Good Old Days Really Weren't So Good
A reader disputes nostalgic memories by recounting hardships from past eras. The piece contrasts lack of heaters, long travel times, no radio or TV, limited medicine, harsh clothing, dangerous work hours, poor housing, and absence of Social Security with grandpa’s reminiscences.
AMA Urges High Priority for Health Care in Ghetto Areas
The American Medical Association calls for urgent attention to delivering health care in urban ghettoes where doctors face safety risks. It plans study and possible protections while framing the issue as social and environmental, not purely medical, and discusses rural service for subsidized medical education. It also reviews insurance access for sickle cell traits, rejects a Medicare inquiry, adds an intern to the Long Range Planning Council, and backs methadone programs and Census data concerns.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
American Medical Association
AMA
Board of
John E. Lowry
New York
Health and Welfare Department
Federal Census Bureau
Isaac Hayes Divorced After Settlement in Memphis
The wife of Isaac Hayes wins a divorce with a $15 000 payment within 15 days and $40 000 yearly alimony and child support. Custody of three children awarded to Emily Ruth Hayes. Hayes receives visitation, his Memphis home, two items from the home, and two cars not specified. The couple married in 1966 and separated in 1971.
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Memphis, Tenn
Isaac Hayes
Emily Ruth Hayes
Robert A. Hoffman
Bartender Shot During Robbery At Crest Tavern
Kansas City police report an apparent hold up ended in a fatal shooting. Jo Eva Jackson, 34, a Crest Tavern bartender, was shot in the head and died shortly after. Authorities warned highway patrol and nearby suburbs to be on the lookout for the suspect's car.
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Kansas City
Jo Eva Jackson
Crest Tavern
Pickup Crash Fatal Near Great Bend
An Ellinwood man Everett L. Shepard 37 was killed late Wednesday when his pickup struck a barrier at a T intersection on the southwest edge of Great Bend Barton County. Sheriff Lt. Bob Yost said the eastbound truck passed the intersection then hit a barrier where Railroad Avenue ends. Shepard was dead at the scene.
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Great Bend
Kan
Ellinwood
Everett L. Shepard
Barton County
Bob Yost
Railroad Avenue
Washington Street
Shepard
Tuition Grants Program seeks expansion in Kansas
The State Education Commission urged increasing the Tuition Grants Program from 1 million to 2.5 million dollars for next year arguing strong demand and success. Budget Director Bibb recommended keeping funding at 1 million while Gov Docking weighs future increases.
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Topeka
Kan
State Education Commission
Marlin Schrader
Commission
James W. Bibb
Schrader
Education Commission
Bibb
Robert Docking
Docking
State Employment Security Division
Bible Wednesday
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