Open Heart Surgery Center Aims for Compliance and Growth
Craven Regional Heart Center opened October 6 1993 after state permission and faces ongoing obligations to prove charity care levels and surgical output. Hospital reports 1993-94 charity care of 6.3 million with 41.6 million not reimbursed, while required checks on procedures and finances continue. The center plans 150 open heart surgeries in year three and 200 in year four, with annual reporting of voluntary aid and operations.
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Alexander
United States
Craven Regional Heart Center
Cravengram
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Heart Center
Staunch
Craig Smith
Certificate of Need
Man Recovering From Bypass Highlights Costs and Help
A patient recalls a six and a half hour heart bypass surgery performed with grafts from his calf and chest area. He praises the care, credits family church and his softball team for support, and notes medical bills total roughly 34 to 35 thousand dollars with hospital funding likely covering the rest.
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Reames
Bell
Church
Israel faces pivotal week as Rabin rival bids no confidence
The right wing opposition seeks a parliamentary no confidence vote while Rabin is expected to survive. The year features a shifting Middle East: Rabin and Arafat's White House handshake, peace with Jordan, and a regional alignment against Syria. Clinton aims to push Israel toward Syria talks, amid optimism about broader ties with Russia, China, and India. Public emotion remains volatile as Tel Aviv endures bus bombing fears and memorials.
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Middle East
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White House
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Martha Raye buried with Green Berets at Fort Bragg
Army Special Forces honors entertainer Martha Raye at Fort Bragg in a military funeral that made her the first civilian buried on post. A flag draped casket, an honor guard from the 7th Special Forces Group, and the 82nd Airborne Band accompanied the service for the longtime entertainer and friend to troops. Raye, who died in Los Angeles at 78, had requested burial there and was named honorary colonel by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Martha Raye
Green Berets
Mr. Paganini
Bing Crosby
Col
Maggie
Raye
Los Angeles
Fort Bragg
Special Forces Association
7Th Special Forces Group Airborne
82Nd Airborne Division
Army
Lyndon B. Johnson
Special Forces
Army Reserve Nurse Corps
Seinfeld star Julia Louis Dreyfus at home kitchen talk
InStyle quotes Julia Louis Dreyfus about bringing chips and salsa to a potluck while her TV schedule keeps her from cooking. She describes a social kitchen as the family center during breaks from Seinfeld. Heather Whitestone visits Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to discuss handicaps and attitudes.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
InStyle Magazine
Heather Whitestone
Whitestone
Perkinston
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Family man may find rock n roll gets in way
Bob Seger, 49, says he may exit the rock treadmill after 30 years to focus on family. He and wife Nita have a 2 year old son, Cole, and expect another child in April while living in suburban Detroit. Seger also releases a greatest hits album, his first since 1991.
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Seger
Nita
Cole
Detroit
Main Street
Saltwater license plan draws support from fisherman Steve Ijames
Steve Ijames of Franklinton near Raleigh, a Department of Community Colleges employee, said he supports a saltwater recreational fishing license. He noted his own interest in both saltwater and freshwater fishing and his willingness to fund conservation through any new revenue.
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Steve Ijames
Department of Community Colleges
Ijames
Franklinton
Raleigh
Notable guests dine with Princess Diana at Washington luncheon
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Tipper Gore and Gen. Colin Powell attended a British Embassy luncheon for Princess Diana in Washington. Hosts British Ambassador Sir Robin Renwick and Lady Annie Renwick welcomed guests including Barbara Walters Katharine Graham and other officials. The two hour event featured baked rockfish and a diverse guest list.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Tipper Gore
Gen
Colin Powell
Diana
Washington
Robin Renwick
Annie Renwick
Barbara Walters
Washington Post
Katharine Graham
Virginia
L. Doug Wilder
Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke
Michael York
Prince Bandar bin Sultan
Boris Bincheri
Would Powell Run Change Mississippi’s National Mood?
In Jackson Mississippi a columnist argues Colin Powell could become a unifying national figure if he ran for president Addressing crime civil decency and the tone of public life the piece notes Powell might address hard truths about violent crime by young black men and contrasts his potential appeal with racial history and political caution
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Jackson
Mississippi
United States
Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New Yorks
Bob Greene
Do Businesses Control Pollution If Incentivized
Citizens weigh in on whether firms will curb pollution for economic gain. Readers urge stricter parental discipline and note school violence begins at home, with calls for principals to act early.
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