Editorial calls for reform as medical costs rise
The piece argues rising malpractice awards drive higher doctors fees and hospital rates, threatening access to care. It cites insurer premiums and hospital increases, notes potential no fault insurance and relicensing, and suggests independent review of nuisance claims while warning of socialization of medicine if unresolved.
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Washington Hospital
Fremont
Argus
St. Rose Hospital
Los Angeles Times
California
New York State
Maryland
Productivity and liberties hinge on policy direction
Holmes Alexander weighs how U.S. productivity, already sliding, threatens liberties. Senators Nunn and Miller propose a National Center for Productivity to review laws for repeal potential, while experts warn that regulation, unions, and the information boom erode growth. Skeptics doubt quick cures or reforms.
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Washington, D.C
Sam Nunn
Chuck Percy
Pete Domenici
Lawton Chiles
Dewey Bartlett
Congress
Nunn
D-Ga
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Nun
James Miller
Georgia State University
The Front Page In Modern American Journalism
Jenkin Lloyd Jones contrasts Billy Wilder s remake with the original play by MacArthur and Hecht noting four letter words in the film and tracing journalism s evolution from sensational untamed days on Park Row to sober reporting. He praises newer reporters as sober and dignified while lamenting the old sensationalism.
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Billy Wilder
Charles MacArthur
Ben Hecht
MacArthur
Hecht
Hollywood
Chicago
America
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
William Randolph Hearst
Police Gazette
Park Row
Larneriy
New Jersey
Christian Science Monitor
Spike Canhain
Breast cancer detection is readily available now
Volunteers with the Alameda County unit of the American Cancer Society urge readers not to be misled by claims that breast cancer detection is scarce locally. Xeromammography and thermography are accessible through physicians at many Bay Area hospitals and screening centers, with federal and society support funding additional centers. The ACS lists facilities and emphasizes that screening can occur now without waiting for a new center.
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Dr. Miller
Nunn
Miller
Georgia
Heath Larry
U.S. Steel Corp
Larry
Alameda County
American Cancer Society
Breast Cancer Early Ion Center
Memorial Hospitals
San Leandro
Theery Ares
Sur
Bay Area
Breast
California
Oakland
Northern California
Pew
Breast Cancer Screening Center
Society
Brziz
Barry Goldwater on world problems and peace prospects
Barry Goldwater argues that global population growth and resource shortages threaten fuel, food, and industry through the 20th century. He notes misunderstandings about defense and fuel, warns of widespread shortages, and urges international cooperation toward a lasting peace.
Unemployment figures and the six million myth in 1975
A critical analysis questions the Labor Department six million jobless total of January 3 1975 arguing it masks employment reality. It cites 3.3 million on unemployment benefits 678000 seeking aid and 18 million on unemployment insurance, suggesting a 22 million increase while condemning media sensationalism and Keynesian doctrine.
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Washington
Hans J. Morganthau
U. S. Labor Department
Ford
Morganthan
Associated Press
Labor Department
Congress
AFCIO
George Meany
Meany
Hazlitt
Alvin Hanson
Lange
United States
Will Rogers on the Presidents 12 000 word condition report
The source cites Will Rogers lampooning a presidential message to Congress on the country’s condition. He jokes that the length shows poor shape and hints Congress bears responsibility, hoping action this session could shorten the condition to about 1 000 words referenced around December 4 1729.
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