For the record - Aug. 8, 2012
Dr. James West: In the Aug. 5 California section, the obituary of Dr. James West said that he was the founding medical director of the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage. He was one of the key founding physicians of the center. Dr. Joseph R. Cruse is the founding medical director of the center. When the center opened in 1982, West was the physician coordinator. He was named medical director in 1983.
Israeli border violence: In the Aug. 6 Section A, an article about an attack by militants along Israel’s border with Egypt said that an Israeli slain during a previous assault in June was a soldier. The victim was a civilian.
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