Foreign-trained physicians face tough licensing maze
In Los Angeles at UCLA Medical Center Gary Fitzgerald 24 and Francisco Levin 66 joined dozens of foreign doctors taking the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates exam. The test, essential for visas and licensure, shows the gap between needed doctors and US medical school output. With a failure rate near 61 percent, many remain in limbo while calls grow for a unified screening standard and optional posttest training to ease entry to US practice.
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Los Angeles
University of California Medical Center
Gary Fitzgerald
Francisco Levin
Educational Council
San Bernardino
Calif
Cuba
United States
Medical Licensing Board
State Department
American Medi
ECFMG
Hollywood
Levin
California
Johnson and McGovern hold private unity meeting
Sen George McGovern came to Texas for a private unity meeting with Lyndon B Johnson at the LBJ Ranch 65 miles west of Austin. Newsmen were barred as McGovern sought to project party harmony despite past policy differences and Johnson's retreat from public life.
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Austin
Tex
George McGovern
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Vietnam
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
LBJ
Here
Shriver
Pennsylvania
Illinois
South Dakota
National Party
Connally
White House
Navy jets strike bridges and depots in North Vietnam
U S Navy jets from Vinh to Hai Phong wreck bridges depots and army barracks as overcast skies reduced strikes to about 150. Kitty Hawk aircrews hit Son Duong depot northeast of Haiphong leaving flames. Casualties reported include one marine killed and 13 wounded after a 500 pound bomb drop near Quang Tri. South Vietnamese forces report 31 enemy killed and 4 prisoners east of Que Son with five Viet Cong wounded.
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Saigon
U. S. Navy
North Vietnam
Vinh
Haiphong
U. S. Command
U. S
Navy
Son Duong
Vuc
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
da Nang
Que Son
Highway 1
Quan Loi
An Loc
McGovern Shrives Boost From Texas Welcome Rally
George McGovern and Sargent Shriver drew a large Austin crowd in a Johnson-era style rally at the municipal airport. Estimates ranged 5 000 to 10 000 with cheers for a Texas victory in November. Local figures like Rep. Jack Pickle and Gov. Preston Smith praised the showing as a sign Texas could carry the Democratic ticket.
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Johnson
McGovern
Texas
Nixon
John Connally
Connally
John Kennedy
Navy
Treasury
Hubert Humphrey
Shriver
Austin
Tex
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Austin Municipal
Jacke Pickle
Sarge
University of Texas
Bob Armstrong
Agriculture
John White
Preston Smith
Ralph Yarborough
Wright Patman
Tye
Smith
Floods Roil Far East Amid Nearby Rescue Efforts
Disaster across Asia leaves 1,384 dead and millions affected as floods and landslides strike the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea. Rescue teams aided by US forces saved thousands. Hong Kong faced structural collapses and evacuations while El Paso launches a bilingual program for 62,000 pupils.
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EL Paso
Tex
Washington
Philippines
South Korea
Japan
Hong Kong
China
Peking
East Asia
Western Pacific
Guam
United States
Heart transplant survivor uses extra time to aid others
Louis Russell, four years post heart transplant, works as youth counsellor and police chaplain, chairs Indiana Heart Fund, gives 5 to 15 talks weekly, and continues teaching in Indianapolis. He campaigns for black officer recruitment, ran for City Council, judged Miss Nude America, and hosts an open house for the operation’s fourth anniversary.
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Linda Herman
Associated Press
Indianapoli, Ind
Richmond, Va
Louis Russell
Russell
Indianapolis
Indiana Heart Fund
PS. 69
University of Virginia Medical College
Earl B. Bogle
Indiana Heart Association
Heart Fund
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Federation of State Medical Boards
Louise Ball
University of Southern California
Educational Council For Foreign Medical
Test
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Baltic Sea
Allan Wright
McKinleyville
Pickle
Jack Kennedy
Timothy
Maris
George
John Roderick
Tokyo
Far East
Richardson
Dallas
Civil Rights Office
Dallas Regional Office For Civil Rights
Kowloon
Victoria Peak
Henry Litton
Matsumoto
Kazuma
Haezumi
Construction Ministry
Luzon
Terre Haute
Race
Paign
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