Carter weighs cap on doctors fees to curb costs
The Carter administration is studying limits on doctors fees as a second step to slow medical cost growth. President Carter asked Congress to curb hospital charges and a uniform fee schedule could span Medicare Medicaid and private insurers, provoking major debate with organized medicine.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
United States
HEW
Joseph Onek
Onek
Capitol Hill
Leak at Spain's largest power plant sparks radiation fears
Madrid based Cifra reported a radioactive leak at ENDISA's Puentes de Garcia Rodriguez thermal plant in northwest Spain. The agency later withdrew the report, saying officials noted a fueling rod left outside its container after a false maneuver. About ten workers were exposed to slight radiation. authorities denied higher casualty rumors.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Cifra
Endisa Company
Puentes de Garcia Rodriguez
Endisa
Empreso Nacional de Electricidad
Power Agency
GOP sees defeat for income tax cut
Washington Republicans concede near failure on a plan to cut income taxes by 7.9 billion dollars annually arguing it lacks enough Democratic support and Carter would veto a larger bill. Democrats hold a 62 to 38 Senate edge and prefer the ongoing tax reforms.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Carter
GOP
John Tower
Rtex
GOP Policy Committee
Howard Baker
Tower
House
Oil well capper team battles north sea blowout effort
In Stavanger Norway American experts led by Asger Boots Hansen and Richard Hatteberg fought to cap an offshore well spewing 28 000 barrels of sludge daily into the North Sea. The 11 man crew on the Choctaw special barge to Ekofisk faced dangerous gas fumes and weather as they prepared a blowout preventer and safety valve, with two oil slicks reported but no coast line danger.
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Stavanger
Norway
UPI
North Sea
Asger “Boots” Hansen
Richard Hatteberg
Red Adair Fire and Blowout Co
Houston
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
Comy
Ekofisk
Europe
Gordon Goering
Administration presses bill to ban pregnancy discrimination
The U S administration urged Congress to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to deny disability payments for pregnancy and childbirth calling the decision a gap in civil rights protection. Justice Labor and EEOC witnesses argued the bill would require equal treatment for women in all employment aspects.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Labor Department
The
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Senate Human Resources Committee
Ethel Bent Walsh
EEOC
General Electric Co
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Alexis Herman
Women’s Bureau
Williams
Bennington Banner publication and subscription rates
The Bennington Banner announces its daily publication schedule with delivery options and subscription prices. It lists home and motor delivery rates, foreign mail double U.S. rate, single copy price, back issue fees, and post office details.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
National Advertising Representatives
London Associates, Inc
U.S
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N.Y
Padres
Manchester Certier
Vermont
Jim Horrigan
Catamount National Bank
Putnam Square
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Bank Street
Bennington Plaza
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
West Dover
F.d.1.c
Hussein
King Hussein
Jordan
Bennington Banner Telephone
Montini
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
South Street
Alan H. Page
Bennington, Vermont
J. F. Collins
Food Market
Main Street
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CABOT
Nek Ae
Franks
Delicatessen
Catering Service
Beer & Wines
Cootep
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