HEW proposes new agency to cut health care cost
The Department of Health Education and Welfare proposes a new agency with authority to cap rising health care costs by controlling hospital budgets. If approved by Congress and President Carter the plan would require preapproved price increases and could save hundreds of millions in Medicaid Medicare spending while shaping a national health insurance study group led by Karen Davis.
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Gunman tied to right wing group in mass shooting
Police probe Fred Cowan’s past and possible membership in a right wing extremist group after his shooting rampage in New Rochelle. Cowan died in a 10 hour siege at a moving company warehouse leaving a 60 pound arsenal. The group linked to Cowan, National States’ Rights Party, has about 15 000 subscribers per ADL.
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Interior probes gas holdback secrecy in four Gulf fields
The Interior Department has a half inch thick report on whether natural gas producers hid supply from the market. Findings remain secret or partially released as Secretary Cecil Andrus reviews the document with possible White House referral. The six man team studied four offshore Gulf fields amid suspicions that withholding was used to push prices higher.
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Danish Socialists Seek Coalition After Narrow Win
Danish Social Democratic Premier Anker Joergensen, after gaining 12 seats to reach 65 of 179, met Queen Margrethe to discuss forming a coalition government. He said talks with other parties would continue to build a broad working relationship while his minority government, in place since January 1975, pursues higher taxes, increased public spending, rent freezes, and wage controls.
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Crosland In Coma After Stroke At Oxford Home
Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland, 58, slipped into a coma after a stroke at his country home near Oxford. A family spokesman said they are prepared for the worst, and political sources warned that even if he recovers he may be unable to resume his duties, forcing Callaghan to appoint a successor soon.
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First black man named to head Justice Civil Rights Division
Washington UPI A 35 year old NAACP lawyer from New York becomes the first black nominated to head the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. Drew Days III is one of two black appointees named to key Justice posts by President Carter. Bell pledges full support to enforce federal laws and end discrimination in education employment housing voting and other rights while criticizing Bell's civil rights record during Senate hearings.
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