Doctors threaten strike at three county hospitals
Spokesmen for 1200 interns residents at three county hospitals threaten a one day clinic shutdown Wednesday and a general strike Monday unless bargaining advances. At Martin Luther King Hospital 500 interns plan an indefinite hospital strike starting Wednesday. King Harbor General County USC Medical Center are coordinating talks hoping to avert first actions while demanding more nurses ICU beds X ray interpreters and services for non English speakers.
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Harbor General Hospital
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Brown to sign bill ending oil depletion tax loophole
California Governor Brown plans to sign legislation repealing the $43 million oil depletion allowance for large oil firms. The bill, championed by Assemblyman Bill Lockyer, phases out the writeoff, while preserving a 22 percent deduction for individuals and small producers. Critics warn it could reduce marginal wells and energy supply, though proponents cite tax justice and equity.
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Sacramento
California
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San Leandro
Assembly
Bob Burke
Huntington Beach
Frank Lanterman
R-La Canada
Mills Returns to Congress After Alcohol Treatment
Rep. Wilbur Mills returned to Congress after five months for alcoholism treatment. The 64 year old former Ways and Means chair said he feels better and has sworn off stimulants and alcohol except for cigarettes. He did not discuss his relationship with Annabel Battistella.
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UPI
Wilbur Mills
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Florida
Ford asks 507 million to resettle Viets Cambodians
President Ford urged Congress to approve a 507 million dollar refugee aid program for South Vietnamese and Cambodian evacuees. He warned money runs out in a week and 150,000 refugees may enter the United States. Processing would take 90 days, with private groups handling jobs schooling and housing.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Indochina
United States
House
U.S
Saigon
Carl Albert
Guam
Wake Islands
Refugee camp forms local government at Camp Pendleton
On Monday Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton organized a military assisted governance led by Khuong Huu Dieu. The plan includes a spokesman mayor, language schools, a Vietnamese newspaper and a post office as 5,567 refugees had been processed and sent to homes across the United States with more arrivals in the pipeline.
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Upi
U.S
Camp Talega
Paul G. Graham
Khuong Huu Dieu
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Dieu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
Vietnamese Agricultural Development Bank
Vietnamese- American Association
Saigon
Pendleton
United States
Pacific
Immigration Service
Would-be sponsors outnumber Vietnamese refugees
A State Department official at Camp Pendleton says requests to sponsor Vietnamese refugees are outnumbering arrivals. George Bilyeu notes strong initial response and few sponsor problems as Americans nationwide phone in and voluntary groups seek sponsors, despite some local resentment.
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State Department
George Bilyeu
U.S
Bilyeu
Saigon extends deadline for defeated forces to surrender
Saigon's new rulers set a May 31 deadline for former South Vietnamese armed forces to turn themselves in. A radio broadcast urged immediate surrender of military equipment. Some see delays or clandestine hideouts as reasons for slow rounds up. The regime also spoke of releasing political prisoners, while observers note possible U S concern over Cambodian killings of Lon Nol officers and wives.
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Tran van Tra
Con Son
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Phnom Penh
Ron Nessen
Ford
Nessen
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Cepted
Lon Nol
South Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Boy Trapped in 20-Foot Well Rescued After Five Hours
Two year old Michael Smith fell into a 9 inch wide irrigation well southwest of Miami. Rescue crews used a parallel 20 foot hole and a tunnel dug by hand and machinery to reach him. He was lifted via ladder to a helicopter and taken to Miami Dade General Hospital in good condition.
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UPI
Michael Smith
Michael
Barbara Smith
Here
Dade County Fire Department
James Arias
South Dade County
U.S. Car Sales Plunge Amid Import Pressure
Summary notes a drop in U.S. car sales due to rising import competition. The report references policy context and market impacts while indicating broader economic signals on consumer demand.
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