Pothole taxes and elderly care reform in New York and beyond
A 1974 newspaper column decries repeated gas tax hikes to fix pothole chaos and outlines affordable options for elderly care. It highlights Project Ezra on New York's Lower East Side, Tele-Care hotlines, and group programs at Mt. Sinai in Baltimore, Meals on Wheels services, and Boswell Memorial Hospital seminars to help seniors navigate Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Hospital Fund
Project Ezra
New York
Lower East Side
Herrick Memorial Hospital
Berkeley
Calif
Baltimore
Mt. Sinai
Boswell Memorial Hospital
Sun City
Ariz
Care for elderly programs and rising utility costs
A review of home care programs for the elderly shows 2,800 hospital administered initiatives delivering nearly 1.8 million visits in 1974, with models like New York’s Chelsea Project and Los Angeles County USC Medical Center home visits. The piece warns that expanded home care could save hundreds of millions and keep many seniors out of nursing homes while noting a separate study suggesting utilities seek to add 44 billion to bills via regulatory changes to cover construction costs for future plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea Project
New York
St Vincent Hopsital
Walter J. McNerney
The
Blue Cross Assa
Regulators and utilities clash over federal rules in New York
Regulators plan a March 8 public hearing in New York City on 844 billion rules to be issued by the Federal Power Commission. Utilities bring lawyers and economists from across the country to present their case while consumer groups lack similar funding. The rules would affect mainly utilities under FPC regulation but are expected to be adopted nationwide, shaping revenue sharing and civil rights enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuderal Power
New York City
FPC
William Sherlock
Oldest joys of man and the sex drive through history
A reflective piece on sex, morality, and social change traces how attitudes toward sex shifted from ancient times to modern society. It spotlights female empowerment in love, critiques licentiousness, and warns that wane of marriage would threaten civilization, while recalling historical anecdotes of prostitution and reform. The Motor Vehicle Code section notes a major legislative update to standardize road rules and introduce radar, with penalties and June 1977 deadlines in view.
Amnesty and reforms sip into a broad bill package
The measure proposes amnesty for about 26 000 suspended licenses allowing immediate driving and wiping penalty points for 250 000 point holders while keeping the system but shifting to higher fines and rehabilitation. Drunken driving bans remain. public hearings planned. study on shops and services. revocation for false advertising overcharging and other offenses.
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T-Corry Journal
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
ARNAS
Sylvia Porter
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Tucson
Blue Cross
Washington
Meir
Federal Power Commission
Library of Congress
John Moss
D-Calit
Sd Billiom
Ch Anderson
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Consolidated Edison of
Treasury Dept
Office of Revenue Sharing
ORS
Center For National Policy Review and Clearinghouse
Pittsburgh
Fire Department
Los Angeles
Spartanburg
D.C
Congress
Baybee
Horace Greeley
Women’s Prison
Hall
San Francisco
Follett
Chicago
Hattie Fox
Lottie
Fourth Avenue
Pennsylvania
Transportation Committee
Emma Golden
Miss Goldman
Havelock Ellis
Common Cause
Chamber of Commerce
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