Welch hospital approves 15.2 percent rate hike
Welch Emergency Hospital will charge patients an average 15.2 percent more per discharge after approval by the West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority. Administrator David Gresham notes the increase targets indigent care and remains the lowest in the southern part of the state, with higher costs for longer stays. The authority bases decisions on expenses revenues discharged patients bad debts and indigent care data.
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Welch Emergency Hospital
Welch Emergency
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
David Gresham
Gresham
West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority
Health Care Authority
Tanker blast kills two off Galveston Gulf coast
A Norwegian oil tanker Megaum exploded 57 miles southeast of Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico killing two crewmen and leaving two missing. Of 41 crew, 17 were injured but none seriously. Fire raged with flames reaching hundreds of feet as Coast Guard and fireboats fought the blaze. missing crewmen were later presumed dead.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Rich Muller
Blues Brothers Memorabilia Fetches Big Bids at John Belushi Auction
In Chicago two Blues Brothers suits sold for 12 000 dollars and a red satin jacket embroidered John brought 1 400 dollars at the John Belushi Memorial Auction. A warm-up featured an auctioneer offering a signed copy of a book by Judy Jacklin Beushi titled One Widow.
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Chicago
John
John Belushi
Leslie Hindman
Judy Jacklin Beushi
Sunny Weather With Clear Nights Expected Today
Sunny and less humid conditions are forecast with a daytime high in the mid 70s. Tonight will be clear and cooler with lows expected to dip into the low 60s.
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Abe
Cable TV faces new rate rules in Senate action
A key Senate committee moved toward renewing government regulation of cable television prices while prospects for final passage this year remain uncertain. The bills would let state and local governments regulate basic service rates in monopoly markets and allow FCC action to roll back "significantly excessive" rates for certain programming. Consumer advocate Gene Kimmelman says the approach offers only incremental improvement for consumers.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer Federation of America
Gene Kimmelman
Cable bill debate signals limited regulation push
Congress considers modest re regulation of cable TV amid rising prices and service cuts. Senate support for tougher limits contrasts with House bills as lobbyists from the National Cable Television Association push for access and consumer protections, while industry influence remains strong in Washington.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee
Capitol Hill
Washington
Political Action Committee
National Cable Television Association
House
West Virginia man sought after I 77 shooting on interstate
State police searched for a West Virginia man after a driver Jeff Diddle reported being shot at while playing a passing game on Interstate 77 in Bland County Virginia. One shot was fired into Diddle’s car but no injuries. the shooter fled in a red Chevy with West Virginia plates.
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West Virginia
K.A. Mattice
Pennsylvania
Bland County
Mattice
Jeff Diddle
Diddle
Hawks Nest Tunnel still controversial GAULEY BRIDGE story
Arthur Stull recallssilica dust from the Hawks Nest Tunnel 60 years ago as 700 workers died from silicosis and related illnesses. The 3.8 mile conduit through Gauley Mountain diverted New River for Union Carbide power needs near Charleston. Laborers, mostly Black migrants, faced brutal conditions and short tenures, with dust linked lung damage and deaths decades later.
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Arthur Stull
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Stull
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U.S
Mount Lookout
Charleston
Union Carbide Corp
Rinehart and Dennis Construction Co
Charlottesville
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