Medicare Rate Hike Notice Delayed Amid Congressional Action
Washington AP report says an Oct 1 date for announcing a Medicare rate increase for the next two years may be extended to allow Congress to act on Social Security bill provisions including health care. Officials consider delaying to November and adding drugs to Medicare could raise rates by 50 cents to $1, with the government matching contributions. Open enrollment may be delayed if extension isn’t granted. In Greensburg, Pa., police seek identification of a woman found buried in a shallow grave near the reservoir. an autopsy will determine cause and timing.
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Washington
Congress
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare
Department
Arch Health
Administration
Gardner
House
Senate
HEW
Greensburg
Greensburg Reservoir
Fight For Control Of $500 Million Bond Issue
Harrisburg AP report on a Senate battle over a $500 million conservation bond. Aims to create a 13 member watchdog panel to approve spending, with eight legislative chairs and five governor appointees. Oesterling criticizes the makeup. Hawbaker supports amendments that grant legislative oversight and hearings statewide. Also notes the death of Leonard Ghering, 58, longtime chair of American Glass Research Inc. in Butler.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Donald
Oesterling
Butler
Elmer Hawbaker
Franklin
Department of Mines, Health and Community Affairs
Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Commission
House
Shafer
Butler, Pa
American Glass Research Inc
Leonard G. Ghering
Tarawa bound for Providence after surplus declaration
The 33,000-ton aircraft carrier Tarawa, 888 feet long, freed by the Navy as surplus, was towed from the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Tuesday to begin its voyage to Providence.
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Philadelphia
Tarawa
Providence
Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Fire Chief Fired After Family Dispute in Waynesburg
Waynesburg police chief Charles L Hunnell, 54, who led the department for 13 years, was fired by the council on Tuesday for conduct unbecoming an officer. He had been suspended last year by Mayor Wilma Milliken after a domestic fracas with his sister in law. The town maintains a four man police force.
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Waynesburg
Charles L Hunnell
Hunnell
Wilma Milliken
Collegians Told Stay Off Drugs Or Stay Home
Bryn Mawr College officers told 78 undergraduates to stay off drugs or return home. President Katherine McBride said a perceived drug problem emerged after the warning, stressing that students should avoid drugs while at the college.
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WKY Mawr
Cary Oflicitls
Bryn Mawr College
Nave
Katherine 3. McBride
Tutlers
Antimissile Defense Budget Boost Tied to Nike-X Plan
The Johnson administration plans to lift the Nike-X antimissile defense program toward a $6 billion system over five years, with about $1 billion added to the next fiscal year budget. Pentagon funding could include hundreds of millions for research as Congress faces pressure to trim nondefense spending.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
Johnson
Congress
Jilly
Pentagon
Family outing with new bicycles boosts evening rides
Jess Huff reports a family adding seven bicycles to their fleet after selecting gear for each member. The Huff household now enjoys short evening spins and longer weekend rides, with parents and youngsters taking turns choosing routes and enjoying the fresh air.
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Hitt
Laval
Addy
Earl Youngster
Eat
Picket Lines Hit Pan American Offices Over Union Fight
Courts report picket lines at Pan American offices in Miami New York Honolulu and at Cape Kennedy Florida as workers strike after Pan American refused to honor a National Mediation Board order to begin contract talks. The board has not set a date for a decision on which union is legal representative amid a battle between Independent Brotherhood of Teamsters and AFL CIO clerks union. Martin Black, 64, longtime New York radio DJ, dies in Englewood New Jersey after 28 years of music shows and commercials on WNEW and other stations.
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Ing
Pan American
Miami
New York
Honolulu
Cape Kennedy
Florida
National Mediation Board
Independent Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters
Afl-Cio Clerks’ Union
Martin Block
Martin Black
Ralchin
Lise Tuucontifser
Englewood
N. J
Huon
WNEW
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Corry
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Tured
Lloyd Bernard
Erie
Ennett
Bennett’s
Bennett
House of Fashion
General Auto Repair
Frank's
Thomas Motors
Corry Journal
United States
Antimissile Defense
Soviet Union
Jess Huff
Pontiac
W. W. Waterhouse
Corry, Pa
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