Medical Costs THA to test economy plan in Texas
The Texas Hospital Association will run a two year statewide hospital productivity center to test cost cutting methods. With a $900 000 federal grant matching THA funding to total 1 8 million dollars the program aims to save 14 million dollars annually through group purchasing manpower sharing and equipment sharing. It promises about eight dollars per day per patient and fifty dollars per hospital stay but invites questions why such savings were not pursued earlier. Reprinted from The Dallas Morning News.
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Rockefeller
THA
Texas
Dallas Morning News
HEW
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National Commission On Productivity and Work Quality
Ncop&wq
O. Ray Hurst
Hurst
Bentsen Opposes Federal Oil Exploration Move
Senator Lloyd Bentsen urges that Congress avoid creating a Federal oil and gas exploration bureau. He cites high risk and costs seen in private bids and dry holes as evidence private enterprise should handle offshore oil. The Arkansas note states the state flower was adopted January 20, 1901.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
Little Rock
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Summer Reflections On Time And Change In A Busy World
The writer muses on lingering summer and the return to school, contrasts ants and bees as models of activity, and recalls childhood freedoms. He notes children today possess great knowledge yet lack self entertainment and laments shrinking play spaces and safe streets. He imagines a sidewalk for every block and pledges to slow down despite modern busyness.
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Red Cross
United States
Gay Avenue
Congress Pay Raise Sparks Satirical Uproar and Calls for Reform
A sharp satirical piece mocks Congress for approving a pay raise amid deficits and calls for drastic reforms. It envisions Urban Renewal for Capitol Hill, food stamps for lawmakers, moonlighting, punch clocks, and potential mass layoffs. The second item reports the Cassiopeia ore carrier in Port Elizabeth with a 772 foot deck and crew using bicycles for distance.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Cassiopeia
Ove Prytz
Texas to Pilot Hospital Productivity Center in Austin
Vice President Rockefeller announced a $1.8 million program to curb hospital costs through a Texas HEW THA contract. The two year project will create a statewide center in Austin with regional hubs, led by Sam Edwards, aiming to lower costs through group purchasing, equipment sharing, and improved hospital management.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rockefeller
Texas Hospital Association
THA
Senior Citizens Corner: Life Expectancy and Hope
A column argues that reaching age 65 is common for those 40 and older with good health. It cites insurance statistics showing high odds of living to 65 and beyond, noting medical advances and continued mental vitality in the elderly.
Letters to the editor mourn a remembered Phillips tragedy
A reader from Upshur County recalls Mrs Inez S Phillips and the Loyce Phillips story. He notes local families and places Union Grove West Mountain and the Gladewater Gilmer road filling station era. He asks if Loyce Phillips appears in bank history during the FDR bank closings and laments the murder’s impact.
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Inez S. Phillips
Loyce Phillips
W. M. Mattox
John O’bryne
Union Grove
West Mountain
Upshur County
Phillips
Gladewater- Gilmer
Louie Phillips
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Everett Bank
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