First hurricane Amy forms off North Carolina coast
The first tropical storm of the season, Amy, moved offshore from the Outer Banks with winds near 55 mph. Forecasters reported no immediate threat to the U.S. mainland as the system headed northeast around 10 mph, with gales extending up to 125 miles north.
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Miami
UPI
Amy
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
National Hurricane Center
Cape Hatteras
N.C
U.S
Virginia
Births Down in 1974 Despite More Women Aged 18 29
The Conference Board reports births fell to 3.1 million in 1974 while the 18 to 29 group, now over 20 million strong, produced about 80 percent of births, down from 4.3 million births in 1957 when 13.4 million women were in the age range.
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New York
Conference Board
CNS
Missouri River reaches new all time storage high
The U S Army Corps of Engineers reports Missouri River main stream storage at an all time peak and expects a crest near 71 million acre feet in weeks ahead. Brig Gen Philip T Boerger notes over 3.5 million acre feet of vacant flood storage remains to absorb unexpected inflows.
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Omaha
API
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri River
Philip T. Boerger
Corps
Missouri River Division
Thone Criticizes Federal Hospital Inspection Program
Rep. Charles Thone of Nebraska denounced a new federal hospital inspection program as a bureaucratic overreach. He noted five Nebraska hospitals were inspected with only one passing, and cited closures and pressure to install unused equipment as failures in the nationwide rollout.
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Washington
UPI
Charles Thone
R-Neb
Thone
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Nebraska
Nebraska Hospitals Face Repeated Inspections Spurring Costs
In a weekly letter to voters First District lawmaker Thone criticizes federal inspectors for uniform rules across facilities. He cites Nebraska hospitals receiving up to 14 inspections yearly by state and federal agencies. He notes inspections often last days and raise hospital costs.
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Thone
Nebraska
New York City
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Mahood
Charles Deland
Rector
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Howard
Norfolk
Sleepy Hollow
Bankamericard
Ron
Buenners
Jcpenney
Boerger
Missouri
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
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