Medicare's second year brings mixed results for elderly
One year into Medicare in Morgan County the program has provided security for 4,975 seniors while causing confusion over forms and procedures for both elderly beneficiaries and the workers administering it. Social Security officials note many beneficiaries misunderstand what is covered beyond hospital visits and doctor bills. Under Part A the federal government pays all but the first $40 of a hospital bill for the first 60 days and all but $10 for the next 20 days per spell of illness.
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Cora Blair
DAILY
Medicare
Othiér
Morgan County
Saaiene Wilacs
Seeca
Evans
Medicare Part A impacts Morgan County hospitals
Estimates for the first year show Morgan County hospitals receiving about 500000 under Part A. Decatur General projects 180000, Baugh-Wiley-Smith around 145000, and Hartselle Hospital about 130000. Black-Chandler Hospital data unavailable. Medicare raises staffing and paperwork demands, with more nurses needed due to increased patient complications.
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Medicare
Morgan County
Decatur General
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Decatur
Hartselle Hospital
Black-Chandler Hospital
Ray Guier
Vacuum repair help and county garbage plan questions
A reader asks about a missing Filter Queen distributor in Decatur and is referred to Filter Queen Distributing Co in Huntsville. The county delays public outreach on a proposed countywide garbage pickup run by private firms pending public opinion and potential funding. A note requests street repair responsibility in the southwest town section damaged during highway work.
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Filter Queen
Filter Queen Distributers
Decatur
Filter Queen Distributing Co
Penney St
Huntsville
Night battle in Vietnam as 101st Airborne fights VC trap
In June 1966 near Kontum 101st Airborne Division paratroopers move into position while Spec 4 Robert Locklayer of Hillsboro and Capt Bill Carpenter lead a four man fire team through 12 minutes of intense combat. An enemy decoy and heavy sniper fire test their resolve as an air strike is directed into their own position.
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Alvin Benn
Daily City
Army
101St Airborne Division
Kontum
Hagles
Spec
Robert Locklayer
Hillsboro
Locklayer
Bill Carpenter
West Point
Oo Charlee Ceatabeney
Hem Jaaocae
Lawrence Countian
Carpenter
Israel takes Suez bank as fighting resumes in Middle East
Beirut dispatch says Israel pressed into the east bank of the Suez Canal amid renewed clashes. Cairo radio and official broadcasts accuse each side of initiating attacks and violating the cease-fire. Reports cite fighting near Ras-el-Ayish as casualties occur. War continues with no clear cease-fire in sight.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Aprael
Sinai
Cairo
East Bank
Israel
Egypt
Ras-el-Ayish
Severe Wind and Rain Disrupt Decatur Power, Roads
A weekend electrical storm hit Decatur and parts of Morgan and Limestone Counties, causing power outages for a 12 to 14 block downtown area and washing out roads. Electricity was failing on 1st Avenue near the warehouse while some fuses tripped. No major damage reported beyond scattered trees and a few fuses, with the worst impact centered in the Holmes family area at 115 7th Ave NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Benn
Decatur
Morgan
Limestone Counties
1St Ave
Johnson mends fences with party governors in Texas visit
President Johnson cut a Texas trip short to fly in and mend differences with Democratic state governors. Missouri's Hearnes urged a candidate change if Johnson does not alter course, signaling tension within the party ahead of 1968.
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Decatur Daily
St .Louis
Johnson
Texas
Hearnes
Missouri
Lee
Israeli Troops Kill 12 Arabs Near UN Camp
Israeli soldiers shot and killed 12 Arab men during a raid on a former UN Emergency Force camp near Rafah. The attackers, part of a larger group of about 160 Arabs, breached the site before the gunfire.
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Tel Avev
Israel
U.N
Rafa
Aboo Rp Bn
U S Bombers Attack Rail Yards and Missile Site
A U S bomber strike hit eight rail yards and a missile installation, with large stretches of track silenced. The U S Command reported targets were in a strategic area and noted damage to rail infrastructure and related facilities.
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U.S
Fireworks Show To Be Largest Ever In Decatur
Judy Jones and Cora Blair report the Spirit of America celebration in Decatur will cap July 4 with the largest public display yet. Related article and Delane Park map appear on Page D-1 of the Decatur Daily.
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Judy Jones
Cora Blair
Decatur
Spirit of America
Brates Sole
Delane Park
Decatur Daily
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DLP
Lemke Od
SUEZ
Mideast
3Rd Infantry Regiment
Carl Anderson
U.S. Army
Pentagon
Defense
Cyrus Vance
Upland
Calif
Bark Picker
Robert Holmes
7Th Ave
Ed Bruchac
Holmes
LBJ
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