Druggist Blames Computers For Medicaid Payment Snag
Des Moines druggist H M Eisentraut blames the state and Blue Cross Blue Shield computers for delayed Medicaid payouts. Officials acknowledge computer issues and billing errors slow processing, with 95 percent of recent bills paid totaling about 1.4 million dollars. Vendors report monthly claim volumes of about 40 000 as the system adjusts to new Medicaid payments adopted July 1967.
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DES Moines
H. M. Eisentraut
Eisentraut
State Department of Social Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Maurice Harmon
St. Peter
State Department
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Guy
Harmon
Des Moines Councilman seeks dismissal of art center case
Councilman Jens Grothe filed a motion in Polk County district court asking for dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the Des Moines City Council of unlawful censorship over five allegedly obscene artworks at the Des Moines Art Center. Grothe argues the council resolution was only a request and that he was exercising free speech rights.
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DES Moines
Jens Grothe
Polk County District Court
Des Moines Art Center
Grothe
Art Center
Iowa Boy Suffocates In Farm Grain Bin
Ottosen Humboldt county Iowa eight year old Allen Herold son of Mr and Mrs Leon Herold suffocated after falling into an overhead grain bin on the farm Wednesday afternoon. The boy and his brother Robert six were playing near the bin as grain was moved by their father who found Allen with only one foot showing above the grain. Efforts to revive him failed.
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Ottosen
Fran Jeffries Joins Joey Bishop on KCRG TV Color
Actress singer Fran Jeffries teams with Joey Bishop for a 10 30 PM Thursday program on KCRG TV Channel 9 in color. The pairing promises light entertainment with comedy and musical numbers for local viewing.
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Fran Jeffries
Joey Bishop
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Drake Student Charged With LSD Capsule Sale
Calvin L Basta 18 a Drake University student from LaGrange Park Illinois was arrested at a Drake dorm on a federal charge of unlawfully selling and delivering 10 LSD capsules to a federal agent He is free on 5000 bond The arrest involved U S marshals FBI narcotics agents and Des Moines police vice bureau It marks the eighth LSD arrest in Iowa in just over a month with seven others indicted on possession and sale The maximum penalty for a first offense drug sale is one year in prison and a 1000 dollar fine.
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Des Moines
Calvin L. Basta
Drake University
LaGrange Park
Ill
Drake
U. S
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Iowa
Iowa City
Rites Saturday for Rev Luther Stangle 98
The Rev. Luther A. Stangle 98 longtime Evangelical United Brethren minister died Wednesday in a Tama nursing home. He was born December 23 1869 in Indiana and ordained in 1897. Survived by three sons a stepson a stepdaughter and a brother. Services Saturday at 2 p m at Otterbein United Methodist Church with Masonic rites at Woodlawn cemetery.
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Luther A. Stangle
United Brethren
Tama
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Iowa
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Hickory Hill
Tama County
D. W. Stangle
Elkhart
Ind
Kenneth
Rohrersville
Howard
New York City
I. D. Fellers
Isle of St. George
Ohio
Elmer Clemens
Port Clinton
William Stangle
Rushville
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Henderson Funeral Home
Iowa Beef Packers to Build 5 Million Plant Near Sioux City
Iowa Beef Packers Inc says it has bought 465 acres near Sioux City for a new 5 million beef processing plant. Executive VP J. Robert Kemp says construction four miles south of the city airport should start in 90 to 100 days and finish at least a year later.
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Sioux City
Iowa Beef Packers, Inc
J. Robert Kemp
Grand Avenue Closure Near University of Iowa Fieldhouse
Iowa City's Grand Avenue will close for about a month starting Monday to allow utilities work beneath the street. Access to Byington Road and Grand Avenue Court will be cut, with detours posted at Grand Avenue and South Riverside Drive for field house and dormitory traffic. South Grand Avenue will stay open as engineering officials announce the temporary restriction.
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Iowa City
Grand Avenue
University of Iowa
South Riverside Drive
Byington Road
Grand Avenue Court
U. of S
South Grand Avenue
Melrose Avenue
Newton Road
George Larsen
U. of S. Physical Plant
Appearances Set By Robert Ray
Robert Ray, former Iowa Republican chairman, plans public appearances starting next week as he campaigns for the GOP nomination for governor. He will attend the Des Moines state convention next week while his broken ankle from a Mason City plane crash keeps his leg in a cast and limits his speed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Ray
Mason City
Want Ads Offer Quick Find For Readers And Sellers
A breezy note touts want ads as easy fun and inexpensive. The item highlights fast results for readers seeking goods and services, promising simple listings and broad reach.
Boys State Opens Sunday in Des Moines
More than 800 Iowa high school juniors travel to Des Moines to begin a six day practical government course at Camp Dodge as part of the American Legion Iowa Boys State session ending June 8. They will elect state officials and run mock government with speakers Gov. Harold Hughes and Chauncey A. Francis.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
Camp Dodge
Harold Hughes
Chauncey A. Francis
Hughes Sees Growing Youth Involvement In Gov Affairs
Iowa Governor Harold E. Hughes praised rising youth participation in national issues during a commencement address at Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville. He said the hippie movement appears to fade and young people are engaging with contemporary affairs.
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Estherville
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Iowa Lakes Community College
Iowa civil rights panel backs blacks and Afro Americans terms
The Iowa civil rights commission says many Negroes prefer being called blacks or Afro-Americans and urges staff to use those terms. Political science professor Dr. Donald Boles notes Negro carries a negative connotation in some areas. Commission chair Mrs. Elliot Full says the term Negro is acceptable to some, advising the director to “play it by ear.”
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Fort Dodge
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Donald Boles
Iowa State
Elliot Full
Iowa City
Commission
David Mullen
Des Moines
Iowa Cities Begin Crime Study Groups
Mason City Clinton and Sioux City have formed crime study groups with local law enforcement and citizen members as the first step toward implementing the Iowa crime commission report. James P. Hayes, commission director, reported the move.
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Iowa
Mason City
Clinton
Sioux City
Iowa Crime Commission
James P. Hayes
Commission
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