Missouri nursing homes challenge new federal safety rules
Missouri nursing home operators protest mandatory life safety standards saying they were not given time to comply. Warren Fletcher of West Plains notes 16 homes have left Medicare and five have been decertified as not meeting the new rules while 300 residents must be relocated. Welfare Director Carter says federal funds will be cut off July 1 for noncompliers. lawyer Clem Fairchild fears more federal inspectors. About 125 operators met with state and federal officials seeking clarification and solutions.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Warren Fletcher
West Plains
Missouri Nursing Home Association
Fletcher
Proctor N. Carter
Clem Fairchild
Kansas City
State Association
Money tied up in London banks chess purse
British financier James Slater faces exchange controls delaying the $120,000 prize money he deposited for the Fischer Spassky world championship in Iceland. A Bank of England decision is awaited to permit transfers to the players or opening of accounts, with only a small gift cap allowed. Slater, 43, funded Fischer’s Reykjavik appeal after Iceland’s purse proved insufficient to lure him to the match.
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James Slater
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Iceland
Britain
Bank of England
Slater
Fischer
Spassky
Reykjavik
Icelandic Chess Federation
Reform reach expands for 1976 Democratic national convention
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention approved reforms to ensure a more representative 1976 delegation. Measures include proportional California division, extended inclusion of women blacks and youth, income-based delegate aid, and rules limiting open primaries to registered Democrats for at least 14 days.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Party of the People
California
George McGovern
Credentials Committee
Convention
Democratic National Committee
Woman Dies In Police Cruiser En Route To Hospital
ST LOUIS AP Mildred Goudie 74 of Alton Illinois died in a police cruiser Wednesday while being taken to St Louis City Hospital after being struck by a car in front of a private hospital The incident occurred as she was being transported for treatment and the exact cause of death is under investigation.
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ST. Louis
Mildred Goudie
Alton
Ill
St. Louis City Hospital
Exports Soar To 8 Billion In Year Ended June 30
Washington AP reports farm exports reached a record 8 billion dollars for the year ended June 30, up 3 percent from 7.8 billion the prior year. Butz notes 4.2 billion in the last half offset earlier dock strikes. Dairy, hides, meat, and soy products contributed to the gains. The rise stems mainly from commercial sales, with Food for Peace steady near 1 billion annually.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
U.S
Food For Peace
Firman Desloge Hospital
Buzz
Phony Signatures on Petitions Hit Missouri Bond Drive
St Louis Globe-Democrat reports many fictitious signatures were used on petitions to place a $730 million transportation bond issue on the Missouri November ballot. The claim was reported in a copyrighted AP story.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri
Ozark Float King Is Dead
Branson longtime float fishing pioneer Jim Owen has died at 68 after a heart attack at his Branson home. Starting in 1933 with six boats and guides, he helped popularize the sport, grew to 40 boats and 35 guides by 1958, served Branson as mayor for 12 years, ran the first theater, and co founded Peoples Bank and Trust Co. He viewed the Table Rock dam as expanding public access to boating and recreation.
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Ozark
Branson
Jim Owen
Owen
Table Rock
Grain sale to Soviet Union boosts U.S. export trade
In remarks on long term agriculture policy and programs the official noted the recent announcement of a $760 million U.S. grain sale to the Soviet Union over three years as a major breakthrough. The statement emphasized benefits from global consumer demand and ongoing administration measures.
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Butz
U.S
Soviet Union
Four Americans Die In Combat In Vietnam War Report
SAIGON AP reports weekly casualty totals: four Americans killed in combat last week, five nonhostile deaths, five missing, and eight wounded. South Vietnamese losses reach 661 killed and 2,585 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties total 3,320. Overall war tolls rise, American totals 45,810 killed in action, 303,208 wounded, 10,234 nonhostile deaths, 1,639 missing or captured.
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Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri Province
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