Saturday Notebook highlights mixed signals on costs and politics
Blue Cross Kansas seeks a 6 to 14 percent rate cut for some members citing good management and cooperation with doctors. The column questions real drivers as medical costs rise, cites gas price drops, GAO critiques of the Highway Beautification Act, and comments on Reagan and Geraldine Ferraro, noting her husband Zacarro’s court issues and a critical view of ethics in politics.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Kansas
Farm Bureau
General Accounting Office
Lady Bird Johnson
President Johnson
GAO
Bulldogs
Walter Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
John Zaccaro
Geraldine
White House
Sugar stores and fueling for endurance runs
Normal diet leaves only 15 to 20 grams of sugar in the blood for immediate energy while muscles hold about 275 grams and liver 120 grams. Before a race, a high carbohydrate plan boosts stores, and sipping a non too sweet sugar solution during a run may help. Try about 1.75 ounces of sugar per quart of water, but test first to avoid stomach slosh.
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DR. Donohue
D.J
Reagan survives first press conference with White House shakeup
Washington notes a mixed mood as President Reagan endures his first sustained televised Q and A since July. The administration pivots amid high level departures including Deaver Clark Smith Meese Baker and Regan as Darman and Baker shape domestic policy and public communications. The piece weighs how this staffing churn may affect leadership and policy navigation in the years ahead.
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David
Broder
Washington
Administration
Reagan
White House
Michael K. Deaver
Interior
National Security
William P. Clark
William French Smith
Edward Meese III
Justice Department
Smith
James A. Baker III
Secretary of Treasury
Donald .T. Regan
Ond
Padideany Department
Baker
Reagan White House
Donald Regan
Richard G. Darman
Darman
Deaver
Ronald Reagan
Capitol
Regan
Treasury
George P. Shultz
State Department
Merrill Lynch
Meese
Carman
Memo On Social Security Freeze From Reagan Sparks Debate
President Reagan signaled in a press conference that a possible freeze on cost of living increases for Social Security could be considered. Democratic leaders likely to back a bipartisan approach, tying deficit reduction to Social Security reform while facing senior opinion pressures.
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John
Senate
Claude Pepper
Congress
Reagan
Social Security freeze debate spurs editorials in Ottawa
Ottawa Herald letter to the editor argues for a limited Social Security freeze to curb deficits. It contends most retirees are not poor, warns against cutting veteran and federal benefits, and urges targeted relief for the truly needy while calling for broader defense cuts.
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Topeka
West Wing
Mac
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Stockman
John McCormaily
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