Health costs rise as doctors and unions blamed
Absurd health costs prompt questions about patient awareness and the role of third party payment. Experts urge applying standard business analysis to medical practices, urging second opinions, hospital efficiency, and cost transparency to curb rising bills.
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New York
Louis Harris
Group Health, Inc
George Melcher
National Observer
William Lilley II
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Melcher
American Medical Association
AMA
Lilley
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Washington, D.C
Winter’s price on up-to-date heating and power
The piece recalls a harsh winter past in Lisle New York detailing coal stoves and kerosene lamps as reliable backups when electricity or oil supply failed. The author notes how modernization created energy dependence, urging renewed focus on coal reserves to backstop gas and oil.
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Lisle
N.Y
Should Congress reexamine 1955 Presidential Libraries Act
The piece argues against automatic tax funded presidential libraries and museums for all presidents, noting costs up to 1 million annually per library and advocating that papers belong to the public and be housed at the National Archives. It calls for private gifts or targeted acts of Congress to honor worthy leaders.
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Congress
Jimmy Carter
Marine Corps
White House
Oes Ae
National Archives
Washington
Indira Gandhi calls for March elections in India
Indira Gandhi ends emergency rule and calls for general elections in March claiming restored normality. She defends emergency as necessary, cites violence and broken oath among officials, while opponents argue civil liberties were suspended to avoid punishment. The political climate remains fragile as Morarji Desai and others are released.
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Indira Gandhi
India
People’s Party
Nice letter questions school spending and rules in Carlisle
Beverly J. Bowser of 10134 Jamaica Road Carlisle blasts the school administration for wasting tax dollars and blindly following state rules. She argues education is second to compliance and questions hiring for sex discrimination cases and cafeteria waste while residents love their school and community and seek change.
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David Way
Carlisle
Beverly J. Bowser
Jamaica Road
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates Displayed
The Journal published by News Journal Inc lists daily and Sunday pricing for newsstand, home delivery, motor route, and mail subscriptions. Rates show 72 cents weekly for home delivery weekdays, 23 cents Sunday, 95 cents per week, and various yearly or monthly options with payments in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
USA
Gas heat era fades as homes may spark a shift
A nostalgic look at gas furnaces and coal fires recalls a bygone era while questioning how long natural gas heating will last. The column riffs on changes from steam locomotives to modern gadgets and ends with a witty nod to Sterno as a fallback.
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Doc Melcher
America
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Lieley
United Federation of Teachers
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Joan Roche
Connie
Carter
Olive Walker
Walker
Ealjornale Energy
Indira
John
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Dad
J.M
State Patrol
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Monroe
Lebanon
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