California urged to adopt user payment in medical care system
L A C discusses Canada's Saskatchewan plan and argues for California to impose patient charges to curb rising costs. The piece criticizes free hospitalization, supports a doctor visit fee, and warns against socialized medicine while praising private insurance and Medicare programs. It notes unions may push for lower costs and questions administrative control by unions or government.
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Anticoagulants May Slow Senile Dementia Progress
Dr. Arthur C. Walsh of the University of Pittsburgh reports that the anticoagulant Dicumarol halted symptom progression in 80 dementia or post stroke patients. When stopped, deterioration resumed. when restarted, improvement returned. He suggests clots and sludging reduce brain blood flow, and anticoagulation could slow dementia while weighing bleeding risks.
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Arthur C. Walsh
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A Great Invention Ignored by the Press
A Reuters dispatch from Riccione Italy reports a young Italian electronics student has invented a remarkable new device. The article notes the invention as a pivotal development largely overlooked by major media, despite its potential significance.
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New York Times
Reuters
Riccione
Aly
Jamming Device Promises Silence on Noisy Motel TV
Sydney Harris lauds a cheap portable jamming gadget that could mute loud television sets in thin walled motels. He argues noisy neighbors ruin rest and praises the inventor from Riccione as a sonic savior, easing the burden of living with broadcast noise.
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Riccione
Beat the Draft movement persists in Long Beach
GEORGE ROBESON L B Beat the Draft movement continues at Long Beach SDS and Long Beach Citizens For Peace offices despite Dr. Spock convictions. Paul Gratz, chief counselor, says counseling remains unchanged and explains the options for conscientious objectors, student status, vital industry roles, ministerial studies, or potential Canada escape.
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Local control blamed for farm policy failures and hunger
A citizen’s board finds farm subsidies favor the top 10 percent of landowners, with 54.5 percent of payments to those earning over $20,000 while 42.7 percent of small owners under $2,500 income receive 4.5 percent. It cites local welfare boards as often negligent or coercive, withholding food to force labor and fueling urban unrest.
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