Editorial: Shop For Bargains In Government Health Purchases
The Ottawa Herald notes House subcommittee talks on price variances in medical aides bought for seniors. It warns wholesale investigations by FTC and Justice may waste government funds, urging careful scrutiny of health agencies purchases instead and urging shoppers to seek best prices.
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Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Subcommittee
Congress
One Vs The Other State official urges business to press legislators
A Kansas official in Parsons urged businessmen to become involved in legislation, saying business has slept on its duties. In Topeka another agency lobby sought a statewide building code enforced by a new state body, facing opposition from the Associated General Contractors who complain about overregulation and excessive laws.
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Kansas Department of Economic Development
Parsons
Topeka
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Associated General Contractors of
Kansas
When Heart Attack Fears and Sleep Distress Haunt Him
A reader asks if fear after a heart attack and insomnia are common. The doctor reassures that many coronary patients resume work after six months with activity, and suggests reassurance, exercise, checkups, and possibly a hot drink or small spirit to aid sleep.
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Dr. Thosteson
Thesteson
Tax Exempt Bond Funds Stir Tax Status Questions
AP examines tax-exempt municipal bond funds noting they can incur taxes on capital gains and possibly state local taxes on dividends. Critics warn about trading risk, illiquidity, pricing practices, and pressure toward high yield risky bonds, while defenders say tax savings remain attractive amid higher brackets.
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John Cunniff
New York
U.S
Standard & Poor's Corp
Brenton Harries
S&p
Federal Reserve
Harries
Townsend Brown II
Struthers & Winthrop Management Corp
Mani
Brown
Roots adaptation angers viewers with altered early chapters
AP writer Jay Sharbutt criticizes ABCs eight night Roots premiere produced by David Wolper. The piece notes faithful African sequences but condemns a flashback scene showing Ed Asner as a slave ship captain who pretends moral conflict while delegating the worst horrors to others. The review highlights Brent Waite as the foul mouthed officer and questions Haley's depiction.
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Jay Sharbutt
Los Angeles
ABC
Alex Haley
Africa
America
David L. Wolper
Juffure
Gambia
Kunta Kinte
LeVar Burton
Cicely Tyson
Thalmus Rasulala
Haley
Ed Asner
Annapolis
TV Guide style Channel Lineup and Classic Picks
A dense listing of channels and programs from ABC NBC CBS PBS and others, featuring Donny and Marie, Sanford and Son, Hee Haw, Washington Week, Movie specials, and classic titles like Run Silent Run Deep and The Love Boat, with host notes, guests, and schedule blocks across prime time. The page cites actors, hosts, and featured films while outlining TV airings and historical notes.
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Marie
Cyd Charisse
Fran Tarkenton
Kenny Stabler
Sanford and Son
Grady
Fred
Esther
Buffalo
Washington Week
Peview
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Morgan Stanley and Company, Inc
Robert Reed
Celeste Holm
Surfer's ear joins bowler's thumb in athlete maladies
Dr Daniel M Seftel of Stanford reports in Archives of Otolaryngology that surfer's ear or hyperostosis is a bony ear canal growth potentially blocking hearing. He notes rising cases over five years and cites operations on 18 ears in 12 patients from 1972 to 1976.
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Chicago
Daniel M. Seftel
Stanford University School of Medicine
Archives of Otolaryngology
American Medical Association
Seftel
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