Shortage of nurses demands quick Congressional action
Nationwide nursing shortages threaten hospital operations with 137000 vacancies and ER and ICU cutbacks. In Aiken area, demand rises due to higher census and expansions. A federal commission calls for better pay plus improved working conditions, more federal funding for recruiting and education, and greater nurse representation on boards to avert a crisis and boost job satisfaction.
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Congress
Aiken
HCA Aiken
Rebecca T. Brewer
Federal Commission
Otis R. Bowen
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Bowen
A Moral Warning on Libyan Chemical Weapons Links
A guest editorial condemns Nazi era industrial complicity and warns Japan Steel Works involvement with Libya could fuel chemical weapons capability. It argues business interests must yield to moral concerns when dealing with Gaddafi, who has backed terrorism in Europe.
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Hitler
Libya
Japan Steel Works
U.S
Muammar Gaddafi
Europe
Free World
Western
Israel
George Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gaddafi
Japan
Thought For Today Quote By Robert Frost
A nighttime reflection frames a poet’s pronouncement on purpose. The line compares a definite purpose to horse blinders, suggesting narrow sight and limited perspective as intent shapes focus and limits broader vision. Frost’s idea prompts readers to balance aim with openness.
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Robert Frost
Global contract for a humane world in the late eighties
The piece argues that the 1980s show fragmented societies seeking cohesion and highlights the open prisons of command economies. It notes Gorbachev and Deng as movers toward market freedoms, warns against democratic backsliding, and urges a global social contract with shared human rights and planetary stewardship.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Deng Xiaoping
Earth
Mitch Snyder and the homeless hunger strike critique
A critical column mocks Mitch Snyder and his hunger strike tactics to pressure government funding for homeless shelters. It accuses Snyder of extortion and political maneuvering while urging policy changes like ending rent control, expanding private shelter vouchers, and permitting SROs.
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Mitch
Metro
MacArthur
Missouri
Mitch Lynder
Danbury
D.C
Berrigan
Reagan White House
Capitol
Hollywood Sparklies
Santa Monica
Washington
New York
America
Good Fathers
Holy Trinity
Burger King
Base-Closing Commission Report Boosts Bush To-Fight Deficit Image
A bipartisan panel proposes closing or revamping 145 bases, offering President-elect Bush a deficit-reduction plus with limited congressional resistance. History shows base closings provoke stormy relations, but Bush benefits from an with less political blowback, echoing past reforms under Carter and Johnson.
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Washington
Bipartisan
George Bush
Bush
Congress
House Armed Service Committee
Les Aspin
Commission
Frank Carlucci
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
New Commission
Carter
Plains
Senate
Rene Mada Ser
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