Editorial Inspecting our hospitals in California
State hospital inspections focus on facilities while doctors question safety at approved hospitals. CMA inspections remain secret though 23 percent failed on first visit. public access could reveal hospital performance and those refusing CMA scrutiny. Public disclosure would aid good hospitals and inform patients.
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California
Lois Lillick
Long Beach
California Medical Association
CMA
Medical Association
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Propositions 10 and 12 seek veteran tax exemptions
The California Constitution allows tax exemptions for veterans, with Prop 10 to raise the blind veteran cap and Prop 12 to extend the $10,000 exemption to those with an arm or leg loss or blindness plus loss of use. Both proposals faced no opposition in legislature and on the ballot.
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California
Prop 18 urged rejection to protect free expression
The editorial argues Prop 18 would not curb pornography but erode laws, risking unconstitutional changes, censorship of classic films and literature, and suppression of public news. It notes a prior similar proposition failed 6 years ago and urges a November vote against Prop 18.
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California
Nixon era Congress failed to find a stable course
The Democratic controlled 92nd Congress adjourned without a clear historical stance, oscillating between confrontation and cooperation with President Nixon. It battled over a spending ceiling and a water pollution bill, overriding the veto while facing internal divisions and shifting Republican leverage in a tense, partisan finale.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Nixon
White House
House
North
Vietnam
Europe summit tests unity of common market nations
The nine European Community leaders face divisions at the Paris summit as Britain, Germany, France, and others weigh national interests against deeper integration. Heath touts Britain's role in building a vast trading bloc, while Brandt and Pompidou push differing priorities from monetary union to security talks. A common foreign policy and defense remains key to broader monetary pooling, with nationalism still shaping decisions.
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Europe
Rome
Arnold Yoynbee
Pompidou
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Heath
Brant
Party of Pompidou
Brandt
Moscow
East Germany
Uncle Sam
United States
U.S
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