Medic Alert a Lifetime Bargain For 40 Million Americans
Editorial lauds Medic Alert as a vital public service aiding diabetics epileptics hemophiliacs and others with hidden medical problems. It traces the 25 year history from a California doctor’s bracelet for his allergic daughter to a global nonprofit with 1 million members and 24 hour emergency access. The program’s $10 lifetime fee plus $3 update and free options for the financial needy are noted as a prudent public good.
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California
Marion C. Collins
Medic Alert Foundation International
United States
Turlock
Calif
Medic Alert
Better times coming for secretary to boss
AP report examines the outlook for secretaries, foreseeing higher pay and CPS certifications. Beverly Hamby, head of the National Secretaries Association, expects top CPS earners to reach 24 000 to 30 000 in five years, with beginners rising to 1 000 to 1 200 monthly. She cites high demand and inadequate supply, plus the need for formal training and strong skills in finance, law, and management.
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John Cunniff
New York
Beverly Hamby
National Secretaries Association
Cpss
Lieves
Hamby
Tulsa
Houston
Today in history highlights and birthdays
Today in history lists events from 1945 when the UN Charter took effect after the Soviet Union ratified it to 1964 Zambia's independence and 1976 Bronx social club fire deaths. It notes birthdays for former football star and writer Denise Levertov, with scattered political notes and anniversaries.
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Soviet Union
James I
England
Scotland
France
Ireland
Westphalia
Poland
Prussia
Austria
Russia
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Rhodesia
Republic of
Zambia
Bronx
New York
Lyndon Johnson
Lynda Bird Robb
United States
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
U.S
United Nations
Andrew Young
South Africa
Y!a
Hughes mows ’em down in Maryland governor race
In a stunning primary upset Harry R. Hughes rose from obscurity to win the Maryland Democratic nomination, aided by local factors and a public craving for a clean break after two corrupt former governors. Carter’s praise underscored Hughes as a rising political force in 1978 Maryland politics.
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Washington
Nea
United States
Harry R. Hughes
Baltimore
Jimmy Carter
Hughes
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Spiro T. Agnew
Marvin Mandel
Hughes Wins Maryland Governorship Amid Mandel Scandal Echoes
In Washington, Harry Hughes emerges as the Democrats’ sentimental favorite to win the Maryland governorship, leveraging his anti corruption stance. He defeats challengers Ted Venetoulis and others, with endorsements from the Baltimore Sun and a political shift favoring a quiet, thoughtful candidate over the tainted Mandel legacy.
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Blair Lee
Mandel
Lee
Baltimore County
Ted Venetoulis
State House
Venetoulis
Agnew
Harry Hughes
Hughes
Baltimore
Baltimore Machine
Baltimore Sunpapers
U.S
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Maryland
Trafficante Testimony in Kennedy Plot Tangle
Washington columnist Jack Anderson details Santos Trafficante's testimony before the House assassinations committee amid links to a CIA plotted stake against Castro and possible Kennedy involvement. Roselli, the key informant, was murdered. the piece notes prior reporting and ongoing questions about Castro's role and retaliation.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Santos Trafficante
House
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
Trafficante
Kennedy
John Roselli
Roselli
Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
Edward P. Morgan
FBI
Morgan
CIA
Fashionable Landings
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miami
Biscayne Bay
House Select Committee On
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Stokes
Anderson
Mr. Roselli
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Deny
Henry Wadswoth Longfellow
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Merry
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