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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1970
Page
3
Transportation Secretary John Aington Volpe said the department is prepared to lend 57 million dollars to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Volpe quoted WMATA board chairman Joseph P. Yeldell saying the authority will exhaust its available funds by the end of October or shortly thereafter.
Washington AP reports the United States, Soviet Union, and China conducted nuclear explosions on the same day. U.S. underground blast ranged 20,000 to 200,000 tons, while the Chinese atmospheric detonation neared three megatons over Lop Nor. The Soviet event was also a major underground blast. China aims to develop a missileable hydrogen device, while Beijing says it will not be the first to use nuclear arms.
Maryland licensing board for nursing home administrators waived the license requirement for three months and may grant further waivers in January. The June 30 law normally bans operation without a board issued license, but no licenses have been issued yet and about 230 temporary certificates were applied for. Federal Medicaid rules require a year of prior employment for non permanent licenses, and some administrators do not meet this criterion.
Washington alert from White House and FBI about possible kidnap plots targeting lawmakers and diplomats. Senator William Saxbe urges federal crime against political blackmail to deter abduction attempts by revolutionaries. He cites warnings to Congress and reports of groups studying kidnapping tactics in Canada and Latin America.
Maryland health secretary Dr. Neil Solomon announced a three phase plan to strengthen state supervision of nursing homes. The program focuses on food handling cleanliness and patient care with local inspectors checking each facility at least four times yearly, including some night and weekend visits. The move follows last summer’s Salmonella outbreak tied to the Gould Convalesarium in Baltimore that contributed to 25 deaths.
Manila AP reports unofficial death toll from a typhoon hitting the Philippines reached 200, with more expected as data from isolated areas arrives. Southern Luzon saw the hardest impact with winds over 400 mph, while about 100,000 people in Albay Province were left homeless and widespread destruction was noted across a 500 mile stretch from Zamboanga to Luzon.
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