HEW hospital standards spark debate over closures
The attack on hospital cuts stirs concern as HEW Secretary Califano promises change to national standards seen as closing small community hospitals. Proposals require 2000 births yearly for obstetrics, four beds per 1000 residents, and 80 percent bed occupancy, with rural exceptions later pledged but viewed as insufficient.
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United States
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Congress
Califano
Washington
Callfano
The Last Chance Diet and Dr Linn Controversy
Washington reports reveal warnings from Harvard professor Dr George Slackburn about the liquid protein diet book The Last Chance Diet. Investigators note deaths may be linked to the diet, and critics urge medical supervision and long term data before wide release. The piece shifts to a Harrisburg vignette with a Sunday scene involving a butler named Ashley and a shopping trip.
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Washington
Robert Linn
Linn
Tenoet
George Slackburn
Harvard Medical School
Stern
Blackburn
Harvard
Sunday shopping hours spark political clash in America
A debate over Sunday store hours features Ashley and a narrator arguing for rest days against pro open-state logic. The conversation links a proposed ballot question to allow Sunday commerce, while noting existing prosecutions vary by locality and reflecting broader shifts in how Americans view law and tradition. The piece also touches on dieting claims, FDA actions, and a National Geographic Special moving to public TV, highlighting tensions between regulation, media, and commerce.
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Ashley
State Senate
Geographic and PBS deal fuels new year of public TV specials
New Freedom provides 1.3 million upfront per year with PBS and Gulf hands off. The Geographic launches with Yukon Passage and upcoming The Legacy of L.S.B. Leakey while The Incredible Machine tops PBS ratings. Future episodes explore whales, Namib deserts, gold, mind, steamships, Hong Kong, and threatened elephants.
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Gulf
Public Broadcasting Service
Geographic
Yukon Passage
L.S.B. Leakey
Mamib
the Geographic
PBS
Kane
CBS
ABC
Low collection rates in small claims across Queens and Nassau
Sylvia Porter reports on how winning small claims judgments often fails to yield payment. NYC Queens survey shows 40 percent collect nothing. Manhattan found only 50 percent collect. Officials blame debtor insolvency, bankrupt firms, and lack of assets. Nassau counts 1436 winners seeking marshals but only 2 percent succeed in collecting.
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New York City
Queens
Manhattan
Nassau County
Small claims reform spreads to speed settlements and asset recovery
The article surveys moves to aid small claims collectability, including information subpoenas to locate assets, sheriff collection without upfront fees, and triple damages for repeat violators. It profiles dispute resolution centers in New York, Orange County, San Jose, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, highlighting mediation and arbitration efforts to settle disputes before formal judgments.
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The
American Bar Association
New York City
Orange County
Florida
Philadelphia
San Francisco
American Arbitrator Association
Los Angeles
Where to Complain About Federal Government Agencies
A compiled directory from the Pennsylvania Department of Justice Bureau of Consumer Protection lists federal agency contacts for complaint avenues. It names Albert M. Kramer, Jack Yohe, Douglas Baldwin, Esther Peterson and others with offices in Washington and other U.S. locations, plus phone numbers and addresses for consumer inquiries and protection.
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Pennsylvania Department of Justice Bureau of Consumer Protection
News and Views
Albert M. Kramer
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C
Jack Yohe
Office of the Consumer Advocate
Civil Aeronautics Board
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Douglas Baldwin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Esther Peterson
Consumer Information
Consumer Information Center
Puntic
Colo
Credit
Albert H. Kramer
Washington
D.C
National Crime Insurance
Ruth White
Food and Drug Administration
Fishers Lane
Rockville
Jack Billings
Office of Education
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Jim Grady
Anderson
Center For Disease Control
Sui Senate
Harrisburg
Norman
Ash
Ashey
Charles Percy
Rlll
FDA
National Geographic
Public
WQEE
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Jay Sharbuit
Desert
Namib
Hong Kong
Africa
Sylvia Porter
Ermal Claims Court
N.Y
Department of Consumer Affairs
Small Claims Courts
Corry
Aim
San Jose
Calif
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Municipal Court
Small Claims Court
Arthur S. Flemming
Administration On Aging
Jerry Penno
Federal Energy Administration
Bill Webb
Paul Feine
Wasson
Feine
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