Hospitals See Inpatient Load Drop Across County
Health officials reported inpatient loads fell at Pacific Hospital Long Beach Downey Community and St Francis Lynwood by 40 15 and 30 percent. Emergency room visits rose slightly at Memorial and Pacific Hospital with UCLA seeing a surge. County fears point to bed shortages and possible early discharges as negotiations with private hospitals continue.
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Appeals Filed in Watergate Coverup Trial
The American public faced a heated defense of the Watergate coverup trial with Nixon aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman described as the president’s right hands. Jurors questioned over media coverage noted few followed Watergate, while Parkinson’s acquittal sparked defense claims the jury did not preordain guilty verdicts. The trial saw empty courtroom seats compared with earlier coverage and lax security allowing easier press access.
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Angola conflicts widen as U S voices on Angola policy
U S officials weighed the scope of American involvement in the Angolan civil war while Kissinger met with the Soviet ambassador. Izvestia rejected Ford and Kissinger criticisms, and Clark assessed risks to detente amid questions on U S strategic interests and ties to South Africa. South Africa reported losses near Angola, while Lagos rejected Washington’s call to pull Cuban soldiers and Soviet advisers. A U S official noted the Luanda faction’s northern gains, including Uige and Negage, with a Soviet guided missile destroyer observed off Africa’s west coast.
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Two Men Arrested In Paris Kidnapping For 3.4 Million Ransom
Paris police captured two masked men arriving at Place de la Bastille to collect a 3.4 million dollar ransom for Louis Hazan head of Phonogram, following a six assailants invasion of the board room on New Year's Eve. Hazan remained held as authorities pledged to curb ransom payments. Francis the name given by one suspect led to a swift arrest by the antikidnapping squad.
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Reagan on defense in N H for tax plan
Reagan battles criticism in New Hampshire over a proposed transfer of $90 billion in federal programs to state and local governments. He asserts a phased transfer, denies mandatory new taxes, and faces charges of potential higher state taxes to fund the cutbacks.
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