26 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1976
Page
1
Doctors in Aiken voice frustration with Medicaid reporting burdens and modest profits. They say the program, signed into law in 1965, is overly complex and invites overuse by some clients, with several preferring to treat needy patients for free or on a pay as you can basis.
Aiken pediatrician Dr James R Barham Jr opposes government involvement in medicine calling Medicaid a necessary evil The doctors complain about paperwork and low attendance while noting patients switch doctors and the system paying for care alters behavior
Republican leaders across the country discuss fresh talent and a party renewal after defeat. Conservatives push for a rightward direction while unity and basic organization are stressed. They will elect a new national chairman in mid January to replace Mary Louise Smith.
Georgia officials eyed tasteful tourism methods to attract visitors beyond Jimmy Carter in Plains. A proposed visitors center near town would handle crowds and ease traffic while preserving space for Plains’ 683 residents. Edward Spivia noted the Carters want Plains to remain largely unchanged after meeting the President-elect and his wife.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Ferndale jolted a 100 mile stretch of Northern California from Eureka to Crescent City at 3 20 a m. No damage or injuries were reported and the seismic event was tracked by the University of California Berkeley laboratory.
Transition strategists for President elect Carter explore a national urban policy as mayors gather for the National League of Cities meeting in Denver. Several big city leaders on a list of potential Cabinet candidates have been sent to the President elect, while the chief architect of urban policy has not yet been chosen.
A 19 year old surfer Alan Brenneka of Sunrise was critically injured when a shark mauled his right arm about 40 yards offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. He was rescued by fellow surfers Mark Schroeder of Coral Springs and John McCurdy of Philadelphia who moved him to shore.
The note describes an Aiken woman who cooks turkey in a brown shopping bag stapled shut to bake it. Guests are warned to beware staples in the gravy drippings. It mentions David Pearson from USC facing cold stares at a Clemson game with Gamecock fans having little to cheer.
Community groups in Aiken prepare to support those in need this season. The Salvation Army kettle drive starts at 10 a.m. Saturday with huts at downtown and Roses and kettles on tripods at K-Mart and Edwards. The Ai ken Jaycees kick off the effort this Saturday, with volunteers and staff staffing kettles through Christmas Eve. A letter appeal will run alongside the kettle campaign until Christmas.
Relief workers labored through snow and wrecked roads to aid thousands after the Muradiye quake. Officials reported 3,027 bodies recovered and warned the toll could rise toward 4,000 as survivors shivered outdoors. Acting governor Mevlut Sivasoglu said tents blankets and fuel were urgently needed for the injured and exposed residents.
The Aiken area faces a warm spell with highs in the upper 70s. A 50 percent chance of rain tomorrow accompanies possible showers tonight and Sunday. Tonight’s low rises to the upper 40s.
President Elias Sarkis called on the United States and oil rich Arab nations to prevent a Syrian Israeli clash in southern Lebanon. Beirut papers report Syrian troops of an Arab peacekeeping force occupy all Lebanon except a border strip while Israel massed troops along the frontier warning against near proximity of Syrian troops or Palestinian guerrillas to Israel.
Aiken postmaster Ferrell E. Rodgers defends USPS against undue criticism while noting only about five percent of complaints reflect delays. He cites correct addressing and packaging as common mail blockers and says UPS strikes exacerbated holiday rush, with 200 percent parcel mailing rise and all mail aimed to go out by December 24.
After a 7.6 magnitude quake, rescue work continues amid snow and aftershocks in Van Province. Officials in Ankara coordinate a massive relief push as Turkish military airlift and international aid arrive. Caldiran is reportedly largely destroyed with many feared dead and communications disrupted.
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