Medical malpractice crisis prompts calls for reform
Consumer losses in malpractice fights spur agreement among lawyers doctors and insurers that changes are needed. Proposals include annuity payments informed consent tighter education arbitration boards and tighter PSRO use while rising premiums push doctors to retire early and reshape the health care field in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis and Nugent
Nugent
Davis
Cady
Professional Standards Review Organization
PSRO
Cady, Nugent and Davis
West
West Virginia hotline aids child abuse reporting
Officials urge public use of a state Salvation Army aided hotline to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The 1-800 number operates by day with a recording after hours, weekends, and emergencies redirect to a volunteer line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Salvation Army
West Virginia
Ms. Sherman
Mortgage burning planned at Star City church
The Most Rev. Joseph H. Hodges will say mass at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's Star City to celebrate paying off the 64 year old church debt. A reception will follow in the parish activities hall hosted by the Christian Mothers. The $300000 church was two thirds mortgaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Hodges
Wheeling and Charleston
St. Mary's
Star City
Christian Mothers
Robert S. Goshorn
Michael Oliverio
Morgantown
Federal strip mining bill outlined with interim federal control
A proposed federal strip mining law would carve out up to 160 acres of stripped land for farmers who match 20 percent of the value. It would place enforcement with the federal government initially, then state control later, with public hearings and potential court challenges during the interim. Opposition calls it weaker than prior versions, while supporters urge lobbying before a June 10 veto override vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Helm
Department of the Interior
Ford
Rep
Hechler
Louise Dunlap
Coalition Against
Environmental Policy Center
Washington, D.C
Washington
Congress
West Virginia
Quote on growth and the nation’s purpose
The speaker argues growth drives supply and prosperity, warning that stagnation harms those without power. He rejects limits on progress, claiming the Creator intended people to seek a good life, confront problems, and pursue reasonable, measured growth.
Hospital notices from several towns list admissions births and discharges
Downtown division Monongalia General reports medical staff changes and discharges for patients including Mrs. Mary White and others at Grafton and Preston Memorial. Birth announcements record a girl at Rt. 6 and a boy at 1004 Grand St. Additional medical staff include Anita Ewbink and Sharon Heidenthaw. Greene Memorial logs admissions and many discharges across multiple families, detailing names and locations.
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Downtown
Monongalia General Medical
Dakota Dixon
Rt. 7
Dtorkanges
Ella Wilson
Kelvin Shaffer
Alfred Ness
Cristal Warner
Grafton
Mary White
Lonnie Newbrough
Arthur Culwright
James Allen
Donnie Behan
Nila Smith
Nettie Moore
George Pyles
Gertrude Strader
Robert Johns Jr
Ralph Boughman
Fern Mason
Patricia Powers
Preston Memorial
Cathern Wolfe
John Harris
Donald Haskiell
Ella Livengood
Monongalia
Robert Dowders
John Wilson
Grand St
Anita Ewbink
Englewood
Ohio
Sharon Heidenthaw
Weirton
Faye Beltz
Virginia Yost
Vicki Jones
Bryan Katchur
Delphia Sisler
Carolyn Shay
William Lecrise
Leanna Hardy
Flora Robison
Greene
Elizabeth Rush
Brave
Linda Bowden
Daniel Pounds
Anna Butalla
Elizabeth Tustin
Ronald Hall
Mertle Williams
Ernest Simpson
Mary Ferguson
Ross Goodwin
James Matheson
Hazel Maxwell
Merle Parrish
Hazel Moore
Turnout trends show Morgantown lags county rates in elections
Turnout in Morgantown trails Monongalia County figures though registration rose from 29 783 in 1960 to 35 349 in 1974. County presidential averages ranged 68 88 to 83 0 percent, while city turnout stayed low around 20 to 33 percent, with 23 51 percent in 1974 and 12 138 to 14 079 registered voters varying by year.
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Albertazzie
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Patricia Campbell
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Marcus Welby
Marcus Welbys
Art Jordan
Shirley Weaver
Sherry Bragg
Vocational Technical Center
Vo-Tech
Bishop Hodges
Federal
4Rts University Ave
Carl’s Furniture Corner
University Ave
Steyiles
Bunatnsa Eunallanna Award
Norgantown, W. VA
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