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A lengthy statement from the ruling Politburo capped a day of conflicting signals as to whether the country would maintain the course of hard line leader Erich Honecker or undertake the type of reform now sweeping much of Eastern Europe. “All expressions of opinion and suggestions for attractive socialism in the GDR (East Ger many) are important,” the Politburo said. “We are open to discussions.” The statement, distributed by the official news agency ADN, also addressed the issue of the exo dus of tens of thousands of East Germans. “We aren’t indifferent when people who worked and lived here renounce our German Democratic Republic,” the statement said. “The reasons for the step could be varied. We must and will seek them out (the reasons) among our selves, each in his place, all of us together.” The statement made no specific mention of the country’s growing opposition movement, but it called on East Germans to refrain from the kinds of street demonstrations that swept through the country last week and on Monday night. Earlier, party sources said high-ranking Com munist officials had warned of possible labor un rest and demanded a report on the nation’s “crit ical situation” from Honecker. Also Wednesday, East Germany’s chief ideolo gist Kurt Hager reversed himself and called for reform to curb growing unrest. The demand for a report, made by party members at a meeting Tuesday of the Politburo, suggests Honecker may face an internal chal lenge to his 18-year leadership. The sources dis closed it soon after the radio broadcast Hager’s remarks. Party sources, speaking on condition ofar/, nymity, said some members of the 163-seatCei} tral Committee were invited to the meetingofili! Politburo, which has 21 members. The souric said the meeting continued late Wednesday. They quoted the complaining officials as ttj ing Honecker “there are increasing signs of cot ing strikes in the factories” and “there is no to waste.” Honecker was told some workers already ^ ref using to work overtime and called om ernment to address, the “increasingly presss questions” of the the nation’s people, the source reported. He was asked to report by the end the week, they said. Politburo member Egon Krenz was respon, ble for the restraint shown by security forcesdm ing Monday’s pro-democracy demonstration! Leipzig, East Berlin and Dr esden, the source said. Krenz often is mentioned as a successor Honecker. 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Bulger, chairman of the Institute of Medi cine study committee and president of the Association of Academic Health Centers, said. “The fear of being sued has caused many doctors and midwives to limit care especially for women with high risk pregnancies,” he said. “In urban areas, this often means that low-income women have been hurt the most by the lack of provid ers.” Bulger said such women generally Hispanic population in U.S. tops 20 million • States should subsidize medical liability premiums for obstetrical providers who treat women on Med icaid. • Revive the National Health Service Corps. This would provide more loans for medical students who then would be obligated to serve in areas where physicians are in short supply. For more permanent solutions: WASHINGTON (AP) — There are more than 20 million people of Hispanic origin in the United States, a nine-year increase of 5-and-a-half million, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. “This is our first estimate of over 20 million,” said Jorge Del Pinal, chief of the Ethnic and Hispanic Sta tistics Branch at the bureau. “It’s up from about 14.5 million in 1980.” Hispanics constitute 8.2 percent of the U.S. population and are the fastest growing large population group. The bureau said immigration was a major factor in the increase, accounting for about half of the growth. About two-thirds of the Hispanics in the United States live in just three states. California leads with 34 per cent, followed by Texas at 21 per cent and New York with 10 percent. Florida has 8 percent of the na tion’s Hispanics, and there are sig nificant populations in Illinois, New Jersey, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, the bureau reported. Estimates are not prepared for ev ery state because “Hispanics are not well spread out throughout the United States,” Del Pinal said. The Census report estimated the total Hispanic population of the United States at 20,076,000. • The committee said states should experiment with alternatives to the system of medical liability. Possible models could include a no- fault compensation system for cer tain conditions, such as neurological impairment of a newborn. Also, ne gotiated contracts between doctor and patient, establishing in advance a system of binding arbitration to settle disputes. • Consideration of a plan by the American Medical Association that calls for an administrative proc essing of claims that would deter mine fault, fix awards and discipline offenders. 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