Todd Gauchat's Brain Pacemaker Surgery in Limbo
A 23 year old Avon man with cerebral palsy hopes for a brain pacemaker operation at the University of Minnesota Hospitals to gain muscle control and communication. Financial hurdles from Medicare and Blue Cross threaten the planned February 12 travel and admission, jeopardizing the life changing procedure.
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Avon
Todd
Dorothy
Cleveland Hopkins
University of Minnesota
Blue Cross
Medicare
Avon home Croft aids handicapped adults
Todd Gauchat of Avon writes about Our Lady of the Wayside Home expanding to The Croft for handicapped adults past age 21. The new residence on Detroit Road is a large 14‑room house with pool and grounds. The Croft opened in spring 1975 with 10 residents and 10 staff, including nurses and aides, who run three shifts and assign residents chores.
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Our Lady of the Wayside Home
Avon
Our Lady of the Wayside
Detroit Road
William Gauchat
Both
Croft
Ohio
Unemployment rate drops to 6.3 percent in January
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate at 6.3 percent, down 0.1 point from December, with employment up 272,000 to 92.88 million and total labor force at 99.1 million. Unemployment stands at 6.23 million after a seasonally adjusted decline of 84,000.
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White House steps into coal strike
President Carter urged United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller to postpone a bargaining council session as talks stretched to 60 days why the White House sought to push a contract. Horvitz said 14 hours of talks failed to yield an agreement and the strike became the longest in UMW history.
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UMW
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Miller
John Fuller
Andy Young
United Mine Workers Union
Wayne L. Horvitz
Ohio Edison
Sadat heads to Washington for stronger U S peace role
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and his family fly to Washington to press for more active U S participation in Egypt Israel peace talks. He hopes President Carter will propose an overall settlement and use Camp David talks to push Israel and the U S for a stronger role.
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Federal paperwork costs burden on citizens and business
The Commission of Federal Paperwork warns that onerous forms raise drug and product costs, tax complexity, and government spending. It highlights a payroll report elimination tied to W-2 data, and cites factors driving paperwork growth including miscommunication and overlapping agencies, with page four continuing the discussion.
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Commission of Federal Paperwork
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Joseph Hochstein
Social Security Administration
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Snow Likely This Weekend With Cold Temperatures
Partly cloudy today with highs in the lower 20s and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Tonight and Saturday remain mostly cloudy with snow possible Saturday afternoon and a 30 percent chance. Tonight lows 5 to 10 degrees, Saturday highs mid 20s, high near 29 at 1 p.m. yesterday, low 8 at 7 a.m. today.
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