Open clinics debated at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Letter discusses clinic fees and referral policy at Ransom Memorial Hospital aiming to keep specialists as consultants rather than full staff. Author warns fee changes may drive consultants away and urges preserving local physician roles and night calls. The piece also notes Pomona residents oppose a city ordinance forcing water and trash services, urging public attendance at an Aug. 5 meeting.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
R.A. Gollier II
Pomona
City of
Robert and
Pat Hopkins
Deficit Defies Logic by John Cunniff Analysis
New York AP reports economist John Cunniff notes the federal budget deficit remains around $200 billion annually despite repeated claims of big cuts and savings. He tallies White House and Congress steps from 1981 to 1984, arguing many so-called savings were credits, not real reductions, and baseline projections inflated apparent cuts. He says the deficit persists while rhetoric outpaces actual numbers.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Washington
Tax Foundation
White House
Foundation
Congress
Monday Night Football Clipping Changes at ABC
ABC shifts halftime from highlights to news and commercials amid tech changes and affiliate pressure. The three man booth expands as Michaels and Gifford take over, Namath and Simpson depart, and rights rise to 150 million in the final year of the five year deal.
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Fred Rothenberg
NEW York
Frank
ABC
America
Howard Cosell
Cosell
Howard
Dennis Lewin
ABC Sports
CBS
NBC
Lewin
Peter Jennings
Bob Regalbuto
Kstp-Tv
Minneapolis
al Michaels
Frank Gifford
Chevrolet
ABC Football
NFL
Carson
Barney Miller
National Geographic Explorer
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Andy Griffith
David Letterman
Dick van Dyke
Untouchables
Three Stooges
Donohue on lupus tests and patient guidance
A reader asks about a low-count positive ANA for lupus and the risk of misinterpretation. The doctor explains that lupus requires 11 criteria, a positive test alone is inconclusive, and most patients have controllable symptoms with treatment. The piece also covers angioplasty outcomes and steroid use for migraines.
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J.S
DR. Donohue
TV Schedule Highlights and Movie Listings
A dense prime time lineup covers The Teahouse of the August Moon, The Elephant Man, and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, plus HBO features like The Jerk and Surf Is Demented. Other fares include Nightly News, Carson specials, and a mix of classic films with actors such as Don Murray, Roddy McDowall, and Humphrey Bogart.
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Kate
Allie Allie
James Coburn
Camilla Sparr
Roddy McDowall
Don Murray
HBO
George Plimpton
George
Gene Scott
Bette Davis
Wendy Craig
Philip Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1986
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with subscription prices effective July 1 1986. In Ottawa area carriers and motor routes monthly rates are four dollars, six months twenty one dollars and five cents, yearly forty dollars. Franklin County mail rates higher, outside county higher still, with out-of-state subscribers taxed 5.5 percent.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
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