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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
1
Washington AP report says six tonsillectomies on one patient and a pharmacist claiming 120 pills daily for 204 days were flagged by computers as potential Medicaid fraud. Officials estimate about one billion dollars yearly lost to improper Medicaid charges.
Federal and city investigators describe mob racketeers partnering with operators of health centers in New York slums to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from public medical funds. A Bronx psychiatrist linked to a shared health facility was nearly killed in 1975. others faced threats to pay monthly kickbacks in exchange for protection from new medicaid centers opening within a 20 block area.
Washington reports easing inflation at the wholesale level with a 0.4 percent May rise, the smallest in 10 months, while unemployment falls to 6.9 percent, the first under 7 percent since November 1974, signaling improving economic momentum ahead of the Carter administration.
Lawmakers veto energy secretary authority over natural gas prices by creating a five member commission to set prices with independent status. The House also bars the secretary from issuing rules without Congress veto, signaling a weakened energy czar role despite a broader cabinet restructuring.
Alabama budget officials signaled the general fund is not as deep in the red as feared, boosting chances for a 3.7 million dollar aid package to cover projected deficits in court revenues. Morgan County judges will delay cancellations, Limestone grand jurors worked unpaid, and Lawrence County awaits guidance on June 13 sessions as lawmakers weigh the budget.
The entry notes that in 1966 Surveyor 1 relayed pictures from the Moon after achieving the first soft landing on the lunar surface in the Oro region. It mentions the era’s space exploration milestone and ties to the Tennessee Valley outlook. The brief calendar snippet also lists weather highs in the upper 80s and upcoming maps on page 2.
The Alabama Supreme Court ordered a 52 million refund of excess rates collected by South Central Bell along with upholding a 16.7 million PSC rate increase. The decision requires refunds with interest, estimating impacts on residential and commercial customers and suggesting refunds be issued as checks. The ruling, in a 6-3 decision, also notes dissent over the rate base calculations.
A grease fire in the kitchen at John's Restaurant and Truck Stop in Hartselle Alabama 36 burned the building Thursday. Fire crews from Hartselle and Priceville battled the blaze but could not save the structure, though they kept flames from gas pumps. Coroner Guy Hollaway said the grill grease ignition sparked a roof fire after initial extinguishing efforts by employees. Community members assisted at the scene.
The United States will exchange diplomats with Cuba for the first time in 16 years. The State Department announced that interest sections would be exchanged as part of renewing ties with Fidel Castro's government, severed in 1961 over Cuba's export of revolution.
Ronald Schuman badly burned and his wife Rosalie dead in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire. A $21.5 million damage suit filed in Covington U.S. District Court on behalf of the Bright, Indiana couple names 4R Corp and Richard Schiling and sons, architect William Reeding, the City of Southgate, and Kentucky as defendants. The suit claims improper construction and lack of fire safety measures including exits and fire walls and accuses officials of failed inspections. It notes 161 dead and two missing Ohio women Evelyn Shough and Judy Bohrer.
Elderly Mrs. Josephine Easter 77 and her sister Mrs. Lee Rogers 84 died after their car was hit broadside by a 15 ton Burgreen Construction Co truck on U S 72 east near Hickory House Restaurant. Coroner Moore said Easter died en route to Athens Limestone Hospital and Rogers later at the hospital. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
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