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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1975
Page
5
Editor's note presents Dr Victor R Fuchs third chapter on policy. He argues health status hinges on economy lifestyle and environment more than medical care, cites limited impact of care on life expectancy, and stresses physician decisions, access to primary and emergency care, and reform through reorganization and nurse clinicians.
The article notes cloud seeding can generate heavier snowfall in Nevada and elsewhere. University of Nevada’s Desert Research Institute reports seeders added 10 to 15 percent more snow in a 1,500 square mile Nevada area. Plans include Iran and Northern California projects and methods distinguish seeded from natural crystals.
A reader asks if listenable is a real word and Webster’s Third defines it as agreeable to the ear. Theodore M. Bernstein notes the modern value of avoiding very in writing and recounts William Allen White advising to replace very with damn in a news story. The piece traces very from Latin verus to its archaic sense of true and its current use meaning real or genuine.
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision ruled that a construction union risked antitrust liability by pressuring a contractor to boycott non union subcontractors. The ruling centers on whether pickup actions amount to a conspiracy in restraint of trade and permit triple damages.
In the New York City area elective surgeries were canceled in several hospitals Monday as doctors protest malpractice rates. Brooklyn and Queens saw mixed admission levels with some hospitals down, while Manhattan faced few problems and municipal hospitals operated normally. Emergency operations continued at three Staten Island hospitals, and overall impact varied by county.
Belgium plans to join three other Western European nations in purchasing more than 2 billion dollars of American F-16 fighters. The deal, cited by a high ranking U S official after talks with Defense Secretary James R Schlesinger, follows pressure from partner countries and marks a major arms sale of the era.
A New York Times report notes Sweden will launch a national antismoking program targeting newborns with school and maternity clinic education, stricter tobacco advertising rules, higher cigarette taxes, and public smoking bans. Norway plans a July 1 law banning tobacco ads, requiring health warnings, restricting sales to under 16, and allowing government product controls.
A dense listing of events for Decatur and surrounding area covers executive club meetings, church activities, a crime prevention program, a PBX week event, benefit singings, a model airplane contest, and gospel sings across churches in Hartselle, Athens, Eva, and Limestone County. Notable venues include West End United Methodist Church, First Baptist, First Christian, Wesley Memorial, and Athens Limestone courthouse annex with varied times from morning to evening through Sunday.
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