A Look Into The Shadows
ST. LOUIS AP describes a city of contrast where the Gateway Arch shines in midnight Mississippi light amid new stadiums restaurants and theaters while neglected streets teem with debris and hundreds of abandoned cars await tow at a cost of ten dollars per vehicle.
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Gateway Arch
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Cities Struggle as Costs Surpass Revenues Across Nation
The National League of Cities reports tax collections rose 600 percent since World War II, yet urban costs grow faster. Big cities like New York, Newark, and St. Louis face shrinking services, rising crime, and strained budgets, prompting calls for federal and state aid and revenue sharing.
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Atlanta
St. Louis
Arthur Naftalin
Minneapolis
League of Cities
League
Peter Harkins
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Cervantes
Newark
N.J
New York
Missouri
John Lindsay
Nixon
Heart Transplant Experts Prosper From Medicare
Two Houston surgeons Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley each received about 200000 in Medicare payments last year, the largest sums publicly listed. Payments largely funded a Baylor College of Medicine general fund, not personal fees, with 642 and 408 operations respectively.
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Denton A. Cooley
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DeBakey
Congress
Florida
Morry S. Fox
Miami
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Texas Heart Institute
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Congressional Debate Sought In CBW Bill
Senators Goodell and Nelson urged public debate on chemical and biological warfare limits within a military spending bill. They seek bans on delivery system procurement open air testing and require congressional and foreign government consultation before overseas CBW deployment.
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Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
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Stanley R. Resor
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Dugway
Utah
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Okinawa
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