National Health Insurance Proposed By Griffiths
Rep. Martha Griffiths urged a national health insurance program within social security to cover all residents and replace Medicare and Medicaid. The plan would fund benefits through payroll taxes, preserve physician autonomy, and remove state health tax burdens while expanding care including hospital and home services, with $2 per visit charges after the first visit for some services.
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Washington
Martha Griffiths
D-Mich
Senate
Congress
Griffiths
House
Ways and Means
U.S
Million Medicare Payments To Clinics Report Reveals Big Totals
A senate finance committee summary shows two clinics in Texas and California each received about 1 million dollars in Medicare payments in 1968. Scott and White of Temple reported 1.3 million for 107 doctors, while Palo Alto clinic earned 915 thousand for 130 doctors and 203 thousand more from Medicaid, totaling about 1.1 million from the two programs.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Washington
Texas
California
American Medical Association
Palo Alto
Calif
Scott and White
Temple
Richard Wilbur
AMA
Palo Alto Clinic
Senate Finance Committee
John Gill
Scott and White Clinic
Stanford University
Wilbur
Businessman to Businessman Chuckle Caption
A cartoon caption features a businessman telling another that recessions do not bother him because he has always been a failure. The quip hinges on self-deprecating humor about business woes.
Inspectors Consider Precautions On Diseased Beef Adequate
Washington AP report reviews USDA data showing Americans ate millions of pounds of beef from cattle with cancer eye or similar tumors last fiscal year. About 103000 cattle carcasses were held while tumor parts were removed. the rest of the meat was marketed. Authorities note differences from poultry rules and emphasize safety, with some carcasses condemned and parts carved out as routine practice.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Joseph Stein
Stein
Death in a Boxcar Tragedy Ends Youth’s Quest for Truth
A Tacoma railroad worker found a well dressed 20 year old man dead in an empty boxcar behind the Union Pacific depot. A suicide note to his father described seeking truth that proved fatal and expressed sorrow for causing unhappiness to others. The victim was identified as Ricky, son of a suburban Tacoma couple.
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Tacoma
Wash
UPI
Union Pacific
Cope
Thant to Address U.N. Disarmament Panel in Geneva
A U S spokesman said Secretary General Thant will speak to the 25 nation U.N. Disarmament committee on February 18 in Geneva. The briefing notes emphasize the event as a key moment in arms control diplomacy.
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United Nations
U.S
Thant
U.N. Disarmament Committee
Geneva
House Votes To Legalize Bingo Games
In Des Moines the Republican controlled Iowa House passed a constitutional amendment to legalize lotteries, 71 to 44, sending it to the Senate. Critics cited mob and gambling concerns while supporters cited state revenue potential and public acceptance. Local lawmakers from Dubuque and other areas joined party peers in backing the measure amid intense debate.
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Des Moines
Lowe House
Iowa
Senate
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Rad
Gene Kennedy
Ddubuque
Michael Blouin
D-Dubuque
Ted Ellsworth
Dubuque
Dimes Spill After Armored Truck Door Flings Cash
An armored truck on the Massachusetts turnpike spilled 40 money bags containing $1,000 in dimes each, totaling $40,000. Police said bags broke open, dime-filled cars moved over the loot, and recovery used vacuums and mud suckers while traffic continued. The incident occurred at 6:55 a.m. and involved a Ryder rental truck en route to Brink’s Inc. in Boston from New Jersey.
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Auburn
Mass
Massachusetts Turnpike
Boston
Ryder
Armored Motor Rental Transport Co
Brink's Inc
New Jersey
Explosions Hit Cedar Rapids Starch Plant No Injuries Reported
A noontime explosion and fire at the Penick and Ford Cedar Rapids starch plant caused about 100000 dollars in damage to building 57. No injuries occurred as fire officials limited flames with a sprinkler system. Two blasts knocked out windows 250 feet away, but workers are accounted for and lines were shut to aid cleanup. Local union officials urged state safety inspectors to examine conditions at the plant.
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Penick and Ford
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Co
First Street
Tenth Avenue
Ninth Avenue SE
William Struve
Struve
Harlan Larson
Larson
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Grain Millers Local 100
Penick
Ford
Elza Yates
State Bureau of Labor
State Hygienics Laboratory
Yates
Jerry Addy
Dress Code Case Dismissed At North Winneshiek School
In Winneshiek county district court Judge Joseph Keefe dismissed the suit over the districts dress code at North Winneshiek. Edith Schnitzler 14 had been suspended Jan 30 for wearing slacks at a wrestling meet and the board has rescinded that suspension and repealed the indoor activity ban.
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North Winneshiek
Winneshiek
Joseph Keefe
North Winneshiek School Board
Edith Schnitzler
Milton Schnitzler
Decorah
Schnitzler
Steel Co Fire Blaze Destroys Plant. Inspectors Probe Cause
Cedar Rapids officials investigated a Friday night fire at Steel Products Co. 40 Eighth Avenue SW after a two story brick plant burned and a muffled blast blew out a north wall. The roof collapsed before firefighters controlled the blaze in about 2.5 hours. Owner Louis Woolfolk valued losses over 200000 dollars with lingering spot fires for hours.
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Cedar Rapids
Steel Products Co
Eighth Avenue
Louis Woolfolk
New Jersey's Two Largest School Systems Struck
In Newark and Jersey City teachers began strikes over salaries, impacting 117000 students. Jersey City union votes 800 plus to strike. Newark faces sixth day of absence, with arrests for contempt in prior injunctions. State officials warn of possible action by attorney general. mayor seeks injunctions.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Jersey City
Walter Pease
State Public Employer Relations Commission
William Cahill
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