Editorial: Smoking at School Should Be Rejected
The piece argues against a bill allowing high school smoking on campuses, citing Surgeon General findings and Massachusetts studies. It notes California boards oppose the measure, warning it may encourage experimentation with marijuana and tobacco and undermine anti smoking efforts.
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California Senate
Assembly
Habitat
Arlen Gregorio
D-San Mateo
Gregorio
U.S
Massachusetts
Long Beach Unified
Philip Watson's Record Prompts Re Election Bid
The California Board of Equalization lauded the Los Angeles County assessor Philip Watson after an audit. Since taking office in 1962 with a UCLA economics and accounting degree and 14 years in the office, he has driven a tax reform program, resisted staff growth, and pledged to hold line on taxes.
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Philip Watson
Los Angeles
California Board of Equalization
Watson
UCLA
Aims of AMA Questioned by President-Elect Dr Malcolm Todd
The editor criticizes the American Medical Association's changed aims since 1847. Dr Malcolm Todd of Long Beach warns of too many doctors and rising costs with more practitioners. He notes past leaders favored health insurance, while the AMA now opposes voluntary plans and Medicare, urging a return to its original mission.
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American Medical Association
Malcolm Todd
Long Beach
Todd
AMA
Mayo Brothers
Mayo Clinic
National Health Insurance
Theodore Roosevelt
Kay Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
United States
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
West Germany
Iceland
Canada
Israel
Japan
Medical economics thesis on doctor shortages and costs
Dr Todd argues excess physicians cause unnecessary care and higher costs. He cites history showing shortages raise prices while plenty lowers them, noting ongoing fast rises in medical costs due to doctor and facility shortages. He criticizes physicians as wealth seekers and questions the president of a major union for endorsing such views.
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Todd
India’s underground nuke shocks world leaders now
The Indian underground nuclear test surprised the United States and Britain with Canada blamed for being misled. The piece argues the global control system for atomic energy is weak and nations will pursue civilian and military nuclear power amid rising energy needs and geopolitical tensions. It notes India’s action prompts a broader worry over proliferation and the path to international control, ahead of Kissinger and Nixon talks in Moscow.
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Wallington
India
United States
Baruch
Lilienthal
Acheson
United Nations
Jagjivan Ram
Indira Gandhi
Canada
Soviet Union
Mrs. Gandhi
Pakistan
Tran
Israel
Gandhi
Kissinger
Nixon
Moscow
Wallace and the 1976 presidential puzzle in postwar politics
The piece analyzes how major U S political parties coalesced around core issues and how postwar figures like Wallace challenge the mainstream. It weighs whether Wallace could mount a third party bid or win with a broader appeal amid shifting U S political dynamics after Watergate.
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Wallace
Alabama
House of Representatives
Goldwater
McGovern
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