Medicaid Fraud Indictments Raise Alarm Over Nursing Homes
The piece highlights federal indictments of Bernard and Stanley Bergman over multi million dollar nursing home operations and argues Medicaid funds were stolen. It links NYC scandals to broader concerns about patient care and calls for vigilance against fraud by operators.
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Oklahoma notes hint at taxes and politics in jest
In Oklahoma commentary, discussions question which office Monks pursues while mocking a commission role. Wheat classified as yellow earns less money. Russia prefers hard red. The piece jokes about festival funding and an elephant hunt. It raises a legal question on unemployment when an elected official's job is abolished as David Boren faces tax-equalization debates.
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Betty Ford Critique Highlights Tradition and Hypocrisy
A critical essay argues Betty Ford abused the First Lady role by commenting on sexual norms. It questions her stance on her daughter Susan and challenges President Ford for allowing such discourse. The piece condemns public moralizing and defends traditional chastity standards.
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John Mitchell
la Rochefoucauld
Supreme Court
Reopened Hiss Case Touches Nixon in Debate on Innocence
The Massachusetts bar reinstates Alger Hiss amid claims he may prove his innocence of perjury from the 1930s. The piece highlights the potential political ripple if Hiss clears his name, noting Richard Nixon’s role in the original inquiry and recounting Whittaker Chambers’ past as a Communist and Time staffer.
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Younger writes on Alger Hiss case and Nixon link
Irving Younger analyzes the Hiss trials and state papers, arguing the verdict rested on more than oaths. He dismisses the rug, car disposal, and forged typewriter claims, noting the case's revival matters for Nixon and his political narrative.
Closing Gap In Tank Stock Will Cost U.S.
The United States expands heavy M-60 tank output to 100 per month with a goal of 1,200 a year by 1977 and over 10,000 diesel tanks with 105 mm guns by 1979. Yet the Soviet Union produces about 3,000 tanks annually plus more carriers and missiles, widening the gap and prompting plans for the XM-1 program and upgrades to night fighting vision.
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