Don Abbott discusses hospital operation trends
Kiwanis Club heard Hempstead Memorial Hospital administrator Don Abbott explain three current areas of operation: rising medical costs driven by Medicare rules, shifts toward outpatient services, and planned Memorial Hospital projects including a new ICU, OB unit, expanded lobby, covered driveway, and a renovations program. The talk noted utilization review and wage costs, plus possible national health insurance.
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Stroke at high altitude and recovery guidance
A reader asks if high altitude contributed to her husband's stroke and if future Colorado travel is possible. The doctor explains altitude does not cause a blood clot but low oxygen may stress the heart and brain. with proper oxygenation and healthy heart and lungs, altitude up to about 5,000 feet is tolerable. Smoking worsens stroke risk, and anemia should be checked. additional information is available via The Health Letter.
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Nixon Says Motive Pure in Conspiracy Remarks
In an overseas syndicated interview network, President Nixon faced Frost questions about a tape in which he allegedly ordered CIA chief Vernon Walters to tell FBI Director Gray to slow the burglary investigation. Nixon denied corrupt motive, calling it political containment. He also recalled considering resignation in 1973 to push China ties and arms talks. The piece notes fan reaction and a field renaming idea.
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Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Russians press Pryor on political future during Arkansas visit
A dozen young Soviet political leaders visiting Arkansas questioned Gov. David Pryor about a possible bid for Washington. Pryor dodged the query, noting journalists present and citing past electoral ups and downs. The group, invited by the State Department and American Council of Young Political Leaders, toured the Capitol and chambers, received Arkansas Traveler Certificates, and planned a seminar in Hilton Head Island after a Farm stop at Winrock near Petit Jean.
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American Council of
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
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Rockefeller
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Russia
Rockefel
Ler
Winrock
Petit Jean
Hilton Head Island
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Wyeth Becomes First Native Born American Entered in French Academy
Paris AP Andrew Wyeth, the first native born American painter inducted into the French Academy of Fine Arts, called the moment a dream and said he was very thrilled. The academy praised his subjects as fixed in supernatural immobility like a block of ice while alive in their habitual context.
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