Hospitals Flunk 68 Of 105 Medicare Spot Checks
Government inspection teams found 68 of 105 Medicare hospitals deficient in health and safety during initial spot checks. Public officials warned the ratio may reflect the rest of about 6,700 hospitals in the federal program. Common issues included smoke barriers, automatic doors, sprinklers, and fire drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Administration
Sidney Rosenfeld
Social Security
Bureau of
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of
Commission
Congress
Medicare
Rosenfeld
Fedral
Denenberg Faces Rejection as PUC Nomination Looms
Herbert Denenberg again faces possible removal from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission after a Senate vote setback. Governor Shapp, previously delaying confirmation, now intensifies efforts to consumerize the panel while Denenberg urges fair treatment for consumers and utilities and presses for accountability on nuclear energy.
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Harrisburg
Herbert Denenberg
Public Utility Commission
Senate
Shapp
PUC
Denenberg
Senate Democratic
Rules Committee
Erie Lawyer Named For Mass Murder Suspect Chism
President Judge Edward H. Carney appointed Robert Huhta an Erie attorney to defend Donald Lee Chism, a 38 year old accused of killing his wife their three children and the grandfather. Huhta noted his criminal and civil trial experience and potential conflict with District Attorney Robert Chase. The case is set for grand jury and criminal court consideration in May. a venue change was not decided.
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Erie
Robert Huhta
Edward H. Carney
Donald Lee Chism
Carney
Huhta
Marie Merrill
Robert Chase
Chase
Michael Veshecco
Chism
Erie County
Grand Jury
Tragic Rijeka Hospital Fire Claims 24 Babies
An explosion and fire at Dr. Zdravko Kocje Hospital in Rijeka Yugoslavia killed 24 babies and left four more in critical condition. A hospital spokesman confirmed the toll and ongoing rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Rijeka
Zdravko Kocie
McKinstry Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
ERIE The assistant district attorney criticized the one to five year sentence handed to Richard Allyn McKinstry by Judge William E. Pratt for the death of 6 year old Renee Perry. McKinstry had served 24 months already and becomes eligible for parole in 3½ months.
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Erie
Richard Allyn McKinstry
McKinstry
Charles Agresti
William E. Pratt
Renee Perry
Agresti
Pfadi
Erie County
Mario Restifo
Thomas Colbridge
Sparta area notes springtime scenes and community ties
Florence Sherlock reports spring has arrived with green grass robins and daffodils. The column records visits among Selkirk Meadville Jamestown and Spartansburg residents notes births hospital recoveries and Easter greetings plus a CMA rally at Union City and a nursing home sewing drive.
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Florence Sherlock
William Proper
Selkirk
Arthur Scouten
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Proper
Edna Evans
Millard Clark
Meadville
Edna
Georgia Kinney
Gary Gordon
Guys Mills
Paul
Helen) Scouten
Chris
Iva) Maker
Walter
Lucy) Ross
Corry
Jamestown
N.Y
Maker
Barbara Howell
Andrew Howell
Corry Memorial Hospital
Isaac Sherlock
Don
Evelyn) Merkle
Michael
Dennis Merkle
Miss Reed
Gordon Burrows
Lenah Clute
Union City
Dennis
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester
Edward
Phydella) Webber
Corry Hospital
Lake City
Harold Tubbs
Centerville
Barry Scouten
Verna Scouten
Wendy
Wohlgemuth
United Methodist Church
Spartansburg
McCray
Dorothy Staub
Quiet Acres Convalescent Home
Spring Creek
Duane Boythe
William Boythe
Valparaiso
Ind
Goshen
Glenn Gaber
June Straite
Indiana
Alvin Brenner
David Jones
Tom Jones
Clifford Straite
All I
Albert Brenner
John Brenner
Glenn Jones
Raymond Straite
Lelia Cook
June Gaber
Boythe
Brenner
Quiet Acres Nursing Home
Harlan
Mabel) Weidner
Union City Missionary Alliance
Sparta Church
Mina Corner
Rosa Baker
Kenneth McWilliams
Waterford
Rosa
Mrs. Nelook
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Rice Realty
Eileen Simmons
Behrend Center
North Center Street
DuBois
Vubois
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Dwayne Freer
College Park
Dubois Hospital
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
National Transportation Safety Board
New York
United States
The
Cotton Fiber Paper Council Inc
Erie Mass Death
Faith Church
Kanzlemar
Faith Choir
Faith Chorale
BASSS
Sparta
Tue Journal Daily
Ou! Garden Center & Nursery
Redwood
Jardinieres
Tomassoni & Sons Nursery
Seaboard
Warren
Eddy Street
Warren, PA
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