Word: florida
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...noon yesterday, gale force winds up to 75 miles an hour were buffeting the coast near Mobile, Ala., forcing Florida National Guardsmen to close Interstate 10 eastbound into Florida...
...Florida Gov. Bob Graham yesterday afternoon ordered 1000 National Guardsmen to assist with the evacuation of 150,000 people, and police in Florida said they would use force, if necessary, to move people out of the danger areas...
...Florida, the critics are right: a reporter who flunked psychology in college became a licensed psychologist in Miami, a hamster was officially dubbed "animal psychologist" in Pensacola, and a pet chameleon was licensed as a psychoanalyst and sex therapist in Polk County...
Reason: in its rush to adjourn, the state legislature failed to pass a law extending the life of the board that licenses and regulates psychologists. Since July 1 Florida's counties have issued local licenses to all comers. Bade County alone certified more than 200 psychologists in July, then had doubts and revoked the permits...
...Florida, the issue was psychologists vs. other mental health workers. The house passed a bill that covered the licensing of psychologists and included the certifying of other professionals. But the senate refused to be rushed into passing it. Said State Representative George Sheldon: "The bottom line was not protection of the public but a closed shop." Congress will have the same headache in framing a health insurance program...