Old people aid plan gains official hearings on aging
In Washington the House moves to study the problems of the elderly. Rep. David Pryor backs the effort as Rules Chair Colmer tasks Holifield and Randall with hearings on nursing homes housing transportation insurance and Medicare. The study aims to address immediate elder needs beyond emotionally charged talk. Pryor notes the effort marks a shift to serious inquiry.
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Washington
America
David Pryor
D-Ark
King Lot
Dryer
House
Capitol Hill
Rules Committee
William M Colmer
D-Miss
Government Operations Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Holifield
William J. Randall
D-Mo
Pryor
Colmer
Mother and son die in Duluth mobile home fire
A mother Shirley Denlinger 36 and her 5 year old son Gary died when a fire destroyed a 55 foot mobile home in Duluth Minnesota. Air Force Tech Sgt Robert Denlinger 38 rescued three other children Darrell 13 Connie 12 and Cindy 14 but could not save his wife and son and was hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation. Richard Dawson of Hogan’s Heroes interrupted studies by the war and went to sea at 14 as a merchant seaman.
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Duluth, Minn
Shirley Denlinger
Gary
Air Force Tech
Robert Denlinger
Duluth Air Base
Darrell
Connie
Cindy
Richard Dawson
Four Die in Minnesota Traffic Crashes Raise Toll to 521
Four traffic deaths on Thursday pushed Minnesota’s 1971 road toll to 521, down from 541 a year earlier. At Jefferson, Lam berton residents Frank Nyberg 75 and Pearl Finck 55 died in a two car crash. Fred Nyberg 79 hospitalised in serious condition and Lucie Schroeder 65 of Jefferson in critical condition. In a separate accident near Springfield Alice Bailey 70 of East Moline Illinois died. Horace Bailey 71 escaped injury. In Minneapolis, three year old Rhonda Boutian was struck and killed while playing near her home.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Frank Nyberg
Pearl Finck
Lamberton
Jefferson
Cottonwood County
Nyberg
Alfred
Windom
Lucie Schroeder
Jeffers
Mankato
U.S
Springfield
Alice Bailey
East Moline
Ill
Bailey
Horace
Highway Patrol
Rhonda Boutian
Minneapolis
Judy Boutian
Gov Anderson urges state workers to seek raises through lawmakers
About 32,000 Minnesota state employees will get a letter from Gov. Wendell Anderson with their paychecks urging action through legislative channels for raises. He sees a possible 18 percent boost over two years, warns against work slowdowns under the no-strike law, and cites union strike votes as lawmakers failed to grant increases.
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Gerry Nelson
ST. Paul
Minn
Wendell Anderson
Anderson
Minnesota
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State Employes Union
Teachers Increase Glasgow Graduates Entering Teaching
The AP reports that graduates from Scottish universities taking up teaching rose 27 percent from 1966 to 1969 in Glasgow. About 49 percent of female graduates entered teacher training compared with 20 percent of male graduates.
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Scotland
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