Government goes after medical crooks in Japan
AP report from Tokyo details sweeping Health and Welfare Ministry review of Japan's medical system amid scandals. Unlicensed operators diagnose patients, perform unnecessary surgeries for insurance, and a clinic owner allegedly sold experimental interferon for up to 35000 per patient. Calls for hearings, investigations, and new enforcement rise alongside tax and political donation concerns.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Press Attacks Poland as Unrest Deepens
Moscow signals harsh stance as Poland faces progressive labor unrest. Brezhnev conveys cautious optimism about Polish self cure, while Tass warns of national and defense stakes in a railway pay dispute. Secretly, Kremlin officials fear challenges to the Soviet system, with Solidarity leaders urging restraint amid threats of possible intervention. Aid shipments and political pressure aim to stabilize the crippled Polish economy.
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Charles Percy
Brezhnev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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