HEW to Cut 142 Million in Medicaid to 20 States
HEW will withhold 142 million dollars in Medicaid payments from 20 states for failing to meet annual utilization review requirements for nursing home care for the poor. New York faces the largest hit at 53.8 million. California and other states also face substantial reductions and potential repayments. Califano urges Congress to simplify the program while enforcing the law.
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Carter First Lady meets two American churchmen in Brazil
Recibe Brazil report details Rosalynn Carter meeting two American churchmen arrested and beaten by Brazilian police. The Rev. Lawrence Rosebaugh and Mennonite missionary Thomas Capucino described inhumane treatment and incommunicado detention. Mrs. Carter expressed sympathy and said she would carry their message to President Carter. The incident sparked concerns over Brazil's human rights record amid official investigations and U.S.-Brazil tensions over nuclear policy.
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Virginia and North Carolina Weather Summary and Log
Weather report shows showers and thunderstorms across Virginia with highs in the 60s and cool winds at night. North Carolina sees scattered showers mainly Thursday with mountains partly cloudy, clearing at night and Friday turning mostly sunny. Downtown log includes hourly temps and winds with minimal precipitation data.
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British Are Barred From Leaving Uganda Row Involving Amin
British residents in Uganda face travel bans amid tensions with Idi Amin as Britain recalls officials and questions his London trip plans. Prime Minister Callaghan and Foreign Secretary Owen urge calm while noting safety concerns for about 300 Britons, many missionaries and volunteers, remaining in Uganda after Britain cut relations in 1976. The Ugandan government seat appeared vacant at a Commonwealth meeting, with Amin's whereabouts uncertain.
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Nurses Acquitted Of Some Charges In Detroit Case
Two Filipina nurses at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital were acquitted on several counts of murder and poisoning tied to mysterious injections in the late 1970s. Judge Philip Pratt cleared some charges but allowed remaining counts to go before a jury, with one poisoning case per nurse still unresolved and a potential life term should they be convicted.
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