Postal Service praised but urged improvements
The National Academy of Public Administration cites the Postal Service as having achieved much in its first decade since the 1970 reorganization but calls for better courteous service and customer handling. It also urges reform of rate setting due to conflicts with the Postal Rate Commission and notes the first class stamp cost rose 88 percent while wages rose 127 percent.
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Federal study on marijuana penalties stirred policy clash
A National Academy of Sciences panel urged removing criminal penalties for marijuana possession and cutting law enforcement costs, but the National Institute on Drug Abuse rejected the finding. Academy president Frank Press noted the panel may have overstepped its charge while NIDA director William Pollin warned against endorsing wider marijuana use.
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Hospital fined for denying care in heart attack case
Flushing Hospital and Medical Center officials pleaded guilty in Queens Criminal Court to violating a state health law by denying emergency care to Katherine Streletsky, a nursing home resident who died hours after being turned away on May 5 due to reported bed shortages.
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