Cold weather may kill 450 Americans this winter
Agencies warn more than 450 deaths from cold exposure this winter and urge the elderly to guard against hypothermia. AARP and related groups stress hats, warm clothing, and thermostats at 68 degrees or higher for those over 60.
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Washington
UPI
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Paul Kershner
AARP
National Retired Teachers Association
Kershner
Curb of judges power as New Right targets policy
Washington AP report notes New Right strategists align with congressional conservatives to curb federal judges. They seek to shift busing abortion and school prayer rulings from federal courts to state and local control, arguing courts intrude on local governance.
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Washington
Congress
New Right
Paul Weyrich
Defense Conserva
Weyrich
Mental health center helps children cope with stress
Vanessa Shelton reports on how therapists at Linn County Community Mental Health Center see troubled children. They describe adjustment reactions to stress from family disruptions, school transitions, illness, or new life changes, stressing that coping ability sets apart illness from normal growing pains.
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Community Mental Health Center
Linn County
Hunter Comly
Steve Washler
Divison
Washler
Remember when an ex pensive spread was 90 acres near Dallas
A playful reminiscence contrasts a vast 90 acre tract near Dallas with a jar of peanut butter, noting the quirky shift in meaning from a historic phrase to a modern food joke. The piece hinges on wordplay and regional memory.
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Jim Barton
Riverside Drive
Iowa City
V. Up
Doc
Riverside Standard
Experimental Aircraft Association
Barton
Dallas
Americans lack health coverage study finds twelve percent uninsured
A Department of Health and Human Services study estimates 26.6 million Americans, 12.6 percent of civilians, had no health insurance in 1977 78. Preliminary results show regional cost differences and high employer coverage but varying plan generosity, with final results due years later.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
National Center For Health Services Research
United States
West
North Central
Northeast
U.S
FTC official foresees return of pro consumer policies
Michael Pertschuk, an FTC member and former chairman, predicts a consumer rights backlash as Reagan era policies favor wealth and privilege. He notes regulators are courteous but overlook consumer disadvantage, and says reform may take time but could rekindle public outrage, echoing Ralph Nader’s crusade.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Reagan
Michael Pertschuk
FTC
James Miller III
Pertschuk
Nader
Ralph Nader
Diet May Reveal Your Personality Says Research
An AP report from Tempe, Arizona, details a federally funded study by Edward Sadalla and Jeffrey Burroughs that maps food categories to social identity. Across vegetarian, gourmet, health, fast, and synthetic groups, subjects showed distinct personality traits and beliefs.
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Tempe
Ariz
Edward Sadalla
Arizona State University
Sadalla
Jeffrey Burroughs
Juniata College
Pennsylvania
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