Medicaid fraud alleged in Ohio with FBI probe
The FBI says Ohio Public Welfare may have lost over 250000 in Medicaid payments amid double billing, fake tests, and physician kickbacks. The agency seized two truckloads of records from Northern Ohio Medical Laboratory in Euclid and Arlington Medical and Surgical Services in Akron in a Monday affidavit.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio Public Welfare Department
FBI
Northern Ohio Medical Laboratory, Inc
Euclid
Arlington Medical and Surgical Services
Akron
Firestone Wins TRO to Halt Government Tire Survey
Federal judge grants Firestone a temporary restraining order blocking release of a government survey on steel belted radial tires used on new cars. Firestone calls the survey illegal biased and unfair and portions critical of its products were leaked last week. Robbins Illinois reports the village’s 15 member police force has been fired amid claims of crimes and department regulation violations. Off duty sheriff's police will patrol until a new force is formed.
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Cleveland
UPI
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Robbins, Ill
Robbins
Douglas Polsky
Chicago
Polsky
Dissident Priest Hosts Latin Mass in Parma Parish Hall
A dissident priest, Rev. Donald J. Sanborn, celebrated a banned Latin Mass for about 300 worshippers at the Elks Hall in Parma, inviting confessions and signaling plans for a traditionalist church in the Cleveland area. The event was attended by members of the Lay Society of St. Pius X, a small dissident group.
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Cleveland
UPI
Donald J. Sanborn
Elks Hall
Parma
Sanborn
Lay Society of St. Pius X
Dollar Edges Higher on Markets After Taft-Hartley Move
The U S dollar gained on most European markets as President Carter invoked the Taft-Hartley Act against coal miners, boosting confidence. In Tokyo the dollar opened at 235 90 yen after a slide to 235 30 yen amid chaotic trading driven by speculative buying of the yen.
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U.S
Carter
Tokyo
NAACP withdraws from three Lake County job programs
The Lake County NAACP withdraws from operating three federal job programs claiming lily white operators. The Lake County Commission denies racism charges tied to Working Mothers Center Neighborhood Pride and Youth Services. Park begins telling House ethics committee of payments to dozens of congressmen amid amnesia claims.
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Painesville, Ohio
UPI
Lake County
NAACP
Lake County Commission
Working Mothers Center
Washington
Tongsun Park
House Ethics Committee
Bruce Caputo
R-N.y
Widow Kaiser Loses Diamond Necklace In UN Plaza Snatching
In New York police report, Alyce Amy Kaiser, 61, widow of industrialist Henry Kaiser, had a diamond necklace worth 500000 snatched from her as two gunmen grabbed it in the lobby area between the building entrance and the elevator at 860 United Nations Plaza shortly after leaving a Studio 54 party for Elizabeth Taylor.
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New York
UPI
Henry Kaiser
United Nations Plaza
Alyce Amy Kaiser
Studio 54
Elizabeth Taylor
Carter job rating slips after coal contract rejection
New York UPI reports the Harris Survey shows President Carter's job rating falling again as voters react to the rejection of a government endorsed coal contract. The poll notes negative views across political views, with first time negatives in the South and among liberals.
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New York
UPI
Carter
Harris
South
UAW Donates 2 Million to United Mine Workers
The United Auto Workers gave 2 million dollars to the United Mine Workers hardship fund to assist families of UMW strikers and retired miners. UAW President Douglas Fraser said the executive board approved the donation unanimously despite autoworker layoffs tied to energy cutbacks from a coal shortage.
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Washington
UPS
United Auto Workers Union Today
United Mine Workers
UMW
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Weather and births and death notes from MLM page
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with lows in the teens and highs in the 30s. Precipitation chances are low at 20 percent tonight and Wednesday. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph tonight. Birth notices include a Bellevue girl to Larry and Kathleen Finley and a Norwalk area boy to Jonathan and Theresa Gaydish, plus a Willard area girl to Michael and Linda Bevier. A Greenwich death is noted for Mrs Bernice E Tilton, 88.
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Jonathan and
Theresa Gaydish
Norwalk
Sandusky Memorial
Michael and
Linda Bevier
Willard
Willard Area
Super Mice Trouble Hits Minnesota Residents
In St Paul Minnesota reports say homeowners are facing a surge of unusually large mice feeding on anticoagulant poison. Plunkett's Pest Control President John O'Reilly notes fat mice despite higher doses. Health officials advocate traps while University of Minnesota experts warn mass extermination often fails.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Ray Prochaska
Minneapolis Health Department
Jim Kitts
University of Minnesota
Ohio urges voluntary electricity conservation to stretch coal
Ohio Governor James A Rhodes announced a voluntary energy conservation push to preserve coal supplies. A four member cabinet committee led by Robert S Ryan will monitor progress with weekly reviews and consider stricter steps if needed. Initiatives include daily utility reports, reduced home wattage, generator use, and coordinated government cutbacks.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Robert S. Ryan
State Department of Energy
James A. Duerk
David Weir
Weir
Duerk
Ryan
Conservation Committee
United Press International
The
Associated Press
Ohio Association of Broadcasters
Ohio Newspaper Association
Miners vow defiance as strike enters perilous stand
The 160,000 United Mine Workers strike enters its 92nd day with miners pledging not to bow to the Taft Hartley Act amid threats of bloodshed. Governors warn of power cuts and layoffs as coal supplies wane, while farmers aid trespassers with food and operators arm drivers for potential violence.
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UMW
Carter
Roger Baker
Appalachia
Illinois
Pat Burke
James Davis
Madison
W.va
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Ohio
Chrysler
Twinsburg
Midwest
James Rhodes
James R. Thompson
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Virginia
Jim Powers
Norton
Paramount Mining Corp
Jim Brown
J.R
David Martin
Motorcycle Club
Paramount
Fire Destroys Country Home on Wells Road
A two car garage converted to living space burned this morning on Wells Road near Ohio 61. Neighbors alerted by a passerby. no one was home. Fire Chief Vern Weisenberger said crews stayed about two hours and will inspect the rubble for a cause later. The home was rented to the Cleavengers from Elizabeth Ring of Norwalk. no loss estimate available.
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Wells Road
Ohio 61
David Cleavenger
Weisenberger
Cleavengers
Elizabeth Ring
Norwalk
Ring
Kroger Drug Store Plans Face Design Change
Construction on a planned Sav-On Kroger combination grocery drug store near Gallup Avenue and Cline Street has been paused as design plans shift to accommodate two stores a Kroger and a Super X. The six acre site owns by Owen Lavelle and contractor Douglas Construction of Toledo say the total size remains similar to the original 40000 square foot plan. Completion is targeted for mid summer.
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Gallup Avenue
Cline Street
Owen Lavelle
Michigan
Kroger Co
Lavelle
Douglas Construction
Toledo
Kroger’s
Super X
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Larry
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Greenwich
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Richard D. Jackson
Indiana
Larry Reynolds
Alexogan
Kentucky
Robin Slagle
A Nasserby
Kroger
Huron County Alcohol Center
Benedict Ave
Council
Charter Review Commission
City Hall
First United Presbyterian Church
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