Socialized medicine under fire in Britain in 1957
In April 1957 a London appliance dealer's cookout discussion among Tory free enterprise supporters turned to socialized medicine. They argued for universal medical service, while U.S. reports noted a doctor crisis with emigration of British doctors, many foreign recruits, heavy patient loads, and dwindling standards. The British Medical Association calls medicine in Britain a mess.
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London
Britain
Asia
National Health Service
India
Pakistan
Journal of the
British Medical Association
That Was Then This Is Now A Mixed Chronicle
A collage of political chatter about Kennedy and the arms race cites Russian caution on manned bombers and disarmament hopes. The piece notes Sports Illustrated chatter and local fire department praise in Stratford and Perryton, with community echoes, jokes, and a closing quip about human resistance to knowledge from Wes Izard.
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Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Kusnetsov
U.S
Perryton
T. R. Shirley
R. H. Holland Grain Company
Tom Waugh
Helium chief defends $14 million Amarillo building plan
Bureau of Mines assistant director Henry P. Wheeler Jr. defended a proposed $14 million helium administration building in Amarillo after the House Appropriations Committee defeated the plan. He said the project would serve Amarillo for decades, likening it to building a home rather than renting. Wheeler avoided commenting on lobbying reports.
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Helium
Amarillo
Bureau of Mines
Henry P. Wheeler, Jr
Washington D.C
House Appropriations Committee
Barfield
Petroleum Building
Wheeler
Washington
Amarillo Weather and Readings Report 1962
The bulletin notes Amarillo enjoying 76 of 80 sunny days in 1962. It lists comparative readings at 3 p.m. Tuesday with winds light and a clear sky overall. Locations include Houston, Oklahoma City, and Clay County with moderate temperatures.
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Amarillo
Houston
Reserves Set Release Date Aiming by August Twenty Fifth
Washington reports Pentagon planning August 25 as the start date to release more than 155000 reservists and National Guardsmen called up last fall during the Berlin crisis. Informed sources said the aim is to have all or most released in stages beginning late summer.
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Pentagon
Berlin
Congress
South
Viet Nam
Decker
Ft. Bragg
N.C
49Th Armored Division
Texas National Guard
Ft. Polk
Comando Loses Guns in Alabama seizure
A self styled commando leader John McClure Snook turned over his arsenal of automatic weapons to federal agents after ATU said the weapons were not properly registered. The seizure follows government efforts to tax possession of automatic weapons. Snook, Gulf Coast telephone firm owner, trained women employees to shoot machine guns and install poles.
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Foley
Ala
UPI
John McClure Snook
Gulf Coast
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
ATU
Treasury Department
Snook
CROSSHOADS REPORT Expensive Dear Editor
IRS says half a billion dollars yearly is lost when taxpayers fail to report interest and dividend income. The letter warns that small omissions, including forgotten earnings from savings, trading stamps, or miscellaneous sources, could accumulate, urging citizens to report all income to avoid penalties.
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Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Russians A Coming By Edward Jamieson Amarillo Gas Tour
Ten top Soviet experts on natural gas will visit Amarillo in mid April as part of a tour of key U S gas centers. Hosted by Phillips Petroleum and sponsored by the American Gas Association the group will inspect wells and plants in the Panhandle and Hugoton fields before heading to Tulsa. Previous attempts to coordinate reciprocal visits faced objections from major gas companies.
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Soviet Union
Amarillo
Houston
Tulsa
Phillips Petroleum Company
Panhandle
Hugoton
American Gas Association
Russia
United States Delegation to Inspect Russian Installations Arrives
A 14 member U S State Department and American Gas Association delegation will visit United States sites including Amarillo Herring Hotel with interpreters. They arrive in New York April 1 and proceed to Washington then touring gas installations in Lexington Nashville Houston Tulsa Chicago and Philadelphia. Robert B Stewart of Phillips Petroleum is part of the American group.
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U.S. State Department
American Gas Association
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
New York
Washington
Lexington
Nashville
Houston
Tulsa
Chicago
Philadelphia
Farmers Rally Against Tighter Government Controls Poll
Philadelphia report shows a Farm Journal poll of 50,000 readers largely opposes compulsory quotas with 4 percent in favor. A 44 percent support expands voluntary land retirement, while 52 percent want no government role in farming. Iowa leads support for extended retirement. Poultry and hog sectors push against controls, and farmers fear limits on expansion.
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Philadelphia
Farm Journal
The
Freeman
East
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Reports Held Up Five Years on China Papers Release
The State Department freed secret 1943 China papers critical of Chiang Kai shek and a hush buried Hurley report to Roosevelt. Delicate U S relations with Formosa linger as ambassador Drumright resigns, amid questions over releasing documents and Chiang’s stance toward a Stalin summit.
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State Department
China
Chiang Kaishek
Patrick J. Hurley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Formosa
Chiang
U.S
Everett F. Drumright
Hurley Links Stalin to 1943 Policy Shift
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, now a Santa Fe resident, states Stalin enacted a total policy shift for communism between 1943 and 1945. He recalls reporting to Roosevelt that Communist parties abroad were not directed or subsidized by Russia, clarifying remarks from a 1962 AP release. He cites Stalin’s claim of not subsidizing China’s Communist Party and notes Trotsky-Stalin tensions over world revolution.
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Santa FE
N.M
Patrick J. Hurley
Josef Stalin
Hurley
Russia
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Gen. Hurley
Stalin
Communist Party
China
Trotsky
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby regions
Weather U 5S Weather Bureau notes fair conditions across Amarillo and Northwest Texas with increasing cloudiness Thursday and mild highs. Central and western New Mexico show partly cloudy skies today with slight warmth, temperatures around the upper 50s to mid 60s. Reported highs near 68, lows near 50s, sunrise at 6 50 am, sunset at 6 59 pm.
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Amarillo
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