Show i ' V '1 Jack Anderson More letters establishment Professional medical groups are fighting desperately to keep the Federal Trade Commission from stopping their monopolistic practices or even telling the public what it should beware of when it needs medical or dental care Unfortunately Big Medicine has found willing helpers in Congress who are trying to protect the doctors at the expense of their patients This is big business we’re talking about here: Medical-denta- l expenses amounted to $1225 per patient last year or a staggering 98 percent of the gross national product Over the years the FTC has found that lack of competition — active discouragement of it in fact — has contributed to the skyrocketing costs The commission increase in health-car- e actions against has brought restraint-of-trad- e the American Medical Association American Dental Association American Society of Anesthesiologists and some state and county professional societies James Miller III the conservative who Ronald Reagan named to head the FTC wants to continue the agency’s watchdog role in this area But the medical magnates are determined to strip the commission of its power Last year in a series of meetings here at the US Chamber of Commerce the University Club and the law offices of Hogan & Hartson an d bill aimed at eviscerating the FTC was discussed by a coalition of professional groups An internal briefing paper obtained by my associate Tony Capaccio laid out the coalition’s complaint: is attempting by various “The FTC methods to replace professional ethics with the commercial rule of ‘Let the buyer beware’” The document also gave the solution to the complaint: “Only congressional action can The eleventh hour change the situation now hand” Sure enough the AMA’s draft legislation was d introduced virtually by Reps and Gary Lee Tom Luken Similar versions are being pushed by Sens and James McClure Robert Hasten - word-for-wor- R-N- Y D-Oh- io R-W- R-Ida- ho is If the AMA’s surgery on the FTC is carried out several monopolistic practices would go uncontested For example the commission would be helpless to prevent a doctors’ boycott of a hospital that allowed a woman to use the e for less expensive services of a delivery Nor could it move against a profesdental or eyeglass sional boycott of low-coclinics in chain stores Here are some of the pending FTC actions that evidently terrify Big Medicine and would be killed if the AM A bill passes: — A proposed rule to curb deceptive claims sales tactics in the hearing-ai- d and industry — Investigations into professional restrictions that keep dentists from working for business firms and prevent personnel trained to make and fit dentures from offering their services directly to the public — Investigation of restrictions that keep eye doctors from leasing space in retail stores or corporate health plans working for This investigation is also focusing on a possible requirement that eye specialists give consumers copies of the eyeglass and contact-len- s for prescriptions they paid in Congress Besides its eager water-carrier- s the AMA has 10 lobbyists working Capitol Hill in support of the attempt to cripple the FTC Their persuasiveness is not harmed by the $830000 in campaign contributions the AMA has made to Senate and House members since nurse-midwif- st high-pressu- re non-dent- al unanswered Mr Hennon city recreation director has announced a public hearing for Aug 18 at 7 pm at the Weber County Library This will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions and suggest changes or voice complaints about the recreation program I would like to encourage all parents who have children participating in these programs to attend this 1979 In April AMA representatives also met with White House counselor Ed Meese in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to support anti-FT- campaign C Huntsville the license the cable Concerning TV people demand to come into the homes of our community and show what they will : we who lived in this area at the time of the Hi Fi murders should not have to be reminded of the terrible effect of screen violence The trial revealed the method of 20 YEARS AGO August 12 1962 Buses filled with young Navahos began arriving at the Intermountain School in Brigham City ready to resume classes Enrollment was predicted at about 2200 students Hobart Johnson was superintendent of the school Dennis A Peterson son of Mr and Mrs Eugene M Peterson of Layton had joined the class of midshipmen at the Naval Academy Annapolis Md JB Miles Earl Miller and Steve Sessions each broke 24 of 25 birds to tie for first place in the special handicap shoot at the Weber Sportsman Gun Club Harry Markos of Plain City a Utah State University senior had been recommended to receive the Future Farmers of America’s highest award at the organization’s national convention The award designated Mr