Ohio Medicaid cuts delayed by legislative seminar
Ohio welfare officials delay state funded Medicaid reductions pending a legislative budget seminar on April 12. Welfare director Haymond McKenna cites a 40 million dollar deficit and proposes cuts to nursing home rates, outpatient services, and drug coverage to fit within the budget amid opposition from medical groups and nursing home operators. Congressman Wayne Hays announces bid for presidential preference primary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Con
Haymond McKenna
McKenna
Welfare Department
Federal aid approved for Ohio Conrail plan
Ohio State Transportation Director Richard Jackson announced that the Federal Railroad Administration accepted the state Conrail plan. The approval makes 885.5 miles of track eligible for federal subsidy while 682 miles will be taken over by Conrail. Ohio expects to lose 549 miles of track and 2 348 car loadings despite the federal program. ORTA will implement the plan with federal cooperation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Conrail
Richard Jackson
Federal Railroad Administration
Jackson
Norfolk and Western
Chessie
Penn Central
Dayton desegregation plan presented to judge
A new Dayton Ohio school desegregation plan was presented to U S District Judge Carl B Rubin. It would avoid midyear transfers, set September attendance in advance, and keep some freedom of enrollment for upper grades while pairing Belmont with Dunbar and Roth with Wilbur Wright.
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Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Carl B. Rubin
John Finger Jr
Finger’s
Finger
Inger
Fourigh
Belmont
Dunbar
Roth
Wilbur Wright
Local Birth Announcements and Names in Middletown Area
Vital: Statistics report births and residents named with addresses and relatives. Includes a boy and a girl born yesterday to the Myers and Micomonaco families, plus a girl born Sunday to the Howard family in Tucson. Also lists relatives and residents across several streets and neighborhoods.
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Arthur Myers
Jewell Ave
Fred Micomonaco
Locust Lane
Franklin
Ohio House debates teacher assault aid amid rising incidents
In Columbus lawmakers consider a bill to extend injury leave pay for teachers attacked by students or intruders. Meanwhile Senate moves to require maternity benefits in health policies, and a bill to allow bicycles on sidewalks faces House resistance. Telephone providers push against higher directory assistance charges, opposing a potential 35 cent monthly rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Francine Panehal
D-5
Cleveland
House
Robert E. O'Shaughnessy
Senate
Ohio Bell
Cincinnati Bell Telephone
Cincinnati Bell
Public Utilities Commission
Marigene Valiquette
D-11
Toledo
Ways and Means
Senate approves two Ohioans for educational council post
The Senate approved Chester E. Finn Jr. of Columbus and D J Gazzetta of Akron along with three others to the National Council on Educational Research. Their terms run until June 11, 1978.
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Washington
Chester E. Finn Jr
Columbus
Ohio
D.J. Gazzetta
Akron
Senate
National Council On Educational Research
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