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...having gone wrong somewhere, that afflicts the country. It can be argued that the task of defining people's true long-range self-interest and of mediating between contending groups is the task of leadership, which is bitterly lacking in America. But this is only a partial excuse. In a democracy, there must be an interaction between leaders and followers. In that sense, leaders must...
Hearing Loss. On the opposing side of the OSHA hearings, the EPA has worked out statistics to show that the risk of hearing loss is twice as high at 90 decibels as at 85. Both the EPA and the unions argue that noise can also cause cardiovascular problems, partial loss of vision and mental disturbance...
...return for this partial surrender of home rule, the money spigot has been turned on again. Big Mac is empowered to convert up to $3 billion in short-term debt into long-term bonds. The new bonds will be backed by some $1 billion in revenues from the sales tax and stock-transfer tax. This arrangement is expected to reassure investors who were frightened away from city offerings...
Governor Carey offered a partial concession. He named a nine-member commission to re-examine the malpractice issue and propose further changes in the law if it thought they were needed. After a heated night's debate, the Crisis Committee (a group of doctors leading the slowdown) voted to accept the proposal, and the doctors returned to work. Said a member of the Crisis Committee: "Despite the fact that we were extremely unhappy with the intransigence of the Governor, we felt that nothing further should be done to the disadvantage of the patients. How can you say no after...
...York doctors were not alone in their action. Doctors in Ohio, Florida and Alaska have already staged slowdowns. Physicians in several Texas cities, including Austin, San Antonio and Fort Worth, followed last week with partial strikes of their own. So did doctors in Bucks County...