Money Transfer Orders Tied to Jonestown Deaths In Guyana
A Guyanese official testified that Peoples Temple leaders ordered more than 7 million dollars moved from foreign banks to the Soviet consul in Georgetown just before the Jonestown mass deaths. Letters directed transfers to Swiss banks in Panama and to the Soviet embassy, with funds allegedly stashed at Port Kaituma.
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Carter
Roberts
Port Kaituma
Jonestown
U.S
Panama
Anne Jane McGowan
Heartline Advice on Medicare Supplement Claims
A reader asks about a Medicare supplement policy claiming to pay all Medicare gaps. The answer states the policy only covers 20 percent of nonpayable charges and that Medicare rarely pays 80 percent, so most bills remain the claimant’s responsibility. Heartline offers a tips list for buying health insurance for 25 cents postage.
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Heartline
Y. D
Medicare
Dayton St
Alexandria
Ohio
Opinions on health care costs tied to inflation
Mary Davis reports on diverse public views from Princeton Elkins Branch Coalwood and Maybeury. Respondents blame inflation and rising doctor fees for higher hospital costs while defending doctors and questioning bed usage. They see inflation as the primary driver of health care price increases.
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John A. Alley
Princeton
Edwin Caudill
Elkins
Caudill
Darrell Ellis
Coalwood
Telegraph Readers Take Sides
Readers weigh in on rising health care costs blaming inflation hospital administration and doctors. Homemaker Mrs Bevins and Mrs Emerson link higher equipment prices to higher care costs while contractor Mr Peterson accuses greedy doctors and hospitals.
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Welch
Okey Frost
Ferguson
C.W. Bevins
Coaldale Mtn
Ellis
Leemaster
David Emerson
Ray Ferguson
Princeton
West Virginia Health Council
Verl Lynch
Littlesburg
Donald Peterson
Hurley
Conspiracies considered in Kennedy and King assassinations
Washington AP reports the House Assassinations Committee after a 5.8 million probe weighs that conspiracies cannot be proved or ruled out in Kennedy and King killings. A 500-page staff draft finds no proof of a specific conspiracy in Kennedy’s Dallas murder but does not dismiss all possibilities. The panel may vote this week with a recommended Justice Department review of film evidence and undisclosed leads.
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N. B.G
God
Christ
Washington
House
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Louis Stokes
Dohio
St. Louis
King
Stokes
Memphis
Kennedy
Dallas
Robert L. Groden
New Jersey
Lee Harvey Oswald
Justice Department
FTC reviews media ownership after symposium clash
Federal Trade Commission officials say it will take months to decide how to proceed after a conference that drew sharp attacks on media giants. Chairman Michael Pertschuk notes staff will evaluate the symposium and consider options from no action to investigations or new legislation while leaving open possible mergers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Michael Pertschuk
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Pertschuk
Business leaders urged to mobilize against private enterprise foes
Williamsburg Virginia AP reports a sanitary engineering consultant warns business leaders to organize if they are to counter efforts opposing private enterprise. The warning frames economic defense as essential amid mounting opposition and calls for coordinated action across local commerce groups.
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Williamsburg, Va
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Matthews Ridge
Haroon Bacchus
Northwest Guyana
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Jones
Leo J. Ryan
West
Billy Graham
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By Roger Bollen
EA. Inc
Mercer County Y Humane Society
Bluefield
W.va
Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Jess Holloway
Maybeury
Telegraph
Raeter
FIC
BIZ
The
Wre -Bane Company
Bland Street
Bluefield & Princeton Shopping Center
Cuckler
Excavation & General Construction, Inc
Qedaren Age
Popee
Popper
Nick’s Inc
Eels
Mdlalas Lahat
Bluewell
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