Medical care debate splits nation and AMA faces antitrust suit
A broad critique of U.S. health policy notes medical costs strain middle class families. The AMA faces a federal antitrust lawsuit over actions against low cost clinics, while debates raged over socialized medicine and government subsidies alongside sensational aviation and international tensions.
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American Medical Association
U. S
Chicago
America
Roosevelt
Washington
Able
Josephine Roche
U. S. Health
Olin West
Cabot
Ftery
Morris Fishbein
United States
Thurman Arnold
Group
Health Association of the
District of Columbia
Trust
Buster Arnold
Medical Society of the
Group Health Association
Fiery Pennsylvania campaign spurs four bills to block grand jury
Amid a charged Pennsylvania primary, Gov. Earle's forces push four bills to curb a grand jury inquiry into alleged contractor extortion and legislative action. Dauphin County court blocks the plan by impounding evidence and barring witnesses.
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Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Dauphin County
Earle
Legislative Committee
Washington Digest Mix of Relief Cash and Politics
Brackarit recounts a tense Democratic battle in Tennessee as Sen George Berry seeks renomination while Sen McKellar opposes, framed by party control struggles and alarming national implications. The piece blends political maneuvering with concern over the nation’s direction amid intra party strife.
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Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
London
Barbara Hutton
Kurt
Lance
Barbara
England
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Austria
Mittersill
Riviera
Detroit
Henry Ford
Douglas Corrigan
New York
California
Ireland
Washington
U. S. Department of Commerce
Corrigan
Wzat
Indianapolis
John Pierpont Morgan III
Jack Morgan
Tennessee
George Berry
McKellar
Marshall’s Apology and the Senate Election System Debate
The piece reflects on Thomas R. Marshall’s 1920 apology for electing U S senators by the people and argues for repeal of the direct election amendment. It surveys 1930s political figures and money politics, praising Marshall while criticizing demagogues and relief funds used to sway voters. It contrasts the appointed Hopkins with a view of the Senate as a national body versus a state faction.
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Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Wilson
William Bruckart
U. S
Kentucky
Happy” Chandler
Senate
Alben’’ Barkley
Washington
Roosevelt
Barkley
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
Capitol Hill
Sheppard
Texas
Earle
Pennsylvania
McAdoo
California
South Dakota
Berry
United States Senate
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Virginia
Thomas’ R. Marshall
Indiana
Marshall
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Mr. Norris
House of Representatives
Western
Medical notes on goiter and appendicitis treatments
The piece discusses goiter management with thyroid removal as a safe option and X ray therapy for cases where surgery is unsuitable. It also surveys appendicitis treatment, noting early operation for acute cases, debate on chronic cases, and a Manitoba study attributing chronic pain to congenital fibrous bands removable to cure chronic appendicitis.
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Lugol
P. Hegs
Strahlentherapie
Berlin
Givn
W. A. Bigelow
Brandon
Manitoba
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Bigelow
Teeth as a key to identifying unknown war dead
Dr. Edward J. Ryan writes that teeth offer unique, permanent identifiers for both World War era remains and civilian disasters. He notes no two mouths are alike, even after tooth extraction, and urges universal use of standardized dental charts to solve disappearances, crimes, and unidentified deaths.
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Europe
Edward J. Ryan
Scientific American
Ryan
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