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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
6
The page notes that various columns express editorial and political opinions and that except for the column directly below, these views do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's views.
Bluefield celebrates National Hospital Week noting Bluefield Community is about two years old with 250 bed capacity reached weekly and expansion plans. The piece praises hospital care, cites the Mercer County Black Lung Clinic as a national model, compares 1900 and modern death rates, and urges personal health to ease hospital strain while linking global events in France to NATO implications.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Syrian missiles in eastern Lebanon, sparked by Israeli airstrikes, yank Moscow back into the regional power game. The move tests Secretary Haig and Vice President Bush as Reagan faces Begin’s Lebanon raids and settlement push.
Analysis of Soviet leverage in the Middle East as the Camp David framework frays. Moscow seeks a stake in any settlement, challenging U.S. influence through Begin’s new settlements and arming Libya and Syria. Risks include destabilizing Lebanon, Sadat’s position, and broader Arab alignments amid Iran's absence and regional power shifts.
A high level GSA auditor warns Jerry Carmen may be the best manager yet faces a quagmire at GSA. Morale is low amid audits and program managers' bitter clashes. Auditors recount confrontations with administrators who dismiss findings and shield wrongdoing, including a Seattle travel scam exposing ongoing abuses.
Paul Harvey argues the hospital bottom line is patient well being not costs. He critiques media sensationalism and cost cutting, asserts the U S health care system, though flawed, remains best globally since 1900.
An analysis contrasts rising longevity with hospital costs and elder care funding. It notes 95 percent of recent hospital-day growth from those 65 plus, questions public money efficiency, and examines Kennedy era infant mortality versus modern care. It also reports on ABSCAM related FBI actions and Senate findings, plus federal elder employment gaps in the Older Americans Act system.
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