Judge rules alcoholism a physical disease in Medicaid case
U S District Judge Miles Lord ruled that alcoholism is a physical disease, ordering the government to pay Medicaid claims for treatment. The decision rejects a federal characterization of alcoholism as a mental disorder and cites medical findings. The suit by Granville House Inc. seeks reimbursement for three Twin Cities treatment centers.
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Minneapolis
U.S
Miles Lord
Granville House Inc
Twin Cities
U.S. Health and Human Services Department
Lord
Space shuttle Columbia delivers SBS satellite on first commercial flight
The Columbia crew led by Vance Brand and Robert Overmyer earned nearly 9 million for U S taxpayers by launching an electric blue satellite over the Pacific. Astronauts Allen and Lenoir completed the first day with plans for a second comsat launch as part of a five day mission.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Vance Brand
Robert Overmyer
Joseph Allen
Willian Lenoir
Columbia
Telesat of Canada
John Cox
NASA
Allen and Lenoir
Satellite Business Systems
Cox
Allen
Spadolini Resigns as Italian Premier Then Wins Parliament Vote Call
Premier Giovanni Spadolini offered resignation amid Socialist Christian Democrat bickering. President Pertini ordered a confidence vote in Parliament. Andreatta offered to quit. Formica refused, deepening tensions during a 111 week coalition government. Nearby West Germany arrests two Baader Meinhof suspects linked to a 1981 Ramstein blast. Thatcher cites Geoffrey Prime spying case as harming Western security.
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Rome
Giovanni Spadolini
Sandro Pertini
Spadolini
Christian Democrats
Italy
Rino Formica
Beniamino Andreatta
Andreatta
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Frankfurt
Brigitte Manhaupt
Adelhert Schulz
U.S. Air Force European
Ramstein
Federal Crime Office
18 Year old frees school hostages in Virginia standoff
An 18 year old man released the last of nine hostages and dropped a high powered rifle in a 21 hour siege at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke Virginia. James Q Stevens surrendered to police and faces nine abduction counts and a firearm charge. Two hostages were hospitalized for checkups.
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Burke
James Q. Stevens
Washington, D.C
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Stevens
John W. Alwood
Arlene Didier
Fairfax County
Rebecca Golas
Atwood
McElroy Case Remains Open No Charges Yet
Nodaway County prosecutor David Baird said no charges will be filed in the vigilante style slaying of Kenneth Rex McElroy. He noted no new evidence from the Justice Department and that there is not sufficient proof to convict beyond a reasonable doubt. The coroner’s inquest and multiple grand juries have not issued indictments, and the case stays open.
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Maryville, Mo
UPI
Kenneth Rex McElroy
Skidmore
David Baird
Nodaway County
Justice Department
Baird
McElroy
Health groups push aspirin warnings on child illness
Five health and pharmaceutical groups launched an effort to label aspirin warnings for use in children with chicken pox and flu. Red stickers warn of a link to Reye's Syndrome and will be sold at a fraction of a cent to wholesale distributors.
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Washmufium
White House
Washington Post Service
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Coats
Thatcher
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United States
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Prime
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Woolrich
Living Well
Revenge Ltd
Inone
Smulekoff
Tell City
Santa
Andover
Rumford
Smulekoff’s
Cedar Rapids
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