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...discussion of the Reagan Administration's economic policies included a critique of the government's current health policy and a broader criticism of national health priorities. Referring to new federal programs trying to curb salt intake and encourage Americans to exercise more, Children's Defense Fund member Franna Diamond said. "For most children the principle issue is not salt in their food but food on their plate...
They want to halt abortion and birth control, but only to curb nuclear weapons," Donahue said, alluding to a recent recommendation from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops...
...stood by him as he struggled to right his capsized life. Tarver is now a drug counselor and a candidate for a master's degree in social work at the University of Houston. Having seen the problem from both sides, he doubts whether the new federal crackdown will curb cocaine use. "Suppose you have just one cop on a corner writing tickets, but everybody in town is running the stop sign? How can police stop them...
Speaking before a Kennedy School seminar audience of 40, Rev. J. Bryan Hehir disclaimed recent allegations that the Bishops "curb" for "halt" in a recommendation on the nuclear arms race and stapped up their criticism of the Soviet Union's human rights policy following Administration pressure...
...Latin America without discussing that involvement with the American people." Said another congressional source with privileged access to U.S. intelligence information: "We're concerned about the danger of a wider conflagration." At the same time, many members of Congress continue to support the Administration's efforts to curb Soviet influence in the hemisphere, even if it means engaging in covert activity...