Preventive medicine urges personal health discipline
Preventive medicine experts warn that a healthy life relies on individual responsibility and lifestyle change. Government plans aim to curb risk factors through regulation, public education, and testing. Canadian and U.S. officials stress environment and behavior as key to future health gains.
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John H. Knowles
The
Rockefeller Foundation
Canada
Marc Palanies
National Health
Wefare
Leon S. White
Boston
Michael DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Telephone strike talks set tomorrow
The first negotiating session since the month old Elyria Telephone Co strike, with 200 Communications Workers of America Local 4485 members off since April 2, is scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Elyria. Union and company officials say talks may reveal positions, with support from Washington and a defense fund, while operations remain normal.
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Elyria Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America Local 4485
Holiday Inn
Elyria
International
Washington, D.C
Taxes Took 53 Percent Of 1974 Income
Cleveland UPI report based on Industry Week data shows taxes in 1974 reached 411.4 billion dollars, 53.9 percent of wages. Federal taxes totaled 262.2 billion, state and local 149.1 billion, per capita burden 1,941 dollars.
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Cleveland
UPI
Industry Week
Top 500 report shows 13% profit drop in 1975
Fortune reports the 500 largest US corporations posted a 13.3 percent profit decline in 1975, the steepest in 17 years, amid recession. Air lines led losses, while tobacco firms posted the best gains with a 16.3 percent median rise as cigarette sales and low tar products expanded. Total sales reached $865 billion, up 3.9 percent from 1974.
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New York
UPI
United States
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Forbes
Teamster strike hits UPS deliveries across 13 states
Teamster Local 571 drivers at 43 Lorain County based UPS routes halted work 12:01 a.m. Saturday as contract talks resume in Arlington Heights. Fewer than 100 packages remain at Elyria terminal. Union seeks higher working standards, new grievance procedure, six sick days, ninth holiday, full health coverage during injuries, limit overtime, and safer equipment. UPS cites a current $7.30 average wage with a proposed $1.65 raise over three years. Strike affects Ohio and 12 other states including Indiana and Minnesota under contract extension.
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Teamster
Warden Avenue
United Parcel Service
UPS
Lorain County
International Union
Arlington Heights
Elyria
Ohio
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Indiana
Minois
Elyria Savings to open LaGrange office mid July
Elyria Savings and Trust plans a new LaGrange branch 50 yards south of the current office on Rt 301. The six teller stations two drive in systems two community rooms and a parking lot will be added to better serve LaGrange and surrounding areas. Bank president R J Fitch says the square office is too small to meet demand.
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LaGrange
Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank
Rt. 301
First Stock Ticker Debuts at NYSE in 1867
The first stock ticker was introduced at the New York Stock Exchange on November 25, 1867. Thomas Edison later developed an improved version that served the Exchange for nearly fifty years.
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New York Stock Exchange
Thomas Edison
Exchange
Bricklayers Local 24 Reported On Strike in Lorain County
Members of Local 24 of the Bricklayers Union in Lorain County reportedly went on strike. Officials were unavailable but a spokesman for the Building Trades Employers Association confirmed the bricklayers are out. The local has more than 150 members.
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Bricklayers Union
Lorain County
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Lorain County grain prices at Saturday market
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association reports local grain prices for the closing Saturday market. Wheat at 2.72 dollars per bushel, shelled corn 2.50 dollars, oats 1.40 dollars, and soybeans 4.42 dollars per bushel.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Wall Street Opens Lower As Rates Uncertain
The New York Stock Exchange showed a slim edge to decliners as the Dow Jones average slipped over two points. Investors hesitated amid uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy and ongoing money-supply increases following a sluggish week end.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
Patty Hearst in new federal jail called comfortable and posh
Reports from San Diego describe the Metropolitan Correctional Center as a high rise facility with amenities unusual for a jail. The warden notes the building’s treatment of inmates contrasts with traditional corrections. The complex features color television microwave ovens pool tables and exercise equipment plus a women’s floor with sewing tables and hairdressing facilities. A view of San Diego Bay and pastel interiors give the jail a dormitory like atmosphere.
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Metropolitan Correctional Center
San Diego
San Diego Bay
Malpractice suits don’t weed out poor doctors
The NAIC survey finds most malpractice claims target specialists rather than poorly trained physicians. About $105 million has been paid since July, with California, New York, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania accounting for half the payouts. Ohio paid $3.1 million on 137 claims, including a $1.3 million diagnostic-error case resulting in paralysis.
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Cleveland
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NAIC
United States
NASC
Milwaukee
William V. Nick
Ohio State University College of Medicine
American Medical Association
California
New York
Florida
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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U.S
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Stamper
Ohio Highway Patrol
James A. Rhodes
Mid-Ohio Securities Corp. of Securities Dealers Inc
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Spitzer Park Plaza
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Top 500
Teamsters
Erie County
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Wlrich
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Corral
National Geographic Society
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Kaiser Insurance Associates, Inc
Philip B. Kaiser
William ComerFord
Paul G. Hovey
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Phowe
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