi Power and Electric Co
Columbia
Marion County Civil Defense
Jim Thornhill
Thornhill
Monticello
Breast Cancer: New Hope Offered in Series
The second part of a series discusses breast cancer in the United States with input from the American Cancer Society and doctors. It profiles Bethel Mathison, who underwent two mastectomies, and details radical and modified radical procedures, recovery, and shifting attitudes toward treatment.
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New Hope
United States
American Cancer Society of Winchester
Gerald Rechamps
Norman Smith
Bethel Mathison
Bethel
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Free Blaze
Inside Today
Clarke Compass
Clarke County
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Frederick County Commission
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George M. Stoddart
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Fraternal Order of Police
Raritan
Winchester Hospital
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