Editorial: Lawrence weighs second hospital decision
City commissioners face a tough choice on whether Lawrence should host a second hospital. The editorial argues LMH policies and the pushback from LMH officials influence the debate, while Columbia/HCA promises tax dollars and more jobs. It urges decisions based on facts, not popularity or emotion, to ensure affordable, comprehensive care for the Lawrence area.
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Hillary Clinton
Congress
Medicare
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas University Medical Center
St. Luke’s
Kansas City
LMH
Columbia
HCA
Lawrence-area
Historic heart transplant marks medical milestone in 1967
Cape Town surgeons led by Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky on December 3 1967. Washkansky survived 18 days with the donor heart. The event followed earlier milestones including Illinois statehood in 1818 and Oberlin College opening in 1833. The era also saw Broadway openings such as A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947 and Camelot in 1960.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
United States
Oberlin College
Ohio
Tennessee Williams
Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas
The notice lists postage paid in Lawrence Kansas for periodicals and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press as present in the publication’s masthead.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circtelations
Associated Press
Air bags and the government missteps in safety policy
Mona Charen argues the NHTSA overstated air bag benefits while hiding risks and costs. She notes that mandatory airbags coexisted with poor belt use, led to child fatalities, and questioned whether smaller, lighter cars increased overall danger. She asserts consumer choice and independence from government mandates are essential.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Joan Claybrook
Lic
Sam Kazman
The
Competitive Enterprise Institute
John Graham
Harvard
Robert Crandall
Brookings
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Hartfords Charismatic Mayor Peters Shapes a Poor City
Washington Post columnist George Will profiles Hartford mayor Mike Peters a stocky ebullient former firefighter who pursues urban revival through personality while power remains limited. Peters touts convivial reform as growth and stability in a shrinking capital city facing high poverty and crime.
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Hartford
Conn
Mike Peters
Fiorello la
America
Peters
Saudi Arabia
New England
Daley
la Guardia
Napoleon
Eisenhower
Reagan
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Letters debate Columbia HCA hospital bid in Lawrence
Readers dispute the Columbia HCA plan to build a hospital in Lawrence and urge commissioners to rule for LMH. They defend for profit providers, tout local competition, and call for strong decisions and civic faith while noting public forum letter policies.
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Columbia
LMH
George A. Isley
Christmas budget push and senate vote hints in 1971 Kansas
The Kansas Board of Regents sought restoration of funding cuts as 1971 began, tied to state budget director James Bibb. U.S. Sen. Bob Dole indicated he had not decided how to vote on President Nixon’s nominee Earl Butz for secretary of agriculture.
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Kansas Board of Regents
James Bibb
U.S
Bob Dole
Kansas
Nixon
Earl Butz
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