AMA Declines to Testify at Kennedy Health Care Hearings
The American Medical Association advised by its lawyers will not testify at the opening of Senate subcommittee hearings on health care competition led by Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kennedy pressed for AMA testimony on professional dominance and the effects on costs and quality. The hearings, rescheduled after the AMA refusal, were also to include testimony from Health Secretary Joseph Califano who could not appear Monday.
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Embassy in Rome nixed Vatican meeting with antiwar clerics
A State Department memo released under FOIA shows the U S Embassy in Rome discouraged a 1973 visit by prominent American clergy to meet Pope Paul VI amid Vietnam War protests. The embassy warned such talks with antiwar groups or Viet Cong would be counterproductive to peace efforts.
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Bride and Groom Tie The Knot In Trick-In Wedding
Golden Colorado bride Karen Spickard and Richard S. Hanken wed at Red Rocks Amphitheater in a formal trick in wedding. The groom celebrated his 35th birthday as the minister urged unselfish communication and steady teamwork in marriage. The ceremony featured matching labeled shirts for the bridal party and kazoo accompaniment from the band with the groom helping. The bride’s mother held the couple’s 8 month old daughter as Rev Edwin DeVries offered marriage guidance.
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Law Would Force Abortion Benefits Debate
Washington DC Catholic bishops warn that pregnancy disability laws could force nontherapeutic abortion coverage in employer health plans. Bishop Thomas C. Kelly urges removing elective abortion from HR6075 to avoid mandating abortion coverage under civil rights provisions.
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