Open Policy on Medicare Reports Sparks Disclosure Shift
Social Security Administration will publish all new Medicare survey and investigative reports while keeping older files confidential. Deficiency surveys and performance evaluations will be released at regional offices, with 30 days for responses. doctor names only after professional society consultation and response opportunity.
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Social Security
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A J Sports Editor Wins Top Award
Burle Pettit executive sports editor of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal won first place for the best sports column of the past year in the TAPME contest. His piece No Bargains On The Price Of Freedom discussed patriotism, the death of Lou Breuer Jr. in Vietnam, and a letter from Breuer’s father, reflecting on freedom and national sacrifice. Pettit, a North Texas State graduate, has led sports writing since 1940 and has chaired the Texas Sports Writers Association.
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Burle Pettit
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors
Pettit
Lou Breuer Jr
Texas Tech
Vietnam
Breuer
Tech
NTSU
Air Viet Nam domestic airliner crashes near Ban Me Thuot
An Air Viet Nam four engine airliner crashed near Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands. Airline officials said the four engine craft carried more than 50 passengers and crew. Early reports indicate many aboard.
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Ex-Leader Kin Arrested as Cambodian Turmoil Escalates
Cambodian authorities rounded up about six relatives of Lon Nol after a bombing that killed 36 and injured 50. Martial law halted publications and closed borders while Thế Lon Nol remained in the palace. A stolen fighter plane attacked Lon Nol’s residence. the pilot fled toward the Parrot's Beak area near South Vietnam.
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Allies Claim Attack Saigon
South Vietnamese military officials said complaints of attacks on two positions north of Saigon would be appealed to international truce observers after Communist peacekeeping delegates refused to investigate.
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Slaton Shooting Injures Man at Home on New Mexico Street
A 24 year old Slaton resident, Joe Lee Williams, was shot with a 1410 shotgun near 9 30 p m Sunday in the 600 block of New Mexico Street. Williams was listed in undetermined condition at Methodist Hospital Lubbock. A suspect described as a colored male was being questioned. no arrest had been made by late Sunday.
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Phase III Critics Launching Battle Over Wage Controls
Washington UPI reports critics of President Nixon s Phase III plan to extend wage and price controls beyond April 30 with amendments aiming to tighten limits. Sen Mansfield and Sen Proxmire push measures for freezes and stricter enforcement while McGovern seeks price controls on firms benefiting from wage restraints. Page 11 mentions a Senate debate on the act.
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Indians Boo Offer At Wounded Knee Standoff
Militant AIM militants and supporters boo a federal proposal to end the Wounded Knee siege as negotiations stalled. Leaders Dennis Banks and Russell Means rejected surrender calling for arms to stay up while some fighters vow to die rather than lay down weapons. An injured supporter was carried from the trading post as the siege continued with scattered hostilities.
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Keesee Returns as POW Candidate Undergoing Evaluation
Bobby Joe Keese, a Texas former resident of Amarillo once linked to Cuba and described as a CIA agent, is a North Vietnamese POW in the care of the Defense Department. He is at March Air Force Base Medical Center with other POW returnees, under medical evaluation and afforded standard privileges. A State Department spokesman said no charges exist, and James Murphy described Keesee as not an employee or agent of the U.S. Government.
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Prayer Reflection for Bread and Freedom
A Reader offers a brief prayer asking God to guide all creatures seeking bread and freedom toward unity and brotherhood, ending with a simple Amen.
U S Dollar Faces Major Test Today On Foreign Marts
The dollar, battered and now floating, faces a crucial test as foreign exchanges reopen after a 17 day shutdown. The new system of floating currencies will be tested in Tokyo then Europe, with observers split on lasting relief versus prolonged turmoil. Treasury Secretary Shultz arrives in London to meet leaders as markets anticipate slow, cautious trading yet wary of speculative pressure.
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POWs Reach Texas in Homecoming Parade at Kelly
Nineteen former prisoners of war arrived at Kelly Air Force Base, welcomed by cheering crowds and champagne, as part of 56 liberated Americans returning home Sunday. Four stayed for processing at Wilford Hall while the rest flew to eastern facilities. others head home from the Philippines. Air Force Col. John Flynn praised their heroism and cited the Alamo analogy, noting the ongoing effort to return with honor.
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United States
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Kelly
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Accused Slayer Admits 12 Additional Murders
Julian Eugene Kennedy, an escaped convict, admitted to 12 more killings across Florida to Texas and other states. He had previously been charged only with the murder of Elva Lee Jones in Valdosta, Georgia, with authorities noting he provided unpublished details of other slayings. Kennedy claimed initiation into a Tampa motorcycle gang linked several fatal incidents, including strangling a man and disposing of a body in a car driven to the Tampa police station.
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Indian Legend Leaves Label On Mounds In West Texas
Indian Comanche medicine tale describes Medicine Mounds between Quanah and Chillicothe rising 200 to 250 feet with a flat caprock on the highest mound. A Comanche medicine man learns the power of the site after his ill daughter fails to improve despite many cures. Page reference prompts further reading.
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Lebanese Claim Attack Looms
Beiruts Palestinian sources report Israel massing troops and armor along the Lebanon border for a possible attack on Palestinian camps. Lebanon acting premier Albert Micheiber says government has no adequate information backing troop reports. Beirut papers cite about 10 000 Israeli soldiers and 50 armored vehicles near the border.
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Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy cooler today with a warming trend tonight and Tuesday. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly tonight. Partial garbled data includes stray numbers and city names.
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