Health care costs rise as costly scanners face scrutiny
Editorial notes a Health Planning Council vote against Omaha Bergan-Mercy Hospital's 640000 body scanner amid six existing units and a seventh held by private doctors. It also questions a 1.1 million Callaway hospital plan, urging cheaper, adequate options for the 523-person town and predicting public reaction to rising medical costs and proposed hospital revenue caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Planning Council of the Midlands
Omaha
Bergan-Mercy Hospital
Omaha-area
Callaway
Burke E. Casari
State Health Dept
Greater Nebraska Health Systems Agency
Nebraska
Callaway Hospital
Broken Bow
Carter
Inauguration quirks and global motor taxes in one note
A collage of political quirks and policy snippets covers Jimmy Carter's naming on bills versus tax forms, Nebraskans buying domestically despite foreign cars, and a 10 month cigarets tax trend showing Nebraska down 1.7 percent while the national average rose. Other items question Kissinger memoir pricing, public service ethics, Uganda’s Idi Amin and a prophecy of 200 children ahead.
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Jimmy
Congress
James E. Carter
Feds
Nebraska
Public Works Committee
Henry Kissinger
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Andrew Young probes American racism in Playboy interview
Garry Wills argues the more telling part of Andrew Young’s Playboy piece is his reflection on racism in America. He compares Southern and Northern attitudes, links xenophobia to historic crimes, and asserts that denial sustains prejudice, citing reactions to Italians, Orientals, and Nisei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Wills
Andrew Young
U.N
South Africa
America
Playboy
Nixon
Ford
Chinatown
San Francisco
Jean
China
Young
South
Jimmy Carter
Connor
Sen
Henry Jackson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Midwest Country Club
Orientals
Universal Press Syndicate
Young is Carter's Agnew In This Time
George F Will comments that Andrew Young mirrors Vice President Agnew as a roving critic with one fixed accusation racism. Young’s office is small, his rhetoric bold, and his civil rights background both honors him and hinders his official usefulness under Carter. The piece contrasts Kissinger and Young, arguing Carter must address the broader public when facing the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Will
Andrew Young
Carter
Agnew
Young
United Nations
Washington Post Co
Max Lerner
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Nixon
Andy
Post Office myth busted by public affairs aide on mail delivery
The public affairs assistant to the postmaster general discusses mail performance and costs in a luncheon interview. He cites 13 cent first class rates, high mail pieces per employee, and a near 95 percent on time delivery rate. He argues deficits stem from policy and macroeconomic factors, not inefficiency. He notes potential savings from halting Saturday delivery and closing rural offices while preserving service standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Harris
Harris
United States
Canada
Belgium
France
Sweden
Japan
Switzerland
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Public Mind Letters on Home Influence and Public Access
A wide ranging reader letter urges parent roles in education and behavior, criticizes TV grammar and civil responses, and questions record microfilming accessibility. It notes Humboldt rock throwing, calls for home and church accountability, and thanks Good Samaritans after a Drive-in accident including Gary Danley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Hinky Dinky
Humboldt
Medic Alert feature in Lincoln Journal by Jana Miller
In Lincoln on May 31 the writer Jana Miller interviewed about Medic Alert Foundation. The Journal published June 1 a medical service piece noting 40 million Americans need medical identification and hoping the article saves lives and inspires local groups to sponsor Medic Alert as a public service.
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Lincoln
Journal
Jana Miller
Medic Alert Foundation
American Medical Association
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Lincoln Journal
State Health Department
Custer County
Nebraska Highway Safety Program
Andy Young
Office of War Information
Rex Stout
New York Times
Connecticut
California
Urie
the Princess and the Pea
Young Is
Andreu
Doonesbur
Eile
Hal
Charles Stephen Unitarian Church
Childrens’ Behavior
Louise Small
Lincoln General Hospital
Gary Danley
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