Carter Eyes Controls Over Hospital Costs
Washington AP reports the Carter administration plans to push mandatory hospital cost controls if voluntary efforts fail to curb inflation. HEW Secretary Califano urged voluntary savings across 5,000 areas but signaled automatic triggers may begin Jan 1, 1980. He calls for a $3 billion voluntary cap on capital spending above $150,000 per item.
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Joseph A. Califano Jr
Notry
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Shootings probe in Phoenixville death of estranged couple
In Phoenixville Chester County police probe the shooting deaths of Diller Arney 43 and Shirley Arney 40 estranged spouses found in their daughter's apartment among Christmas gifts. Coroner Dr Donald Harrop says it appears gunshot deaths possibly murder suicide but a double homicide isn’t ruled out. No note found and autopsy pending.
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Weather outlook for Delaware and Newcastle counties
Fair and cold today with highs in the mid 30s and overnight lows around 20 to 25. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of late rain and highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Extended forecast shows a chance of rain Sunday, then fair Monday and a chance of snow Tuesday with daytime highs in the low 40s and overnight lows in the low 30s. Air quality satisfactory in Chester and Philadelphia not available for Wilmington. Riverine and tide details noted for Chester with 12:07 p.m. high tide and 6:50 a.m. 7:34 p.m. lows. Precipitation 0 inches in 24 hours at International Airport, 5.41 inches this month to date, year total 45.75, past norms cited. Sun times listed.
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Odds and ends from a curious column mix
The column surveys varied trivia from paternity verdicts to seafaring legends, cocktail origins, wedding expectations, umpire integrity, and weather contrasts. It notes 67 legal rulings found six definite fathers and six probable ones among men admitting paternity, and recalls Captain Matthew Flinders named Australia, while joking about pigs and pens and a punchy look at Prohibition era cocktails.
Kennedy assassination probe recalls experts for final hearing
The House committee calls acoustics, ballistics, and trajectory specialists to reassess evidence on shots in Dallas. Skeptical members seek clarity on whether a grassy knoll shot occurred and if multiple gunmen were involved, amid earlier tests favoring a single- shooter conclusion.
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Texas
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