Doctors seek tort reform to curb excessive verdicts
South Carolina physicians at a state medical association meeting approve a Tort Reform Fund plan. They call for caps on non economic damages at 100000, limited punitive awards, and a six year statute of limitations. They warn excessive verdicts shift costs to patients and society.
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South Carolina
South Carolina Medical Association
Mike Royko
Royko
Chicago
America
No Grand Hopes Great Expectations Handicap Gorbachev
Geneva commentary notes U S and Soviet leaders face different pressures before the summit. Gorbachev enjoys less public scrutiny at home while Reagan must manage expectations and political risk. Analysts say the Soviets may seek a deal but are not desperate to concede major gains.
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Geneva
Mikhail Gorbachev
Reagan
Moscow
Kremlin
America
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Academe
Think
United States
U.S
Jimmy Carter
White House
Battle Of Aiken Reenactment Ends In Mutual Celebration
The Battle Of Aiken reenactment marks Aiken’s Sesquicentennial with a staged clash that ended in a festive dance by both sides. Historians note the real Civil War action was a diversionary Union foray toward Windsor, not a decisive battle.
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Battle of Aiken
Battle of
Aiken
H. J. Kilpatrick
W. T. Sherman
Kilpatrick
Sherman
Windsor
Isabel Vandervelde
Education gains amid concerns over past declines
The piece cites a 1981 report showing high illiteracy and low scores among 17 year olds, then notes dramatic improvements in SAT scores dropout rates college enrollment and preschool participation. It credits heightened reforms stricter teacher standards merit pay and renewed discipline as factors.
Reagan Holds Fast to 35 Percent Tax Target
President Reagan presses for tax reform anchored by a 35 percent top rate, aiming to halve the preexisting 70 percent rate from 1981. House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski negotiates to keep revenue neutrality while considering higher top rates, as Baker and Darman stay behind the scenes.
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Congress
White House
Dan Rostenkowski
House
Ways and Means
Rostenkowski
Secretary of Treasury
James Baker
Baker
Richard Darman
Darman
Dear Dr Graham and Mrs G L Letter on aging faith and heaven
A reader expresses uselessness in old age and blindness. The response comforts the desire for Heaven as believers’ true home and notes a divine purpose for life on earth, recalling Paul in prison to illustrate steadfast faith.
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Heaven
Jesus Christ
Earth
Christ
Apostle Paul
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