07 May 1977
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1977
Page
1
A Road Information Program study finds Pennsylvania would save money and fuel with a ten year road rebuilding program. It highlights deteriorated pavement on 30 percent of major roads causing higher costs, fuel use, tire wear, and vehicle damage, with 2,000 fires and 135,000 injuries linked to poor highways.
A Tribune column mocks IRS document destruction as wasteful while praising pencils and noting Pencil Recognition Day. It cites vast pencil production, costs, and materials, and questions whether grits used by Carter's diners have a singular form, quoting Webster and experts.
Washington-Gen George Brown's insults to Jews Israel Iran and Britain triggered political backlash as Pentagon officials admitted transcript errors wrongly praised Congress. The piece notes Brown's past sharp attacks and ongoing controversy around his comments and the Pentagon’s handling.
ART BUCHWALD and Rademacher discuss a sense that America is mired in dull repeat programming. They warn reruns steal initiative, make days feel repetitive, and sap creativity as networks cut new shows. Cronkite and Nixon interviews are noted as near-reruns amid seasonal TV cycles.
Indiana County veterans to be well represented as the VRW 26th District stages a large parade and celebration in Nanty Glo on Saturday. Deborah Sawyer and Frank Galonis competed in the Bedford state Roller Skating Championships over the weekend.
Washington column on Medicaid fraud and waste, citing HEW figures of about 980 million a year lost to fraud, plus another billion in physicians’ schemes. Notes New York City welfare and Medicaid costs, and profiles the New Jersey welfare strike force led by Jonathan Goldstein, whose work yields convictions and reduced losses. Mentions broader calls for federal admission of welfare theft.
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