Katie Beckett case highlights Medicaid home care needs
Katie Beckett, a paralyzed child born in 1978, requires hospital care unless Medicaid is broadened to cover at home services. Her parents fear loss of SSI if she returns home, risking Medicaid eligibility. advocates urge policy action as media attention grows nationwide.
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Tauke
Washington
Katie
Reagan
St. Luke’s
Ken Anderson
Jane Swope
Swope
Julie Beckett
Beckett
St. Pius X
Mark
Julie
Becketts
October 1980 PPI shows biggest finish goods rise since April
The BLS data show finished goods prices up in October, the sharpest gain since April. July’s initial 0.4 percent rise was revised to 0.2 percent, food fell 0.2 percent, energy down 0.4 percent, while raw materials declined 1.7 percent after seasonal adjustment.
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BLS
Fear of crime drives elderly to self confinement study says
The study finds fear reduces potential victimizations among seniors and 89 percent feel police treat the elderly well or better. However 45 percent say police do not understand elderly problems and officials are cautioned against heavy spending on elderly specific programs.
Reagan delays entitlement cuts amid tax rise push
President Reagan proposed cutbacks in government benefits and tax increases starting Oct 1, calling them revenue enhancements. He faced mixed Capitol Hill reception and signaled postponing entitlement reforms to focus on regular funding. He cited California governorship for examples and left decisions on Medicaid and welfare cost-sharing unresolved.
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White House
Reagan
Capitol Hill
California
Richard Schweiker
Europe
NATO
Soviet role in Southeast Asian chemical weapons debated
Burt cites strong links to the Soviet Union in Afghanistan while suggesting indigenous forces use toxins in Laos, Cambodia, and on the Thai-Cambodian border. He mentions yellow rain as the toxin and notes four physical evidence items and five years of scientific samples supporting nonnatural toxins.
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Cambodia
Afghanistan
Burt
Kremlin
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Laos
Traffic charge dropped against Joseph Morales
A failure to yield charge against Joseph R. Morales of Oelwein was dismissed in Buchanan County for a two car crash on Oct 6 that killed his wife Dorothy Morales. Stanley E. Scheffert faced others charges, including drunk driving, which were altered or dismissed as the case proceeded.
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Joseph R. Morales
Oelwein
Buchanan County
County Clerk of Court’s
Morales
Stanley E. Scheffert
Dorothy
Scheffert
Reagan defends foreign policy unity amid NATO strategy questions
President Reagan says editors misinterpret his stance on battlefield weapons and NATO strategy. He praises a Saudi peace offer for recognizing Israel, denies cabinet disarray, and rejects quotes about internal bickering while Haig cites a White House guerrilla campaign.
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Reagan
Europe
Middle East
Israel
U.S
NATO
Haig
White House
Rape murder trial recessed in Wisconsin case
Judge James Fiedler recessed the Jodi Bausman murder trial to allow defense time to locate a witness to challenge Iowa crime lab official Robert Harvey's testimony. Harvey tested a defendant's car. results were not shared with the defense.
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Dodgeville
Wis
UPI
James Fiedler
Jodi Bausman
Iowa Crime Lab
Robert Harvey
Harvey
Michael Zeleski
Fiedler
Randy Rhomberg
Dubuque
Grant County
Mississippi River
Michael Shaeffer
Gregory Otterbeck
Iowa County
Wisconsin
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