Rich Kids Buy Their Way Into Med School
A sweeping critique of medical school admissions reveals payoffs and influence from wealthy families and political connections. The piece cites University of California Davis and others, detailing cases of donors, politicians, and officials shaping enrollments. It notes convictions in Pennsylvania and FBI wiretap anecdotes, and questions the Bakke ruling’s impact on the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Allan Bakke
California
Bakke
Ficial
Murray Waas
University of California, Davis
Davis
California University
Pennsylvania
Herbert Fineman
House of Representatives
Justice Department
Fineman
State
Henry
Buddy
Cianfiani
Chicago
Boston University
No Clone But Two of a Kind
Dear Abby exchanges clarify that Abby and Ann Landers are identical twins, not clones, while a reader explains family conflict as his mother and boyfriend feud over living arrangements. Abby reassures and offers guidance on handling the familial clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Ann Landers
America
Lew Riley
Yorba Linda
Calif
Lew
Dear Abby style letters on family conflict and wills
A reader complains about parental and partner interference and seeks Abby's guidance on who should think for themselves. The column emphasizes maturity, communication and legality, advising legal planning and an executor to enforce wishes. It also recounts cases of wills and executors failing to carry out testators' desires, urging clear arrangements and professional counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
P.C.S
Norwalk seniors enjoy fishing gift from local youths
Four Norwalk boys Mark Cowley Brian Cowley Kenneth Starkey and Kim Starkey stock Twilight Gardens pool with fish from Norwalk Reservoir as residents await equipment. Firelands Senior Outreach Center hosted a June birthday party at Shady Lane with roses and desserts. Various activities, meals, and trips are listed for July at Norwalk area senior centers, clubs, and homes including Memorial Lake Clubhouse Shady Lane and Bay Shore Tower events.
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Twilight Gardens Geriatric Center
Norwalk
Mark Cowley
Brian Cowley
Kenneth Starkey
Kim Starkey
Twilight Gardens
Firelands Senior Outreach Center
Shady Lane
Mary Baque
Verna Pflieger
Pauline Schaffer
Jack Kullman
Erma Bombeck
Moravian Villa
Bay Shore Tower
Sandusky
Erie County Senior Center
Norwalk Senior Center
Memorial Lake
Norwalk Golden Agers
Memorial Lake Clubhouse
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FBI
Cianfrani
Dan Flood
D-Pa
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
Hahnemann
Chicago Medical School
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Martinique
Tume
Paris
Lancaster
Mecca
Inlet
O.T. Book
Malevo Glance
Sultan of Swat
Hemingway
George Burns
Longfellow
XFSGO
YQ Jcgo
UFVGO
UEC
Vincent Voiture
Thomas Joseph
EK Orm
Kas
Graed Tribuk
James
Abigail van Buren
Laig, Doc
Mel
Snuffy
Moet
Dean Axbby
Mom
Lasky Drive
Beverly Hills
Services For Aging, Inc
Lucille Betschman
Newton St
By Lucille Betschman
Firelands Outreach Center
UNO
Jim Nabors
Milan Ave
Polluck
Norwalk Senior Citizens Club
Paul Mills
Lillian Distel
Ben Wilson
Milan
Lyme Village
Milan Presbyterian Chapel
Monroeville
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
John Crum
Gaymont Nursing Center
Bruce Wallis
Salvation Army
Norwalk Memorial Home
Agnes Lashway
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Pink Ladies” Organization
Memorial Home
George Kullman
Beatrice Smith
Mickey Hipp
Florence Lawrence
Grace Sayles
Marie Bolsinger
Alessa Seifert
Jean Walek
Michael Endsley
Lillie Israel
Atessa Seifert
Kullman
Sarasota
Fla
Hawthorne Dr
Roger Kullman
Greensburgh
Gaumont Nursing Center
Mary Dublo
Ruth Squire
Florence Meagrew
Rachel Haynes
Dorothy Orr
Estella Marshall
John Endricks
Mary Jo Kiefer
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