Doors Slammed at Medical Schools By Alton Blakeslee
A high competition for medical school places drives stress and debate among educators and students. Applicants, often with GPA demands and computer screening, face slim odds as 15,000 openings exist across 114 schools. Interviews and well rounded profiles challenge pure grades, while some advocate pass fail or alternative paths.
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Alton Blakeslee
Chris
University of California At
Los Angeles
Alfred Gellhorn
City College of New York
Norman Shumway
Stanford University
Shumway
University of California Medical
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Sara
Association of American Medical Colleges
Yale University
Morning Markets in New York Slumps on City Default Fears
The New York market fell amid uncertainty over a possible New York City default and its effect on the national credit and recovery. The noon Dow down 5.9 to 30.05, NYSE volume leader Federal National Mortgage dropped to 144.4, and Amex saw Houston Oil & Minerals down 2½ at 2.75. breadth slim with losers ahead.
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Houston Oil & Minerals
Amex
Quiet Grips Ravaged Beirut
Violence eased in Beirut as scattered shooting declined amid a new lull. Officials cited round the clock talks by Premier Rashid Karami, Palestinian guerrilla leaders, and the Phalange party as the 12th cease fire effort neared. Militiamen began obeying leaders calls to halt fighting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Karami
Christian Phalange Party
Conflict Over Bangs Control Cattle Industry in Danger
Dallas AP report details a clash between Texas cattlemen and federal authorities over brucellosis or Bangs disease. A USDA quarantine could devastate the Texas cattle industry with estimated losses above 250 million and widespread disruption to feedlot operations. Local counts show undulant fever cases in Bexar and El Paso counties, with limited human cases among vets and ranchers. Cattlemen demand more research and oppose tougher standards while warning of broader impact regardless of a formal quarantine.
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US. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bexar
San Antonio
el Paso
Tarrant
Fort Worth
M.S Dickerson
Bureau of
Bang
Wilson Boaz
Boaz
T. A. Cunningham
Goliad
Independent
Catlemen's Association
Cunningham
Three Men Sought In State Kidnapping
Garland police searched today in Dallas suburb and Houston area for three men suspected of a food store holdup theft of 6000 dollars and kidnapping a Garland man from his home.
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Houston
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Safeway
Bangladesh Radio Goes Off the Air During Turbulent Period
International reports say Bangladesh radio and Dacca airport were disrupted as a gunman crisis and internal turmoil followed the August assassination of President Mujibur Rahman. The state radio resumed after nine hours with patriotic songs and brief news, while satellite contact with Dhaka remained severed.
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India
Bangladesh
Dacca
Mujibur Rahman
Egypt May Get Reactors Sadat Ford Study Pact
In Washington and Florida talks, President Ford and Anwar Sadat consider an agreement for two U S nuclear reactors to Egypt with strict safeguards. The plan may be announced Wednesday and could be funded partly by Egypt’s $750 million aid. They also discussed Lebanon’s crisis and Israel’s inspection stance.
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United States
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Sadat
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Fla
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Florida
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Israel
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Lebanon
Tec Figure Is Reassigned In Texas Education Agency
AUSTIN AP EW Quin ton, at center of a prolonged dispute over Texas trade school administration, has been shifted from director of the divisions of proprietary schools and veterans education to assistant director of post secondary vocational education. Quinton says he has not received official notice but has applied for the transfer. Also: COLOGNE West Germany AP two men sought after stealing two sackloads of priceless church treasures from the Cologne Cathedral.
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Quinton
TEA
Proprietary Schools
Veterans Education
Austin American-Statesman
Cologne
West Germany
Edna Mourns Marion Selby 68 in Obituary Notice
Deaths Edna Texas Marion Homer Selby 68 died Wednesday in Ganado hospital. Services Friday at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Edna with Rev Joe Webb. Burial Memory Gardens Edna. Survived by wife Viola two stepchildren J A Parks Eloise Tantalone six sisters and other relatives. Funeral handled by Slavik.
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First Baptist Church of
Joe Webb
Slavik Funeral
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Port Lavaca
Mobil Oil
Jackson County
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Sweeney
Roy
Ganado
Guy
Victoria
Claude
Bessie Canion
Ora Brett
Ruth Blake
Oleta Nicholson
Nell Dolezal
Leola Hafernick
Maurice Selby
Lynn Canion
Gary Selby
Seth Selby
Boyd Blake
Joe D Brett
Houston voters face city and county elections today
Houston voters select a mayor eight council members a city controller and three school board members in a high stakes election tied to a proposed state constitution turnout is expected between 40 and 50 percent. Mayor Fred Hofheinz faces Frank Briscoe and Dick Gottlieb with other minor candidates in the race.
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Harris County
Carl S. Smith
Bill Garton
Fred Hofheinz
Frank Briscoe
Dick Gottlieb
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