AMA Drug Payola Campaign Draws Fire and Funding
The American Medical Association launches an education drive about its ethical rules against gifts from drug firms to doctors. Nine big companies contribute about 675000 dollars to a 1 million campaign aimed at students, residents, and physicians. Critics doubt the program’s credibility given industry funding and warn gifts still influence prescribing patterns. Public concerns mount as drug marketing spending rises and costs fuel health care expenditure.
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American Medical Assn
Alan Nelson
AMA
American College of Physicians
Nelson
Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizens’ Health Research Group
Wolfe
IMS Health
Davis still pursues re election amid energy crisis and deficits
California Governor Gray Davis remains optimistic about re election and a possible 2004 presidential run despite an energy scare and drought risks. He pushes a bailout to aid Southern California Edison while bond funding is delayed by PG E litigation. Public polls show vulnerability, yet his fundraising remains strong.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Gray Davis
Davis
Southern California Edison
Pacific Gas and Electric
Pete Wilson
William Simon Jr
Treasury
Bill Jones
Repub
Lican
Davis Energy
Jones
Bush
John McCain
White House
GOP
McCain
Fred Thompson
Chuck Hagel
Los Angeles
Richard Riordan
Riordan
Ann Veneman
Earl Warren
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Lawrence to get second McDonald's on Sixth and Arkansas
Lawrence plans construction of a second McDonald’s restaurant at the southwest corner of Sixth and Arkansas with Topeka couple Jim and Bonnie Garrett as local franchise holders. Local note recalls recent fast food robberies but cites low profits and police caution. The Sept 5 1901 Lawrence World urges parents to keep students safe and push stricter enforcement of the prohibitory law as a moral necessity.
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Lawrence
Sixth
Arkansas
Jim
Bonnie Garrett
Topeka
The
Lawrence World
Parallels Between 32nd and 42nd Street Traffic Alignments
The Osprey Group report contrasts 32nd Street and 42nd Street corridors in Lawrence. It notes vacating 31st Street and wetlands effects for 32nd versus displacement of rural homes and across the fence from a four lane expressway for 42nd, with no mitigation beyond fair market value.
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Wakarusa
South Lawrence
Osprey Group
32Nd Street
42Nd Street
31St Street
East 1500
Haskell
Public forum on 42nd Street alignment in Lawrence
A letter argues the 42nd Street route would not meet local transport needs and would mainly serve distant east west traffic. It claims a majority of residents oppose the alignment and calls for satisfactory answers from authorities.
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Wakarusa
Lawrence
Douglas County
Mike and
Becky Manley
Museum praise for Steve Jansen’s local history talks
In appreciation to the editor and referencing the Journal World article Museum slashes staff pay the Lawrence Luncheon Cosmopolitan Club votes to commend Steve Jansen for excellent programs. His knowledge of Lawrence and its history benefits all. C O Nauman secretary.
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Journal World
Lawrence
Cosmopolitan Club
Steve Jansen
C.O. Nauman
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al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
Kansas
U.S
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Georgie
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Watkins Community Museum of History
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Ijworld.com
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