Editorial: Easing the Malpractice Insurance Crisis
The piece argues for tort reform to address rising malpractice insurance costs in health care and other professions. It discusses AB 2039 and AB 2939, presenting two main positions among physicians, and urges Senate committees to pass the Berman bill to begin larger systemic reform despite midterm limits. It highlights physicians, lawyers, and legislators facing sharply increased premiums.
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Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
California
Majority Assembly
Howard Berman
Beverly Hills
Sacramento
Senate
Italy's election tests Christian Democrats as Communists gain footing
The article notes Italy's pivotal election where the Communist Party achieved its strongest showing, potentially pressuring Christian Democrats to share power. Washington warns of reassessing ties if Reds gain influence, while NATO and the European Market face risk. The CD's coalition approach, including past neofascist ties, is questioned as the party struggles to govern alone.
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Christian Democrats
Italy
Communist Party
Red Party
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Washington-Rome
NATO
Mediterranean
Formla
South Africa's Whites Back Status Quo After Unrest
In Johannesburg and Soweto, whites voice a range of views from hardline apartheid support to cautious reform. Residents debate whether concessions to natives would fuel further violence, while some call for faster improvements like electricity and hot water in black homes.
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Johannesburg
South
Soweto
Beyers Naude
Christian Institute of South Africa
Xucifer Ols
Afrtkauers
Sven Ennep
Rials
Do Nothing Party spoof rails at activists and governance
A satirical essay envisions a Do Nothing Party with rocking chair symbol and creed Less Is More. It mocks Republicans and defines a minimal state with no subsidies, limited regulation, and a hands-off foreign policy toward China.
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Do, Nothing Party
China
Washington
Pravda a game of find the news
James 0 Jackson explains why Pravda is not dull by detailing how readers mine for meaning. The piece notes readers scan the six page paper from back to front, tallying weather, telecasts, sports, and last page editorials to infer real events and silences. Brezhnev and Beria are glimpsed through what Pravda omits, with readers decoding the subtle signs.
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Moscow
Yuri Petrov
Moscow News
Petrov
Yuri
Pravda
Ridsians
Stalin
Svetlana
Lavrenti Beria
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Esther Mary
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Mary
Utes
Martinus Schoeman
Yarde
Choeraihn
Robert ‘Lagrange
Witwatersta University
Cliff
Africa
Aveyerd
John Randolph
Weil
Tr. H. Humphrey
Taiwan
Peking
Solid
James J
James 0. Jackson
Nixon
Middle East
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Brexkney
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
David Levinson
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C., Cameron
Miles E. Sines
den Ohl
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Bart Resnik
Don Nuitér
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
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