Editorial on Dr Nork malpractice and board delays
The piece recalls Dr John Nork Sacramento orthopedic surgeon facing multi million in malpractice judgments from 1971 to 1974 and losing his license. It questions State Board of Medical Examiners delays due to staff shortages and calls for legislature to provide adequate manpower for timely action.
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John Nork
Sacramento
California
Nork
State Board of Medical Examiners
William E. Wheeler
Board of Medical Examiners
Bilingual ballots debate in Congress targets federal ballots
The author argues against bilingual federal ballots in Congress, calling it patronizing while supporting Spanish forms for state ballots. They urge providing voting instructions in common local languages but deem translating office names on federal ballots pointless and advocate eliminating the measure before final passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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California
Letters to the Editor on malpractice claims and aid for displaced homemakers
A reader criticizes B W s claim that removing incompetence would curb malpractice suits noting most claims favor doctors and many are nuisance suits. Dr David R Perles questions response times to car theft, while J Sears laments police inaction. Sarah K Beloate urges support for SRR5 HB7103 to aid displaced homemakers with training and counseling through multiservice programs.
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B. W
E. W
David R. Perles
M.D. Long Beach
United States
Red Cross
PTA
Cub Seoul
Jerome Smith
Santa Clara
Yvonne B. Burke
D-Calif
Barbara Jordan
D-Tex
Cranston and
Tunney
Sarah K. Beloate
Oakland
Change of Holidays Sparks Reader Letter To F.C. Anderson
A reader peers into holiday reform, agreeing with columnist F.C. Anderson that date meanings fade and patriotism wanes. The note urges the President to restore proper days and cites respect shown to Mrs. Ford during a Europe trip as a corrective example.
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F.C. Anderson
Ford
Europe
Walker Long Beach
Reversed expectations in California politics and history
Dismay and delight split liberals and conservatives over Jerry Brown's fiscal restraint. The piece traces Farrell's Law of Reversed Expectations from Jefferson to FDR and Nixon, arguing lawmakers often pursue opposing goals once in office, with examples across U.S. presidents and shifts in policy driven by political reality and compromises.
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San Jose
Calif
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Farrell
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Fdr
Junk the wa GOP for a new party
A political column reviews William A. Rusher’s The Making of the New Majority Party. It weighs his call for a fresh Independence Party to unite conservatives against the Democrats, noting leadership gaps, funding hurdles, and resistance to compromise within the GOP and broader conservative movement.
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Washington
William A. Rusher
Rusher
National Review
Lobster
Democratic Party
GOP
Republican Party
Independence Party
America
Pierce Lebti
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
George Wallace
Wallace
Bobby Riggs
Robert E. Lee
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