Iowa Medicare costs vary widely across counties in 1980
A Health Policy Corporation study shows per enrollee Medicare costs in 1980 ranged from 474 in Washington County to 989 in Pottawattamie. Linn 713, Dubuque 834, and Jones 720 illustrate diverse county costs with wide two year rate increases and potential state savings if variation narrowed. The report urges further study on links to county characteristics and non hospital costs.
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Benton
Tama
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Fayette
Clayton
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones
Poweshiek
Johnson
Cedar
Washington
Keokuk
Washington County
Jones County
Humboldt
Kossuth
Health Policy Corporation
Weather report summary extends to scattered storms and heat
Partial cloudiness Sunday through Tuesday with little precipitation. Highs in the 80s and 90s across much of the nation. Thunderstorms bring golfball hail, wind, and heavy rain in North Dakota Montana and Colorado while strong storms occur from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast and southern New England.
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Wyndmere
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Mantador
Dickinson
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Philip
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High Plains
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Atlanta
Bridgeport
Conn
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginias
New England
Utah
Atlantic Coast
Colorado Rockies
Texas
California
Rockies
Plains
Tennessee Valley
Scientists Clash Over Marijuana Policy in Academy Report
Dr. Frank Press challenges the committee saying data were insufficient for policy changes. Ms. Sussman notes teen use declines under current rules due to health fears. Louis Lasagna says findings are not radical and acknowledge health concerns.
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Louis Lasagna
Science Magazine
Lasagna
Academy
Engineer Sued Over County Road Intersection Fatality
Jerry D. Meier sue s Cedar County Engineer Roy Ellerhoff for 750000 in a case filed in Cedar County District Court. Meier asserts Ellerhoff failed to place traffic signs at a county road intersection northeast of Clarence where Denise Meier was killed in a September 7 1978 accident. Suit seeks damages for the Meiers three daughters Lisa 11 Dawn 10 and Jennifer 6.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Roy Ellerhoff
Jerry D. Meier
Ellerhoff
Clarence
Meier
Denise
Meiers
Lisa
Dawn
Jennifer
Railroad Before Reagan Acted Averted Strike Says Union Leader
John Sytsma president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers from Cleveland backs a presidential cooling-off period and emergency board investigation. The dispute centers on special allowances above base pay for long trips, delays, and locomotive changes. Union seeks basic pay increases to apply to these allowances. managers argue costs and competitiveness. An nationwide strike could cost the economy over 50 million daily, halting most freight trains and affecting about half of Amtrak's passenger services while the Northeast Corridor largely stays running. Emergency measures last used by Carter Ford and Nixon to curb rail walkouts.
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John Sytsma
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Emergency Board
Railway Labor Act
Carter
Brotherhood of
Railway and Airline Clerks
Ford
Clerks’ Union
Nixon
Sheet Metal Workers Union
PLO Withdrawal Talks Amid Beirut Blockade and Israeli Attacks
Lebanese intermediary Chefik Wazzan urged U S French and Lebanese troops to post before a PLO withdrawal to assure a safe guerrilla exit. In Beirut near Bourj Al Barajneh Israeli artillery fought guerrillas while closing the airport area and killing four. Saeb Salam said the PLO dropped plans for a political Lebanese presence, contradicting Habib talks. US officials stated no breakthrough yet as Begin voiced optimism and a withdrawal in principle. Civilian hospitals suffer under the blockade as the PLO maintains some medical facilities.
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PLO
U.S
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Beirut
Beirut Radio
Israel
Beirut International
Lebanon
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
Reagan
Salem
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Jerusalem
Israeli Defense Ministry
Menachem Begin
Belle Plaine Approves Half Cost for Street Resurfacing
Belle Plaine council approved paying about $18,000 to cover half the resurfacing of 13th Avenue from Eighth to First streets and First Street to Seventh Avenue. Benton County will cover the other half.
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Ok’d
13Th Avenue
Eighth
First Streets
First Street
Seventh Avenue
Benton County
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