CAHSA bed freeze sparks nurse and patient strain in Arizona
In March 1983 CAHSA restricts new hospital beds in Maricopa Pinal and Gila counties causing forced patient busing to downtown facilities. Officials warn the plan risks accessibility higher costs and potential catastrophe during tourist season and emergencies while already full area hospitals struggle to cope.
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Valley of the Sun
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
John C. Lincoln Hospital
Scottsdale
Phoenix
County
Memorial
St. Luke's Hospitals
Central Arizona Health Systems Agency
CAHSA
Maricopa
Pinal
Gila
Globe
Fire-Proof Jobs in Federal Service
The Washington Monthly notes that in 1976 fewer than 3,500 tenured federal civil servants out of more than two million were fired for cause. Many dismissals were overturned on appeal, revealing a system reluctant to terminate long-term staff and suggesting firings would boost efficiency if easier.
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Washington Monthly
Leonard Reed
Federal Civil Service Commission
Yukon
Castro seeks East German help to cut Angola losses
Fidel Castro, desperate to limit Cuban forces in Angola, seeks a Communist partner in East Germany to share the burden amid a costly stalemate. Moscow sustains Cuba with subsidies as Castro cushions the regime while U.S. policy deemphasizes the issue.
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Fidel
Angola
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Fidel- Castro
East Germany
Castro
Cuba
Lucas Savimbi
Agostinho Neto
Neto
Africa Corps
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Carter
State Department
Richard Moose
Moose
U.S
Moscow
Africa
Fidel Castro
Olaf Palmer
Raoul
Zaire
Smokey the Bear to Sing War Drum for Public Service
Arthur Hoppe applauds a Time magazine idea bold enough to rebrand Smokey the Bear as a strict enforcer to prevent fires. He riffs on using anthropomorphic agencies to lampoon government outreach while praising the thrust of civic duty and democratic critique.
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U.S. Forest Service
Time Magazine
Smokey the Bear
Smokey
Mr. Nice Bear
IRS
Overpopulation as Core Cause of Societal Ills
Column argues population growth drives environmental and social woes. Highlights 220 million U.S. residents plus 8 million illegal immigrants, abortion costs and Medicaid data, and cites experts warning Mexico’s population growth. Mentions sterilization ethics and a Stevenson story on childlessness.
Scottsdale Daily Progress Staff and Contact Listing
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published Monday through Saturday evenings except holidays by Scottsdale Publishing Inc. Located at 7302 E. Earl Dr Scottsdale AZ 85251. Advertising Director is Hal Metcalf and Managing Editor Jerry McElfresh. The paper notes it does not accept responsibility for unsolicited articles and pictures. It has won Arizona General Excellence awards in 1976 1975 1974 and 1973 and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottedale Publishing Inc
E. Earl Or
Scottsdale
Arizonia
Ariz
Progress
Arizona
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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