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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1973

Page

13

Man Ends Long Fight to Aid Wife in Medicaid Quest

In St Petersburg AP report Howard Thomas, a 50 year old steelworker, abandons a five month effort to restore Medicaid for his critically ill former wife Ruth, confined at a New Jersey clinic. He says he will surrender the case, after she would need to liquidate assets and his home to qualify for 375 monthly Florida medical benefits. The couple divorced last month to try for the aid. the state denied the application and asked for more financial data.

Howard Thomas New Jersey Thomas Florida Ruth

Coast Guard ends search for Norse Variant survivors

The Coast Guard canceled its week old search at dusk after saturation coverage of the area yielded no additional survivors from the sunken Norse Variant or a second possible ship. Only survivor is Stein Gabrielsen, 23, flown to Oslo for a family reunion. Also notes Americans now eat more fish per capita, with NMFS estimating 11.6 pounds this year.

Coast Guard Stein Gabrielsen Oslo Norway National Marine Fisheries Service

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