Panel orders remedies at KUMC heart program
A national board found deficiencies in KUMC heart transplant management and staffing, citing nurse understaffing and poor interdepartmental coordination. The panel did not revoke the center’s current status, with further recommendations due from a legislative committee and a peer review panel.
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Donald Hagen
KUMC
National Board
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Kansas City, Kan
Commission evaluates hospitals and corrects KU Heart Center
The Commission on Healthcare Organizations reviewed about 5300 hospitals nationwide and conducted few in depth reviews annually. An order issued Thursday requires corrections to deficiencies at KU Medical Center's heart transplant program.
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KU Medical Center
Books reveal O Keeffe works and insight
Three new books offer admirers of Georgia O Keeffe additional information and perspective on the influential artist.
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Reveal O'Keeffe
Georgia
O'Keeffe
Eclectic conference offerings in Huairou draw women
In a tent at the world’s largest gathering for women Marina Lazreg described the horror of being female in Algeria to a silent audience. Elsewhere a louder session titled O J Simpson Black Women Speak on Black Men Violence and Interracial Relationships drew crowds. About 300 workshops and seminars filled the event. See story page 2A.
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Marina Lazreg
Algeria
O.J. Simpson
Huairou
Falwell Challenges NCAA Rule on End Zone Prayer
Jerry Falwell and Liberty University challenge the NCAA rule that bans prayer in the end zone after touchdowns. The dispute centers on freedom of religious expression in college athletics and the NCAA’s enforcement of conduct rules.
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NCAA
Jerry Falwell
Liberty University
Disgusted Fuhrman attorney bows out
Los Angeles AP report says attorney Robert Tourtelot quit amid horror and disgust at Mark Fuhrman tapes. He cited personal reasons and grief for those affected. Judge Ito allowed two of 41 tape excerpts featuring Fuhrman using the word nigger in the courtroom, prompting Tourtelot to withdraw.
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Los Angeles
Mark Fuhrman
Robert Tourtelot
Ito
Fuhrman
Tourtelot
KU Reaches Merit Scholar Record With 57 Freshmen
Kansas University enrolled a record 57 National Merit Scholars this fall, more than the five other Kansas Board of Regents universities combined. Andrew Shephard of Fort Scott is among them, choosing KU over Princeton and UCLA for scholarship reasons.
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Kansas University
Kansas Board of Regents
Andrew Shephard
Fort Scott
Princeton University
University of California At Los Angeles
Robert Hemenway
Kansas
Hemenway
NATO strikes extend as talks show fragile Bosnia peace drift
NATO planes hit Bosnian Serb positions for a third day as diplomacy shows a potential division leaving Serbs with less than half of Bosnia. U S envoy reports a breakthrough while Serbs pull back tanks from Sarajevo and French Gen Subirou visits Mount Igman amid stalled map talks.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
U.S
Bosnia
Andre Subirou
Mount Igman
Subirou
Anxious Class Faces Hidden Economic Strain
Washington report follows Maggie Siegmund and others as rising costs and stagnant wages erode living standards. Despite solid national figures, workers endure job uncertainty, debt and delayed retirement as education and skills gaps widen. Labor Secretary Reich labels this group the Anxious Class, highlighting persistent pressure after layoffs and slow pay growth.
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Washington
Maggie Siegmund
America
Siegmund
Labor
Robert Reich
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