Study finds 35 million Americans lack health insurance
Census Bureau data from 1983 show 15 percent of Americans without any health coverage. Private insurance covers 75 percent, government programs 10 percent, and most private plans come through employers or work-based plans. regional gaps include 18.7 percent uninsured in the South and 18.3 percent in the West. Whites show higher uninsured rates in the last quarter of 1983.
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Washington
Census Bureau
South
Midwest
Health Insurance Coverage Gaps by Race in 1983 Survey
The Census Bureau report from the Survey of Income and Program Participation indicates whites show higher health insurance coverage than blacks and Hispanics. In 1983 about 14 to 21 percent lacked any coverage, while private insurance ranged from 29 to 54 percent across groups. Medicare users often held private coverage to fill gaps. The study covered 21,000 households in late 1983.
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The
Census Bureau
United States
Gail R. Wilensky
Wilensky
Project Hope
Reagan Administration
Westmoreland Drops CBS Libel Suit Source Says
Retired Gen. William C. Westmoreland agrees Sunday to dismiss his 120 million libel action against CBS. CBS expected to claim victory with no apology or payment of costs. Trial had featured top Vietnam era figures and Hawkins testimony on enemy troop estimates.
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Washington Post
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
CBS
New York
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
Army
Gains B. Hawkins
Order of Battle
Hawkins
U.S. District Court
Lower Manhattan
Robert S. McNamara
National Security Affairs
Walt Rostow
Central Intelligence Agency
Third artificial heart recipient declared very stable
Murray P. Haydon, 58, becomes the third recipient of a permanent Jarvik-7 heart in a 314 hour operation at Humana Heart Institute. Surgeons led by Dr. William C. DeVries report a smooth procedure with no complications as Haydon remains in very stable condition.
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Los Angeles Times
Louisville
William C. DeVries
Murray P. Haydon
Hayden
Allan M. Lansing
Humana Heart Institute International
Lansing
Iowa
Barney Clark
William J. Schr
Jarvik
DeVries
Clark
Schroeder
Juanita
Messenger
Coe Reinstates Core Curriculum For Incoming Class
Coe College plans to drop its Open Choice program and return to a core curriculum starting with the fall 1986 freshman class. The degree total remains 36, but students must complete general education in science Western culture international awareness and social sciences plus writing competency. President John Brown notes the move follows national criticism of diluted curriculums and echoes calls by the Association of American Colleges and U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett.
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Coe College
Today’s Chuckle Flea Parents Joke
Humorous fragment jokes about a flea and his many offspring facing an odd destiny with a playful tone. The snippet resembles a lighthearted caption from a comic page or humor column.
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Kaul
Marion
Metro
Today
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Cedar Rapids
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