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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
1
AP reports a doctor claimed he performed six tonsillectomies on the same patient last year and the government paid the bills. A pharmacist claimed 120 pills daily for 204 days for one person. Computers flag fraud as the first nationwide Medicaid probe targets doctors and pharmacists amid an estimated $1 billion annual loss.
Paris AP reports Vietnam provided the United States a list of 20 additional missing Americans believed found in Vietnam. Assistant Secretary Richard Holbrooke noted families are being informed by their services and that no names will be publicly released until the U S Army lab in Hawaii confirms identifications. The move accompanies U S efforts to secure diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
The William Carson ferry sank after heavy ice ruptured its hull off the Labrador coast. All 110 aboard were rescued, with 88 passengers and 22 crew reported in good condition. Helis evacuated 42 to Marys Harbor and St Anthony. the Sir Humphrey Gilbert icebreaker rescued the rest.
Delaware County expects sunny today with a high in the 70s and lows around 50s. Saturday brings sun and highs near 75 to 80, with a chance of showers possible Sunday and cooler conditions by Monday. New Castle County also shows mainly sunny conditions and a pleasant Saturday, while Chester is not available. Precipitation totals and tidal data are noted, with general air quality notes for Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker Herbert Fineman had his appeal rejected over his obstruction of justice conviction tied to a scheme to place students in medical schools. U S District Judge John P Fullam ruled the trial fair and scheduled sentencing for next Friday.
Robert Wilkinson, jailed for over a year for five deaths in a 1975 Philadelphia firebombing, is acquitted as Common Pleas Court Judge Merna Marshall cites prosecutorial mishandling. The court found misconduct by police and the district attorney's office. Wilkinson had been convicted in 1976 of five counts of first degree murder.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced there will be no bear hunting this year due to lack of control over hunter numbers. Preliminary data show bear hunters have roughly doubled in four years, with increases in critical areas. the agency urges a separate bear hunting license to limit and direct harvest.
The United States will exchange interest sections with Cuba for the first time in 16 years. State Department spokesman John Trattner said the Carter administration will announce formal steps later today detailing the first diplomat exchanges since Eisenhower's era.
Four Bailey children ages 7, 6, 5, and 5 died in a two room frame house fire in Rome near Bradford County. Fire officials said parents were away, two kids tried to escape but a side door was blocked by a bed, and investigators considered a possible gas explosion as the fire’s cause. The bodies were taken to Robert Packer Hospital in Towanda. parents treated for shock.
In Pennsylvania the Daily-Lottery drawing on Thursday June 2 produced the winning number 458. Delaware’s Double Diamond Lottery drew on Thursday with Blue 64 White 5 Gold 20 and Double Diamonds. New Jersey Weekly Lottery numbers were 919 and 689 with Millionaire finalist 84755.
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