Medicare Premiums Rise For 22.5 Million Elderly Americans
Beginning July 1, Medicare premiums will increase by 50 cents monthly to 6.30 for the medical insurance plan that replaces basic hospital coverage. The rise cited higher outpatient costs and more expensive services, with government sharing the cost. New law expands Medicare to 1.7 million disabled under 65 and extends coverage for chronic kidney disease and services by chiropractors and speech pathologists. No further premium increase can occur before July 1, 1975 unless Social Security benefits are raised again.
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Elliott L. Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Richardson
Vigilante justice and the call to leave courts to decide
A Washington columnist confronts the moral danger of lynching talk and vigilante groups sparked by a rape case. He cites a Marietta reader and references a Psychology Today study by Gary Marz and Dane Archer on self defense mobs across U S cities. The piece argues escaping law leads to counterviolence and urges reliance on courts despite flaws.
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America
KKK
Klan
Gary Marz
Dane Archer
Psychology Today
Ammerica
Cleveland
Seattle
Boston
Oakland
Minneapolis
Tampa
Baton Rouge
Queens
Winter Sights and Sounds
James Bishop captures a mosaic of cold season imagery and small moments from daily life. Vivid lists evoke weather, bustle, comforts, and quiet sadness, pairing sensory details with ordinary scenes to convey a reflective winter mood.
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James Bishop
Muscatine Journal Publisher and staff listings
The Muscatine Journal lists William L. Fahy as publisher and Max Christy as controller with Gil Dietz as editor Harold Blake as managing editor David White as advertising sales manager and Wendell Grinstead as circulation manager in its staff box.
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LEE
William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Harold Blake
David White
Mgr
Wendell Grinstead
Drive dangers linger as sleigh racing pranks persist
A century ago reports urge stopping reckless high speed driving on main thoroughfares. Half a century back a Wilton Savings Bank cashier attended county sales. Minor items note a Fire Station post, National Guard enlistment, church council elections, a marriage license, and a golden wedding anniversary at Grandview with a brief ceremony and church reception.
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John M. Rider
Wilton Savings Bank
Sal
Robert Hubacher
Lagan
Fred Bierman
Muscatine National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Miltman
Grandview
Caleb Larson
Clyde Record
Today in History Highlights and Quotes 1973
On this January 8 anniversary, events span 1918 Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points, 1942 Galileo’s death, 1679 La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1806 Cape of Good Hope occupation, 1815 New Orleans victory, 1959 de Gaulle presidency, and 1971 U.S. apology for a Washington explosion, among others.
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Woodrow Wilson
Galileo
la Salle
Niagara Falls
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
New Orleans
Charles de Gaulle
France
U.S
Jumping to conclusions by Hal Boyle
The essay cautions against inheriting trouble with money and warns that needless marriage is a greater curse than divorce. It notes excessive vigilance in Manhattan, money carried for safety, and a societal rush to tranquilizers, proposing time as a simple tranquilizer for a clear mind.
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New York
Boyle
London
Julie Andrews
Socrates
Correcting Vaginal Prolapse and Constipation Advice
A reader asks about vaginal prolapse with no pain and potential outcomes if untreated. The doctor recommends surgery, noting bladder protrusion can cause incomplete emptying, infections, and worsening condition. Another reader seeks help for chronic constipation and laxative dependence, advised on diet and nonlaxative bowel habits, with a pointer to a booklet and Arthritis Foundation resources.
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Marietta, Ga
Vigilante Justice
Ernest B. Furgurson
Marietta
The
Small Society
Brickman
Brickkurw
Florida
Muscatine Journal
Gil Dietz
Church Council of the Kyung
Reformed Church
Kidwan Paelz
Clifford Brown
Dorothy Umlandt
William Matthiessen
Reiling
Werner Diercks
Clarence Appel
Martin Heussner
Frank Hiselstein
Delphy Bergenski
T.A. Bakley
Sarah Henderson
Outer Mongolia
China
Soviet Union
Budget Bureau
Charles L. Schultze
India
North Vietnam
White House
Sherman Adams
Thomas Watson Jr
H.W. Beecher
Hal Boyle
Manhattan
Dr. Thesteson
Tam
Arthritis Foundation
Avenue of the Americas
N.Y
George Thosteson
M.D
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