Ellis Fischel Audit Attacks Mismanagement in Columbia
Auditors condemn mismanagement and lack of clear policy at Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital in a two year audit ending June 30 1976. Auditor Thomas Keyes cites a $42000 donation mishandled and questions fund establishment and staff levels. Hospital administrator Virgil Yates blames legislative priorities and notes staff shortages hinder implementing recommendations. Mrs Roy Guile returns home after knee surgery and will undergo six weeks of therapy.
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Government May Train Displaced Homemakers in Centers
Congress reviews a bill to create state centers for displaced homemakers to retrain millions of divorced or widowed women. The plan would fund centers with 10 million dollars annually to provide job counseling training and legal and financial aid. Senate testimony notes widows cannot collect Social Security until age 60 and many women enter low status jobs after loss of a spouse.
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Veterans education benefits rise 26.6 percent
The House unanimously approved a 26.6 percent boost in GI Bill education payments for about 1.9 million veterans. The bill, by a 397 to 0 vote, raises take effect October 1, costing $344.6 million in fiscal 1978 and tapering to $270.7 million in 1982 as Vietnam era veterans finish schooling.
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