Disaster aid fraud in millions in Agriculture Dept program
The New York Times reports analysts found up to 16 percent of disaster aid payments were questionable across eight crops in nine states between 1988 and 1993. Investigators cited inflated losses, false acreage, and unharvested crops for nine billion in aid, with $92.5 million in questionable payments.
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EW York
Agriculture Department
New York Times
U.S. Senate
Midwest
Grant B. Buntrock
Thousands form human chain against abortion in Kansas City area
Anti-abortion activists staged a Bi-State Life Chain across Kansas and Missouri with 12 000 in Kansas City area and 2 000 in Wichita showing nonviolent opposition. Organizers stressed opponents do not support blockades or harming doctors and police reported no arrests or pro-choice protests along routes.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Eldon Lowry
Johnson
Overland Park
Kan
Wichita
Operation Rescue
Summer of Mercy
Honda Civic tops fuel efficiency list in EPA report
The EPA ranked 1995 model cars with Honda Civic leading at 56 mpg highway and 47 mpg city, best among nearly 900 vehicles. Geo Metro dropped from top spots as GM discontinued the XFI. Lamborghini Diablo and Rolls Royce models marked the worst mileage, with Mazda Protege and Mazda 626 noted for efficiency and mid-size efficiency respectively.
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Ashington
Environmental Protection Agency
General Motors
Hondas
EPA
Housing czar Cisneros tours NYC tunnel dwellers
U S Housing and Urban Development secretary Henry Cisneros visited a dirty subway tunnel with Housing Works social workers to meet two homeless men named Harry and William living between tracks. He described their conditions and planned to push federal strategy to aid tunnel dwellers and other homeless HIV patients helped by Housing Works.
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EW York
Henry Cisneros
U.S
Cisneros
Housing Works
Harry
William
Clinton meets with Mideast leaders to push peace efforts
President Clinton hosts Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan in Washington as part of ongoing U S efforts to advance Israel Jordan cooperation. The talks follow Rabin and Hussein’s visit and focus on joint highway, parks and canal projects with U S technical support.
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Washington
Clinton
Israel
Jordan
Shimon Peres
Hassan
U.S
United States
Federal Demonstrations Shape Homeless Mental Health Care
The McKinney program marks a third generation of federally funded demonstrations addressing homeless adults with serious mental illness. From 1982 to 1993 NIMH and CMHS supported projects advancing flexible housing, entitlements, and employment linkages, guiding PATH and ACCESS initiatives and fostering integrated treatment for co occurring disorders.
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McKinney
National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH
Steward B. McKinney
None
McKinney Research
Tion
CMHS
Center For Substance Abuse Treatment
Clinton backs blame for health reform failure
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she bears part of the fault for the national health care reform defeat. She cites paid media and direct mail as decisive factors and notes Republicans and Democrats failed to back the effort.
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HW York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York Times
House
Senate
Public Water System Monitors for Violations Notice
Franklin Co RWD 3 Public Water Supply System failed to meet monitoring and reporting requirements for 1994 first half. The notice cites insufficient samples and missing results reporting to KDHEL and other lab. Public notification is required under 40 CFR 141.32. The utility says it will tighten surveillance to prevent future violations.
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Franklin CO
Kansas Department of Health and Environmental Laboratory
Notice of Availability of Hill Burton Uncompensated Services
Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa Kansas will provide at least 160000 for Hill Burton uncompensated services from 1995 through 1996. Eligibility targets include categories A B and scaled reductions from 70 down to 20 percent based on income relative to poverty guidelines. Comments invited to the Financial Counselor at 1901 S Main Ottawa Kan.
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HILL
Burton
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Otawa
Kansas
Department of Health and Human Services
Ransom Otal Hospital
S. Main
Ottawa
Kan
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