Markos as “American Farmer” Ranae Cottle was elected president of the Club of Hooper Butterflies 4-- H 50 YEARS AGO August 12 1932 Although Ogden’s “gold rush” had not reached the “days of ’48” proportions prospectors continued to trudge over the rugged Wasatch mountains and stake out their claims Among claims filed with Mae E Bramwell county recorder were those of James T Wade of Ogden In the final round of the Ogden City Tennis Tournament Darrell Pearce defeated the champion Jimmy Sundquist to wrest from him the junior singles crown Dorothy Knowl-de- n was the new woman’s singles champion Florence Spaulding daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Spaulding of Hooper received most votes in the preliminary queen contest of the Hooper Farm Bureau Other contestants were Marian Widdison Verda Read Irene Lambert Cora Widdison Thora Munn and Mabel Higley The Ogden Union Pacific Terminal band gave a free concert at Nibley Park in Salt Lake City WG Jay was business manager Carl Hawkins director and Fred Haynes bandmaster An audience of 2000 people heard the concert a— meeting and help make sure this program maintains the quality we desire for our children Barbara Hess Protection from violence Remember when 1966 August 12 1982 5 A on the ERA we need to make great effort to first arrive at a common understanding of the issue Without that common understanding however those who ask candidates to state a position on the ERA should be willing to accept the answer in terms of the candidate’s perception of ERA’S substance so as to avoid uncalled for judgment of a candidate’s moral character by assuming he or she is referring to the Schlafly description of the Equal Right Amendment Marjorie Childs HOUSE HUNTING? Let Classified Ads help you find what you're looking for just for implementation of improvements suggested at this meeting Ogden There are still a number of probAs the supervisor of Ogden City lems and questions which remain Recreation summer program I in-hou- se their on ’ AMA-drafte- is at “Mag- anti-aborti- WASHINGTON — “Let the buyer beware” is a doctrine beloved by conservative champions of free enterprise But it’s too radical to suit the e that crime was copied from R-rat- ed FTC rulings Thursday er ’ num Force” an film which Willing to accept answers Continued from pogo 4A the murderers studied Brigham City By constant vigilance we parents There are Senators for amendworking Need possibility thinkers may succeed in shielding our chil- ments on budget and on human life That dren from the perversion and vioOgden lence the cable people want to doesn’t make the balanced budget amendment include nor anything about Dr Robert Schuller has stated bring in but can we protect them a human life amendment include is of that the world made up “possi- from the adults who feed on it? anything about the national budget Issues of differing bility thinkers and impossibility Dr and MrsPhillip Hale nature do not become a part of each other thinkers” Possibility thinkers through the people who hold positions on a make things happen and impossivariety of issues bility thinkers wonder what hapThe Equal Rights Amendment has its own pened Children most important substance any abortion proposal has its own I thought your Tuesday night Ogden substance and positions on each must be taken paper had a good example of this After Mr Harvey of Cisco Texas made attending the Ogden City separately As to the substance of the ERA there are millions of dollars drilling very Council meeting last Thursday abroad two perceptions: (1) the Constitproductive oil wells in areas that night I reached the conclusion our utional-Congressionalin Utah moral one and (2) others said were all played out On city officials need to reexamine the one immoral Phyllis their about Schlafly recreation priorities the same page some of the impossi- ' In to a order have pro-co- n sensible our kids debate bility thinkers of Downtown Ogden awards for What higher priority is there were crying about business and wondering what happened while than to help our kids? Even though Chief Ritchie ofothers such as Mr Cowley are ' his support for trophies for fered making things happen When I first moved to Ogden in our kids with his own funds the 1973 the business community was mayor and City Council should in the clutches of the impossibility have consideration and insight that thinkers Except for ZCMI and the many of our organizations like the Ogden LDS Temple (possibility police of Ogden City have conthinkers) there had been no major tributed time and money for kids new construction in the downtown for many years in the past We area for years Then a few possibil- need to let the council know that we need more recreation centers and ity thinkers said “Believe it or not not prisons for youth Ogden can stand on its own feet It They need to adjust their doesn’t have to be the ugly