Landmark Topeka hospital wins $6.7 million expansion
Topeka Memorial Hospital secured approval for a $6.7 million remodel and two new wings after a nine month struggle with HEW and HSA officials. Local leaders, including Bill Newman and lawmakers, argued that the Northeast Kansas HSA plan reflected area needs. The delay ended with FHA loan backing and a plan to break ground in mid January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Topeka
Health System Agency
H.S.A
Northeast
Kansas
H.s.a.s
State Department of Health and Environment
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Memorial
Health Department
Federal Housing Authority
HEW
Kansas City
Carter
Washington
Bill Newman
Northeast Kansas
Bob Dole
Martha Keys
Robert Bennett
Dwight Metzler
State Health Department
Newman
Legislation urged to curb unnecessary surgery nationwide
A House subcommittee report urges federal standards for surgical competency amid estimates of 2 million unnecessary procedures in 1977 costing over 4 billion dollars and killing more than 10 thousand. It criticizes state licensing agencies and medical bodies for not acting, while AMA officials push back on early conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Congressional
House
Interstate
Foreign Commerce
Subcommittee
Chicago
James H. Sammons
American Medical Association
Sammons
Soviets Test Radar Missile System Threat to Low Flying Aircraft
Washington officials say a Soviet MiG-25 type fighter demonstrated a successful look down shoot down attack on a target drone the size of a small fighter. The system could be operational in the early 1980s and would complicate U S defenses by distinguishing low altitude aircraft from ground clutter. Washington notes counter options include advanced jamming and deception techniques for U S planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Pentagon
Pengaton
East
Perry
United States
Fair Play Practical Joke Sparks Goat and Tree Gaffe
In Wichita Kansas an AP report describes a Christmas tree recycling gag by Bill Dodson that misled real estate agent Mike Weigand. Weigand suspects Dodson and recalls a prior prank with a pregnant goat in Dodson’s yard as context for the ongoing feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Mike Weigand
Wichita Area
Weigand
Court rules against Bakke style quotas in Oakland fire dept
A California Court of Appeal reverses a lower court ruling that ordered Oakland to use 2 to 1 minority hiring and 5 to 1 promotion ratios. The panel finds reverse discrimination unlawful and notes past civil rights rulings against quotas. Oakland says few hires remain underway, limiting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oakland
U.S. Supreme Court
Bakke
Court of Appeal
Alameda County Superior Court
Robert Barber
Barber
Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
University of California At Davis
Allan Bakke
David Self
Oakland Fire Department
Adams calls for moonlike push to build future engine
Transportation Secretary Brock Adams warned time is short to replace the internal combustion engine. He urged a government industry partnership, similar to the moon program, to drive research and development for a new propulsion unit amid rising OPEC influence and Iran events.
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Washington
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Iran
Departments of Transportation and Energy
Detroit
Auto Company
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
U.S
Notice of Sale and Estate Hearings in Ottawa Kansas
Legal notices published in Franklin County Kansas detail a sale to satisfy a lien on a 1947 Harley Davidson motorcycle and hearings for the estates of Lee Ivan Nickelson and Cora Hughes. Executor Howard Tucker and William S. Bowers seek court approval, settlement, and discharge with deadlines in January 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ottawa
Ilen
District Court
Franklin County
Lee Ivan Nickelson
K.S.A
State of Kansas
Howard Tucker
Ernest M. Johnson
Bessie A. Johnson
Dora Hughes
State of
William S. Bowers
Cora Hughes
KFMC to Delegate Hospital Review in Kansas Health Programs
Public notice states Kansas Foundation for Medical Care will delegate PSRO review duties to Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa as of February 1 1979 with advisory determinations during February to April 1979 and conclusive effect thereafter for Medicare and Medicaid. Public inspection hours and contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Kansas Foundation For Medical Care, Inc
KFMC
Professional Standards Review Organization
PSRO
Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Secretary of Hew
Topeka Boulevard
Topeka
James E. Agin
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Topeka Hospital
Cindy Schwartz
Hns
Topeka’s Memorial Hospital
Ivan Anderson
FHA
USAF
William Perry
Wichita, Kan
Wichita Eagle
Bill Dodson
Dodson
Engine of the Future
Cleveland
James Barrett
Edward Pischel
Jerry Kraiger
John Gannon
International Association of Firefighters Local 93
Dennis Kucinich
Kucinich
George Forbes
Myrtle E. Brown, Lienholder
S. Main Street
P.O
Kan
Atty
William
Bowers
S. Malin Street
P.O. Box
Ottawa Herald
Lodge
R.A.M
Roger Bush, H.P. Kenneth F
Liegerol, Secy
White Shrine
Mary Alice Hintz
W.H.P. Lanah Cameron
W.S
Mrs. W. F. Eichinger
Kathy
Shirley
Mary Ellen
Alcoholics Anonymous
Darrel Cordle
Carl Lawrence Fuqua
Richmond
Carl J. W. Smith
Len
Big Boy
Ottawa Country Club
Crestview Nursing Home
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