Editorials Questioning Overuse of Medicines and Drug Advertising
A Pecos Enterprise editorial discusses the Nelson subcommittee findings on drug overuse and advertising. It notes inelastic demand for medications, the push to redefine ordinary experiences as medical issues, and the impact of advertising on physicians and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
Senate
Subcommittee
Ben Gordon
Madison Avenue
Gordon
Journal of the American Medical Assa
Why U S Deficit Is Not a Deficit
An article asserts the 1971 year ended with a $23.3 billion deficit but reframes it as a surplus under the full employment budget concept. It explains that with four percent unemployment, spending would match tax income, making apparent deficits stimulants to the economy and not inflationary, then projects a further $25 billion deficit for 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Schultz
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury Department
Boyle's column highlights timeless travel safety and aging notes
HAL BOYLE surveys common sense topics from traffic safety trends to urban pollution, elderly health myths, hay fever costs, and a Martin Luther quotation. The piece mixes light humor with reflections on modern life and public health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
National Safety Council
America
Philadelphia
Martha Washington
Fanny
United States
Martin Luther
Preakness Named for Pimlico Dinner Party Stakes Winner
The Preakness Stakes honors the horse that won Pimlico’s Dinner Party Stakes, now the Dixie Handicap, about a century ago. The Spanish-American War ended with the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Customs use CADPIN lookouts to deter drug smuggling
The article describes a nationwide customs intelligence network CADPIN that links border ports to a central computer to flag suspected smugglers. It notes the system augments officers data, speeds data transmission, and aids enforcement across federal state and local agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
U.S. Commissioner of Customs
Myles J. Ambrose
United States
Michigan State Police
Customs Service
Customs Automated Data Processing Intelligence Network
Cadpin
Nixon
Ambrose
Roland Raymond
Customs Bureau
el Paso
Cleburne Maier
Houston
Interior to trial oil shale program in Colorado Utah Wyoming
The Interior Department outlines a prototype leasing plan for shale oil on federal lands in Colorado Utah and Wyoming. Secretary Morton stresses no final decision before midsummer 1972 after environmental data and hearings, with environmental integrity prioritized and full evaluation before any broader leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
U.S
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
The Heart of a Chicken and Other Pass It On Snippets
A McNaught Syndicate column by L M Boyd presents quick quips on hearts as pumps, word associations by gender, song origins of Red River Valley, mind teasers, and light Q A on drugs nudist camps and taste buds. It notes Pamela's name origin by Sir Philip Sidney in Arcadia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Pamela
Sir Philip Sidney
England
Arcadia
Viet Bloc Pushes Open Election Plan in South Vietnam
A bloc of Saigon officials urges constitutional changes to allow Communists and Viet Cong members to run for office. They expect a public vote to defeat Communists if openly contested, while seeking a peace package in Paris and a coalition only from open elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Republic
Memo
Thieu
Saigon
Viet Cong
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
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Pecos Enterprise
Steve May
Fran Sunday
Georgia Stroud
Women’s
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
West Telas Press
Wsoc Arigg
Boyle
Wessie
BY Roger Bollen
By Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Leroy Loser
Leroy
Mexico
Juarez
San Diego
Calif
San Antonio
Laredo
Capdin
Maier
Berry's
L.m.boyd
Bob Ripley
Red River Valley
Dakotas
James J. Kerrigan
Mohawk Valley
Southwest
Middle East
Germany
Lewis M. Terman
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
L.M. Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Viet Bloc
Washington
Nea
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