Millions In Medicare Misspent Says Auditors
Federal audits found misspent Medicare funds due to insurer inefficiencies and excessive physician payments. Reports cite overpayments, duplicates, and improper billing across Blue Shield plans, Occidental Life, Aetna, and others, with totals reaching tens of millions. Critics warn the findings could affect health insurance reform debates and call for stronger cost controls.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Florida
Colorado Medical Service
Blue Shield
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Medicare
Florida Blue Shield
Massachusetts_Blue Shield
Occidental Life Insurance Co
California
Social Security Administration
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas M. Tierney
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Canadian Firm To Build 600000 Decatur Plant
A Canadian tire mold maker will construct a 600000 plant at Southfield Industrial Park on U S 31 S, with 100 jobs expected within a year. Jack Mold Co of Ontario says construction starts this month on a 12000 square foot facility, following a January tire mold repair plant opening. The firm aims to serve rubber plants globally and notes most tire mold plants are in the North.
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Southfield
U.S. 31S
Jack Thornton
Jack Mold —Co
Ontario
U.S
Jax Mold & Machine Inc
U.S.31 S
Mathews
Wallace accuses rivals of changing tune on busing policy
Governor George Wallace told a packed Florida Senate that rival presidential candidates backpedaled on busing, while all six senators on the March 14 primary ballot voted for busing in the past. He challenged political expediency and defended quality education amid cheering supporters.
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Tallahassee
Fla
George Wallace
Wallace
Senate
New York Times
Castro
Trains Collide in Santa Cruz Brazil 128 Killed
ON THIS DATE in 1958 two trains collided in Santa Cruz Brazil killing 128 people. The item notes the disaster and its toll, reflecting a historical railway accident reported in the edition.
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Santa Cruz
Brazil
Grace Baptist Eyes School Land Acreage
Grace Baptist Schools seeks a 100 acre site on the outskirts of Decatur to expand Southeast Decatur elementary and middle schools to include high school grades and a technical school. The board approved the plan though no cost estimate is given. Enrollment is 330 from nursery to 8th grade.
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Grace Baptist Schools
Decatur
Willard Stallcup
W. D. Free
Marie Stalleup
Sherman St
Riverview Dr
Grace Baptist Church
Stallcup
Cornelia Wallace Hampered by Phlebitis Recovery
Cornelia Wallace, Alabama's first lady, is recovering from a kidney infection but a phlebitis complication may limit some campaign activities, a spokesman said.
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Montgomery
Cornelia Wallace
Alabama
Boy Finds Hope at Alabama Sheriffs Ranch
Faye Brewington profiles Jimmy a 16 year old who fled abuse and poverty before finding refuge at the Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch near Selma. Administrators describe his progress under strict, loving discipline as he heals from a troubled childhood and past traumas.
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North Alabama Sheriffs Boys
Punkin Center
Decatur
Lawrence County
Faye Brewington
Alabama Sheriffs Boys
Selma
Jimmy
Alabama Sheriffs Boy’s Ranch
Don—Acton
McLaren Testimony Ties White House to ITT Settlement
U S District Judge Richard McLaren described actions involving a White House adviser linked to the ITT antitrust settlement. He testified that as head of the antitrust division he did not consult his top aide due to workload and lack of financial expertise while Senatorial hearings examined Justice Department improprieties raised by columnist Jack Anderson.
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Washington
U.S
Richard McLaren
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
McLaren
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
Justice
Department
ITT Anderson
ITT
Jimmy's path to a GED fuels a second high school diploma
The houseparent notes Jimmy, initially an outsider at church, becomes a Christian. He trails a year in school due to size but lifts grades to a B average, earns a football spot, and, as a sophomore by age, pursues a GED to complete high school. Pop Acton supports his decision.
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Jimmy
Pop
Acton
Mutual Charges Found Groundless in Audit of Mutual Savings Life
A preliminary audit of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. finds state charges against management groundless. Special Asst. Atty Gen Julian Butler says if no new information appears, the attorney general will drop the 10 week old suit against the Decatur company. The audit absolves Louie Roussel and his son, board chairman Louie Roussel II, and shows the company solvent. Butler said Baxley will decide next week whether to drop the suit.
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Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
John Bookout
Julian Butler
Bill Baxley
Mutual Savings
Newton Powell
Birmingham
Louie Roussel
Louie Roussel II
Insurance Department
Butler
Baxley
State Insurance Department
Mutual
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N.H
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
Harrisburg
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FBI
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
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Cuba
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Kleindienst
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Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
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