Billion Dollar Waste Of Medicaid Funds Charged
A Manhattan grand jury report charged about 1 billion in Medicaid money spent by New York City was wasted through fraud and inefficiency. It covers May 1908 to 1968 with over 1.8 billion spent, citing forged names, blank-sign forms, repeated fees, and “ping ponging” among doctors leading to unnecessary services and inflated charges.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Jacob Grumet
Apollo 16 may be delayed to April for design fix
Apollo 16 launch could slip from March 17 to April 16 after engineers found a design deficiency in the separation system of the Apollo command ship from its lunar lander. Rocco Petrone said testing in California revealed a single explosive strand could fail, prompting disassembly and tests before reflight.
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Cape Kennedy
Ap1
California
Rocco A. Petrone
Whetther
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Petrone
UPI
Moon
Lunar
Earth
Rockwell
Downey
Calif
Arrival of Russian Husband Ends Months of Red Tape
Debbie Kremnnov of Great Neck New York welcomes her Russian husband Valerie Kremnnov at Kennedy Airport after a long bureaucratic ordeal. They married in Russia six months ago and faced visa issues and his expulsion from medical school for nursing her illness.
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New York
UPI
Debbie Kremnnova
Valerie Kremaiov
Kennedy Airport
Russia
Hve
Kremnnov
Debbie Brackman
Debbie
Selma Brackman
Leningrad
Great Neck
N. Y
Moscow
Blacks Oppose Increase In Student Bus Fares in Norfolk
In Richmond the NAACP-aligned group appeals to the 4th U. S. Circuit Court to block a Norfolk Transit fare rise from 43 to 443 for desegregation students. Attorney Henry L. Marsh claims the higher rate unfairly burdens Black neighborhoods and urges city takeover of transport costs.
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Richmond
UPL
Tacks
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Norfolk
Henry L. Marsh
Virginia Transit Co
Marsh
Norfolk School Board
Rail Officers To Surrender In Penn Central Fraud Case
District Attorney Arlen Specter said three men, Bevan Hodge and Lassiter, would surrender on charges they conspired to defraud Penn Central by diverting 21 million dollars to acquire Executive Jet Aviation in Columbus Ohio. A fourth conspirator was arrested in Los Angeles.
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Philadelphia
UPS
Arlen Specter
Penn Central
Air Force
Los Angeles
Specter
David C. Bevan
Gladwynne
Penn Central Finance Committee
Charles J. Hodge
F. I. Dupont
Executive Jet Aviation
Columbus
Ohio
Young Soviet dissenter Bukovsky given 12 year sentence
Vladimir Bukovsky, 23, found guilty of undermining Soviet power by anti regime activities. He receives two years in prison, five in a labor camp, and five years in internal exile. Court described as public. Sakharov and Western journalists blocked from attending.
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Moscow
YPI
Vladimir Bukovsky
Peoples Court
Bukovaky
Soviet Union
Tass
Bukovsky
Andrei D. Sakharov
Virginia Attorney General Seeks Environmental Reform Plan
Virginia AG Andrew Miller said overlapping agency jurisdictions create confusion in environmental policy. He proposed an exhaustive study and a restructured governor's environmental council with 3 to 5 expert members and no other officials. The council would mediate among agencies and discuss problems with agency heads.
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Hichmond
UPI
Andrew Miller
Virginia
Miller
Council On the Environment
Memphis man found hanged in jail cell after arrest for drunkenness
Phillip M. Cramer of Memphis died in a city jail cell after being arrested for drunkenness and carrying a concealed weapon. He reportedly attacked his estranged wife at work and had a blackjack at arrest. Police say he hanged himself using a leather strap for his artificial hand. In Tennessee, February draft calls are unlikely with no orders from Washington and incentives boosting service.
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Memphis
UPI
Phillip M. Cramer
Nashville
Tennessee
Arnold Malong
Selective Service
Washington
Bishop Decries Pornography Spread in Nashville
Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph A. Durick urged a united fight against pornography in a letter to Nashville priests. He warned that growing adult book stores and their literature threaten the home and schools and endorsed We The People Inc to shore up the community’s moral fiber.
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Nashville
UPI
Joseph A. Darrick
Durick
We the People, Inc
Snow Machines Prep Slopes In East Tennessee Resorts
Snow guns operated at Gatlinburg and Renegade resorts as warm December delays opening. Viking Mountain near Greeneville awaits snow guns and plans a mid month first season. Temperatures in East Tennessee cooled but remain mild, delaying official openings.
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Tennessee
Gatlinburg
Crossville
Crab Orchard
Renegade
Viking Mountain
Greeneville
East Tennessee
Snowmaking under way at Appalachian region ski resorts
Snow guns operate at Gatlinburg Renegade and Viking Mountain with cold air aiding depth. Seven Devils closed. Sapphire Valley Batlinbuca and Renegade plan Thursday openings. sugar mountain and others set to open. One inch natural snow plus base building noted. beginners areas added at Viking Mountain. Weather promises ideal snowmaking conditions with 10 to 20 inches reported at times.
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Appalachian
Decca Mountain
Catatouches
Sapphire Valley
Seven Devils
Sugar Mountain
Batlinbuca
Renegade
Viking Mountain
Todery Sky Valley
Cammon Valley
Conditant Fair 18
Homesead
Gatlinburg
Tennessee
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Thanga Hills
Nairobi
Kenya
East African Wildlife Society
American Sportsman
Deborah Brackman Kremnioya
Valerie
Kennedy International Airport
United States
Kremnloy
Kremlov
Kremalovac
Osbert F. Lassiter
Beverly Hills
Tal
John W. Hanes Jr
Fairfax County
United Press Internat
Outlook
Kingsport Times
Kingsport News
Kingsport Publishing
Lynn Garden Gr.iegtperl
Tend
Melterger
Kingsfort
United Prev. International
Chicago Daily News
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Cas Walker
Cai
Walker
Henredon
Heritage
Drexel
Sherrill
Thomasville
Craftique
Johnson City
King’s Giant Plaza
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