Sailors win $410k plus $1.1m in reenlistment bonuses
A federal judge ruled 100 Long Beach sailors receive about $410,000 in unpaid reenlistment bonuses and 275 former Long Beach enlisted men collect over $1.1 million. The ruling covers 375 sailors originally based in Long Beach with average bonuses of about $4,100 each, though many ships moved ports. The Navy may appeal. similar Hawaii and Virginia cases are pending with different outcomes.
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Scott Tepper
Tepper
Bainbridge
Seattle
U.S. Atty
Steve Petersen
Navy
Partment
Petersen
Justice Department
Virgina
Hawaii
Ford to air new peace bid after Sadat talks
President Ford ended talks with Anwar Sadat in Salzburg vowing a forthcoming peace formula within a month and pledging economic aid to Egypt. Sadat warned that the peace process would be long, while Kissinger praised high understanding. Ford planned a Rome stop en route to Washington and promised a detailed policy statement after Rabin's Washington visit on June 11-12.
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Austria
Ford
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Sadat
U.S
Rome
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Senate OKs 11.6 billion state budget in 1975 76
The California Senate approved an 11.6 billion dollar budget with a 33 to 1 vote, as Assembly action was delayed by Republicans demanding 128 million in cuts. GOP leaders warned the surplus could misstate finances and push a 1976 77 tax increase, while Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy described GOP demands as non negotiable and accused their accounting of simmickry.
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Senate
Assembly
Anthony Beilensen
Los Angeles
Senate Finance Committee
GOP Assembly
GOP
Bob Beverly
John Foran
San Francisco
Ways and Means
Beverly
Leo McCarthy
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
San Francisco Democrat
Ence
McCarthy
Labor Board
Foran
Top Health Officials Fired and Staff Sanctioned in Neglect Probe
Two county health officials were fired and three disciplined after findings of patient neglect in nursing homes and light psychiatric facilities. Dr Ralph Sachs received a 15 day suspension and demotion, Bernard Weinstein was discharged, Jack Banberg got 20 days suspended, and Park Williams was demoted with pay cut amid an official overhaul.
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L.A
Health Services
Liston Witherill
Ralph Sachs
Community Health Services
Sachs
Public Health Service
Bernard Weintraub
Weintraub
Jack Banberg
Park Williams
Doctors Back Renew Surgery Amid California Hospital Slowdown
Long Beach and California hospitals resumed elective surgeries as anesthesiologists returned from a three week work stoppage over malpractice insurance. Leaders warned the protest may recur in September if reform bills fail. Memorial plans to roll back a 10 percent rate hike once patient load recovers.
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Long Beach
California
Long Beach Memorial
Community
Pacific
St. Mary Medical Center
Memorial
California Medical Association
House of Delegates
John A. Driscoll
San Francisco Medical Society
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
Sacramento
Man Threatening Baby Slain by Police Raid
A Long Beach man, John Jeckel, threatened to kill his 15 month old daughter Mari ah Mercer during a second floor apartment standoff. Officers Barbee and Van Der Meer entered, aiding the baby to safety before Jeckel was fatally shot as he threatened further violence.
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Long Beach
John Jeckel
Stanton Place
Mariah Mercer
Jeckel
Metropolitan State Hospital
Norwalk
Dave Barbee
Barbee
Bob van der Meer
St. Mary Medical Center
Ron Skaggs
van der Meer
Rescued diver recounts 22 hours inside sunken oil rig
Darrel John Dore, 27, was one of 12 aboard the Progress Marine No. 2 when it capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. After more than 22 hours in a dark chamber 53 feet down, divers found and pulled him to safety as six others were rescued earlier. He described hearing air being pumped in and mistaking it for poison gas before the cool air reached him.
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Galliano
Darrel John Dore
Progress Marine No. 2
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Dore
FTC aims to end prescription drug price advertising bans
The FTC proposed rules to erase state limits on advertising drug prices, hoping to boost price competition and save consumers potentially hundreds of millions annually. It notes three states have such laws and cites surveys showing many Americans overlook price variation. The plan could require druggists to answer price questions by phone.
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Washington
UPD
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Lewis Engman
Tom Hayden Announces Run for U S Senate Seat
Tom Hayden announces candidacy for the U S Senate to challenge incumbent John Tunney as coverage notes surveillance files on antiwar protesters reportedly were never destroyed. The report appears on pages A-4 and A-9 respectively.
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Tom Hayden
U.S. Senate
John Tunney
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