Nursing homes under scrutiny reveal profits and neglect
A sprawling look at U.S. nursing homes shows a for profit industry pricing care to maximize Medicaid and Medicare payments while reports of under staffing and overmedication surface. Investigations flag mass visits, sedative use, and limited physician contact in facilities nationwide.
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One Killed on State Highways
An Associated Press tally shows one death on Arkansas highways during a 54 hour weekend 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. The victim was Mildren Nugent 16 of Sherida killed Sunday in a collision about one mile north of Grapevine on Arkansas 35. Six others were injured.
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Plane Crash Kills Many in Mexico City Landing
Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashed while landing near Mexico City surfacing amid swampy ground. Officials and witnesses conflict on death toll, with reports ranging from 9 to over 40 dead and 53 hospitalized. Survivors describe a hard landing and waterlogged wreckage in a marsh west of the runway.
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Mexico City jet crash claims many with survivors and dead
A Mexicana jet crash near Mexico City leaves multiple victims as rescuers battle mud and darkness. Pauline Harteell, 21, of Milwaukee, recalls the plunge while a newlywed couple from Illinois and another from Chicago escape with injuries. Rescue teams use blow torches to free passengers amid light rain and gnats as helicopters aid the efforts. The disaster follows another Mexicana crash in Monterrey four months earlier killing 79 aboard.
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Support Requested From Legislators in Arkansas Expansion Plan
A letter urging Arkansas congressional delegation to back expansion offers in the state was signed last week at Hendrix College during the Arkansas Pastor's School. The event was held at the Methodist college in Conway.
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Mixed Crowd Rally in Forrest City Urges Support for Leaders
A racially mixed crowd of over 1,000 gathered at Forrest City High School to hear local business leaders and pastors urge unity and active civic participation. Speakers labeled most residents as the silent majority, calling for backing of elected officials amid rapid social change and reforms.
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Vandiver
Viet Nam clash near Da Nang wounds Americans
North Vietnamese forces shelled a U S night bivouac about 92 miles southeast of Da Nang injuring eleven Americans and ten others while mortars and rifle fire hit nearby positions. U S infantrymen from the 11th Brigade of the Americal Division occupied the ridge line with foxholes and claymore mines as helicopters and gunships supported airborne units in scattered, ongoing fighting across South Vietnam.
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U.S
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Deaths and legal action in Harrisburg Arkansas
Miss Beulah Bread died Friday at a local hospital near the Fata Church. Funeral services were held Sunday at Herridon Funeral Chapel with Rev. Merlin Cox. burial in Holly Grove Cemetery. Grand Jury to investigate the death of Merle Morgan, 35, found in a county jail cell after arrest for drunkenness and related charges. autopsy by Dr. Rodney Carlton.
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al Hope
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