Health Care Commission Would Keep Lid on Costs
New Hampshire faces a proposal to empower a three member Hospital and Health Care Review Commission appointed by the governor to set rates review budgets and approve services plans and tax health facilities. The measure rivals existing federal and state efforts to control costs and coordinate care while excluding certain nonprofit and public facilities.
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Health Care Commission
N.H
Concord
Health and Welfare
Frankland
Whaland
Senate
Meldrim Thomson
Commission
Health Systems Seen
HSA
Hospital and Health Review Commission
New Hampshire
Granite State Health Systems, Inc
New Hampshire Health Systems Assembly
State Hospital Association
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
State Organization of County Commissioners
Heal Coordinating Council
Robert Monier
Thomson
Monier
Body repairs glass service refinishing on all domestic
A brief item notes a shop offering body repairs glass service and refinishing on all domestic vehicles. Details are sparse but indicate full service for domestic cars and trucks with focus on glass, dent work, and refinishing. No date or location provided.
Loch Ness Monster Sighted Aged By Photo Grip
An AP report notes a rust colored object with two front appendages a long neck and a bulbous head may be Nessie the Loch Ness monster. American researcher Robert Rines presented a slide to about 50 law center students in Concord New Hampshire. The legend dates to early sightings in Loch Ness a 25 mile Highland lake.
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Associated Press
Loch Ness
Robert Rines
Boston
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord
N.H
Nessy
Scottish Highlands
Britain
Expected Boom A Fizzle For Hub Tourist Industry
Boston saw a 50 percent rise in tourism during the bicentennial year but did not see the hoped for economic boost. Hotel occupancy fell vs last summer as visitors favored budget options and day trips over extended stays. The city promoted Revolutionary sites and reported five million visitors versus six expected, while Freedom Trail sites drew larger crowds, such as more visitors to Paul Revere’s Birthplace than the prior year.
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Boston
Ston
Paul Sacco
Sheraton Motor Inn
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Philadelphia
New York
City Tourist Bureau
Paul Revere
Merrimack Brewery Refuses Sewage Payment Claims Impasse
Merrimack officials say Anheuser-Busch Co. will not pay its share of operating the town sewage plant. Brewery accounts for most inflow, causing a $697,541 deficit over five years and $55,000 this year as negotiations on rates stall. An agreement from 1968 set the rate at 11 1/2 cents per 1000 gallons plus surcharges.
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Merrimack
N.H
Anheuser-Busch Co
George Howe
Howe
Rhode Island malls plan Sunday openings defying law
Providence AP Rhode Island mall owners say they will defy the Sunday sales ban to compete with discount outlets. Warwick Mall’s association cited precedents of weekend openings. about 90 percent of stores at Warwick Midland and Lincoln malls plan Sunday afternoons. Gov Noel urged compliance but backs changing the law to allow store volume to determine Sunday openings.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Warwick Mall
Merchants’ Association
Lloyd Bliss
Midland Mall
Warwick
Lincoln Mall
Lincoln
Gov. Ee
Noel
General Assembly
Comic wins real estate battle in Ridgefield case
Actor-comedian Godfrey Cambridge won a ruling after alleging three real estate agents misrepresented a 120000 Ridgefield house. The Connecticut Real Estate Commission suspended the agents and ordered their firm to cease all real estate business for a month. Cambridge spent about 100000 fixing heating, plumbing and other defects he says were misrepresented before purchase. He urged stricter privately hired inspector accountability and cautioned buyers to inspect homes like evaluating a race horse.
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Ridgefield, Conn
Godfrey Camp
Connecticut Real Estate Commission
Cambridge
Real Estate Commission
Audrey
Connecticut
Harvard team reports first artificial mammal gene
Harvard biochemists led by Allen Maxam announced artificial production of a mammalian gene used in rabbits to make hemoglobin. The team described a simple method to isolate specific genes and noted steps toward understanding gene expression in higher organisms. Other researchers include Argiris Efstratiadis Fotis Kafatos and Thomas Maniatis.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Allen Maxam
Argiris Efstratiadis
Fotis Kafatos
Thomas Maniatis
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