Medics Face Higher Fees as Insurance Hikes Hit
Doctors warn malpractice premium spikes of 100 to 300 percent will force fee increases across specialties. Los Angeles County Medical Association leaders say costs will squeeze patient care as neurosurgeons and other high risk fields bear the heaviest rises.
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Tors
Haskell
Edward J. Winter
Winter
Jerome A. Cope
Long Beach Medical Association
Crum
County Medical Association
California
Dr. Crum
Cook Gets Year in Robbery of 85 Year Old Man
A former Long Beach cook was sentenced to one year in county jail for robbing an 85 year old man of 5500 dollars and abandoning him on a Cerritos road. Superior Court Judge handed down the term.
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Cook
Long Beach
Cerritos
Superior Court
Denies Tot at Airport Neglected
Petite 20 year old mother Patsy Fischer faced child neglect charges after Corrinne Ann Reiter 7 was found wandering at Orange County Airport with a note asking to be sent to her grandmother in Michigan. Corrinne was later reunited with her father in Minneapolis as Fischer pled not guilty and was released without bail.
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Petite Patsy Fischer
Orange County
Michigan
Santa Ana Municipal Court
Corrinne Ann Reiter
Michael Reiter
Minneapolis
Orange County Probation Department
Reiter
Corrinne
Fischer
Jerry Fischer
Las Vegas
Westminster
Philip E. Schwab
Tobacco tax funds split among five Southland cities
Five Southland cities split 102 602 from the state cigarette tax for August, Assemblyman Carley V. Porter said Friday. The new formula divides 50 percent by sales tax paid and the rest by population, yielding larger cuts for the 38th District. August apportionment totaled 17 128 for Bellflower, 24 810 for Compton, 36 428 for Downey, 13 476 for Lynwood, and 10 759 for Paramount.
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Southland
Carley V. Porter
Porter
38Th
Assembly District
Bellflower
Compton
Downey
Lynwood
Paramount
Civil Defense Chief Warns U.S. Courting Disaster
Long Beach Civil Defense chief Evar P. Peterson told a Southern California conference that millions of Americans could die in a nuclear war if the defense program remains out of balance with reality. He urged leadership to elevate civil defense, noting progress while stressing more must be done. Dr. James E. Roberts added 69 percent of Californians lack compliant fallout shelter space and proposed slanting techniques to add protection in new buildings under a nationwide Direct Mail Shelter Development System program targeting schools and other projects.
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Long Beach
Evar P. Peterson
National Defense Program
Peterson
California
Edgewater Inn
James E. Roberts
Professional Advisory Services Center
San Jose State College
Roberts
Free Press Editor Tackles City Council At State College
Art Kunkin editor of the Los Angeles Free Press spoke at California State College Long Beach on censorship. About 400 people heard his critique of the Long Beach City Council and police action at a love-in in Elysian Park. He cited a 5,000 circulation rise after last spring’s distribution ban and said the paper plans legal action to secure regular press credentials for its staff. He was booked on suspicion of inciting a riot and resisting arrest and hinted at a possible false arrest suit after an acquittal.
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California State College
Long Beach
Art Kunkin
Los Angeles Free Press
Runkin
Elysian Park
Robert Crow
Crow
Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles Park
Demands of Mothers Halt Paramount Bus Route
Paramount district superintendent Wil son Bell said postponement of resolution is likely until Monday after mothers at 5447 Paramount Blvd blocked a bus to force transport for 32 children to Lakewood Elementary. The driver refused to stop beyond the regular stop, and four children had boarded earlier.
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Wilson Bell
Paramount Unified School District
Paramount Blvd
Lakewood Elementary School
Bell
Lakewood
Carson Youth Band to perform at Los Angeles County Fair
Los Caballeros Youth Band under Robert Cotton will entertain at Pomona's county fair at 2 p.m. Sunday during a Southern California youth parade. The group wears Spanish style uniforms and is part of Carson's official city program.
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Carson
Los Caballeros
Pomona
California
Robert Cotton
Income Up at Orange County Airport
Dennis Carpenter council chair says the current Orange County airport is gaining income and may turn a profit. County officials study a new regional airport proposal while planning to curb current operations to ease noise and jet fuel fallout. Bresnahan notes income could top $1 million this year after a $468,500 base last year and higher fees.
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Dennis Carpenter
County Airport Commission
Robert J. Bresnahan
Scalding Victims In Hospital At Texaco Wilmington Refinery
Two Texaco Wilmington refinery employees remained hospitalized after severe burns from hot water from a coke-producing unit. Three others were treated and released. William B. Sinclair and Juran L. Roland listed in satisfactory condition at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Sinclair suffered second-degree burns on neck and chest and second and third degree burns on legs. Roland had second-degree burns on chest and legs. Other injured men were Paul Grother, Arthur L. Blanchard, and Myrandt Godfrey Jr.
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Texaco
Wilmington
William B. Sinclair
Pacific Coast Highway
Juran L. Roland
S. George St
Garden Grove
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Sinclair
Roland
Long Beach Arts and Cultural Events Schedule
A series of events across Long Beach includes children's films at Douglass House Center and a public concert by the Municipal Band at Lincoln Park at 1 pm. Exhibitions by Lily Tso Wong and Larry Shep Ceramic Sculpture run at the Long Beach Museum of Art, plus an open ship tour at Naval Station Pier 9 until 4 pm. A writers workshop at Douglass House Center completes the day.
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Larry Shep
Long Beach Museum of Art
E. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
Lincoln Park
Long Beach Naval Station
Pier 9
Hector
Lily Tso Wong
Long Beach Museum
Writers Workshop
Douglass House Center
Lime Ave
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Los Angeles County Medical Association
The
M. M. Haskell
Independent Press-Telegram
Molly Burrell
Max Wisot
Peter Taraviras
Taraviras
Mark Sleeter
Atlantic Ave
Sleeter
San Francisco
Artesia Boulevard
Marquardt Avenue
Vancouver
Greece
New York
Albert C. S. Ramsey
National House Wrecking & Salvage Co
R.I.P
Tom Shaw
L.B. Civil Defense
U.S
Don Brackenbury
Free Press
State College
Roger Coar
County Fair
Orange Co
Paul Grother
Orange Ave
Arthur L. Blanchard
Butler Ave
Myrandt Godfrey Jr
Inglewood
Long Beach Area
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