Admission charges and tick warnings prompt reader questions
Readers inquire about hospital admission charges and that practice’s legitimacy. The column notes admission may be billed as "first day work-up" and discusses daily hospital fees, urging verification with doctors and insurers. It also covers tick risks, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever symptoms, treatment timing, and preventive advice.
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Congress Expected To Approve SALT Pact and ABM Review
Administration sources expect Senate approval of the SALT agreement and plan hearings after the Democratic National Convention. A broader review of offensive defense arms will follow with possible Senate committee scrutiny of the ABM related accord signed at the Moscow summit.
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President Nixon Pays Silent Wreath Visit In Leningrad
Nixon and Mrs. Nixon placed a wreath at Piskareyev Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad, honoring 470000 siege victims. The president toured the city, signed a guest book for Tanya the diary girl, and spoke of peace and friendship among all peoples.
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Tanya
Leningrad
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Laird halts work on Safeguard at Montana site
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ordered halting construction of the Malmstrom ABM site in Montana and suspended future ABM work, as U.S. Soviet arms talks progress. Grand Forks North Dakota site proceeds. two complexes total allowed under the deal, with up to 100 missiles per site. Laird pledged measures to ease temporary economic hardship and speed deployment of national command ABM.
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Army
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Town to Hold Memorial Day Ceremony in Vietnam Hero Town
Coweta Oklahoma, population about 2200, claims the highest Vietnam per capita losses with eight fallen servicemen. The town plans a Memorial Day ceremony that residents say has united the community and deepened patriotic feeling.
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Oklahoma
R. A. Page
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Kontum Fights Overrun as NVA Bomb Ammunition Dump
North Vietnamese infantry attacked Kontum again, blasting the main ammunition dump and fighting Saigon forces in multiple city sectors. U.S. jets destroyed a major railroad bridge linking northeast Vietnam to China while clashes and air strikes continued near Hue, An Loc, and Kontum. More than 100 enemy bodies were found in Kontum after a sweep as ground fire and shelling kept pressure on the central highlands city.
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North Vietnam
China
Hue
An Loc
Kontum
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Cyclone Threatens U S East Coast
A subtropical cyclone weaken ing as it moved south of the United States Atlantic coast lashed the area with heavy rain and strong winds. The National Hurricane Center placed its center about 90 miles east of Jacksonville Florida with gusts up to 60 mph. Gale and small craft warnings extended from the Florida coast to New Jersey as forecasters warned of dangerous surf and rip tides.
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United States
National Hurricane Center
Jacksonville
Fla
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Cape Kennedy
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Stuart
Cape May
N.J
Kontum defense sees slow North Vietnamese pressure rise
U S advisers doubt a decisive Kontum stand as North Vietnamese forces breach repeatedly while South Vietnamese troops and allies hold the perimeter. U S sergeant fields fresh breaches as repulse effort strains under ongoing assaults and heavy air and artillery strikes.
Arms Pact Lets U S Arm Bombers With 1000 Nuclear Missiles
The Soviet-US arms agreement restricts land based and submarine missiles but not bomber armaments. The SRAM short range attack missile, range 50 to 100 miles, will equip B52 and FB111 bombers and the proposed B1 if built, to penetrate defenses.
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United States
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