Johannes Juck Balances Two Worlds in Middletown Life
Johannes Juck and his wife are the only nonmembers of Middletown’s town council who regularly attend meetings. He speaks briskly with a German accent and reflects on life split between his homeland and America as he notes local civic apathy.
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Johannes Juck
Oval Dlai
Middletown
Jack
Yook
Shipyard Aims to Cut Fake Hearing Claims with New Program
The Portsmouth naval shipyard hired a hearing specialist and spent 26000 dollars on equipment to reduce false hearing loss claims. Between 1973 and early 1977 about 5000 claims totaling 20 million dollars were filed. FBI investigations led to eight indictments. four convicted, others sentenced or acquitted. The program, led by audiologist Stephen E. Lewis, tests diagnoses to deter fraud and support hearing preservation.
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Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard
Stephen E. Lewis
Navy
Lewis
FBI
U.S. District Court
Labor Department
Economist Seeks 14 Percent Return for Vepco in Rate Case
In Richmond an economist for Virginia Electric and Power argues the utility should be allowed a 14 percent rate of return to keep its stock above book value. Zvi Benderly of NRIA spent hours detailing that higher returns support equity financing for Vepco’s planned construction despite past underpricing. The testimony follows several witnesses for the Attorney General as the SCC weighs rate adjustments.
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Richmond
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Zvi Benderly
National Econoic Research Associates
State Corporation Commission
Vepco
Benderly
Attorney General's Office
SCC
Wayne N. Smith
Junie L. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Charles W. King
Consumer Congress of Virginia
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