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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1982
Page
5
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Health Secretary Schweiker unveils a plan to reform Medicare payments as costs climb. The administration seeks incentives for cost containment amid wide variation in hospital charges for similar procedures. Critics warn against ceilings that could affect care quality. The goal is a balanced, sustainable approach to U.S. health care funding.
William Buckley notes Connecticut figures Lowell Weicker and Lucien DiFazio. He skewers party loyalty, contrasts Weicker's self regard with GOP support, and derides right wing factions while lampooning press and voters. The piece critiques party loyalty and intra party tensions in Connecticut.
William Clinkscales, a veteran investigator, faces renewed attacks as a Carter holdover challenges his scope at the General Services Administration. Gerald Carmen, Reagan’s appointee, has restructured GSA cutting 320 million in budget and 150 million in workforce, yet the watchdog clash with Inspector General Sickon raises turf battles and questions of authority over fraud and waste investigations.
The dust children, offspring of American fathers and Vietnamese mothers, endure hardship in Saigon amid late Vietnam War upheavals. Congress eased rules to admit these children, allowing nontraditional evidence of parentage, a move with far reaching impact in Vietnam where thousands await departure.
Washington's focus on Beirut overshadowed the Timor massacre of Dec 7, 1975 by Indonesian forces. The piece alleges U.S. diplomacy downplays Indonesian brutality, cites lawmakers' protests, and questions future ambassador Kent Crane tied to oil and intelligence ties. It also notes FTC efforts on funeral cost disclosures and a sharp contrast in government spending on a ladder for airmen versus commercial pricing.
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