Carter plan could cut hospital services nationwide
Administrator John Coffey and other Oklahoma hospital officials warned that Carter’s proposal to cap total increases in hospital bills at nine percent would force service reductions at Memorial Hospital. They predicted cuts as a general outcome if enacted, and questioned how the mechanism would work.
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Carter
Memorial Hospital
Congress
John Coffey
Coffey
Washington D.C
Washington
American Hospital Association
The
Oklahoma Hospital Association
OHA
Gerald Goodner
Tishominga
Cleve Rogers
Coffey Coffey
Southwestern Hospital
Roger Wessels
Rogers
Oklahoma
Carter Signals Possible Abandonment of Geneva Middle East Talks
President Carter after meeting Jordan's King Hussein suggested it may be better to drop plans for a Geneva conference on the Middle East unless there are strong prospects for substantial achievements. He cited Palestinian representation and Arab participation as issues to resolve before any convocation.
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Washington
Carter
Jordan
Hussein
Geneva
Middle East
Oval Office
IMF grants Zaire 85 million to stabilize economy
The IMF approved 85 million in two loans to Zaire to offset export losses and cover a balance of payments deficit of 513 million in 1975 and 157 million in 1976. Conditions require cutting deficits, reducing inflation, and supporting imports while guarding funds from wartime use in Shaba.
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Washington
Zaire
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Shaba
Mobutu Sese Seko
U.S
New York
Citibank
Mobutu
Grant Approved For Park Improvement In Lawton Oklahoma
The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approves a 50 000 block grant for Lawton to upgrade two city parks at 19th and Irwin and northeast Columbia and Dearborn. City officials plan 20 000 in Irwin and 30 000 in Columbia with tennis courts picnic areas basketball facilities and landscaping.
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Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Lawton
19Th
Irwin
Northeast Columbia
Dearborn
Ron Ernest
Sens
Henry Bellman
Dewey Bartlett
Frank Pondrom
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pondrom
HUD
Columbia
Carter Opposes Planned Plutonium Reprocessing Law
The Carter administration opposes a bill to indefinitely delay plutonium reprocessing. President Carter supports indefinite deferral in policy but does not want it codified into law. He has argued plutonium could be diverted to weapons by states or terrorists.
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Washington
Carter
House
Oklahoma House OKs $350.6 Million Education Bill
The House Appropriations and Budget Committee approved a $350.6 million education bill with a $900 teacher pay raise. The measure is $72 million higher than last year, and an amendment for a $1,200 annual boost was rejected.
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Oklahoma City
House Appropriations and Budget Committee
Carter approves sale of AWACS to Iran in bid to boost radar
President Carter approves selling five AWACS to Iran for about 112 million each, totaling over half a billion dollars, citing enhanced Iranian radar near the Soviet Union. The move follows Ford-era arms sales criticism and aims to bolster threat detection while partly extending NATO arms plans.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
United States
AWACS
Boeing
NATO
Ford
Tehran
Blowout team delays plan to cap North Sea well
A team led by Boots Hansen and Richard Hattenerg postponed capping the Ekofisk blowout due to gale winds as equipment is moved aboard the Phillips Bravo rig. Norway forms a blue-ribbon panel to investigate the spill. the slick spans six miles by 15 to 20 and oil loss totals up to $300,000 daily.
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Stavanger
Norway
North Sea
Ekofisk
Phillips Petroleum Co
Boots
Dag Mayer Hansen
Norwegian Oil Directorate
Forecast tablet: sunny skies and warming trend through Saturday
The forecast calls for sunny weather with light winds and a gradual warming trend from Wednesday to Saturday. Monday's high reached 74 degrees and the overnight low was 48 at the downtown Lawton Publishing building. highs this week should reach the mid-80s with overnight lows in the mid-30s.
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Lawton Publishing Company
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