Senate probes medicaid scandal loom in national push
A Senate Finance Committee investigation warns of possible inflated fees and fraud across medicare and medicaid involving doctors dentists and druggists in nursing homes and medical services. Early findings point to abuses nationwide with hundreds of millions of dollars in questioned expenditures, signaling a coming public hearing sequence and political fallout.
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R-Del
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Los Angeles
New York
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Appalachia
Senate
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Argus
Williams
Wall Street Journal
Washington Hospital
Fortas judged briefly but actively in the court
A clipped obituary style note hints Abe Fortas tenure on the Supreme Court was short yet impactful. It also mentions California unrest at Berkeley and the National League replacing home plate umpires with an electronic eye, avoiding clashes with batters.
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Abe Fortas
California
Berkeley
Nixon Signals Hard Choices in Vietnam War Outlook
Washington reports President Nixon’s televised Vietnam speech outlines possible paths if North Vietnam rejects mutual phased withdrawal. Options include reduced U.S. troop levels, maintaining the war with rising South Vietnamese strength, or a substantial escalation. He insists he will not withdraw unilaterally and pledges to end the war, seeking public accountability if he fails. Secretary Rogers echoes resolve to meet Asia responsibilities.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Leval
United States
U.S
Hanni
Asia
William P. Rogers
Johnson-Rusk
Johnson
Rusk
White House
Backlash by Students Stifling the Militants on Campus
Paul Harvey laments student power shaping campus peace as politicians and administrators falter. He notes many presidencies changed hands, universities remain presidentless, and student voices press for education reforms as classes resume tomorrow.
East Berlin: City of Flags and a Growing Cityscape
DON MacLEAN describes East Berlin amid a sea of flags and slogans. The piece contrasts vibrant West Berlin growth with a crowded, uniform East Berlin skyline. A guide notes hotels and tourist aims while a goose-stepping guard ceremony and a Russian heroes cemetery illustrate the regime’s rituals.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Berlin
Old Berlin
Wall
Henry J. Taylor on Wilson and the Lusitania War Debate
A compendium-style reflection on 1915 events, praising Woodrow Wilson for keeping the United States out of World War I. It mentions the Lusitania sinking off Ireland, British and German actions, the Somme, Brusilov, Lenin’s German-backed revolution, Italy’s collapse, and the resulting U.S. draft surge. It defends Wilson against charges of opportunism, citing White House and State Department records.
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Kinsale
Ireland
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Dr. Wilson
Republican Party
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Wilson
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Berlin
Wilon
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Somme
Hindenburg
Verdun
New York City
Central Park
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Tannenberg
Russia
Germany
Lenin
Switzerland
Ossip Piatnitsky
Zurich
Italy
Modorna
England
France
White House
State Department
Zimmerman
Peignant
Spresnes
On This Day In History Highlights
On this day in history events include a 1888 Reno train robbery at Marsh Field where seven thieves stole 98000 dollars. In 1924 the body of Bobby Franks was found in Chicago leading to Leopold and Loeb’s arrest. In 1962 a jetliner crash near southeastern Iowa killed all 45 aboard. A thought by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Happy is the house that shelters a friend.
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Bobby Franks
Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Soviet Union
Communist International
Kansas City
Iowa
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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