Going bare the gamble of doctors malpractice costs
Doctors across the United States are dropping malpractice insurance to save on premiums, a risky move that could threaten their wealth and future earnings. California reports about 2,000 of 3,000 physicians in Southern California unpaid on premiums, with some planning to renew before resuming practice. Tennessee and Texas show small but growing figures, while insurers say exact counts are unclear.
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David L. Smith
Los Angeles
North Carolina
Alaska
Intemen
William Hyman
Long Beach Medical Association
Southland
California
Traveler's Insurance Co
Tennessee
Don Alexander
The
Tennessee Medical Association
Nashville
Peter Sweetland
Travelers Insurance Cos
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co
David Willett
California Medical Association
David 5. Rubsamen
Professional Liability Newsletter
Nevada
Richard Pugh
State Medical Association
Three Crew Die In Van Nuys Charter Plane Crash
Three crew members perished in the cockpit when a four engine charter plane crashed near Van Nuys Airport. Ten firemen were burned rescuing the crew as an explosion followed sparks from the firemen's saw. The crash occurred at 10 35 a m near a golf course by Woodley Avenue Park.
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Russ MacDonald
van Nuys
Biercer Enterprises
DC6
Woodley Avenue
Arthur Michael Bankers
W. 218Th St
Torrance
James Seecumbe
Glendale
Jack Finger
Carpente
Ria
Los Angeles
Foothill
Jan Butte
West Los Angeles
Susan Masters
Val-ley
Guy DeMeo
Burbank
Hollywood-Burbank
Ontario International Airport
Las Vegas
Federal, Aviation Administration
Sevembe
DeMeo
Huge Catalan Demonstration Demands Autonomy in Barcelona
Thousands of Catalans rallied for home rule and political liberty in Barcelona, clashing with police who fired rubber bullets and smoke grenades. Organizers claimed at least 50,000 participants as protests surged across the city, with arrests and injuries reported and calls for amnesty and autonomy rising beyond the Catalan Parliament.
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Barcelona
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Luis Maria Xirinachs
Xirinachs
Assembly of
Catatonia
Communist Party
Christian Democrats
Ford urges crowd to put past acrimony aside at NH rally
President Ford addressed about 2,500 at the University of New Hampshire arena and fended off heckling as he urged voters to judge him by record not rhetoric. He rejected U S intervention in Angola and urged calm, with support from audience members and critics outside the arena.
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Durisam
N.H
Ford
University of New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Angola
Vietnam
United States
People’s Bicentennial Commission
Big Business
Chile
Ford with 14-year-old Tommy Boyd aims for campaign grins
Concord New Hampshire AP reports President Ford greeting the crowd during a campaign stop. He signs a cast on 14-year-old Tommy Boyd after a fall. Tommy quips he fell. Ford replies he falls a lot. The moment shows Ford's public spills as he interacts with supporters.
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Concord
Ford
Tommy Boyd
Tommy
Sone
Break from rain seen but keep umbrellas handy
Weather service reports nearly 2 inches of rain over five days in the Southland with a clearing trend this afternoon. Some remnants possible late Tuesday, but no full dry spell expected. coastal and mountain roads remain hazardous with slides and rockfalls and several routes closed.
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Southland
National Weather Service
Mae McCarter
Long Beach
Los Angeles
THE
Weather Service
California
California Highway Patrol
Bakersfield
Mount Pinns
Fraser Park
Angeles Crest
Mt. Baldy Road
Shinn Road
Crystal Lake
Riverside County
San Jacinto
Perris
Corona
Lake Elsinore
Guatemala quake toll revised to fifteen thousand thirty five dead
Guatemala City AP report says at least 15,035 people perished and about 40,000 injured after the quake and aftershocks. The emergency relief committee cites new reports from Chilmaltenango, 40 miles north of the capital, with 200,000 left homeless. Looting incidents are noted and a harsh crackdown ordered.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Emergency Relief Committee
Chilmaltenango
Red Cross
Eugenio Laugerud
Hun
Independent CIA Newsmen Form Public Information Network
The article notes efforts by CIA agents abroad posing as newsmen to inform the American public. It references Senate and Bentsen considering dropping the Democratic presidential bid after weak Oklahoma results. It also mentions Congress probing Supplemental Security Income fraud and new regulations disrupting about 600,000 U.S. pension plans.
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CIA
Sen
Bentsen
Oklahoma
Congress
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