Health costs spark House hearing over hospital bills in DC
In Washington Paul Rogers of the House Commerce Committee blasted a $23,542.27 hospital bill, including $3,162 for dressings, urging action on mounting health costs. The committee backed a substitute bill gutting Carter's federal control plan while warning that government must act to protect patients and providers.
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Paul Rogers
House Commerce Committee
Rogers
President Carter
Return of trading stamps stirs retail strategy debate
The Business Mirror reports that trading stamps may reappear as a marketing tool across chains like A&P and others. Analysts like Daniel Doherty note stamps boost sales for retailers and customers but risk a costly stalemate if competition matches the program.
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John Cunniff
NEW York (Ap
Trading stamps return to stores as they rebuild network
The article explains retail revival plans from 1975, noting a push to 1800 store closures and consolidation into larger units. It details Economy Corners offering unbranded items 30 percent cheaper, the Action Price program, and stamps as a sales boost. In Chicago and Milwaukee tests S H Green Stamps. in Northeastern stores Gold Bond Trading Stamps offer sizable discounts through Curt Carlson’s empire.
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Kroger
Chicago
Milwaukee Area
S&h
Curt 5 Carlson
Today in history highlights from August sixth events
Historic notes mark atomic bomb use in 1945 U S bombing of Japan, imperial dissolutions and peace moves across 1914 1995, colonial independence in Jamaica 1452 and riots in Detroit 1967. Birthdays include Lucille Ball and Robert Mitchum. thought prompts.
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United States
Urochima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Capore
Rye
Eimina
Rica
Orrruliland
West Indian
Maica
Detroit
Richard Nixon
Britain
Spiro Agnew
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Lucille Ball
Robert Mitchum
James Whitcomb Riley
Sunday School Lesson The Church and the State
The lesson recounts Paul taking a Jewish vow to appease Jewish prejudice, the riot in the temple, and the mob’s attempt to kill him. Roman troops rescue Paul, with the chief captain quelling the mob and sealing his fate in subsequent inquiries under Festus.
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Paul
Christ
Israel
Trophimus
Apostle
Jerusalem
Antonio
God
Paul Appeals to Caesar and Festus Delays Trial
The Jewish leaders press grave charges against Paul before Festus in Caesarea including heresy sacrilege and treason. To gain favorable treatment Paul asserts his Roman citizenship and appeals to Caesar delaying trial yet opening chances to witness.
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Paul
Apostle
Festus
Jerusalema
Rae
Caesarea
Caesar
Poultry Wholesaler Fights Federal Bureaucracy in New Era
In a modern echo of 1930s battles, Gil Vester of Oakland Maryland challenges federal agencies over regulatory power now amplified by the EPA. The case pits a small business against red tape as courts weigh limits on bureaucratic reach in a shifting environment.
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Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
Joe Hecter
Seaucrats
A. ‘Tne Supreme Court
Schecter
Sional Recovery Administration
New Deal
Franklin D. Isevelt
Gilvester
Oakland
Thenvironmental Protection Agency
Poultry Pioneer Faces EPA Bureaucracy Over Water Recycling
Sylvester, backed by a $500,000 EPA grant and $100,000 of his own money, develops a water recycling plant for Sterling Poultry in Oakland. Tests by Andelman and Clise deem the water safe, yet EPA raises concerns about chlorine byproducts. Bureaucratic delays hinder progress, with USDA demanding drinkable water and full hazard checks, leaving Sylvester stalled after years of effort.
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Sylvester
Oakland
Sterling Poultry Processing Corporation
EPA
Can
Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Julian B. Andelman
University of Pittsburgh
James D. Clise
Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Andelman
Lisa
Scone
Nee
USDA
Joe Schecter
Gig
David Goliath
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John Travolta
White House
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Capitol
National Geographic Society
Business Mirror
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
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Safeway
Dety Star
Daily Star
Box
Hammond
Veda
Committee On the Uniform
Sunday Star Shopping Guide
Hammond Daily Star Publishing Co
David K. Frazer
Laurence Hitchcock
Chris Bond
Bill Spence
Merry
Jack Anderson
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