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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1994
Page
2
The hospital plans a 4 percent merit pay raise for staff as expenses hit 80.3 million and patient revenue tops 85.7 million. Rates increase to 310 for general beds and 305 for doubles while uncompensated care remains a major factor, with government reimbursements shrinking amid Medicare Medicaid and Champus limits.
Sen. Jim Forrester notes factors beyond price when weighing new health tech. Duke researcher Chris Conover cites state residents spending about 21 billion on health care this year, nearing 30 billion by decade's end. Families face rising taxes and costs for subsidized care. universal coverage is unlikely to reduce total spending.
Foley warns that moving ahead depends on consensus with critics calling Clinton plan costly. Senate negotiators pursue a bipartisan, voluntary insurance proposal aimed at expanding coverage while reducing deficits, as Daschle and Metzenbaum caution that narrow reform may still be preferable to inaction.
Chavis claims the NAACP ran a 2.7 million deficit using office funds to settle 332400 in a sex discrimination claim by Mary E. Stansel and seeks a hearing. He alleges lack of notice, improper vote recording, and effort to shift the organization from its integrationist stance. Lawyers seek dismissal in D C Superior Court.
The measure passed and moved to the Senate with a weapons ban intact. It would outlaw 19 firearms and many with assault-style traits, fund 100,000 police, mandate life terms for some third time felons, and expand the death penalty to over 60 crimes including fatal drive by shootings and carjacking deaths. Democrats warned changes would require another House vote while Dole pressed for negotiations and warned of 41 votes in the Senate.
Garry Trudeau portrays Bill Clinton as a floating waffle in a Doonesbury strip, a sharp jab that irks White House aides. The cartoon has the waffle voicing care reform quotes while critics note Trudeau’s long history of political satire.
Vendela says posing topless for a breast cancer research album is not wrong and keeps attention on the cause. The NY Post interview notes she remains healthy and that proceeds benefit the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, which reviews the project.
Jacob D. Clayton of New Bern voices opposition to an open door policy for Cuban emigrants. He says the United States should not admit more Cubans or Haitians, arguing the country already has enough. He questions asylum policy and favors restrictions on entrants seeking political asylum.
Amy Langer and Vendela back a Women for Women album while support grows for Roman Polanski to return to the United States without prison. Polanski fled after a 1977 conviction for unlawful intercourse with a minor and now lives in Paris. A 1988 settlement of 225000 dollars is noted as prosecutors say he must surrender for sentencing. The woman seeks closure so she can move on with her life.
A 26 year old drifter claiming to be Madonna’s husband pleaded no contest to attempted entry into a building and battery on a police officer. He was sentenced to jail, facing up to 2.5 years, after scaling Madonna’s Hollywood Hills fence and two weeks of stalking.
Actress Candice Bergen, nearing age 50, discusses nickname confusion in InStyle. She recalls fans calling her Candy, then Candice, while co star Jack Nicholson teased Bergen with a nickname during filming. Her husband Louis Malle reportedly calls her “the wife.”
A Chicago bartender and officer O'Brien engage in a perilous undercover pursuit across late shifts. O'Brien reports multiple payoffs and badge numbers, driven by a mission to root out corruption. Royko notes the risks of undercover work and preserves the tale for Mrs. O'Brien.
A reader poll asks if a Craven Regional Medical Center rate increase will strain finances. Call 638-3579 for yes or 638-6552 for no. Also a casual note on approving a federal decision about Civil War ironclad divers with a cautious line about screening. Vote window 5 p.m. today to 7 a.m. tomorrow.
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