Rescue Squad Faces Survival as 1982 Beginnings Struggle
Belvedere-North Augusta Rescue Squad warns manpower and funding shortages threaten operations in 1982. A 90 hour Thanksgiving fundraiser at the Georgia Welcome Center aided survival, but EMTs are still needed and donations remain irregular. The group serves Belvedere North Augusta Beech Island Jackson Clearwater Langley Bath Graniteville and surrounding areas from a one room dispatch post.
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North Augusta
Belvedere
Lee Bultman
Emergency Services Agency
Georgia Welcome Center
I-20
Bultman
West End
Aiken County
Beech Island
Jackson
Clearwater
Langley
Bath
Graniteville
Augusta-Belvedere
Lack Of Money Strains Elderly Health Care Costs
The 1981 health bill shows the aged face rising medical costs amid government budget pressure. Medicare and HI projections rise. Medicaid spends on the elderly is outlined. Debates focus on spending controls and a potential voucher system to curb costs.
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Washington
James Hacking
National Retired Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
NRTA
FAARP
Health Care Financing Administration
HCFA
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Jacob Brody
National Institute On Aging
Brody
Medicare
Social Security
Hospital Insurance
NATA/AARP
Hacking
Dwight Geduldig
American Hospital Association
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Congress
Robert Rubin
Reagan
Janet Myder
National Council of Senior Citizens
Williams Defense Challenges Evidence in Victim Death
An attorney for Wayne B. Williams questioned fiber evidence linking him to the deaths of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne. The defense suggested fibers could come from rescuers' clothing, and an examiner noted Payne could have drowned but argued it unlikely due to lack of water in the lungs and cold river conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Wayne B. Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Jimmy Ray Payne
Williams
Alvin Binder
Fulton County
Payne
Cater
Binder
Saleh Zaki
Zaki
Increased Physical Activity Can Curb Post-Holiday Blues
Spartanburg based psychologists say mild winter mood dips after the holiday season are common. They recommend increasing physical activity to counter the post Christmas rebound effect noted by Dr. James Seegars Jr. and Dr. Spencer Mathews Jr. from Converse College.
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Spartanburg
James Seegars Jr
Seegars
Spencer Mathews Jr
Converse College
Man Hires Third Lawyer In Columbia Murder Case
George James Hitopoulos IV has a new attorney Barry B. George appointed to defend him on charges he killed an 80 year old Columbia man last March. The 18 year old has repeatedly asked for new lawyers as his case goes to trial.
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Columbia (Ap
George James Hitopoulos IV
Columbia
Barry B. George
Hitopoulos
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
North
Scue
Gladys McNeil
Tina Berlin
Belvedere-North Augusta
See Bultman
United Way
Arterly
Stimati
Pry
SMI
Wayne Williams
SHELL
Edgefield
Man
Bradberry
Aiken
Jones Supply
D & W Fur Company P.O
Jeffersonville
The
Association
Chesterfield St. So
B. Sandor
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