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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1975
Page
1
A Brooklyn hospital malpractice case ends with Gail Kalmowitz, a nearly blind college coed, settling for 165000. The jury had indicated a higher award but the plaintiff chose immediate resolution to avoid further risk. The judge read the note from the jury and confirmed the settlement.
A second Midwest blizzard snarls travel and school operations from California to the Great Lakes as the National Weather Service warns of a very dangerous storm in the southern Rockies. Blizzard conditions bloom in South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa with multiple counties reporting closures and high winds. A separate court case sees Miss Kalmo wit awarded 165000 after malpractice allegations connected to premature birth. Hefner anger over jail ban sparks fresh Playboy centerfold shipment to Genesee County jail in Batavia New York.
William Moore, head of the Teamsters political arm DRIVE, pleaded guilty to failing to report about $30,000 income in 1970. U.S. District Judge C Stanley Blair sentenced him to two years in prison, with three years probation after release, suspending all but six months. The government alleges the money was part of about $10,000 Moore embezzled from 1988 to 1970 from DRIVE.
Indian Mrs. Jeanette Marie Bissonette, 35, sister-in law of a former American Indian Movement organizer, was shot and killed Wednesday while sitting in a car about six miles north of Pine Ridge. Duke Thompson called it a sniper type shooting. This marks the third March gunshot death on the Pine Ridge Reservation amid ongoing violence and disruption related to recent events, including the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation. Meanwhile Mamie Eisenhower, 79, suffered renewed internal bleeding and was listed as only fair, with doctors reporting a mild recurrence but stable vital signs. First Lady Betty Ford sent flowers to Mrs. Eisenhower.
Yul Bripner, his wife Jacquline, and two couples file a federal suit in Manhattan claiming damaged health after a spare rib dinner at Trader Vic's on November 3. They seek 7.5 million dollars, naming Brynner 2 million, his wife 500 thousand, and 2 million each for director Albert Marre and actress Joan Marré Diener. The complaint accuses the ribs of being poisonous and unfit for consumption, with permanent effects. Judge Thomas Griesa oversees the case. Separately, Gen. Omar Bradley underwent successful brain clot surgery at UCLA Medical Center to treat a stroke suffered March 16. He is reported in excellent condition after the operation.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a 9 to 7 bill to resume U S military aid to Turkey reversing a Feb 5 ban tied to Turkey’s Cyprus invasion last July. Chairman Sparkman warned the move may affect NATO ties. In other news UN developing nations condemned a U S plan for deep ocean licensing.
Four physicians including a Greenville doctor and a Lexington medical examiner were among more than 50 arrested in a statewide crackdown on drug trafficking. The State Department of Justice said over 100 more arrests were planned, targeting professionals illegally dispensing drugs.
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