Posting on drug prices sparks ethics debate in California
Editorial argues ethics guide pharmacists not to publish prices yet shows wide price variation for common drugs. California Assembly considers Moretti bill to require price posting of the 100 most prescribed drugs and permit advertising. Authors criticize past price inquiries and urge approval for competition and consumer awareness.
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California
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Roy Harris chosen California composer laureate
The piece notes Roy Harris was named California’s first composer laureate, praising him as a leading 20th century composer with strong Californian roots. It contrasts his selection with past poet laureates and includes Harris’s view on music’s direction and tradition. Harris, age 75, once a rancher and truck driver, is celebrated for his strong, honest music and his skepticism of romantic excess.
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Ina Coolbrith
Gordon W. Norris
John
Steven McGroarty
Charles Garrigus
Sydney Harris
California
Roy Harris
Harris
Europe
East
Oklahoma
Letters to the editor on Long Beach oceanfront change
A reader laments development along the Long Beach shoreline from Alamitos Avenue toward the river, noting beaches filled in with roads and a multimillion-dollar complex. The letter argues the oceanfront should be preserved for the people, criticizing exploitation by interests and praising state control.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Seal Beach
Alamitos Avenue
California Beach
Ocean Front
Canada to withdraw from Indochina control commission
In Saigon, Ottawa announced Canada will pull its delegation from the International Control Commission within 86 days. Officials fear the move ends the active investigative effort, as divisions among members and questions of enforcement have long hindered the cease-fire monitoring.
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South Vietnam
Canada
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Ottawa
Indochina
International Control Commission
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Gauyin
Paris
Gauvin
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Joint Military Commission
United States
North Vietnam
Control Commission
Foles
P.R.G
Democratic Dixie song sparks debate at Washington dinner
The May 23 Democratic Congressional fundraiser in Washington featured the band Dixie sending a mixed message as party leaders Lloyd Bentsen and Ernest Hollings drew praise. The event highlighted shifts in strategy toward southern support and touched on Stennis Byrd and Watergate era voices shaping future elections.
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Washington
Tixie
Washington Hilton
Chicago
Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas
Congress
Select Committee
Baker
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington Press Club
East Tennessee
Middle
West Tennessee
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