Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 3 · column 5 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved

health incentive grants for comprehensive public health, urban rat control, emergency medical services, hypertension program, home health services and training, flouridation grants, grants for health education-risk reduction and rape crisis counseling.
—30 percent reduction in the State Health Department’s maternal and child health including crippled childrens services, maternal and child health research, maternal and child health training, childhood lead based paint poisoning prevention, sudden infant death syndrome information and counseling, comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers, genetic disease testing and counseling services and adolescent pregnancy prevention services.
—18 percent reduction in the state Welfare Department’s social services for low income and public assistance
89.3%