California Assembly backs two year malpractice insurance bill
The California Assembly approved a bill to require insurers to provide malpractice policies in areas with limited coverage, sending the measure to Governor Brown. The 71 to 0 vote followed Senate amendments. critics warned it does not solve rising rates. Lawmakers contemplate state underwriting options if many doctors lose coverage.
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Fremont Friday Weather Sketch Forecast
Fog and low clouds greet the morning with mostly sunny skies later. In Fremont yesterday the high reached 68 degrees and the low dipped to 50 as calm afternoon conditions are expected.
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Fremont Hospital Maintains Services Amid Malpractice Costs
Washington Hospital in Fremont kept full services with physicians choosing to pay rising malpractice premiums. Administrator Richard Warren said patient volumes remained stable and care access was returning to normal, though officials monitor the crisis as it evolves.
Medical doctors protest over rising malpractice insurance costs
Anesthetists boycott drills, surgeons halt operations nationwide as doctors protest soaring malpractice insurance rates. The Watergate prosecutions illustrate to Fred P. Graham that the American legal system shows it works yet has flaws, noted by the U.S. Supreme Court and law reporter CBS. Page 2.
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Feet set for Tri City Walk A Thon
About 4000 participants will walk a 20 mile loop in Fremont Newark and Union City for the fourth annual Tri City Walk A Thon led by mayoral figures and sponsors. The event begins 8 AM at Fremont Central Park with trucks to ride out if needed and ends in the park with drawings prizes and free refreshments.
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California doctors and malpractice rates spark broad health care protest
The piece notes California physicians rally against rising malpractice insurance costs as a symptom of deeper systemic strain in the U S health care system. It mentions global echoes from Thailand and the United States preparing for a large troop withdrawal and references the Soviet Union’s May Day displays.
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Fremont district audit calls finances shocking and chaotic
A Price Waterhouse report on Fremont public schools finds a 38 million dollar yearly operation with weak controls. It urges the board to overhaul the administration, scrap the current structure, and enact 65 detailed recommendations to curb mismanagement and safeguard funds, amid a broader audit by state authorities.
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Ohlone aid vote stands amid Viet Cong refugee debate
Fremont student council vote to donate funds to Vietnamese refugees via Viet Cong channels remains unchanged. Sharon Bumala protested, while council member Victor Quesada defended helping starving people, with veteran Dan Putnam seeking clear aid channels before any money moves.
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Refugees Move Overland From Phnom Penh After Embassy Standoff
In extreme heat, about 100 refugees begin an overland trek from Phnom Penh toward Thailand. They had been trapped for two weeks inside the French Embassy amid a Cambodian capital crisis, as officials Nearman and French waited nearby.
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Dymally breaks tie to back sex bill passage in Senate
Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally flew from Colorado to San Francisco and, after a dramatic session, cast a decisive tie breaking vote to pass a bill legalizing private sex acts between consenting adults 18 and older. The measure cleared the Senate 21 to 0 and moved back to the Assembly where it faced amendments.
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