sister” It can be a center of business and priorities to that end Even though the city officials alcommerce with a first class downways get in the last word they had town mall and a major hotel and better get their act together convention center I believe an audit should be conThe word is out Ogden is on the to find out where all the ducted move Ogden is a good place to be has gone for our youth progin business so don’t bemoan the money rams closings by a few of the impossibiliThe Standard-Examine- r in turn ty thinkers should investigate liberally all Bradley J Marchant transactions of the mayor and OgMaintain quality program den City “priorities” pertaining to the “LOST” funds and most imOgden the welfare of our children portant I would like to publicly thank all Clifford L Cobia parents coaches and other individuals who attended the City Council meeting last Thursday in Point of letter support of our concerns regarding Roy the youth baseball program of the is who This called the my person Ogden City Recreation Department It was gratifying to see home in response to my husbands coaches and parents who had chil- views published in this column dren playing on opposing teams concerning pornography on TV You sir in the privacy of your united in an effort to improve this own home called my house not program for the benefit of the kids I would especially like to express identifying yourself in any way or but appreciation to Police Chief Joe asking toto speak to Mr Smith You young my daughter Ritchie for his offer to purchase the spoke foul and filthy language that used for the teams winning trophies which the Recreation Department she has never been subjected to in had decided it did not have funds our home The garbage that has been fed for this year This was a wonderful into mind has now spewed gesture on his part and truly an itself your out into my home which is expression of his concern for the exactly the point made in the letter youth of our community We also appreciate the coopera- Earnie wrote Merna Smith tion of the City Council in working with us to resolve our concerns We hope that this same spirit of cooperation will continue as we strive Many helped camp-ou- t AMA fights health-car- Standard-Examin- would like to thank a number of people who helped make our first annual Super Camp-Ou-t at Lions Park a successful activity It was through their generous contributions that 55 children had a great and memorable time Thanks to Harmons Food Store the Seven-UpD- r Pepper Bottling Co of Ogden and the Coca Cola Bottling Co for their donations of food and drinks For their fine patrolling of the area a big “Thanks” to the Ogden City Police The Parks Division did a fantastic job of cleaning up Lions Park and the restrooms for our use so I would like to thank them as well as Gene Williams for his supervision A special “Thank You” goes to the Recreation Division Director Paul Hennon If it wasn’t for his fine support to have the Camp-ou- t and his approval for new program ideas this activity would never have gotten off the ground PAISLEY FROMTHISMOMENT ONI 44‘ Tho right sttfcrobntnow A:’ city l oafc n rich burgundy Wftandiittdbr t? movo porfoctly from one seasontq the noxt Proportioned by Lady Carol Petitssfor the I 54" end under flgure) s!zes6-1- 4 A marvel for this money! Petite Place IBJBRL Julieann Benyo THE BON TO ORDER CALL: OGDEN LOGAN TOLL FREE LAYTON A UNIT OF ALLIED STORES CHARGE IT TODAY AT 546-246- 5 399-418- 1 753-613- 0 Many unanswered questions ' Clearfield In the interests of history which our young people are not interested in anymore I want to say something about some TV ads and the Mitsui steel dumping on the US market The leopards have not changed their spots as far as I am concerned Let me say I love Japan I lived there for seven years and I enjoyed it more than I can say My Japanese friends and I deplored the war in which we all lost so many dear ones and so much OGDEN EVA GABOR'S SPECIAL CLEARANCE OF 2 FABULOUS WIGS During the occupation several large businesses were singled out for dissolution These businesses had fostered the war and victimized their own people Two companies singled out were the Mitsubishi and Mitsui companies ' Despite the breaking up of these companies’ holdings they did not remain in that condition You can’t keep a good samurai down When I was there in 1960 the Mitsubishi’s were selling pencils When I asked my Japanese English class why the Japanese mistreated the maimed soldiers who stood on the street corners and begged for money they said “They were responsible for the war” To which I replied “What about the man in a business suit who was more responsible He is not maimed and not begging on the street” They could not answer They knew it was true Some businessmen’s hands are not clean Is it true Americans are naive as it seems? 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