Medicaid reshapes nursing home care and costs
The article traces Medicaid's 1967 impact on nursing home funding and care standards, outlining eligibility, payment ranges, and the shift from private pay to state and federal support. It profiles Class II and skilled care divisions, resident contributions, and the role of private and Methodist homes in Texas, including life care plans and endowment pressures.
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Motion For New Trial Approved In Auto Collision Case
Judge William Shaver granted a motion for a new trial after testimony suggested juror misconduct in a 1970 personal injury suit. The case involves Lubbock Wrecking Service and Billy Jack Everhart who was awarded 20000 dollars after rear impact damage. A new trial date will be set to re-examine the September 1969 accident.
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William Shaver
Shaver
Lubbock Wrecking Service
Billy Jack Everhart
Everhart
Fire alarms respond to multiple incidents on campus and city streets
Firemen were summoned at 6 16 p m to vacant apartments near one unit where a small blaze caused minor damage. Additional alarms reported a trash fire at the 100 block Loop 289 NE with no damage and a grass fire at Murdaugh Hall on the Texas Tech campus. A trash fire at Magnolia Avenue produced no damage. A grass fire near 47th Street caused no damage and a car fire at 3300 block 44th Street damaged a vehicle owned by W P Crawford.
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Murdough Hall
Texas Tech University
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W. P. Crawford
Expert links irrigation to weather shifts amid Dust Bowl fears
Climate researcher Joos argues that increased irrigation since World War I, rising average rainfall and wetter ground alter solar absorption and heat release, boosting evaporation and storm potential. He notes Texas exceptions and suggests irrigation could seed beneficial storms in dry inland regions during light wind periods.
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Joes
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Ike dollar limited in supply may be hard to get locally
A survey shows the Eisenhower dollar may be scarce in Lubbock banks when released. The coin features Dwight D. Eisenhower and the American Eagle and will appear in limited silver editions before broader cupronickel general circulation later this year.
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Milynda Morris
Numismatic Service
Avalanche- Journal
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
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