Prohibition Echoes In Modern Cigarette Bootlegging and Tax Threats
The piece contrasts Volstead era bootlegging to modern cigarette bootlegging costing Pennsylvania up to 35 million dollars in lost taxes. It notes 18 cent per pack state taxes and an expected 179 million in tax revenue, while federal 8 cent tax adds to the burden. It highlights cross state tax disparities and possible national cigarette tax proposals. The section shifts to a Washington note on Senator Phil Hart launching a Senate probe into health costs and Medicare fraud, targeting hospital equipment kickbacks, fraudulent doctor charges, and blood bank profiteering, warning of higher premiums and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Hospitals, Medicare Fees Stir Public Outcry and Probes
A Senate inquiry uncovers billing fraud and neglect in hospital and nursing home care. Cases include a Liberty lawyer's aunt charged $150 monthly for daily visits that occurred weekly, and a Grand Rapids couple facing $6,000 in disputed charges after a long illness. Hart reports widespread hospital cost abuses and delays in formal action. Air Pullout The withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam progresses, with no further air-power cuts planned. The Navy and Air Force have reduced peak Vietnam air capability by half but still field over 400 aircraft. A Congressional Club cookbook controversy shows officials using official stationery for fundraising. The bimonthly review closes with a commentary on the enduring power of the spoken versus printed word.
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Liberty
N.Y
Alfred Beck
Medicare
Beck
Social Security
Robert Ball
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Free enterprise fuels American progress say local column
Dillon SC Herald argues that real successes come from individuals and corporations. It lauds suburbs built by private developers and consumer goods as proof that free enterprise unlocks creative forces. The piece urges less government economic intervention to sustain national progress.
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Dillon
S.C
Herald
Corry High star Jim Kelsey earns third all state nod
Corry high school standout Jim Kelsey, stellar junior guard, is named to the third team on the Associated Press all state eleven. Salvation Army Christmas House opens in Corry in front of the former Montgomery Ward building to collect donations for needy families in Corry and nearby areas. A Quincy Orphanage donation vote was held by the Ladies Aid Society at Mrs. Lewis Nye's West Columbus home.
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Jim Kelsey
Corry High
Allale
Associated Ress
Salvation Army Corps
Corry
Quincy
U.B. Ladies’ Aid Society
Lewis Nye
West Columbus Avenue
Eddie Arcaro Bets Like An Investment At Tropicail Park
The famed jockey Eddie Arcaro, at age 55, surveys the Tropcail Park Race Track with Joyce Cramer as a computer predicts horse data but cannot gauge a horse mood. He says he bets rarely, treating it as an investment. Arcaro ranks among racing greats like Sande, Longden, and Shoemaker, with his last four races noted.
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Eddie Arcaro
Tropcail Park
Arcaro
Joyce Cramer
Hightstown
N.J
Aracaro
Cramer
Earl Sande
Johnny Longden
Willie Shoemaker
Newport
Walnut Hills
Eddie
Legal extortion by Bill Eaton and welfare concerns
A letter-like narrative criticizes federal welfare policy arguing that families with many children receive escalating aid including food stamps medical care rent subsidies and tax breaks while the payer bears the burden. The author cites a welfare spokesman and contrasts claimed unfairness with personal finances and moral frustration. It also recounts Eddie Arcaro's racing career and views on education and Montessori schools.
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D-Mich
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California
Medical Sharks
Charles Williams
Grand Rapids, Mich
Helen
Ball
Williams
Grand Rapids
Bureau
Congressional Club
Congressional
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Lee Talcott
Burt Talcott
R-Calif
Congressional Messenger
Tgomery Ward
Corry- Jamestown
Banana Nose
Jim
Miami Heart Institute
Bill Eaton
Department of Welfare
Erie
Australia
Kentucky
Whirlaway
Citation
Arcara
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