Rampant Medicaid Abuses Cited by Senate Panel
A Senate investigation into Medi-Cal and Medicaid plans in Los Angeles Oakland and six other cities finds rampant fraud and abuse by providers and recipients. The report estimates up to half of the 15 billion spent annually is wasted through fraud poor care and ineligible beneficiaries. The panel urges federal action to fix administration across government levels.
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Washington
Senate
Los Angeles
Oakland
Senate Special Committee On Aging
New York City
Chicago
Detroit
Passaic
Paterson
Newark
N.J
California
Prac
Medicaid Abuse Hearings Aimed At Federal Action
A Senate subcommittee begins hearings on Medicaid cost growth and abuses amid rising expenditures from 15 billion in 1965 to 15 billion today. Senator Frank Moss cites mismanagement as undercover aides visit facilities including East Harlem Medical Center to observe operations and prepare the report.
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Mose
Remple
East Harlem
New York
Calif aides reveal uranium cartel documents to U S
California officials informed reporters in Los Angeles that papers alleging a 1972 international uranium price fixing cartel have been turned over to the U S Justice Department. Dr Ronald Doctor and Leonard Ross questioned authenticity while noting possible impacts on energy independence and consumer costs. Weather details follow on Page B-5.
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Wen
U.S. Justice Department
California
Los Angeles
America
U.S
Ronald Doctor
Leonard Ross
State Public Utilities Cardmission
Pardon Issue in Campaign Draws Mixed Reactions
Betty Ford comments on pardons in a special inheritance, suggesting critics link President Ford to Nixon. A Harris poll sees the pardon as a clear election issue likely harming the President. Page B32.
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Betty Ford
Ford
Richard Nixon
Harris
Ex FBI official admits approving two 1972 break-ins
Former FBI associate director W. Mark Felt tells CBS Face the Nation he ordered burglaries of the Weather Underground in New York and the PLO in Dallas, calling the actions justified and saying he would do them again. He cautions he might become a scapegoat as Justice Department weighs charges.
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Washington
FBI
W. Mark Felt
Bureau
Weather Underground
New York
Palestine Liberation Organization
Dallas
L. Patrick Gray
Felt
Justice Department
CBS News
Fell
PLO
Pentagon
U.S
Cuba
New Orleans
Gray
FRY
J. Edgar Hoover
Edward S. Miller
Intelligence
Miller
Hoover
Ford and Carter Clash Over $1.5 Billion National Park Plan
Ford urges expanded park funding while Carter denounces the plan as grandstanding and a calculated election-year flip flop. Carter warns a Bicentennial gift to future generations as he appeals to 000 national park visitors, with press secretary Jody Powell noting the dispute.
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
National Park
Carter
Jody Powell
Iran hunts six terrorists who killed Cal executives
In Tehran, police pursued six gunmen who ambushed and killed three American Rockwell executives driving to work. The attackers escaped in a car, leaving papers linking them to an Islamic extremist group blamed for earlier U.S. officer deaths. The U.S. embassy secured assurances of pursuit of justice.
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Terran
Iran
California
Rockwell
U.S
Richard Helms
T P
Ransay
Tehran
Islamic Biarxist Group
Smog and Heat Drive Thousands to Los Angeles Beaches
Heat and smog sent locals to coastal shores as temperatures hit the 100s in inland areas. Lifeguards estimated about 700,000 beachgoers along Los Angeles and Orange counties with crowds of 80,000 at Long Beach, 45,000 at Huntington Beach, and 16,000 at Seal Beach. Ozone levels prompted health warnings for several valleys and the Norwalk Whittier area while officials urged reduced driving.
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Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Los Angeles Basin
Norwalk-Whittier
Anaheim
San Gabriel
San Fernando Valleys
Burbank
Northridge
Los Angeles Civic Center
Long Beach Airport
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Seal Beach
South Bay
Los Angeles County
National Weather Service
San Fernando Valley
French Bishop defies Pope by celebrating mass
French Bishop defies papal authority by conducting a public mass stirring church controversy. The item appears on Page A-2 with related coverage noted elsewhere on the page.
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Richard Lyons
York Thares
L.A
Iniet
Frank Moss
Utah
Moss
Billie Jean King
Linesman
Evonne Goolagong
Philadelphia
Rosemary Casals
Resto
Calif
Australia
France
Canada
South Africa
Friends of the Arth
Canberra
Sydney
National Times
Doctor
Friemish Group
Jim Harding
U.S. Friends of the Earth
U.S. Alty
Osawatomie
Mark Felt
Artist Point
Yellowstone National
Cal
Sasene
Telia
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