Noisy Reflection on Malpractice Debates and Carter Era Sentiments
The column debates medical malpractice lawsuits noting that settlements occur to avoid publicity and court costs, with a Fort Pierce surgeon cited. It shifts to light social asides on energy use, old films, and American views on President Carter, Nixon, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jesse Jackson, offering a mosaic of opinions and anecdotes from media and public figures.
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Washington
Sammy Davis Jr
Richard Nixon
Davis
Jimmy Carter
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Carter earns praise from stars but critics weigh in
Johnny Carson David Frost Muhammad Ali Floria Steinem and other public figures weigh Carter's presidency. Ali praises his people skills while Steinem urges quicker Equal Rights Act support and questions cabinet picks. Redford Chavez and Bikel offer mixed views on energy policy and promises to arts, noting cautious pace.
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Johnny Carson
Carter
David Frost
Barry Jagoda
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Floria Steinem
Atty
Gen Griffin Bell
Joseph
Califano
Steinem
Robert Redford
Cesar Chavez
White ‘House
Chavez
Theodore Bikel
Class of 69 graduates mocked in Buchwald piece
Art Buchwald writes a spoof about Molotov City Molotov Tech and the Class of 69. It lampoons Rip Calitrope Nancy Beanstrap Malcolm Sumner Sarah Goldstream Michael Kahme Emmett Fiedlerman and the Carter era. The piece imagines postgraduation fates in humorous highlights and sci fi satire.
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Washington
Molotov Cocktail Tech
Rip
Forest Lawn High School
Nancy
Beanstrap
Church of the Heavenly Laser
Chicago
O'Hare
Eternal Light
Malcom Sumner
Molotov City
U.S
Rust Steel Company
Sumner
Coldstream River
Malcom
London
Emmett Fiedlerman
Emmett
Liberal Arts
Fiedlerman
Carter
Bureau For
Advancement
Molo
Molotov
When the city went dark in a massive blackout
A writer recalls a New York blackout that left eight million people without power for hours. From hospital supervisors to gas pumps and traffic lights the city froze as generators sparked back to life. Nine months later a surge of births marked the memory.
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New York
Daily News
Harlem River
Park Avenue
Fifth
Will
Public Pulse Apologizes To Board
Jim Albers, president of the Finney County Teachers Association, apologizes to the Holcomb School Board and Holcomb parents over a contract dispute. He thanks the Board for patience and effort toward a fair solution, and expresses regret over tone and misrepresentation.
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Public Pulse
Holcomb School
Board of Education
USD
Holcomb
Garden City
Jim
TV Highlights Tonight Septet of Western and Crime Dramas
TV lineup features CBS Good Times with Thelma's love interest, NBC Living Free adventure sequel to Born Free, CBS You're Gonna Love It Here broad comedy, Goldenrod romance set in 1950s Western Canada, CBS Baretta article on escaped juveniles, NBC Kingston Confidential legal thriller, ABC Charlie’s Angels murder probe and Fort Utah, plus CBS Late Movie and ABC Rookie action with a nurse sister assault incident.
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CBS
Thelma
NBC
Verge
Jay Adamson
Fiont
Elsa
Goldenrod
Tony Lo Bianco
Gloria Carlin
ABC
Baretta
S.W.A.T
Kingston
Boston
Beth Kelly
Tony Marind
Charlie’'S Angels
Angels
Public TV schedule highlights and reviews
On Wednesday evening Channel 7 presents Book Beat at 8 p.m. with Bruce Cook reviewing Dalton Trumbo’s new biography and detailing the screenwriter’s clash with the Hollywood blacklist. At 3 p.m. Nova features Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel laureate. Also noted is Diamond Rivers, a profile of a Brazilian diamond prospector.
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Bruce Cook
Hollywood
NOVA
Linus Pauling
Brazil
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