The Game to Kick Drugs at Menlo Park VA Hospital
A program named The Game uses brutal verbal confrontation to help Vietnam veterans kick heroin and other drugs at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Menlo Park. Founders Steve Petty and Bill Dunn report cures in a year, with methadone and support features aiding rehabilitation and post treatment employment. The Menlo Park effort expands next month with a $140,400 appropriation.
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Bill Stockton
Menlo Park
Calif
Vietnam
Navy
Veterans Administration Hospital
San Francisco
Steve Petty
Bill Dunn
Petty
Dunn
Veterans Administration
Adone
Ailing Actress Flown From S Vietnam To Honolulu
Mamie Van Doren, 37, listed in good condition at Tripler Army Hospital after a medical evacuation from Saigon. Doctors attributed illness to a bug picked up while entertaining troops, following an Air Force flight hired by the Army.
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Honolulu
Mamie van Doren
Tripler Army Hospital
South Vietnam
Tripler
Saigon
Air Force
Elderly care option sparks family debate
A daughter seeks guidance on placing her mother in a church operated upstate residence costing 200 monthly, with 159 income and a balance to cover. Advice suggests trial admission, privacy gains, and gentle persuasion as ideal for moderate incomes.
Teachers Strike Increase Seen
DETROIT AP The president elect of the National Education Association predicts more teacher strikes in the 1971-72 school year. Donald F Morrison of San Diego says actions will focus on school board negotiation and teacher voice rather than wages. Morrison notes the NEA supports some private school programs but opposes public aid to private schools. He criticizes President Nixon for discussing public funds or vouchers for private schools.
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Detroit
National Education Association
NEA
Donald EF. Morrison
San Diego
Calif
Line
NEA Modi
San Francisco
Morrison
Nixon
United States
Dodge City approves 675000 industrial bonds for hospital expansion
Dodge City Kansas city commission voted 2 to 1 to issue 675000 in industrial revenue bonds to expand the private Dodge City Medical Center. The move follows controversy after closing one of two hospitals and amid plans for a new facility. The action closes a chapter in a heated local debate over medical services.
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Dodge City, Kan
Dodge City Medical Center
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KSU
Ann Schreiber
Garden High Spring
Kansas State University College of Arts
S. Vietnam
Army
Colege
Bunn
Washington
Ater VA
Garden City Telegram
Robert Peterson
Vis
BIG
2Nd
Fulton Street
Garden City
Kansas
Peeve Eer Rere
Nothcing
U.S
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
G.C.H.S
John Deere
Hiway
Trudy
Dodge Medical Center
Aven
Vanceane
Ford
Bartis Motor Company, Inc
Garden City, Kansas
Taco John
E. Kanses
Warren City
N. Main
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