Disability Pensioners Earned Large Sums While Disabled
A Civil Service Commission report lists four or more disability pensioners who earned substantial new wages in 1974 and 1975 while drawing disability checks. The pieces critique broad definitions and weak monitoring, noting fraud is often undetected and prosecutions rare. Bess Truman returned home after hospital observation in Independence.
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Washington
Internal Civil Service Commission
Commission
National Association of Retired Federal
Kansas City
Bess Truman
Independence
Harry Truman
Research Medical Center
Virginia Independence Day Celebrations End With Injuries
Fireworks lit Virginia skies as Independence Day events wrapped up. An Associated Press report notes multiple spectators were injured at a show, while others enjoyed speeches parades and music across the state.
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Virginia
Lee District Park
Fairfax County
Mount Vernon Hospital
Alexandria
U.S.A
Staunton
Statler Brothers
Nashville
Ronnie Millsaps
Williamsburg
America
Colonial Williamsburg
Hanover County
Beaverdam
United States
Mattaponi
Curtis Warhorse Custalow
Minnie Ha Ha
Beaverdam Raritan Park
George W. Jones patent for liquid treatment apparatus gains approval
George W. Jones was granted a patent for an apparatus treating liquids exposed to gases and radiant energy with special application to blood plasma to carry oxygen to human cells. The Star Files notes multiple local events from 1967 including National Guard training returns, civic leadership changes, Fourth of July celebrations, and a Manhattan dispute over a fictional Republic of Montmartre in the telephone directory.
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George W. Jones
National Guard
Camp Pickett
Bradley opens National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning
Gen Omar Bradley, 84, dedicated the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning saying it feels like coming home for an infantryman. He recalled 65 years in uniform as Ft Benning has trained troops since 1919. Bradley has used a wheelchair since a 1973 stroke.
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Columbus
Omar Bradley
National Infantry Museum
Ft. Benning
Bradley
Army
Low-E Homestead energy efficient complete material package
Lowe's offers a complete materials package from foundation up for energy efficient Homesteads with 12 inch insulation in ceilings and 6 inch walls and floors and 2 by 6 studs. The plan emphasizes reduced labor costs and meets FHA standards with features like double pane windows and vapor barriers.
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Arkansas Power and Light Company
Arkansas
Lowe's
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Associated Press
Washington Monument
General Accounting Office
Eagles
Mark Holiday
Jack Ireland
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tom Baldridge
Dallas
Texas
Jaycee War Memorial Fund
Women's Liberation Movement
Patrick Henry
St. John's Church
Richmond
Maymont Park
John Dalton
Henry L. Marsh III
New York
Republic of Montmartre
Manhattan
Barry Allan Richmond
Midtown
Republic
New York Telephone Co
U.S. District Court
Whitman Knapp
Stuart M
Perry
Winchester Rt
Berryville Rt
the Advertising Council
Infantry Museum
Che ‘Spirit of
Squire
Che “Squire
Winchester
Mon
Thur
Lowe's of
P.O
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Lowe
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