Food stamp program errors blamed on complexity and staffing
Iowa officials report an error rate around 52 percent for food stamp administration, with six percent of recipients intentionally misrepresenting conditions and five percent of cases flagged as significant fraud. Complex eligibility, staffing shortages, and variable rules hinder proper administration, while fraud is hard to detect and often traced to misuse or misreporting. August figures show Linn county serving 7,919 people with $291,801 in stamps, amid a rising caseload.
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Cynthia Tracey
Linn
Linn County
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Food Stamp Office
Cedar Rapids
Donald A. Hetrick
Simon
Failing Food Stamp Program Faces $983 Million Losses
U S Food Stamp errors hit about one fifth of transactions with potential overpayments reaching $983 million in the current fiscal year. Officials dispute fraud rates while conceding high error levels persist, as quality control surveys show error rates of 54 to 56 percent and calls for a major overhaul grow louder.
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Senate opens hearings on gun control and protection
Senate government operations committee will hold hearings Tuesday and Wednesday on presidential protection and stronger federal gun laws. The sessions follow last week's San Francisco subcommittee hearing on the Secret Service after Sara Jane Moore fired at President Ford. Secret Service Director Knight and police chiefs from Boston Atlanta Los Angeles and Newark will testify.
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D-Conn
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Joseph M. Montoya
Treasury
Postal Service
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Scientists assess global fallout from nuclear war
A National Academy of Sciences panel warns a full scale nuclear war would devastate warring nations while distant, uninvolved countries might endure with most ill effects fading after about 25 years. The study projects ozone depletion, higher ultraviolet exposure, crop risk, and a gradual decline in radiation related genetic effects over generations.
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Soviet Union
China
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Cedar Rapids Sees Record Lows in Drier September
September in Cedar Rapids was drier than normal with total yearly precipitation well below average. The chart shows two new record lows, eclipsing prior marks from 1940 and 1902.
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Cedar Rapids
Wartburg Visit Schedule Prompts Admissions Outreach
A Wartburg representative will tour Jefferson Prairie Lasalle Kennedy Regis Washington and other area schools next week with 8:30 10 11 30 a.m. and 5 p.m. slots to discuss admissions.
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Kennedy
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