Overbuilt California Hospitals Burden Taxpayers and Patients
The article warns that California has about 22 000 excess hospital beds costing 300 to 400 million dollars yearly. Private insurance holders and taxpayers fund empty beds while Medicare and Medi Cal face rising costs. Overbuilding strains government budgets and threatens access to care. Local planners must project bed needs carefully to avoid waste and ensure patients use the revamped hospitals.
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California
Medicare
Medi-Cal
Congress Votes Self a Cost of Living Pay Hike This Week
The House approved a pay raise of about 2125 with a 214 213 vote while the Senate cleared the measure 58 29 Opposition argued the rise reflects inflation loss and wasteful spending. Critics blame Congress for fuelling inflation and harming the economy as August recess nears.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
America
Clarifying KU Study Terms Exchange Scholar vs Exchange Student
Arnold H. Weiss of the KU Graduate School explains the distinction between exchange scholar and exchange student. He notes KU issues vary in usage, with only about forty of KU’s over 900 foreign students classified as exchange students.
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Journal-World
Iran
U.S
KU Graduate School
Arnold H. Weiss
This Day in History August 1 1975 Highlights
The column notes major past events on August 1 including Germany declaring war on Russia in 1914 and Columbus landing in Honduras in 1502. It recalls the first U.S. census in 1790, the Whisky Rebellion in 1794, Colorado statehood in 1876, the Army Aeronautical Division in 1907, and the Atomic Energy Commission in 1946. It also mentions a 1965 to 1975 civil rights incident in Americus, Georgia.
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Germany
Russia
Christopher Columbus
Honduras
U.S
Pennsylvania
Colorado
U.S. Air Force
Army
Aeronautical
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Americus
OSHA: Four-letter foe driving up costs and stifling business
The piece critiques OSHA since 1970 as an overbearing regulator adding massive paperwork and expenses. It cites no-penalty inspections, no search warrants, arbitrary rules, and costly anti noise and rest room requirements. The author urges deregulation and reform to curb growth of this bureaucratic burden.
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Congress
Harvard
Reagan sparks GOP clash over Rockefeller while Ford holds line
Washington column notes Ronald Reagan unsettles Ford campaign by challenging Rockefeller as VP. It traces Ford’s hardball tactics and Callaway's blunt stance, sparking intra party tensions. The piece also details Kissinger brief exchange about Solzhenitsyn and Ford’s moral considerations.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Jerry Ford
Reagan
Ford
Georgian Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Callaway
Rockefeller
Europe
Mississippi
Clark Reed
Hokum
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Offshore oil plan prompts coastal state clash and reform talk
Environmentalists resist a fast rush to open untouched Atlantic Pacific and Alaskan offshore areas. States demand input and revenue sharing while Congress debates new leasing rules and a federal fund to aid coastal planning and compensation.
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Washington
Roy Hughes
Department
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaskan
California
Long Island
Alaska
Mid-Atlantic
North Atlantic
Hughes
Interior
Gulf of Mexico
Skip Webb
Delaware
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Boston
Michael S. Dukakis
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Jay Hammond
Washington, D.C
Congress
Hollings
Interior Department
Commerce Department
U.S. Treasury
Time and talents urged to build a better world
Prayer emphasizes wisely using time and gifts to improve society and support communal faith and service. It calls on believers to act with purpose and compassion in daily life and collective efforts.
Lawrence Arts Center youth stage You Cant Take It With You
Summer Youth Theater at the Lawrence Arts Center presents You Cant Take It With You a Moss Hart and George Kaufman comedy in three acts. The 18 member cast includes Karen Kuhlke Robert Casad Scott Stuewe Cara Mertes and Kay Hansen delivering lively performances with Jeanne Averill's blocking. The IRS intercepts 24 years of back taxes triggering a clash of countrified charm and urbane ambition amid a mad family saga.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Moss Hart
George S. Kaufman
Stuewe
Cara Mertes
Kay Hansen
Wall Street
Harvard Club
Internal Revenue Service
Lawrence
Unseasonably Wet July Amid Vietnam Deaths and Campus Change
July brought heavy rainfall totaling 5.22 inches, above the 3.74 normal, while Lonny Snow of Lawrence was reported killed in South Vietnam, the first local serviceman killed in the widening conflict. KU began razing Fraser Hall despite protests as Ed Arn led governors’ race coverage and Carlson led the Senate race. Cordley added temporary buildings as school fences were completed. A state official suffered a mild heart attack after returning to vote. An AP survey noted farmers leaving relief rolls, and July ranked as the third hottest on record with peak 104 degrees.
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Marine Corps
Rt. 3
Lawrence
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Fraser Hall
MacAllaster
Pinckney
Cordley
Barratt Wilson
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Associated Press
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Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
By David S. Broder
House of Representatives
Grand Rapids
House Republican
Charles Hoeven
House Republican Conference
Charles A. Halleck
Kissinger
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Gulag
Solzhenitsyn
Mr. Ford
By Stan Benjamin
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Rep
John Murphy
D-N.y
Karen Kuhlke
Robert Casad
Scott Stuewe
Mark Twain
Ed Arn
Frank Carlson
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