Government sets first nationwide medical cost guidelines
The Price Commission unveils limits on doctor office fees and hospital room charges as part of Nixon era economic controls. Doctor visits allowed 2.5 percent annual increases and hospital room rates up to 6 percent with proof of expense growth. higher rises require government approval. The plan differentiates institutional and non institutional providers and aims to curb inflation in health care costs while preserving quality.
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Price Commission
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American Medical Asso
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AMA
Dayton Moore
Commission
Nixon
Grayson
Internal Revenue Service
Medicare
Plane Aiding Cambodians Falls and Burns in Mekong Area
An F4 Phantom from U S Air Force crashed near Phnom Penh while supporting Cambodian troops, with two crew rescued by a Cambodian helicopter. Both crewmen escaped with no serious injuries. The incident marks the 8,053rd U S aircraft lost in Indochina. Cambodian operations along the Mekong reported limited resistance, while Viet Cong attacks continued in South Vietnam. Casualty totals for last week listed two Americans killed, 56 wounded, and 38 nonhostile deaths, plus 243 South Vietnamese killed and 759 wounded, and 1,046 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
Crime Alert in Lawrence Call for Information
Police urge residents to report tips on a recent Lawrence crime. Officials emphasize safety while asking the public to contact crime hotlines with any usable details.
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Lawrence
Victims Spelled Out on Telephone Dial Phrase
A telephone dial clue spells the word victims with the digits 842 8467. The message notes that giving a name is not required.
Freed Captive Recalls 19 Years in Chinese Prison
Richard Fecteau, 43, recounts the lonely 19 years he spent in a Communist Chinese prison and his desire to return home for Christmas. He and Mary Ann Harbert, 25, arrived in the U.S. after release in Hong Kong and are undergoing medical tests at Valley Forge Medical Center.
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Philadelphia
Richard Fecteau
Fecteau
Mary Ann Harbert
Hong Kong
Miss Harbert
Palo Alto
Calif
China
Polly Harbert
Mary Ann
Valley Forge Medical Center
U.S
Peking
Red China
Trial Opens for James Marsh Rolfs in Hashish Case
A jury trial began in Douglas County District Court for 23 year old James Marsh Rolfs of 1131 Tenn. Street. Rolfs faces sale of hashish charges and has been free on bond since his arrest July 20 amid multi city drug raids.
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James Marshall Rolfs
Tenn
Douglas County
Rolfs
Ethel Rice Dies in Kansas City After Illness at Airport
Former Douglas County Republican chairman and longtime court reporter Ethel Rice, 78, died Wednesday morning in Kansas City after falling ill at Kansas City Municipal Airport before a planned Hawaii trip with her husband attorney Raymond F. Rice. Survivors include two daughters and four grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at Warren Chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Ethel Rice
Douglas County Republican
Kansas City
Raymond F. Rice
Hawaii
Warren Chapel
John Febble
Oak Hill Cemetery
Raymond
Crescent, Rd
Imogene Walters
Corinne Ogier
Ethel High
Rice
Douglas County
Bromelsick Memorial Service for Youth Groups Planned
A memorial service for Alfred Bromelsick will precede the annual Bromelsick Christmas party for Douglas County 4-H clubs Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and parents. The event features a 2 to 3 30 p m gathering at Hoch Auditorium Kansas University with music film Santa Claus and candy for about 2000 children. A memorial service also will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery mausoleum at 10 a m.
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Douglas County
Hoch Auditorium
Kansas University
Bromelsick
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edwin F. Price
Nine KU staffers awarded long service pins
Kansas University presented 180 years of continuous service pins to nine employees in Chancellor Laurence Chalmers office. The 25 year honorees were Clifton Warrington Roy Scribner and Tony Bermudez. Fifteen year awardees were Floyd Landreth Chester Williams Richard Conner Odessa Tolbert Clarence Knapp and Dayton Hawkins.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
Department of Buildings and Grounds
Clifton Warrington
Rt. 2
Roy Scribner
Tony Bermudez
Summit
Floyd Landreth
Chester Williams
Eudora
Richard Conner
Rt. 1
Odessa Tolbert
Clarence Knapp
Ala
Dayton Hawkins
W. 22Nd
Pizza Hut Basketball Classic to debut in Las Vegas
The new annual post season game bringing East and West teams will debut April 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Ted Owens of Kansas will coach the West. East coach to be announced. Proceeds go to Wichita State University Marshall University Sacred Heart College and the U S Olympic Committee. Sponsored by Pizza Hut Charities Foundation.
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Kansas City
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Convention Center
Las Vegas
Nev
Ted Owens
University of Kansas
Wichita State University
Marshall University
Sacred Heart College
Wichita
Kan
U.S. Olympic Committee
Pizza Hut Charities Foundation, Inc
Pizza Hut
Lawrences Traffic Ordinance Prohibits Hitchhiking
Lawrence police cite Section 106 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, adopted by Law rence, making soliciting a ride, business, or employment illegal and authorizing officers to enforce the rule. Police Chief Richard Stanwix confirmed the measure and its enforcement.
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The
Journal-World
Kansas Cities
Lawrence
Richard Stanwix
Hostages Freed After Yardville Prison Broadcasts
Two inmates held 100 prisoners at Yardville Correction Center were freed after grievances were broadcast on a local radio station. Ira Friedman, 31, a corrections officer, and Asst. Supt. Richard Seid were released first and unharmed. Governor Cahill said security was in full control and pledged weekly grievance meetings at state institutions.
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Bordentown
N.J
Yardville Correction Center
William T. Cahill
Cahill
Ira Friedman
Richard A. Seid
George F. Kugler
Durand
Rahway State Prison
Associated Press
Carl Zeitz
Yardville Prison
Zeitz
Bill Coombe
United Press International
Court Drops Put Charge In Marijuana Arrest Case
A man arrested around 6 30 a m Wednesday by Lawrence police on illegal marijuana possession was released after the Douglas County Attorney's office lacked a filing report. Joseph R Clavelli 18 from New Castle Pa appeared for arraignment. hitchhiking on the turnpike was also charged. A separate case involved James B O Loughlin 18 also from New Castle who pled guilty and received a 30 day jail term suspended on leaving town.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Attorney’s Office
Joseph R. Clavelli
New Castle
Clavelli
James B. O’loughlin
Turnpike
O'Loughlin
Ron Kimzey
Senate to vote on foreign aid debate closure Friday
The Senate schedules an 11 a.m. Friday cloture vote to end debate on foreign aid. House action earlier the same day sent a temporary funding bill into the White House while other appropriations await adjournment.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
House
White House
Defense Department
District of Columbia
Industrial Production Rises in November Signaling Growth
Washington AP November industrial production rose eight tenths of one percent after October's static level. Output gains in consumer goods furniture appliances nondurable items and a rebound in coal mining boosted totals. The index reached 107 in the 1967 base, up 4.3 from last year.
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Federal Reserve Board
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