Would-be assassins moved to federal prisons
UPI reports Jane Moore and Lynette Fromme, who attempted to assassinate President Ford in 1975, were transferred from California prisons to federal facilities. Moore moved to an all women institution in Alderson West Virginia. Fromme to Alderson after leaving San Diego’s Metropolitan Correctional Center. Authorities call the transfers routine. Moore had fired toward Ford at the St. Francis Hotel. Fromme fired near the Capitol area but missed.
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UPI
Sor Jane Moore
Lynette Fromme
Ford
California
Federal Correctional Institution
Alderton
W.e
Moore
Prhom
Terminal Island
Long Beach
All Women Institution
Miss Fromme
West Virginia
Mateopaitan
San Diego
Alderson
Chemical contaminated fish threaten Housatonic River
Massachusetts officials warn residents not to eat fish from the Housatonic River as PCB levels rise. Health and wildlife agencies from Massachusetts and Connecticut plan joint tests and await statements from engineers about the river’s safety.
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UPI
Massachusetts
Housatonic
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United Press International
Angelo Tantosea
Connecticut
Worcester
Massachusetts Commissioner of Environmental Engineering
Lantosca
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Housalonia
Bul Fantosea
Reagan attacks rush to begin Cuban trade
SANTA MONICA UPI Former Gov Ronald Reagan criticized a rush by business to pursue trade with Cuba if U.S. barriers fall He argued the move could invite asset seizures and that Cuba’s ties with the Soviet Union and human rights record justify caution He warned that billions in potential trade could empower Castro and provoke regional mischief.
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Santa Monica
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Cuba
U.S
Reagan
Fidel Castro
Cal
Castro
Washington
Soviet Union
Africa
Caribbean
Casto
Russia
Suit challenges patient's informed consent in sterilization cases
In Sacramento, the California Medical Association and four physicians sue Sacramento Superior Court seeking a permanent injunction against new health department rules requiring informed consent for sterilizations in California hospitals. They warn irreparable injuries including increased risk of serious injury or death, argue the regulations are a shotgun approach with no flexibility for medical differences, and target the Health Department and director Jerome Lackner.
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Sacramento
UPS
State Health Department
California Medical Association
Health Department
Jerome Lackner
California
Congress votes pay hike for lawmakers and officials
Washington report notes an independent commission recommended salary increases for Congress, the judiciary, and senior administration. In February Congress approved a raise from 44,600 to 57,500 dollars annually, effective for elected members and top officials.
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Washington
UPD
Carter
Congress
GAO urges state funds for Rocky Mountain boomtown impact
Congressional researchers report that state aid, not industry or federal agencies, should fund social and economic costs from energy development in Rocky Mountain states. The GAO notes 5 percent of energy reserves, rapid growth, and strains on roads schools and hospitals. estimates $1.8 to $29 billion needed for facilities. States have tax and loan tools. federal extra aid not demonstrated. Western Governors oppose, seeking continued federal support.
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Rocky Mountain States
General Accounting Office
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Rocky Mountain
Arizona
Coliada
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Dakotas
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Wyoming
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GAO
Rocky Mountain States Court
Wester Governors’ Regional Energy Policy Office
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