Word: californiaisms
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Since the first atomic explosion at Alamogordo, N. Mex., in 1945, uranium has been the key ingredient in nuclear armaments. Now, in a surprising change of role, the heavy metal is showing promise in more conventional weapons. When fired from test guns, tiny uranium projectiles produced by California's TRW Systems and several other companies, have had such devastating effects on targets during recent demonstrations that the Department of Defense has been awarding contracts for further development work...
Fond Memories. By his own count, Hardy made three mistakes in Notre Dame's opening game against California. If so, the beleaguered Bears missed them. What they saw was Hardy hurdling blockers to dump Cal's quarterback for a 16 yd. loss, intercepting one pass and smashing down two others as Notre Dame romped to a 41-8 victory...
...home benefits. Optional frills included home health services, dental care, eyeglasses, drugs, physiotherapy, private-duty nursing, podiatry, hearing aids, chiropractic and even the services of naturopaths. When a plan was finally approved, the federal handout was scaled to the state's income level: 50% for New York and California for exam ple, 65% for Utah. (It would be 83% for Mississippi, if that recalcitrant state were to participate...
...family of four. In most states the amount ranged between $3,000 and $4,000, with an infinite variety of limitations as to what cash, liquid assets, equity in a car, and life insurance the family might be allowed to keep. California, though it set the four-member family income limit at a median $3,900, offered an estimated 2,500,000 eligibles every conceivable health service that HEW would approve...
Sympathy from Romney. California embraced Medicaid early and enthusiastically but changed its name to Medi-Cal. Now it threatens to become Medi-Lo-Cal. In mid-August, California Health and Welfare Administrator Spencer Williams ordered a $210 million cut in Medi-Cal outlays to keep them within the state budget. Biggest cuts would have been in non-emergency surgery, length of hospital stay, drug bills and dental care. But a superior court judge declared the cutbacks illegal. Governor Reagan appealed, and the State Supreme Court is expected to hear the case in about a month. Meanwhile, Reagan has threatened those...