California insurer rejects malpractice pool plan
California Insurance Commissioner Wesley Kinder told a public hearing he would not activate the Joint Underwriting Association eight counties were considering. He noted most doctors in Northern California already had interim insurance with only about eight percent unaccounted for. Dr Seymour Wallace of the California Society of Anesthesiologists urged long-term reforms while doctors continued working despite the strike.
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Action Line answers reader questions on social security
Action Line explains who pays social security taxes for workers including federal and state employees and privately employed individuals. It covers renter tax credits, VA and SSI income effects, and notes on GI loans for mobile homes. It also reports on malpractice insurance impacts and related hospital rate changes in several states.
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Western Airlines flight attendants fight wage pact
A tentative wage contract faces mounting opposition among Western Airlines flight attendants in Los Angeles as pickets march at LAX. Judy Pierce says many members and some leaders oppose the latest proposal offering about 50 dollars more monthly but no parity with competing airlines. A rejection could trigger a strike threatening operations in 14 states Canada and Mexico affecting about 9 000 workers after 15 months without a contract.
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Pharmacist dope peddler gets 90 days
Richard Sturre a 48 year old former Bellflower pharmacist was convicted of selling narcotics without a prescription and sentenced by Long Beach Superior Court Judge Charles Stratton to 90 days in county jail and three years on probation. The judge stayed execution until July 3 to allow personal arrangements. Sturre was arrested December 5 at a Long Beach motel after trading pills for $200 in marked bills and stereo tapes. he had worked at Victor Drugstore on Bellflower Boulevard.
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