Churches condemn U S and Israeli policy at world council
The World Council of Churches meeting in Vancouver urged an end to U S military involvement in Central America and called for a more critical stance toward Israel. Delegates backed Palestinian statehood and condemned U S covert or overt intervention in Nicaragua. The assembly urged arms cutoff to Afghan rebels and criticized West Bank settlement policy as de facto annexation.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
World Council of Churches Assembly
Central America
U.S
Israel
Assembly
United States
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
West Bank
Private hospitals charge more, study finds
Research in California shows investor owned hospital chains bill 10 percent more per patient than private non profits. The study says no evidence these chains are more cost effective when comparing similar hospitals and patient types. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it notes chains own about 15 percent of U.S. general hospitals. In Odessa, Women's and Children's Hospital is privately owned by Lifemark Inc.
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California
Robert V. Pattison
Pattison
Hallie M. Katz
Western Center For Health Planning
San Francisco
New England Journal of Medicine
Odessa
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Lifemark Inc
Houston
Women’s and Children’s
Grandview avenue paving push faces politics and timing
Mayor Bob Bryant asks the City Council to fund 150000 for Ector County to pave Grandview Avenue from 56th Street to Yukon Road with cost sharing talks ongoing among Commissioner Bryan Henderson City Manager John Harrison and other leaders. Private negotiations aim to finish by the 1984 football season after Henderson secured property right of way and last dedication, ending two years of annexation debate.
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Bob Bryant
Ector County
Grandview Avenue
56Th Street
Yukon Road
Bryan Henderson
John Harrison
Henderson
Pentagon warns of looming U S soldier shortage amid overseas drills
The Pentagon faces a potential manpower gap as U S military leaders warn traditional contingency needs may exceed current forces. Gen Wickham cites the Army at a 30 year low while objections in Congress trim a requested 39 000 troop increase to 12 000. NATO exercises and overseas deployments highlight strains on manpower.
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Washington
USS
Latin America
Africa
America
Pentagon
Central America
U.S
John A. Wickham Jr
Army
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Wickham
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Navy
New York Fire Darkens Garment Center for 13 Hours
An underground fire in Midtown darkened New York's garment district during a peak week, triggering multi million dollar losses as firefighters fought a 13 hour inferno. Crews relit the 20 block area with 62 mobile generators while 600 officers deterred looting. Con Edison expected full restoration by Monday after inspecting a subterranean substation damaged Wednesday.
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New York
Nation
Midtown
Consolidated Edison
Midtown Blazes Knock Out Power Shut Macy's Gimbels
A major fire and water main break in midtown Manhattan disabled a district power network, halted streetlights, and closed Macy's and Gimbels. Firefighters battled 50,000 gallons of oil fueled transformers as 300,000 gallons of foam were pumped from a transformer vault.
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Macy’s
Gimbels
New York
38Th Street
Seventh Avenue
St. Paul Revere
Engine Co
Queens
Joseph Spinnato
Con Ed
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