Medicare Nursing Home Boom Ahead Says Expert
Nursing home construction is set for a major expansion driven by Medicare rules. Julius Greengoss of Morton Textiles notes 1967 changes will yield 20 free days plus 80 days at $2 daily, spurring a nationwide surge in beds and new facilities, including franchised chains. Older facilities may convert to qualify, while demand for residential facilities without intensive nursing carealso rises as the elderly population grows.
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Julius Greengoss
Morton Textiles & Furniture
Greengoss
Oldsters
Holiday Inns
U.S. Public Health Service
Roof gutters can prevent basement flooding says expert
New York United States Steel executive Robert Ritchey warns improper or missing roof drainage causes millions in water damage nationwide. Install deep gutters with adequate slope and straight drainage to downspouts, avoid connecting downspouts, and maintain baskets to keep leaves out.
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New York
UPI
Robert J. Ritchey
United States Steel Co
Ritchey
Brokers Warned Against Illegal Use Of State Board Seal
Berkshire County real estate brokers and salesmen were warned they may have been using a seal of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen illegally Irene F Findlater Springfield investigator disclosed she had been in Pittsfield to investigate complaints about seal misuse The investigator warned that board registration does not grant right to use the seal in advertising and improper use can bring penalties
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Berkshire County
Massachusetts Board of Registration of
Irene F. Findlater
Springfield
State Bureau
Pittsfield
State Board
Congress Stalls Rent Supplement Plan Over Funding
Congress adjourned with no funds approved for the rent supplement program after the House cut the request to 6 million and the Senate backed 12 million before conferees aligned with the House. President Johnson blamed fear propaganda, while Rep. Ford and other Republicans faulted FHA regulations for undermining support and warned the issue would dominate 1966 campaigns.
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Congress
Washington
Johnson
Texas
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Ford
Rep
James Harvey
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
House Senate
NAHB Leader Praises FHA Over Working Wives Income Policy
Perry E. Willits of the National Association of Home Builders lauds FHA for a new policy treating a wife’s income as part of family earnings when qualifying for mortgage insurance. Commissioner P. N. Brownstein explains the shift aligns with more wives returning to work after childbirth and with employer benefits reducing income gaps.
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Washington
Perry E. Willits
National Association of Home Builders
FHA
P. N. Brownstein
Willits
Oakes Electric to Close Pittsfield Warehouse
Oakes Electrical Supply Co of Holyoke plans to close its Pittsfield warehouse at 105 Fourth St by Jan 1 to centralize inventory in Holyoke. Edwin Keppler will continue as Pittsfield area sales rep. The firm, founded in 1884, has run the Pittsfield warehouse since 1933.
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Oakes Electrical Supply Co
Holyoke
Pittsfield
Fourth St
John M. Newton Jr
Newton
Edwin R. Keppler
Oakes Electric
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