Detroit police layoff dispute sparks protest and scuffle
Several hundred white officers and families picketed the federal courthouse in Detroit over layoffs based on seniority involving black and women officers. A black off duty officer waved a gun during the clash, injuring no one seriously. Judge Freeman barred layoffs of officers hired under a federal affirmative action grant and ordered seniority to guide furloughs. The demonstrators, organized by the Detroit Police Officers Association, urged layoffs by seniority.
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Detroit
William Green
Green
Philip Tannian
U.S
Ralph M. Freeman
Coleman Young
Young
Freeman
Detroit Police Officers Association
Michigan
Carl Parsell
Police Officers Association of Michigan
California Supreme Court upholds indeterminate sentence law
The California Supreme Court on a 1960s precedential ruling upholds the indeterminate sentence statute but says the Adult Authority must set terms within a reasonable time. Justice Mosk notes the life maximum could apply to varied offenses and that, except Arizona, few states impose such terms for assault with a deadly weapon.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
California
High Court
Charles Wingo
Los Angeles
Wingo
Stanley Mosk
Mosk
Arizona
FCC chief warns TV reform should not erase classics
FCC Chairman Richard Wiley cautioned against moving too far with the family viewing plan to remove violence from children’s TV. He cited Snow White and Peter Pan as examples and urged flexible self-regulation rather than rigid rules. He supported maximum broadcaster discretion and said government should avoid controlling news content.
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Indianapolis
UPD
Federal Communications Commission
Richard Wiley
Wiley
FCC
Bar leader denounces blame on lawyers for malpractice insurance
Brent Abel president of the State Bar Association denounces as mass slander the suggestion that lawyers drive rising medical malpractice insurance costs. He notes only about 1500 to 3000 of 45000 attorneys are involved and urges protection for patients' rights to sue physicians or hospitals. The association forms an advisory committee to address premiums.
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State Bar Association
Brent Abel
Los Angeles
Abel
Bar Association
Doctors' strike leader warns of national tieup
San Francisco reports a California doctors strike may spread nationwide as Dr. Sanford Marcus of the Union of American Physicians pushes to rewrite malpractice insurance laws. Anesthesiologists in two counties and Sacramento join in next week, hospitals cut costs, and public emergency care rises. Nurses urge a formal committee with lawmakers to resolve the dispute.
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San Francisco
UPD
California
Sanford Marcus
Union of American Physicians
Marcus
Sacramento
Southland
University of California Hospital
Jerome Yalon
Lorraine Smockler
California Nurses Association
Brown
CNA
Lila Maples
Doctors defend steep medical malpractice rate hikes
Sacramento AP report says Argonaut Insurance Co. rate increases are justified, according to Clarence Atwood of the state Department of Insurance. He notes Travelers seeks about 100 percent, Continental National American 50 percent, with fourfold needs projected for 1975, despite doctors approving changes.
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Sacramento
Argonaut Insurance Co
Argonaut
Clarence Atwood
State Department of Insurance
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Atwood
Los Angeles Area
Continental National American of
Chicago
Ing
San Diego
Riverside
Imperial Counties
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