Neglect Allegations Hit VA Hospitals Across Nation
A confidential House Appropriations Committee report cites lengthy delays for admission, overcrowded, understaffed wards, and care shortfalls at 14 VA facilities. It accuses the White House and OMB of blocking staff increases and expansion, risking patient safety and hospital viability.
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House Appropriations Committee
Associated Press
Washington
Donald FE. Johnson
Appropriations
White House
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
POW reunion at Wright Patterson Air Base prompts day off
Nine Air Force officers returned from long captivity to a tearful greeting at Wright Patterson. They will have a day with families before medical exams and debriefings. Press conferences planned for two returnees.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force
Tanker collision kills two at Lockbourne AFB
Two KC135 air refueling tankers collided while taxiing for takeoff at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus. Two co pilot and navigator died, one injured, seven others unhurt. The jets carried about 88,000 pounds of jet fuel and were valued at about ten million dollars each. A base investigation started into the pre dawn crash.
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Columbus, Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force
Here
Buies Creek
N. C
Shuqualak
Mass
Col
H. F. Hackney
N.C
301St Air Refueling Wing
Strategic Air Command
Hackney
Lockbourne Afb
Military plane crash in North Carolina leaves 15 dead
A military aircraft went down in a rural area of northern Chatham County. The sheriff's department reported at least 15 bodies found in the wreckage with no survivors indicated. The crash site was in SILK HOPE, drawing a military investigation and emergency response.
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Silk Hope
N.C
Chatham County
Sheriff's Department
Weather Forecast With Clear Skies and Cooler Temps
Clear skies and lower temperatures expected tonight with lows in the 30s. Friday will bring cloudy skies and highs in the 50s. Middletown yesterday reached 70 with a 35 overnight low and 0.07 inch of rain recorded. State and national weather map on page 36.
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Middletown
No farm price controls in sight as prices rise
The White House rejected farm price controls while signaling higher costs ahead. Prices for live cattle and hogs rose in Omaha and Chicago with beef and pork wholesale prices up sharply, hinting at higher supermarket costs.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Militant Indians cling to Wounded Knee as evacuees depart
Women and children began leaving Wounded Knee as militants vowed to fight on. Federal officials ordered all nonresidents to depart by 8 p.m. EST with arrests possible for those remaining. Negotiations were suspended as the village remained occupied since February 27.
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Wounded Knee, S.D
Wounded Knee
Justice Department
Postal Service faces scrutiny over mail delays and damage
Senate investigation hears complaints from Sen. Gale McGee and others about late deliveries after Christmas, damaged parcels, and slow cross city mail. Senator Alan Cranston cites reports showing failures while noting United Parcel Service captures over half of parcel delivery. Klassen vows reforms and quicker modernization with more time.
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Klassen
Postal Service
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
New York City
Bronx
Brooklyn
United Parcel Service
Price index soars in February inflation surge
Wholesale prices jumped 1.9 percent in February the largest rise since 1951 with a 3.9 percent gain in farm processed foods lifting the annual rate to 56 percent. Industrial raw materials rose 1.1 percent the biggest monthly gain in 22 years as Labor reports fuel criticism of Nixon Phase 3 controls and wage limits.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Organized Labor
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Congress
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Donald L. Heiliger
Madison
Wis
Burton W. Campbell
James H. Kasler
Indianapolis
Ind
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Willard S. Gideon
Barbara
Fredric F. Flom
Appleton
Martin J. Nevens
Iron Mountain
Mich
Hubert E. Buchanan
Austin
David H. Duart
Maj
William J. Baugh
Piqua
Capt
Robert A. Abbott
Marquette
Nick Apple
Col. Kasler
AIR Base
Lockbourne
Ziegler
The
Agriculture Department
USDA
Ann Landers
Heloise
Women’s News
Knee
Senate Post Office Committee
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