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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1977

Page

5

Quake prediction could trigger economic chaos warns senators

Senators heard that predicting earthquakes in metro areas could disrupt economies as homeowners lose insurance and property values fall. Experts warned evacutions would be costly, and federal aid may be needed for evacuation and rebuilding while supporting research and insurance options.

Washington Senate Science Subcommittee Charles Thiel National Science Foundation Eugene Haas Karl V. Steinbrugge California Seismic Safety Commission Palmdale California Steinbrugge Haas Institute of Behaviorial Science Congress

Drought reports flag grim California rainfall

Sacramento based AP reports Northern and Central California show drought remains severe with rainfall 32 percent of normal in the North Coast, 24 percent in the San Joaquin basin, and 21 percent in the Sacramento basin. Water storage in major reservoirs sits below 50 percent of decade averages, snowpack is minimal at Norden Blue Canyon Yosemite and Grant Grove, while farmers plan about seven million acres for the year, 2 percent under last year.

Sacramento California North Coast San Joaquin Basin Fresno Sacramento Basin Department of Water Resources Drought Information Center Shasta Oroville Folsom Millerton Norden Blue Canyon Yosemite Grant Grove

Doctors End Five Day Paper Strike at State Hospitals

A five day paper strike by doctors at California state mental hospitals ended as the state agreed to revoke depresseant drug guidelines and compensate overtime. Dr Jerome Lackner and strike leaders announced a settlement creating physician only medical practices committees at 11 hospitals and halting new psychotropic guidelines under a court restraining order.

Jerome Lackner State Department of Health Lackner Sacramento Sanford A. Marcus Union of American Physicians R. Eugene Prout California State Employed Physicians Association Porterville State Mental Hospital Medi-Cal Dean Melnick Southern California The Melnick Los Angeles Napa State Hospital

Wheally Hills Furniture Sale Highlights Big Discounts

Save 450 sets Sale 279 Reg 329 Wheally Hills casual contemporary furniture with vinyl upholstery. Exposed wood trim and sick pa can finish on salle hardwoods. No sag seat back construction. Hardwood frames double doweled. Laminated tabletops. Loveseat chair ottoman recliner tables lamp. Large capacity washer dryer sets sale prices.

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