Wallenda’s funeral held in Sarasota shadowed by balance pole
Karl Wallenda lay in state at Robarts Sports Arena as the 73-year-old high wire legend was remembered by friends and fans. A 24 foot balance pole hung above the bronze coffin while burial was set for today. Wallenda died after a gust of wind toppled him from a hotel-wire high line in San Juan Puerto Rico. His return to Sarasota capped a career marked by spectacular feats and fatal accidents including a 1962 pyramid collapse that killed two troupe members and paralyzed Mario Wallenda.
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Magdeburg
East Germany
NYC transit workers vote to authorize strike
NYC subway and bus workers backed a strike authorization against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority if no contract is reached by next Saturday. Threats also loom for Long Island Rail Road and the city’s three major newspapers as millions risk disrupted commutes and news access. The MTA planned to seek court action under the Taylor Law to bar a public worker strike.
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Long Island Rail Road
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Transit Authority
Plane ride for 100th birthday in Maine
Reuben Merrill of Falmouth, soon to be 100, celebrated with his first airplane flight arranged after a TV interview. A twin-engine plane piloted by Ray Gibouleau carried Merrill over Casco Bay to Old Orchard Beach and back, watched by five generations of Merrills as he rode in the flying machine he requested.
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Maine Pilots Association
Merrills
Ray Gibouleau
Casco Bay
Old Orchard Beach
Atlantic
Falmouth
Merrill
Kitty Hawk
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The
Pilots Association
Dinner for handicapped set Saturday
The annual steak supper of the Society for the Handicapped will be April 1 in the Carlisle Primary School cafeteria from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1.50 for children under 12. Carryout will be available and proceeds fund early construction on the society care center’s second and third phases on Fairview Drive. Co chairs Eunice Oldfield and Mary Lou Kelly lead committees including Gertrude Thompson Mildred Lee Diane Whitman and many others.
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The
Society For the Handicapped
Fairview Drive
Eunice Oldfield
Mary Lou Kelly
Gertrude Thompson
Mildred Lee
Diane Whitman
Mary Brown
Annabelle Eckhart
John Kelly
Ray Deaton
Yelena Taylor
Jane Salmons
Michael Salmons
Dorothy Eversole
Fred Brown
Harry Hannah
Mary Lee Henderson
Fee reform urged for doctors by consumer group leader
Washington AP report says Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the Health Research Group calls for ending fee-for-service doctor pay. He proposes per person payments to cover all care, likening it to HMOs and prepaid practices. Wolfe also blames Medicare for higher local doctor fees, affecting bills.
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Medicare
San Francisco Meter Scandal Sweeps City Officials
Grand jury foreman William Goetze warned mayor and police chief six years ago of no criminal wrongdoing in the parking meter division as a $3 million embezzlement scandal unfolds. Sixteen of seventeen meter department workers were arrested for skimming coins over six years, with audits and suspensions trailing. Authorities say more arrests could follow as investigations continue.
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William Goetze
J Alioto
Donald Scott
Goetze
Scott
Bank of America
Alioto
Residents seek to form new town near McAlester Oklahoma
About 80 families in a two square mile area near McAlester push to incorporate a town to block a proposed large restaurant and nightclub. Paul Johnson an Oklahoma highway patrolman leads the steering committee. Residents warn of dangers to children from traffic and drunken patrons on the narrow 17 foot wide road and single bridge.
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Mcalester
Okla
Paul Johnson
Oklahoma
Blue Cross Comprehensive Benefits Highlight Plan Savings
Blue Cross Comprehensive covers semi private bed patient services in member hospitals including room and board lab tests X rays EEGs in hospital medications nursing operating delivery and recovery room costs and more Outpatient services are often covered too Personal expenses such as telephone and TV are not paid The plan emphasizes cost containment and reduced paperwork while offering optional add ons like major medical dental prescription drug and vision care for qualified firms
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