Kennedy Hears Problems In Getting Medical Care In WV
West Virginia witnesses tell Senator Edward Kennedy about difficulty obtaining medical care and insurance. They describe unpaid hospital bills, job loss over medical debt, and gaps in Medicare for those under 65. A Doddridge County delegation cites physician access limits despite an $80,000 clinic funded locally.
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Gary Graham
Press
Kingwood
U.S
Edward M. Kenedy
West Virginia
Senate
Kennedy
Sen
Jennings
Randolph
D-W. Va
Preston County
Massachusetts Democrat
Wilda Hess
Legal Aid Society
Hess
Doddridge County
Laos Criticism Gets Veteran Demotion
Lt Col Frank Miller, veteran aviator with 25 years service and a Purple Heart recipient, faces demotion amid Laos criticism as he narrates days in Saigon. In separate North Carolina prison siege context, Maj Joseph Brooks cites the escape of four inmates, detailing their identities and flight from a Sampson-Cumberland County area prison van.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Frank Miller
Frank
Miller
Korea
Firel
Clinton
N.C
Florida
Nanalm Beingitire
Joseph’ Brooks
State Department ‘of Corrections
Sampson County
Joe Strickland
Gordon Simmons
North Carolina
Chamberland Able
Fayetteville
Harry Green
Graysville
Ala
Ernest Jones
Hopkinsville
Terry Sykes
Jackson
Miss
Miller Removed From Command in Vietnam War Talks
Disjointed remarks describe Miller’s dismissal from a field command amid Vietnam War discussions. The Army claims he spoke beyond his remit while negotiations reference the 52nd Aviation Battalion and Fire Base 6 near Saigon, with President Nixon’s views cited.
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Miller
The
United
Red
Camp Frenzell-Jones
Nixon
Saigon
Public Trial Publicity Stunt Amid Campus Unrest
East Carolina University students accuse President Leo W. Jenkins of misrepresentation as a planned campus public trial triggers protests. Student leader Glenn Croshaw labels Jenkins neglect of the student body while the dispute centers on visiting hours between dormitories and trustee actions. Jenkins calls the trial a publicity stunt and defends trustees keeping a steady schedule.
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Greenville
N.C
East Carol
Leo W. Jenkins
Jenkins
Glenn Croshaw
Student Government Association
J. Jenkins
Board of Trustees
Croshaw
Smithfield Bank Robbed of $8,000
A gunman robbed the Smithfield National Bank branch in Smithfield North Carolina stealing about $8,000. It was the state’s ninth bank robbery of the year. The branch sits on a truck lane bypassing downtown Smithfield and the fleeing direction is unknown.
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Smithfield
N.C
Smithfield National Bank
iNorth
Carolina
Bulwark of confidence rests on past lessons
The statement argues that self-confidence should grow from historical experience to sustain hope for the future. It critiques share the wealth plans as replacing sound reasoning with mere optimism, suggesting a need for grounded analysis over hopeful rhetoric.
Drug Use Has No Effect On Combat Says Report
Investigators for a Senate subcommittee report that drug abuse is rising in the armed forces but rarely affects combat missions. They found no significant direct impact on military operations, though isolated marijuana use in combat was noted and Vietnam missions were not jeopardized. Senator Hughes called drug abuse a critical epidemic. Congressmen cited estimates of up to 40,000 troops in Vietnam using high grade heroin.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Europe
Far East
Vietnam
Subcommittee
Harold E.hughes
Iowa
House
Memiberg
Morgan
F. Murphy
D-Il
Robert H. Steel
R-Conn
Saigon
House, Foreign Affairs Committee
Turkey
Tran
Laos
Thailand
South Vietnam
U.S
Coenenes
Hughes
Billie Sol Estes Seeks Parole Hearing Looms Next Week
Billie Sol Estes, the 46 year old once celebrated as an exemplary American, seeks parole from a 15 year malt fraud and conspiracy sentence. At La Tuna Texas the Federal Correctional Institute prepares the report for the U.S. Board of Parole which will review Estes’ bid next Monday. The board rejected his first parole bid earlier in 1970. Estes, arrested March 29 1962, built a vast financial empire in Pecos Texas including fertilizer ventures and a mortuary before his arrest.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Federal Correctional Institute
la Tuna
Tex
Estes
U.S. Board of Parole
Financial Day Wonder
West Texas
Parole Board
George J. Reed
Law- Hare
Wall Street
Pecos
Meck County votes to retain surplus food aid plan
The Mecklenburg County Commission voted 3-2 to keep the surplus commodity system for welfare recipients rather than switch to food stamps. A state social services spokesman noted 50 counties use surplus commodities and 60 provide food stamps.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Commission
State Department of Social Services
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Hope Mills
Wilbert Capps
Gregory Pierce
James Taylor
Akron
Smithfield Bank
NCNB
Zefa
John Chadwick
Clark Gable
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