Reagan era push to curb rising medical costs in Kansas
Washington signals cost controls amid soaring medical expenses. Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield hiked premiums, including a 23 percent increase. Medicare and Medicaid funding may force arbitrary hospital payments, impacting efficient and small hospitals and possibly raising employee wage burdens through business expense deductions. Public outcry could follow if costs remain unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Herald
Deadbeat Education Dept Lawyer Faces Pay Raises
A U S Education Department attorney, 34, received two promotions and $12,000 in pay raises while not repaying a $4,000 loan for law school. The case prompts Sen. Charles Percy to call a subcommittee hearing amid calls from Rep. Edward Derwinski for action. The lawyer’s salary rose to $34,000 despite a court judgment and multiple letters urging repayment. The issue highlights about 37,000 federal loan debtors delaying repayment and questions the government’s enforcement.
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U.S. Education Department
Charles Percy
Ill
Senate
Edward Derwinski
R.ill
Department
Genral William French Smith
Derwinski
TV Tonight Highlights and Movie Lineup Overview
A dense TV guide listing for July 4 1981 with a mix of sports and entertainment. Notable items include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Serenade films, Miss Universe pageant coverage, Great Performances Cheever stories, and Evening at the Pops. Multiple network blocks feature HBO ESPN ABC and PBS with talk shows news and sports wrap-ups.
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Benjamin Benjamin Gees
Lewis
Mario Lanza
Joan Fontaine
Vincent Price
Miller's Court
Jennifer
Bacomaes
Elizabeth Montgomery
Bradford Dillman
Scott Hylands
HBO
New York
High School For the Performing Arts
Jena Cara
Ann Meara
Cincinnati
Johnny
Venus
Pavarotti
Juilliard
Bob Barker
Joan van Ark
Lima
Peru
Popa
Nathanial Rosen
Pops
Hayden
Tchaikovsky
PKA
Revenge of the Gray Gang
Thraa Cheever
John Cheever
Benny Hil
TBS Evening News
Independent Network
wDoBaMeGeaVnaneg
America
Don Stroud
Tisa Farrow
George Kennedy
Espn Sports Center
Hawaii Five-D
ABC News
Quincy White
Quincy
Only The Spenders Can Stop It Deficit Spending Above The Law
AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears discusses the deficit spending problem and the proposed 27th Amendment. He cites Stockman on balance, notes the need for supermajorities to pass, and outlines critics who say discipline and political accountability are the real remedies.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Congress
David A. Stockman
House
Senate
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Taxpayers Foundation
Alvin Rabushka
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Rabushka
Inflation Lives Beyond Numbers Says Expert
AP Business Analyst notes CPI shows lower inflation but consumer spending lags and rates stay high. Albert Sindlinger argues inflation persists because essential costs rise while discretionary items fall, forcing purchases of high price necessities despite a low overall index.
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Joan Cunniff
New York
Albert Sindlinger
Sindlinger
Ornery
TV News Beat Hard Hitting on Lunar Eclipse Delays
NBC News Overnight opened with lunar eclipse coverage but West Coast viewers saw the same scene hours later as news lag across time zones. Experts note that four timezone spread complicates fresh updates and two control rooms. Satellite delivery and ongoing stories push networks toward continuous updates, especially in Los Angeles and other major markets.
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Fred Rothenberg
New York
NBC News
West Coast
NBC
Los Angeles
California
Ernest Leiser
CBS News
Chile
Argentina
CBS
News Watch
CNN
Robert E. Frye
ABC
Hawaii
Steve Friedman
Ron Steinman
George Morris
CBS Morning News
Morning News
Bill Kurtis
Diane Sawyer
Fear Of Doctors Perplexing Dear Dr Donahue
A reader questions the link between grain rash and abdominal adhesions. The writer notes a husband’s yearlong illness from avoiding doctors, explains how scar tissue can form in the abdomen and potentially cause a blockage if a loop of intestine catches on it, and discusses gas pocket connections.
What adhesions are and how they form
Reader questions about abdominal adhesions describe scars inside the body as normal result of injury or surgery. A doctor explains they are internal scars like skin scars and can cause pain, with limited remedies. cutting them is possible but not always curative.
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Dr. Donohue
Prayer Reflection Draws Faithful Daily Walk Communion
A brief prayer cycle emphasizes trusting God in daily steps. The reflection cites Psalm 111 7 8 RSV and asks for faithfulness and upright living in everyday conduct.
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Reagan Administration
Uncle Sam
ESPN
Green Acres
Dick Cavett
Arthur Mitchell
Harlem
Mt. Ranier
Entertainment Tonight
People's Court
MacNeil-Lehrer
P.M
Andy Griffith
Sam
Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod Crane
Jeff Galdbiarr
Dick Butkus
Meg Foster
Marlo Thomas
Charles Grodin
Irwin Corey
Mexico
Texas
Kirk Douglas
Dorothy Malone
Saigon
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Columbo
Peter Falk
Jack Gassidy
Bob Dishy
Nightline
Janet Leigh
Edward G Robinson
Robert Hoffman
Media, Pa
U.S
East
Leiser
Paul G
Donohue
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
THE
Associated Press
Clint Eastwoc
Vali Lal
Peeath
Anne
Cline
Ottawa, Kansas
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