Knowles Seen As Controversial Nominee For Health Post
Dr. John H. Knowles, director of Massachusetts General Hospital with a $60 million budget and 6,000 employees, faces opposition from the AMA and Senate minority leader Dirksen over his bid for the federal health job. Critics accuse him of leaning toward socialized medicine, which he denies, while he advocates health insurance for all and overhauling Medicaid to improve standards and service.
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John H. Knowles
American Medical Association
Senate
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Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
AMA
Brookline
Chicago
Washington University School of Medicine
Massachusetts General
Navy
MGH
Southland To Open Calgary Canadian Store June 28
Southland Corp the largest US convenience store chain will open its first new Canadian outlet in Calgary on June 28 Jere Thompson says the Calgary location is a new build while Vancouver shows a 7 Eleven conversion. The firm runs about 3500 stores in 31 states with dairy chemical and ice operations.
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Dallas
United States
Southland Corp
Calgary
Jere Thompson
Vancouver
Southland
Group Awarded 89 000 Grant for Regional Sewage Study
The Farm Home Administration awarded 89 830 to the Houston Galveston Area Council to analyze sewage and clean water issues in seven counties. Funds will be distributed per capita to Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers and Liberty counties and used to study sewer service improvements and water supply sufficiency.
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Houston
Farmers Home Administration
Houston- Galveston
Wayne's Green Berets film under GAO scrutiny
Rep Benjamin Rosenthal cited a GAO report alleging the Army gave Batjac Productions up to 1 million dollars in free support for the John Wayne film Green Berets. The GAO found Batjac was charged 18 623.64 for 107 army days at Fort Benning in 1967, while 3 800 man days of troop time and equipment were not billed.
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Washington
Rosenthal
U.S. Vietnam
Pentagon
Wayne
GAO
Mike
Batjac
White House
Ibut
Defense Department
Pearl Harbor
Native of China LSU Food Expert Joins Tech Staff
Announcement of Dr. S. P. Yang of Louisiana State University joining Texas Tech's School of Home Economics as chair of the Department of Food and Nutrition. He will begin in 1969-70, succeeds Mina Lamb, and is noted for research in food nutrition and teaching.
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S. P. Yang
Louisiana, State University
Department of Food and Nutrition
Texas Tech
School of Home Economics
Yang
Home Economics
Willa Vaughan Tinsley
Mina Lamb
Margaret W. Weeks
Tinsley
National Central University
Iowa 8 ‘University
Tech
Meiling Tsai
Taiwan
Lubbock University
LSU
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
National Taiwan University
Purdue University
Mead Johnson Research Center
Evansville
Ind
Omaha Mayor Calls On Blacks To Reject Agitators
Omaha Mayor Eugene Leahy urged Black residents to reject agitators amid North Side riots that left five buildings destroyed by fire bombs and many damaged. Ten people were arrested as violence followed a police shooting that killed 14 year old Vivian Strong. Leahy said no National Guard was planned and appealed to local gas stations to avoid facilitating looting.
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Omaha, Neb
UPI
Eugene Leahy
North Side
James L. Loder
Vivian Strong
Loder
Hedy Lamarr
Leahy
Norbert T. Tiemann
National Guard
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Green Berets
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Gordon
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