Editor Tells Of Press Shortcomings In Kansas Talk
Lawrence AP report on William Allen White Day luncheon where Detroit Free Press editor Mark Ethridge Jr criticizes editors for misjudging reader interests while Hutchinson News editor Stuart Awbrey defends the press as a force to broaden horizons. Foundation awards and leadership roles in journalism are announced.
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Lawrence
Kan
Detroit
William Allen White
American Press
Mark Ethridge Jr
Detroit Free Press
Kansas
William Allen White Foundation
Kansan
Stuart Awbrey
Hutchinson News
Ethridge
John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Knight
Awbrey
University of Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Self-Restraint May Replace Phase II
Washington AP reports that Nixon's Phase 2 controls could yield to a voluntary social compact between major labor and business to curb wages and prices. Under secretary Charles E. Walker describes a self regulating system with a wage price review board overseeing voluntary compliance. The plan mirrors construction industry Stabilization efforts and hinges on potential government curbs if voluntary steps fail.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Charles E. Walker
Walker
Infection outbreaks rise in hospital nurseries after hexachlorophene ban
Washington reports show staphylococcal infections in 24 nurseries across 23 hospitals have more than doubled in a week after baths with hexachlorophene were halted. The National Center for Disease Control notes 166 cases, with eight outbreak reports under investigation, mostly mild skin disease and few fatalities.
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Washington
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Food and Drug Administration
American Academy of Pediatrics
NCDC
FDA
Kendall Reservoir hearing fuels clash in Topeka
Four witnesses urged against the Kendall Reservoir on the Arkansas River calling it economic foolishness and a threat to oil and gas output while others praised it for flood control recreation and development. The House Water Resources Committee weighs adding the project to the state water plan. Gene Overton argued the dam would seize farmland and questioned rainfall-based need. He warned a dam would be a monument to the 1965 flood, noting a 200 year flood risk cited by the Corps of Engineers.
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Topeka
Kan
Kendall
Arkansas River
House Water Resources Committee
Kansas
Gene Overton
Overton
U.S. Corps of Engineers
End of troubles near Atchison High in Kansas
Atty Gen Vern Miller said talks with Atchison school officials and County Atty David Farris move to end the dispute that led to the school’s closure. Atchison High will reopen Monday after disturbances prompted the shutdown. Investigations continue with possible discipline for those involved. no charges filed yet.
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Atchison, Kan
Atty
Vern Miller
Atchison
David Farris
Atchison High School
Miller
Fred Howard
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
Legislation Pushes Fee Listings by Health Services
The Nixon administration proposes that hospitals and nursing homes publish fee schedules for public inspection as part of a health insurance package. The AMA opposes the plan, which aims to audit premiums and require insurers to disclose claims percentages, while arguing it will not curb rising health care costs.
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Washington
Nixon
The
American Medical Association
Congress
AMA
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