Doctors urged to resume work amid malpractice protests
The American Medical Association president urged California doctors to end the slowdown over rising malpractice insurance costs. Anesthesiologists and others have shut nonessential surgery since May 1, threatening 42 Southern California hospitals. A federal antitrust suit accuses six insurers of attempting to monopolize the California malpractice market.
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American Medical Association
California
Nothern
New York
Hugh Carey
Argonaut Insurance Co
Florida
Tennessee
Southern California
Hospital Council of
Travelers Insurance Co
Los Angeles County Medical Association
U.S. District Court
San Francisco
Horace G. Jones
Los Gatos
May snow blocks road across Rockies and Midwest storms
A May blizzard closed a major transcontinental highway in the Rocky Mountains, stranding travelers and threatening livestock. Severe storms and tornado warnings spread from Michigan to Indiana and Ohio, killing seven people. Interstate 80 was blocked between Salt Lake City and Cheyenne by 75 mph winds and heavy snow. Rancher Russ Myers described severe conditions for sheep and lambing season. Kansas University summer enrollment begins June 6 with classes starting June 9.
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Rocky Mountain
Midwest
East
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Lake Michigan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Russ Myers
Evanston
Myers
Loux Eyes Democratic Legislature in Kansas
Kansas House minority leader Richard Loux says Democrats must stay funded to push for greater governing power in 1978. He warns of a tough battle for legislative control and notes Democratic fundraising reached 1.5 million last year. Also mentions Langston Hughes Commemorative Committee and Douglas County bicentennial meeting in Lawrence.
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Wichita
Kan
Richard Loux
House
Kansas
Loux
Ron Smith
Topeka
Langston Hughes
Lawrence Public Library
Douglas County
Guerrillas and Phalangists clash as Lebanon strike cripples commerce
Palestinian guerrillas and Phalangist forces fought street battles in Beirut amid a nationwide strike that disrupted business for a second day. Police reported 17 dead and over 80 wounded as gunfire and mortar blasts rocked the city. A Jerusalem bombing occurred with no casualties, and Syria extended the UN buffer force on the Golan Heights until December.
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Lebanon
Beirut
WAFA
Phalangists
Jerusalem
United Nations
Syria
U.N
Golan Heights
Open Daily and Sunday Hours for Memorial Day Weekend
The venue lists hours as open daily from 9 to 10, Sunday from 10 to 6, and Memorial Day from 10 to 6, indicating extended weekend service.
KU psychology department names six top award winners
Six psychology students at Kansas University received departmental honors. Linda Sala a Denver graduate and Sarah Covill a Lewiston senior won the Betty Wahlstedt Award. Topeka graduates Steven Cornelius and Elizabeth Horne earned the Beulah Morrison Award. Cornelius won the Chairman's Prize for an undergraduate honors thesis titled Dependency in Home Care and Day Care Children. Connirae Andreas and Phil Frickey received the Hilden Gibson Award, each an engraved watch.
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Kansas University
Betty Wahlstedt
Linda Sala
Denver
Colo
Sarah Covill
Lewiston
N.Y
Topeka
Steven Cornelius
Elizabeth Horne
Beulah Morrison
Charles Kiesler
Cornelius
Hilden Gibson
Connirae Andreas, McPherson
Phil Frickey
Oberlin
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