Family physicians grow from horse and buggy era to modern practice
The American Academy of General Practice evolved into the American Academy of Family Physicians as it marks 25 years. The AAFP now requires 150 hours of CE every three years, supports residency training, and emphasizes treating the whole patient.
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American Academy of General Practice
Atlantic City
N.J
American Academy of Family Physicians
AAFP
Jerome Wildgen
Academy
Dr. Wildgen
United States
Editorial on Bobby Fischer and the Spassky match
The piece lauds Fischer as a world chess icon while noting the trance-like public fascination around his games. It contrasts Fischer’s prodigy status with the broader view of chess as a grand spectacle, suggesting promoters push for his appearances, and ends by recalling the idea that any grandmaster can draw any other on a given day.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Benoni
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Spassky
Chess
Lonie Henie
Esther Williams
Napoleon Bonaparte
Moscow
Education chiefs and unions shape politics at NEA meet
Delegates at the 110th National Education Association convention in Atlantic City hailed Sen. George McGovern for a proposed separate Department of Education and a woman as secretary. They endorsed campaign funds for education allies and backed CAPE to unite public employee groups. Critics accuse Nixon of neglecting quality education amid trends toward social change.
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National Education Association
Atlantic City
George McGovern
Department of Education
Friends of Education
Nixon
Confederation of American Public Employes
CAPE
America
Misfires in Kissinger's Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny
Washington analysis says Kissinger's strong power within Nixon’s White House causes friction with Defense Secretary Laird and other top officials. Critics point to Kissinger’s isolation and one man show style, noting failed or bungled actions in China and India Pakistan diplomacy, with insufficient ally consultation and last minute plans.
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Washington
NEA
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Defense
Melvin Laird
Kissinger
Laird
Ivory Castle
Henry
China
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Today in History July 21 1972 Associated Press notes
On this day in history several events are recorded including Drake attacking the Armada in 1588, Leopold I proclaimed Belgian king in 1831, Bull Run Creek Civil War clash in 1861, Jesse James train robbery in 1873, Chateau Thierry WWI recapture in 1918, Veterans Administration founded in 1930, Geneva armistice over North Vietnam in 1954, and interracial Nashville wedding in 1967 plus other notes. Isaac Stern turns 52 today.
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Associated Press
Sir Francis Drake
English Channel
Leopold I
Belgium
Holland
Bull Run Creek
Virginia
Jesse James
Adair
Iowa
Chateau-Thierry
France
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
North
Vietnam
Geneva
Kashmir
Nashville
Tennessee
East Pakistan
Dacca
Isaac Stern
Readers urged to send letters for publication
The newspaper invites letters to the editor meeting guidelines: include signature and address, address requests may be withheld, limit under 500 words, must be of general interest, and those in poor taste will not be considered.
Second Avenue bus line called world’s worst by riders
HAL BOYLE sketches Manhattan’s Second Avenue bus line as a legendaryly unreliable, slow, and chaotic service. Riders, calling themselves survivors, joke about two-block crawls, long waits, and buses that seem to travel to distant lands. Bone Collection Day humor highlights the grim tolerance of daily riders.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Second Avenue
Manhattan
Century
Atlantic Ocean
Marakech
French
Morocco
Pecos dances and social notes in local Pecos Enterprise
Sylvia Sandoval compiles Pecos social items from the Pecos Enterprise. A Friday dance at the Charske home features Misses Jane Looby Julia Davis Leota Beauchamp Maud Chastain Alice Hawkins Evelyn Slack Gladys Precit Helen Duncan and Messrs Henry Floyd Hill Hudson Burette Hefner Rue Capps Charles Parker J S Cormack departs Pecos for Cisco or Breckenridge after Wagner Supply Co business in Pecos. A Barstow dam picnic includes Misses Jessie Birdie Bell Willie Faye Starley Alice Fitzgerald Kitty Knox Mary Ellen Chapman Janice Wadley Tommy Lou Snarp Gladys Lewis Fred Seely of Fort Stockton Arnold Pickett DeVere Luke Olin Green Truett Peer Bob Wills Earl Smith Bob Penn Fred Armstrong. Cantaloupe crop outlook bright with two hundred acres planted by Todd Wendt Williams Beckham and Wendt. Jack Williams ships Pecos’ first 1942 cantaloupe. Two-year-old Patricia Nell Webster nearly poisoned by gasoline left on a porch. rescue by Donald Lee Jones leads to hospital return in about an hour.
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Kenton
C.J. Charske
Jane Looby
Julia Davis
Leota Beauchamp
Maud Chastain
Alice Hawkins
Evelyn Slack
Gladys Precit
Helen Duncan
Henry Floyd
Hill Hudson
Burette Hefner
Rue Capps
Charles Parker
Barstow Dam
Jessie
Birdie Bell
Willie Faye Starley
Alice Fitzgerald
Kitty Knox
Mary Ellen Chapman
Janice Wadley
Tommy Lou Snarp
Gladys Lewis
Fred Seely
Fort Stockton
Arnold Pickett
DeVere Luke
Olin Green
Truett Peer
Bob Wills
Earl Smith
Bob Penn
Fred Armstrong
M. L. Todd
Harold Wendt
Jack Williams
W. E. Beckham
Williams
Enterprise
Patricia Nell
B. E. Webster
Pat
Patricia
Donald Lee Jones
R. B. Jones
Websters
Baird
Donald
Mrs. Webster
Little Pat
Secret Service protection for major candidates after RFK assassination
Congress passed a law in 1968 granting Secret Service protection to major presidential candidates following Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pitcairn Island remains home to about 100 residents, largely descendants of the mutineers.
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Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Pitcairn Island
McGovern a captive OBrien fade over chair role
The piece details Senator George McGovern's bid to keep Lawrence F O'Brien as Democratic national chairman, urging the appointment of Jean Westwood as co chair. O'Brien resists sharing power, McGovern's aides weigh in, and McGovern ultimately signals support but falters at a critical Miami Beach meeting. The episode leaves O'Brien ousted and McGovern portrayed as more captive than commander.
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Washington
NEA
George McGovern
Lawrence F O'Brien
McGovern
Jean Westwood
Utah
O'Brien
Miami Beach
Doral
Mrs Westwood
Cochairman
O’brien
Stanley Greigg
Joseph Napolitan
Joseph Mohbat
Mrs. Westwood
Pierre Salinger
Mankiewicz
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Pecos Enterprise
Mike Oestreicher
Peggy McCracken
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Ila Ress Association
Ray Cromley
Point Kissinger
By Ray Cromley
Boyle
Sylvia Sandoval
J. S. Cormack
Wagner Supply Co
Pioneer Oil Field
Wagner Supply Company
Cormack
Cisco
Breckenridge
Bruce Biossat
Bruce Bioss
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