Barefoot doctors bring basic care to Chinese countryside
Han Yung-pao, a 25 year old barefoot doctor, serves 757 members of the Shang Wen Production Brigade 28 units in Hangzhou Chekiang, providing inoculations and basic treatment at a rural health station. He trains two years, travels from fields to patients, and refers serious cases to commune or county hospitals while Western critics warn of quackery in the program.
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Japan Clings to Foreign Labor Ban Amid Shortages
Tokyo reports official policy bars foreign workers despite acute manpower shortage and widespread illegal entry via brokers. Industry seeks policy revision while unions back exclusion. About 4,000 foreigners enter as skilled trainees, but demand persists as firms rely on foreign hires, including half of workers at a Tokyo machine repair shop.
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Mushroom canner fears recall may sink firm
Corwin Fred, longtime owner of a mushroom canning business in SOUTH LEBANON, faces an FDA recall affecting up to 320000 cans. He notes past near bankruptcy during the Depression and more recent imports from Korea and Taiwan hurting profits. He expects possible layoffs but says he will survive if the public supports his reprocessing plan.
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China’s population estimates and birth control policy debated
The piece surveys official and unofficial birth figures in China, noting wide discrepancies from 750 to 830 million and 800 million, while detailing family planning efforts since 1964, the role of rural doctors, birth registration issues, and competing views within the leadership on population as an asset or restraint.
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Year of Earlier Diagnosis targets cancer curb by 1973
American Cancer Society designates 1973 as the Year of Earlier Diagnosis in its 1972 annual report. It outlines a cooperative breast cancer detection project with the National Cancer Institute, plans 20 centers, and a nationwide drive for Pap tests for women 0 years and older. The report highlights public education, 17 million reached in 1972, and a push to establish quit smoking clinics amid over 10,000 antismoking programs in schools.
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American Cancer Society
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Yester
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Charles R. Ebersol
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