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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1970
Page
15
President Nixon pledged to fund a $10 billion five year water pollution program and reimburse states for Clean Water Act projects. He urged Congress to back welfare reform and tax sharing, calling the present welfare system a disaster and saying it should be abolished.
The Nixon administration outlined plans to cap permissible fees for doctors and hospitals under Medicare and Medicaid, with ceilings possibly negotiated or imposed if talks fail. Veneman testified that current reimbursement lacks control as costs double since inception. Senate hearings also probed hospital cost practices and hospital chain activities amid stock dealings by Hospital Corporation of America executives.
A compromise 75 million dollar bill extending the migrant health program for three years has passed the Senate. It gives migrants a role in setting up the program and heads to the House. The Senate also approved 63 million for a three year federal aid program to build and operate medical laboratories.
The Supreme Court ruled that elections for school board and most local officials must follow equal voting opportunities. It held that when officials are elected from districts, districts must be nearly equal in population to ensure proportional representation. The case concerned six trustees of a junior college district in the Kansas City area.
President Nixon asked Congress to commit 100 million dollars to a special Asian Development Bank fund to provide easier term loans. He said several nations already contribute, with Japan at 106 million, Canada at 25 million, and Denmark and the Netherlands totaling 3.1 million. The request spans three years with 25, 35, and 40 million allocations respectively to support growth projects in Asia.
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