Hospital Cost Plan Delayed Amid Lively Debate
Congress stalls on President Carter’s hospital cost rollback plan with only one committee action and no votes before adjournment. Sen Kennedy criticizes Carter for weak lobbying while Califano leads the effort. Estimated late year hospital bills rise, plan would cap cost increases near inflation plus 3 percent and cap capital spending at about half of current levels.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and Welfare
Kennedy
Solar energy sources and home heating guides
Public guidance lists government and commercial manuals on solar heating and hot water systems. It notes publications from the Consumer Information Center in Pueblo Colorado offering details on costs, design, and savings, plus a free Q and A booklet. It also mentions The Solar Home Book by Bruce Anderson and a Home Learning Disability group in High Point.
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Anon
Man. A
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colorado
Consumer Information
Cheshire Books
Bruce Anderson
High Point Area
ACLC
First Presbyterian Church
N. Main St
P.O
High Point
Tourist thinks Bangor is San Francisco for four days
West German visitor Erwin Kreuz spent four days in Bangor Maine believing he was in San Francisco after a fuel stop on Oct 7 He accepted an invitation to visit the real city with an interpreter sponsored by The San Francisco Examiner at a cost near $1000 Kreuz plans to return to Augsburg Germany after the trip with a local German speaking family aiding his Maine stay
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Crockett
Bangor
Maine
Erwin Kreuz
San Francisco
Kreuz
The
San Francisco Examiner
West Coast
Augsberg
West Germany
Examiner City
Jim Willse
Europe
Willse
Surburban
California
Chinatown
Publicity Hungry Killer Slays Four Elderly Women in Georgia
Police in Columbus withhold details to thwart a purported publicity hungry killer tied to four sex assault and strangulation murders since Sept. 16 in a one square mile residential area. Martha Thurmond, 69, was found slain in her home. others include Ferne Jackson 59 Jean Dimenstein 71 and Florence Sheible 89. Governor Busbee boosted a state reward to 5000 and offered GBI help to end the spree.
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Columbus, Ga
Martha Thurmond
Muscogee County
Don Kilgore
Ferne Jackson
Jean Dimenstein
Florence Sheible
George
AFL-CIO to Punish Former Democratic Allies in 1978
The AFL-CIO COPE plans to punish some former Democratic allies who voted against key labor issues. Tactics may include withholding support, challenging in primaries, or endorsing acceptable Republicans. Officials note 30 to 40 lawmakers who aided last year voted against labor priorities.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
House
Senate
U.S
Three Die In Basket Over Well At Elk Hills Reserve
Three oil workers died in a fire at Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve near Taft California when a 7000 foot well exploded during a packer installation. Firefighters poured water as the blaze raged and Red Adair was called to assist in the effort.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Alaska
Kern County Fire Dept
Ron Marshall
Marshall
Los Angeles
Adair
Howard Schlieman
Williams Brothers Engineering
Tulsa
Okla
Elk Hills
Senate Rejects Helms Busing Ban
The Senate refused to ban busing of schoolchildren for desegregation. Sen. Jesse Helms cited estimates that up to 8.1 million barrels of oil yearly are wasted by busing for racial balance. His amendment to the energy package was rejected 5 to 31.
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Washington
Senate
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Senate Finance Committee
President Carter
House
Congress
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D-Mass
Capitol Hill
Georgia
Busbee
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Columbus
Jackson
Thurmond
Labor Federation
Schlieman
Dan Hulsey
Conference Committee
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