Federal judge paid to stay home in Iowa
A federal administrative law judge in Adel, Iowa, earns 37760 a year to stay at home and not hear cases, saying the government disagreed with his rulings. He has been idle 14 months amid disputes over his handling of Medicare decisions and caseload.
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Adel
Iowa
John King
Social Security Administration
Bureau of Hearings and Appeals
Des Moines Register
King
Robert L. Trachtenberg
Bureau
Washington
William Broz
Des Moines
Medicare
Missoula Judge Reverses Montana Reappraisal Plan
A Missoula District Court judge ruled Montana mandatory statewide property reappraisals unconstitutional and halted the program unless a uniform statewide plan is approved by the Montana Supreme Court. The ruling marks a key setback after a three year legal battle, with appeals expected and hearings planned for mid year.
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Helena
Missoula
Montana
State Supreme Court
District Court
Jack Green
McGinnis
Green
U.S
Missoula County
Supreme Court
Department
William A. Groff
Lewis and Clark
High Court
New York publisher reveals Roosevelt love affair details
Dorothy Schiff editor in chief of the New York Post says in a new biography that she had a seven year romance with President Franklin Roosevelt from 1936 to 1943. She notes her husband George Backer knew and was proud, and Eleanor Roosevelt may have approved.
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New York
Dorothy Schiff
The
New York Post
Franklin Roosevelt
Backer
Roosevelt
W Averell Harriman
Schiff
Eleanor Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Mrs. Roosevelt
Democratic Party Chief Indicted for Selling Judgeship
New York State Democratic Chairman Patrick Cunningham was indicted on a charge of selling a judgeship for an unspecified price. A law partner, Joseph, and others were accused in separate indictments of trying to cover up about 50 thousand dollars in influence payoffs from banks handling state funds.
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New York
Patrick Cunningham
Joseph
Cunningham
Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
Maurice Nadjari
Nadjari
Bronx
Democraic
Anthony Mercorella
New York City
Banks seek tax relief on federal bond deduction
The Montana Bankers Association asks the state Department of Revenue to amend rules allowing banks to deduct federal bonds from property taxes. If approved, banks could owe little or no property taxes, affecting county revenues by millions annually. The request cites a 1959 federal law and faces skepticism about success.
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Helena
Montana Bankers Association
State Department of Revenue
John Cadby
Cadby
BANKS
Hazard stops patrol leader collision in Helena
Helena authorities cited Col. Joe Sol of the Montana Highway Patrol after his patrol car collided with a car driven by Joan Hazard. Mrs Hazard, uninjured, forgave the incident saying people are human. Sol faced a citation for an improper left turn.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Highway Patrol
Joe Sol
Joan Hazard
Federal benefits to aid Butte jobless under act
About 700 unemployed in Butte have applied for Federal Trade Adjustment Act payments with 175 more applications expected. Benefits average around 100 dollars weekly with some at 160, plus training and relocation support.
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Butte
Anaconda Co
Jack Sullivan
State Employment Service
Barney Rask
Steelworkers Union
Sullivan
Kalispell
Missoula
Suit blocks food-stamp reform bid in federal case
A coalition including 73 food-stamp families 26 states and 109 organizations sued to halt new regulations set to cut about 1.7 million recipients over six months. A hearing on a temporary restraining order was scheduled for Friday with a potential push for a permanent injunction.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Howard F. Corcoran
Columbus
Ohio
Earl Butz
Butz
Ohio State University
White House
Marine Commandant vows action over boot camp abuses
General Louis H. Wilson told the House subcommittee he is taking all possible action to curb abuses at boot camps. He cited the alleged beating death of Pvt. Lynn E. McClure in San Diego and the accidental hand wound of Pvt. Harry W. Hiscock at Parris Island as incidents not aberrations, but issues to fix.
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Washington
Louis H. Wilson
Wilson
House Military Personnel Subcommittee
Pvt
Lynn E. McClure
San Diego
Harry W. Hiscock
Parris Island
S.C
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New York Times
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Suit
Silver Bow Creek
al Carr
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