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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1978
Page
10
Editorial notes a federal effort to reduce health care inflation by promoting second and third opinions before discretionary surgery. A toll free center links callers to 162 local referral centers for specialist consultation. Medicare or Medicaid often cover most follow up costs.
George Ball has been called back into Carter administration policy-making circles to assess U.S. approach to Iran and the Persian Gulf crisis. Once a lone dissenter on Vietnam, Ball is valued for independent thinking as Washington seeks recalibrated strategy for a chaotic regional balance.
A government study finds a handful of large meat packing firms can largely dictate wholesale cattle and beef prices. Heavily using a Yellow Sheet price formula, 35 plants accounted for a major share of sales, prompting hearings and a task force proposed by Agriculture Secretary Bergland. Rep. Neal Smith notes the report confirms prior questions about price influence.
On this date 1946 the Indochina war began with Ho Chi Minh forces attacking the French. Other events include 1675 Narragansett defeat, 1732 Franklin begins Poor Richards Almanac, 1939 Columbus scuttled, 1950 Eisenhower named NATO commander, 1967 Holt funeral trip, 10 years since Norman Thomas death, 5 years since Melvin Laird resignation, 1 year since PLO rejection of Israeli peace proposals. Birthdays: Brezhnev 72, Ralph Richardson 76, Cicely Tyson 39.
The piece argues that Jimmy Carter’s expansionary social program aims clash with a volatile economy and rising inflation. It notes labor opposition led by George Meany, waning Democratic unity, and mixed public standing despite Carter’s integrity. It compares past leaders like de Gaulle and Nixon to highlight economic and political dynamics shaping his tenure.
Washington columnist urges President Carter to commute Patricia Hearst seven-year sentence to the 22 months served. Argues Hearst was brainwashed, likening her to POWs and Guyana victims, citing support from jurors and public figures and calling for clemency to allow reunion with family at Christmas.
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