Health care costs reach nearly one tenth of spending
Americans spent a record 287 billion dollars on health care in 1981, averaging 1225 dollars per person. Hospital and nursing home bills led the rise while insurance and government programs covered about two thirds of the cost.
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Washington
UPI
Health and Human Services Department
HHS
Richard Schweiker
Reagan Iowa visit may announce Soviet grain pact decision
Des Moines AP reports rumors Reagan will use a Iowa trip next Monday to announce whether to extend the long term grain pacts with the Soviet Union. Keith Heffernan says Soviet grain trade would suit a speech at the National Corn Growers convention.
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Des Moines
Reagan
Iowa
Soviet Union
Keith Heffernan
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Corn Growers Convention
Veteran’s Auditorium
Heffernan
John Black
Robert Ray
Midwest
Sudan Opens Door To PLO In Lebanon Crisis
Sudan’s Jaafar Nimeiry says Khartoum ready to receive Palestinian fighters from Lebanon, creating a regional center for Palestinian efforts in Africa. Israel launches punitive raids on West Beirut amid U.S. peace envoy Habib’s push to relocate 6,000 to 8,000 guerrillas. WAFA reports 54 killed or wounded. phosphorous and cluster bombs hit multiple districts.
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Gazette Wire Services
Israel
Yasser Arafat
West Beirut
U.S
Philip Habib
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jaafar Nimeiry
Sudan
Lebanon
PLO
Khartoum
Africa
Egypt
Syria
Nimeiry
State Department
WAFA
Reagan calls arms control path rational and realistic
President Reagan submitted the 1981 annual report of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to Congress and asserted a rational, realistic approach to preventing nuclear war. He cited ongoing Geneva talks, noted his decision not to revive a comprehensive test ban negotiation, and praised Nitze led talks as a model for future Soviet negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
Congress
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Capitol Hill
Geneva
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
NATO
Vacation in Your Back Yard Sparks Self-Discovery
A witty adage advises travelers to stay home for a vacation and let friends judge your character as sensitive imaginative home-loving and financially strained.
Branstad Leads In Fundraising Over Conlin In Iowa Race
Branstad reports higher receipts and spending than Roxanne Conlin from May 21 to July 20, with Branstad raising $152,717 and Conlin $79,054.53. Conlin taps out-of-state funds including Mondale. Branstad keeps $35,159 cash balance and projects over $900,000 goal.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Texas
Washington, D.C
Walter Mondale
Branstad
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