Ohio Tightens Welfare Rules
Ohio announces new welfare regulations to curb fraud. State Welfare Director Charles W Bates says rules require county reports, allow sanctions for noncompliance, and mandate cooperation with county prosecutors for fraud investigations and enforcement to ensure prompt action and uniform coordination with law enforcement.
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Columbus, Ohio
Charles W. Bates
Bates
Lifetime care contracts upheld by courts despite gambling claims
Elderly man signed over all assets to a retirement home in exchange for lifelong care. Courts view such contracts as lawful if both sides understand the agreement, akin to insurance. Deception can invalidate a contract, but courts generally enforce lifetime care deals, with exceptions for lack of a genuine meeting of the minds.
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American’ Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Will Bernard
Eckhart Reappointed PUCO Chairman. Bloomfield Also Named
Henry W. Eckhart resumes as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under Gov. Gilligan. Sally W. Bloomfield of Columbus is appointed to PUCO. Both will earn 25,168 dollars yearly. Eckhart wins a new six year term. Bloomfield, 29, becomes assistant to the PACO and serves the remaining four years of Eckhart's term.
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Columbus, Ohio
Henry W. Eckhart
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Eckhart
Ohio Patrol Cars To Dispense Free Gas To Stranded Motorists
Ohio Highway Patrol plans to equip about 73 cars with fuel transfer units to give a free gallon to stranded motorists. The program, to be rolled into 1973 models, uses a pump and hose to quickly fill other vehicles, reducing officer time and road hazard. A voluntary contribution envelope will accompany the gas.
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Columbus
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45 941 Die In Vietnam War Final U S Casualty Totals
AP SAIGON U S Command closed weekly casualty summaries reporting 45 941 American service members died in Indochina from Jan 1 1961 to the ceasefire start last Sunday. The final tally includes 300 635 wounded and 1 811 missing or interned. 10 303 died nonhostile. last week four KIA, three nonhostile deaths, 13 wounded, four missing.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Indochina
Nixon
Nationalized Railroad Urged By Union Leader
UTU president Al H. Chesser urged the federal government to create a federal railway roadbed by nationalizing eastern United States railroad rights of way. He compared it to federal highway subsidies and tied the plan to Penn Central’s financial crisis. The proposal would bar carriers from disrupting employee relationships for five years.
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Cleveland, Ohio
United Transportation Union
United States
al H. Chesser
Chicago
St. Louis
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
UTU
Chesser
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