Hill Burton Act at 20 A Look at Progress and Challenges
Senator Lister Hill reflects on twenty years since the Hill Burton Act, noting gains in inpatient beds and facilities, with $7.8 billion invested and a federal share of $2.4 billion. He warns that modernization, mental health care, rehabilitation, and health manpower expansion are still needed to meet rising demand and advances in medicine.
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Hill-Burton
U.S
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Lister Hill
American Medical Association
Alabama
Scatimore
Ohio
Benjamin Disraeli
Nader cited as auto safety crusader transforming cars
Ralph Nader, 32, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, pressured Congress into a safety bill and a subsequent law setting auto standards. Supporters laud his public spirited motives while skeptics question his aims as labor day weekend nears.
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Washington
e.Chase
Ralph Nader
Congress
Nader
Change or Train a Bad Boy for Marriage Advice
The article warns against pursuing a relationship with a boy of bad reputation, suggesting that girls should not gamble their futures. It argues it takes more than the desire to reform a wayward partner and urges choosing a reliable mate. It cautions against unequal commitments and emphasizes careful discernment.
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FBI
Underworld
Gov. Sawyer
J. Edgar Hoover
Interinal Revenue
Nevada
Sandy Smith
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
J. S.j
Bold Move Needed to Restore Confidence in Economic Policy
The piece argues for decisive presidential actions to curb inflation, raise tax rates, and cut wasteful spending to restore public confidence. It criticizes delaying policy until after elections and urges Congress to grant discretionary economic powers while ensuring restraint on deficits and welfare programs.
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Sen. Morton
Kentucky
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
De Gaulle Fulbright clash over Viet Nam Israel policy row
Washington attacks de Gaulle and Senator Fulbright as they push foreign policy against U.S. aims. The piece accuses de Gaulle of hostile aims toward the United States and South Vietnam and portrays Fulbright's Senate probe into Thai relations as a dangerous act. It cites Vietnam and Thailand as flashpoints and labels Fulbright a neo isolationist.
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Charles de Gaulle
J. Wilpoe Fulbright
Arkansas
Gen. de Gaulle
France
Viet Nam
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
U.S
Free World
Sen. Fulbright
Thailand
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lalso
Senate
Hitler
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Churchill
Johnson
Congress
Asia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Starlings frightened by congressional shotgunning antics
A 50 year old Decatur reminiscence recalls Rep John Buchanan of Alabama firing a shotgun at roosting starlings for headlines. The note adds other historical items including Viet Nam veterans joining the American Legion and a 25 year ago incentive to move the Decatur Bird trip to Milwaukee.
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John Buchanan
Alabama
Buchanan
Eddie McInnis
Senate
American Legion
Decatur
Milwaukee
Wis
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