Iowa Moves to Probe Medicaid Abuses Nationwide
Iowa's Senate backs an investigation into Medicaid waste amid a broad push across states and federal agencies. The measure seeks to curb fraud as critics cite kickbacks and improper payments, with Iowa lawmakers calling for GAO support and federal reforms to streamline oversight.
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Push
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Justice Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
FBI
General Accounting Office
Michigan
New York
Illinois
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Finance
Talmadge
Jay Constantine
U.S
Dick Clark
John Culver
William Gluba
Davenport
GAO
Nebraska
Department of Social Services
Tama Packing seeks 14000 in damages from Apple Lines
Tama Meat Packing Corp alleges negligence by Apple Lines caused deterioration and loss of beef carcasses in transit. The suit, filed in Tama county district court, cites delays from December 28 1973 to January 2 1974 and rejects cattle shipments to Golden Valley Minnesota and Milwaukee.
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Tama Mheat Packing Corp
Tama
Apple Limes, Inc
Madison
S.C
Tama County
Apple Lines
Tama Meat
Golden Valley
United Dress Beef
Tama Meat Packing
Peck Packing Co
Milwaukee
Tapes Worth 80 Dollars Stolen From Farm Car
A rural Traer man, Steve Kiewiet, told Tama county authorities a box of 20 tapes valued at 80 dollars was stolen from a car parked at his farm. He said the tape player in the car had been bent down and twisted.
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Toledo
Traer
Steve Kiewiet
Tama
Kiewiet
Newhard Prayer Plan Draws Support from Ames Clergy
Iowa Legislature debate centers on Rep. Scott Newhard proposal to have lawmakers give the daily opening prayer rather than hiring clergy. Father Paul Goodland of Ames Episcopal parish writes a letter praising the plan and condemning the taxpayer funded prayers as a waste. He recalls his own past mileage and honorarium for praying in Des Moines and urges lawmakers to try the idea again.
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Des Moines
Scott Newhard
Anamosa
Don Spencer
Ruthven
Paul Goodland
Ames
Father Goodland
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Prayer in Schools Debate Highlights Court Ruling
During the debate on Newhard's proposal it becomes clear some representatives misunderstand the Supreme Court ruling. The court did not ban prayer in schools but banned state directed prayers in public schools, since invocations are common at gymnasiums and auditoriums.
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Newhard
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Debate Looms on Raising Drinking Age to Nineteen
Des Moines Iowa committee approves a bill to raise the minimum drinking age from 18 to 19 by a 9 to 4 vote. Rep Wendell Pellett and 39 sponsors back the measure, with school boards and officials citing rising teenage alcohol use as motivation. Committee chair Norman Jesse predicts House passage, but Senate action remains uncertain. A separate student model legislature rejected a similar measure.
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DES Moines
Town House Judicial and Law Enforcement Committee
Wendell Pellett
Atlantic
House
Norman Jesse
Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Daily Affternoon Edition Notice
Published by The Gazette Co established 1883 at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service exists. Associated Press rights noted for local news republication.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Evans Sought Out for Nuclear Plant Advice
Des Moines report notes State Rep. Cooper Evans a Republican from Grundy Center with engineering degrees and nuclear power experience. He says nuclear plants are very safe but not the sole solution, foresees uranium limits, and points to solar and fusion as future energy paths while acknowledging rising energy costs without artificial controls.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Cooper Evans
Grundy Center
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, D.C
Evans
Greenland
United States
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