Government moves to dump thousands from nursing homes
The 1987 budget amendment ends Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for state nursing homes starting April 1 1990. States must shoulder care for mentally ill and retarded residents, with concerns many will be left without federal aid and become street homeless. Alarm rises over how Alzheimers patients and others may be misclassified or denied care.
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Washington
U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
California
New York
Illinois
National Institutes of Mental Health
Lousiana
West German chemical group expels Imhausen Chemie over Libya gas plant
The West Germany Chemical Industry Association expelled Imhausen-Chemie amid allegations it masterminded Libya’s poison gas plant. A spokesman cited preserving the industry’s reputation, while critics accuse the move of masking broader wartime weapons ties and accountability.
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West Germany
Chemical Industry Association
Imhausen-Chemie
Libya
Imhausen
Third World
Iraq
Post office assault case prompts federal inaction
Nora Gibson, 58, alleges a retired Navy officer pushed her at a Bethesda Maryland post office. Despite witnesses and police reports, federal and local authorities declined to press charges citing lack of criminal intent. Gibson contemplates civil action while officials reopen the case amid scrutiny of airport security profiling.
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Washington
Nora Gibson
Gibson
Bethesda
U.S. Postal Service
FBI
Baltimore
U.S
Qur
Jim Lynch
US Attorney's Office
Two States Embrace Open Enrollment for Public Schools
In a move echoed by President Bush, Arkansas and Iowa adopted Open Enrollment laws allowing student transfers between districts. Iowa Governor Branstad calls it a commitment to global competition, while Arkansas narrowly passed the measure amid broad support from Governor Clinton. The piece highlights Joe Nathan edited work on school choice and cites dramatic gains in Spanish Harlem after introducing choice, noting improved reading levels, higher high school placements, and the rise of alternative schools. It discusses opposition from teachers and boards, and the voucher debate with Americans for Educational Choice advocating greater choice and data to empower parents.
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George Bush
Arkansas
Iowa
America
Minnesota
Terry Branstad
Senate
Bill Clinton
Joe Nathan
Spanish Harlem
Manhattan
Sy Fliegel
Americans For Educational Choice
Westport Plaza
St. Louis
Understanding Elyria finances and city revenue shocks
Michael B. Keys defends Elyria's fiscal practices against a letter by Dan Willis. He explains revenue variability from income and inheritance taxes, asserts balanced budgets require adjusting expenditures, and argues workforce cuts would reduce city services but may be necessary if revenues fall short.
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Dan Willis
Willis
Ohio
Elyria
Mr. Willis
Elyrians
C-T
Michael B. Keys
Elyria Keys
Redwoods in that window and the 99 percent prank
Dear Ed reflects on gimmick obsessions in tree planting. The writer recounts ordering redwoods and a dawn redwood, notes past tree losses on his sound barrier, and mocks marketing claims about 99 percent success while recounting a comically corrective reply from the seller. He ponders the “window of opportunity.”
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Dale van Alta
Jack Anderson
Fliegel
Benjamin Franklin High School
Manhattan Center For Science and Mathematics
Nathan
Michael McManus
Keaglal
Elyria Fiscal Facts
the Chronicle-Telegram
the Plow
Hearth
Madison, Va
John Drake
United States
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