Oil Boom Winds Down As Fairbanks Sees Tension Rise
Fairbanks Alaska, a pipeline staging hub, faces crowding and rising crime as 9 500 out of state workers live among long time residents. Some blame the pipeline for higher costs, housing shortages and pollution, while locals describe a changing town with prostitution and brawls on Second Avenue.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carol Funk
Alyeska
State Labor Department
Second Avenue
Dean Ayres
Hong Kong Junior Police Call Fosters Civic Duty Among Kids
An 11 year old observed a man entering a car without a key using a wire in the lock and reported it to Uncle Charlie Inspector Ko Po Charlie Kwun head of the Junior Police Call JPC. The group with about 120 000 schoolchildren runs a weekly 10 minute TV program to explain government and crime prevention and encourages youngsters to be observant and decent citizens.
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Charlie
Ko Po
Charlie’’ Kwan
JPC
British Crown Colony
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Little Rock Homes Cut Energy Bills Through Design
Arkansas power and light, HUD analysts, and designer Harry Tschumi created electrically heated and cooled homes with heavy insulation and air control that use up to 65 percent less energy without higher construction costs. The concept, driven by energy concerns, yields monthly bills about 37 percent lower in the tested Little Rock area.
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United Press International
Harry Tschumi
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Power and Light Consdiums
Frank Holtzclaw
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Arkansas Power
Tschumi
Les Blades
Arkansas Power and
HUD
Holtzclaw
Tschumi- Arkansas Power and Light
Guy O. Mabry
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Arkansas
Priest Sues Bishop Over Alcohol Allegations
The Rev. Raymond G. Frost, removed from the Church of the Holy Spirit in Monterey Park, sues Bishop Robert Claflin Rusack and others for 8.6 million dollars. He alleges the bishop called him an alcoholic and urged secular work, saying Frost had been an incompetent priest and that his congregation was passive and dependent.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Raymond G. Frost
Robert Claflin Rusack
Frost
Church of the Holy Spirit
Monterey Park
Rusack
Western Career Development Center
San Anselmo
Calif
British doctors face malpractice insurance costs and limited court cases
English doctors can insure against malpractice for about 24 pounds annually, with US rates varying widely. The Medical Defense Union and Medical Protection Society cover 134000 members in England and Wales, handling few cases in court. Contingency fees are prohibited, settlements are common, and UK cases are heard by a judge without a jury, focusing on whether care was below average and within professional competence.
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California
Medical Defense Union
The
Medical Protection Society
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Britain
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