VA Medical Facilities Fail To Meet Demands
VA hospital officials nationwide report shortages of staff and space hindering care. Facilities cite overcrowding unsafe buildings and heat, with needs ranging from staffing increases and better funding to air conditioning and fire safety improvements. Spokane and Albany facilities highlight ventilation and safety concerns. many seek funds for new construction. A VA spokesman said the agency will investigate the complaints.
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Soybeans to surpass corn and wheat in 1985 acreage
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department projections show soybeans overtaking corn and wheat for land use by 1985. Kept to about 300 million harvested acres, soybeans may account for roughly one fifth of total, with 63 million acres planted and 62 million actually harvested. Targeted yields rise modestly, while corn and wheat acreage edge downward.
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Plead Guilty In Theft Of Guard Weapons
Frank Nichols Jamison and his brother William Jamison pleaded guilty in federal court to possession and concealment of weapons stolen from the National Guard armory in Council Grove Kansas on January 16. Their bonds were set at 60 000. sentencing was delayed. William Jackson awaits a court appearance on 6 000 bond. Authorities recovered 48 automatic rifles 1 000 rifle shells nine 45 caliber pistols 200 cartridges a 12 gauge shotgun a rocket launcher and a grenade launcher. A grand jury indicted the Jamison brothers in connection with a December 26 Overbrook bank burglary.
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FCC Fines Station Over Topless Radio Show
The FCC fined Sonderling Broadcasting Corp. 2000 dollars for the Femme Forum program on WGLD FM Oak Park. The agency vows to pursue a court test to clarify power over obscene broadcasts while noting the program featured callers discussing oral sex and sex life topics.
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Cable Board Urges FCC Rules Dilemma to Be Solved
The passage notes the National Cable Television Association board urging government action to resolve the FCCs obscenity rule dilemma while the commission conducts its own inquiry into possibly obscene broadcasts by radio television stations and cable systems.
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Nicholas Johnson
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