Doctors Question Motives Of Kennedy's Health Plan
In AMA coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy's health care reform hearings the organization is accused of political self promotion and testing political waters. Critics say physicians question Kennedy's motives while some local societies boycott his tour and debate the nation’s health care system.
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Kennedy
Washington
Organized Medicine
Edward M. Kennedy
American Medical Association
Massachusetts Democrat
AMA
America
Marvin E. Johnson
Colorado Medical Society
American Medical News
Sen. Kennedy
Denver
Los Angeles
Chester J. Herman
Bethesda
Herman
AMAM
San Francisco panel urges focus on violent crime
A 28 member committee appointed by Mayor Alioto urges SF police to concentrate on serious offenses while deeming discreet prostitution, pornography, homosexuality, and gambling as less enforceable. Police Chief Nelder critiques the report as defeatist, noting concerns over civil liberties and potential hypocrisy.
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SAN Francisco
Alfred Nelder
Joseph Alioto
Board of Supervisors
Moses Lasky
William H. Orrick Jr
Justice Department
Ford Foundation
Nelden
Nelder
Irving F. Reichert Jr
Russia Moves Into Bolivia To Support Economic Plans
Bolivia and the Soviet Union deepen cooperation with a focus on oil exploration on the Andean high plateau and a planned $35 million to 340 million investment over four years. Bolivian officials praise Soviet aid while criticizing U.S. policy and seeking additional Soviet financing for a petrochemical industry and related development. A Soviet mission will assess expand plans and allocate aid. In California, Mariner 9 will perform a midcourse burn to place the craft in a closer Mars orbit, aiming for a Nov. 13 mapping of Mars atmosphere and terrain.
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Andean
Bolivia
Enrique Mariaca
U.S
Mariaca
Soviet Union
Mina Matilde Corp
Mina Matilde
US. Steel and Phillips Mineral and Chemicals Corp
Russia
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Earth
Red Planet
Mission Control
Bronx Couple Lived In Parked Car For Eight Months
A middle aged Bronx couple living in their car by a river say they survived on clams for about eight months after leaving a rent hike. Chester Knarsky, 59, and his wife, 55, sought welfare help but were told no permanent address meant no aid. They had worked in City Island boat yards but illness and unemployment left them homeless. Welfare officials questioned them about background and doubted their story, promising to review again.
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New York
Bronx
Chester Knarsky
City Island
Konarskys
Konarsky
Welfare Department
Knarsky
Mandel backs wider help for elderly at Maryland conference
About 1000 Maryland seniors at the Governor's Conference on Aging urged more money attention and benefits from society. Governor Mandel supported a federal state and local alliance to address aging problems and said government must fulfill obligations to those who contributed to communities and the country. The event aims to craft recommendations for a national White House aging conference in November.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Conference On Aging
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Margaret C. Schweinhaut
D-Montgomery
Governor’s Advisory Committee On
White House
House Votes Funds For Space Programs
The House approved a 3.5 billion authorization for NASA setting up the final two scheduled moon flights next year and a Space Shuttle program. The measure passed 302 to 64 and heads to the Senate. Attempts to trim funding for Apollo 16 and 17 and the shuttle were rejected.
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Washington
House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate
Study shows rise in lead in air across three cities
EPA report based on samples from 1961 62 and 1968 69 across Los Angeles Philadelphia and Cincinnati shows lead increases at most sites. University of Cincinnati study funded by EPA and industry notes blood lead links uncertain but airborne lead likely contributes to body lead levels, especially in children.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
U.S. Air Pollution Control Office
American Petroleum Institute
International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc
Nixon police head exclusion taints crime meeting
Washington AP report says New York Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy, left out of a White House police summit with Nixon, Mitchell and Hoover, expresses disappointment over political factors amid rising officer deaths. A Justice official calls the session window dressing. Mitchell says federal survivor compensation may reach 50,000 dollars. opposes federal crime statute.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
New York
Patrick V. Murphy
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Murphy
Hoover
Ramsey Clark
Mr.Hoover
Quinn Tamm
International Association of iChiefs of Police
Tamm
IACP
Justice Department
Justice
Mitchell
Akron Named Bowling and Rubber Capital of the World
Akron Ohio is described with the title Bowling and Rubber Capital of the World in local contexts highlighting its historic industry leadership and economic identity. The phrase reflects civic pride and longstanding association with tire and related manufacturing sectors.
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Akron
Ohio
Mills Accepts Free Air Transport For Speeches
Washington Rep. Wilbur Mills D Ark plans another free jet flight to Oklahoma as he campaigns against Nixon revenue sharing. Mills has accepted rides on company planes arranged by Sears Roebuck and others, citing transportation not fees. He says hosts pay expenses and transport, not speaking fees.
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Washington
Wilbur Od. Mills
D-Ark
Oklahoma
Nixon
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Arkansas
Kerr-McGee Corp
Oklahoma City
Kerr-McGee
Robert Kerr
Arkansas Lake
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sears, Roebuck
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
John L. Wheeler
Sears
Law School
Wheeler
Mils
Computers Cut TB Dates for Eskimos in Canada
Health officials report that computer systems tracking tuberculosis checkup dates and test results reduced TB cases among Canada's 13 000 Eskimos from 948 in 1969 to 516 in 1971. The AP states the program improved record accuracy and patient follow ups across remote communities.
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Toronto
Canada
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Studio
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John A. Cooper Co
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Ark
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