Action Line help desk at The Enterprise contact
Readers are invited to call or write Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or problems. The paper notes the high volume makes it impossible to answer or acknowledge every request, but all inquiries are considered.
Medicare room charges explain private room costs and spell rules
Medicare uses a per spell $60 deductible applying to total charges for bed and care. Semi private rooms are defined as multi bed spaces with the most prevalent hospital rate, here $30, so patients pay the difference to private rooms when choosing private accommodations. When necessary for medical reasons, patients may be moved to private rooms with Medicare paying the difference.
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Medicare
J.L.A
Open house beverages not promised at Emerywood branch
A postal service spokesman said soft drinks were not available at Emerywood or Archdale branches during July 1 open houses. The paper notes no refreshments were referenced in June 30 coverage of postal service plans and attributes claims to others, not the paper.
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Emerywood
H.B
Postal Service
Archdale
Addresses for Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and family
Reference librarians located two addresses with small variance: 10 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 and 45 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020. Both listings pertain to the aviator and his family.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Anon
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
N.Y
Census interview queries raise questions about purpose
A reader asks why a census taker questioned her 15 year old daughter and whether a Mrs working for the census bureau exists. The regional director confirms monthly interviews at selected High Point addresses for the Current Population Survey with strict confidentiality and official identification.
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Census Bureau
R.W
Joseph Norwood
High Point
Norwood
Viet Cong peace plan rejected in Paris talks
The U S called the Viet Cong proposal for a year end troop withdrawal in exchange for POW releases unacceptable in its present form. Hanoi and Saigon pressed for clarification and an unconditional POW release and cease fire as negotiations continued.
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David Mason
Associated Press
PARIS
United States
U.S
Vietnam
David K.E. Bruce
South Vietnam
Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Pham Dang Lam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Lam
Saigon
Stassen recalls Nixon urged U S to intervene in Indochina
Harold Stassen says President Eisenhower decided by mid 1954 not to send American ground troops to Indochina despite Nixon urging military intervention. He cites Spring 1954 discussions and NSC meetings, noting Dulles’s opposition to recognizing North Vietnam and Eisenhower’s preference for internationally supervised elections in Vietnam.
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D. Steven Rutkus
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Indochina
Richard M. Nixon
Stassen
Nixon
Mutual Security Administration
Foreign Operations Ation
National Security Council
John Foster Dulles
United States
North Vietnam
Pentagon
North
South Vietnam
Dulles
Radford
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Vietnam
Miliea Stary
Guards Killed At Wilmington School
Two unarmed Pinkerton guards Irving L. Padrick and James D. Flowers were shot to death while patrolling Williston Junior High School in Wilmington. Police have no clues. Pinkerton posts a $10000 reward. The killings follow racial unrest surrounding desegregation and earlier violent incidents in the city.
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Wilmington
N.C
Pinkerton
Irving L. Padrick
James D. Flowers
Leland
Eugene C. Fey
Wilmington Police
Padrick
Flowers
Williston Junior High School
South Side
Officials Involved In Drugs Probe Escalates
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell says the United States seeks Southeast Asian officials tied to narcotics traffic harming American servicemen. He refused to name names, citing security, and pledged to reveal them in closed session with State Department clearance. Rep. Steele claims Gen Ngo Dzu is a principal narcotics trafficker tied to heroin use among troops. Muskie pressed for detail on Laos Thailand and Burma officials. session continues.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
United States
Mitchell
Senate
State Department
Capitol
Robert H. Steele
Rconn
House
Ngo Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
Dzu
Steele
U.S
Oith Bunker
Morgan Mur
South Vietnam
Edmund S. Muskie
U S Captain Faces Court Martial Over Vietnam Protest
Air Force Captain Thomas Culver faces a five to six day court martial in England over a Hyde Park protest near the U S embassy. Judge Colonel Carl R Abrams says a foreign country restriction on speech remains constitutional but argued it is not an unreasonable intrusion. Culver and attorney Capt. Frank Wesson insist the action was a personal protest and not a demonstration. Maximum penalty cited is dishonorable discharge and four years in prison.
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Lakenheath
England
Air Force
Carl R. Abrams
North Miami Beach
Fla
Abrams
West Germany
Thomas Culver
Britain
Culver
Capt
Frank Wesson
Hyde Park
U.S
The Role Of The Aged Income And Finances
A. Howard White reports on economic variations among older persons. Some live in poverty and need aid, some are self sufficient, and others enjoy surplus income. Most rely on Social Security and employer pensions, with health costs shaping their finances. The Duke seminar explored aging and economic survival with no final conclusions.
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A. Howard White
Durham
America
Burlington Times-News
Duke University
Enterprise
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation
Center For the
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