Carter proposes universal health insurance funded by taxes
President candidate Jimmy Carter outlines a universal health insurance plan financed from payroll and general taxes. He warns Medicaid is a national scandal and links health reform to welfare reform to fix a flawed system. Carter criticizes rivals’ campaigns and discusses labor issues and right to work. A separate report notes Connally as secretary of state in Ford’s potential administration and Ohio’s primary ballot ruling.
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Hubert) Humphrey
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Jerry Brown
Jimmy Carter
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Georgia
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Los Angeles Times
Houston
Ford
Joan Connally
Henry Kissinger
Texas
Connally
Ohio
Ted Brown
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
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Winthrop Man Shot to Death Raises BCI Probe
The son of a prominent Winthrop physician, 19 year old Donald Mayner, was shot on a county dirt road near Winthrop at about 1:45 a.m. He died at 5:15 a.m. after transfer to University hospitals in Iowa City. The shooting involved two law enforcement officers. BCI agents conducted the investigation. A green pickup linked to Mayner was found off the road with a broken back window. Mayner, a 1974 East Buchanan graduate and student council member, left a notable athletic and academic record.
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Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
BCI Asst
Michael Rehberg
Buchanan County Sheriff's
Winthrop City
Rehberg
Buchanan County
Jane Holgate
Holgate
East Buchanan High School
East Buchanan
Floyd W. Leming
Syria and PLO Reach Seven Point Cease Fire Plan
Beir ut reports Syria and Yasser Arafat agreed on a seven point cease fire plan to end fighting in Lebanon. The accord aims for a unified military stand against resuming war, a revived joint supervisory committee, and rejection of partition or US led solutions. It notes Syria’s mediation role and excludes Arab League involvement. Arafat led a leftist bloc. Kamal Jumblatt authorized talks.
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Damascus Radio
Hafez Assad
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Kamal Jumblatt
PLO
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United Nations
Arab League
U.S
L. Dean Brown
Georges Gorse
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Damascus
Arabia
Index Stenographer Warns of Pension and Aging Tradeoff
A stenographer at Today's Index warns a new employee that the firm offers a pension but implies aging faster while working there. The quip highlights concerns about long term benefits versus health and vitality in the workplace. The remark underscores skepticism about corporate promises and personal well being.
Oil Platform Sinks and 13 Die in Survival Capsule
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas AP Thirteen men fled into a saucer like survival capsule as the Ocean Express rig sank in 60 mph winds and 15 foot seas. The capsule capsized and all aboard perished with nine inside the capsule and four bodies found after it was brought aboard a carrier. The surviving crew members and captain were rescued as divers recovered the victims near Mustang Island off Corpus Christi. The capsule era life support system was designed for up to 20 men and standard on gulf rigs.
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Thomas Loftin
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Tig, Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co
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Mustang Island
Express
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Naval Medical Center
Peter van der Graff
Lawsuit May Force Ray Ban Of Long Trucks
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert Ray may block 65 foot twin trailer trucks on Iowa roads May 1 if a suit by the Motor Club of Iowa against IDOT is not settled. A court ruling or weigh station checks could halt long trucks, a policy fight ongoing since the 1960s.
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Robert Ray
Iowa
David Oman
Ray
Motor Club of Iowa
Scott County
James Havercamp
Motor Club
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Interstate 80
Wilton
Altoona
Avoca
Oman
Charles Ingersoll
Iowa Motor Truck Assr
Pennsylvania
Ex-Hughes Aide: Will From 1955 in Hollywood Safe
Noah Dietrich, Hughes' longtime aide, says the mogul drafted a 1955 will and stored it in a Hollywood safe deposit box. He claims the will, prepared with attorney input and multiple alternate pages, was signed with Nadine Henley present. Spokesmen say no will has been found yet as administrators manage the estate valued at around $2 billion.
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Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Noah Dietrich
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Hughes Organization
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Nadine Henley
ATandT to raise US Canada calls cost Saturday
AP reports ATandT will raise the price of most telephone calls between the United States and Canada by seven million dollars in annual revenue, with details on the upcoming rate change.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Canada
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Food and Drug Administration
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