Los Angeles Doctors Strike Grows as Malpractice Costs Rise
A doctors strike over malpractice insurance costs gains momentum across Los Angeles County. With 71 of 234 private hospitals affected, patient admissions drop sharply and public hospitals see rising emergency workloads. Officials fear prolonged action may force procedural changes if it continues into September.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles County
John Affeldt
County Health Services Rtment
Stan Grant
Emergency Medical Services
Usc Medical Center
Ucla Medical Center
Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center
UCLA
Storms cut a swath of death across Europe and Baltic
Furious hurricane strength storms swept Europe for three days leaving at least 79 dead including 26 sailors lost at sea. The blizzard hit Britain and Nordic regions then moved toward the Baltic with 90 mph winds, eight inches of snow, and drifts up to five feet.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Europe
Baltic
North Sea
Scandinavia
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Vinga
Goteborg
FTC to launch wide crackdown on consumer fraud
The Federal Trade Commission will begin a broad crackdown across many sectors. It will send letters warning selected businesses of potential civil penalties up to 10000 dollars per violation for practices already barred in other orders.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Magnuson-Moss
Ford campaign leaders in state avoid Reagan confrontation
In California officials backing Ford plan to campaign in other states with a positive message. Senator Dennis Carpenter and Assemblyman Jerry Lewis say they will discuss Reagan's governorship but not attack him. Some lawmakers doubt out-of-state stumping is desired by the campaign in New Hampshire.
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Sacramento
UPS
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Dennis Carpenter
New Hampshire
Carpenter
FBI
GOP
Jerry Lewis
R-Highland
Lewis
National Campaign Committee
Arnett
Ford Campaign Organization
Breast stroke advice for avalanche survival from ski experts
Skiers warned about avalanche danger with guidance on using a breast stroke to survive a slide. Knox Williams of the Forest Service cautions to avoid dangerous slopes and notes U S avalanche deaths average six yearly, rising to about twelve in recent years with recreationists most affected. Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Wyoming reported multiple deaths in the period.
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Fort Collins
Colo
UPI
Knox Williams
Williams
U.S. Forest Service Avalanche Warning Center
United States
Colorado
Washington
Mt. St. Helens
Alaska
Wyoming
GAO: Contractors overcharged US $1.1 billion since 1950s
The General Accounting Office reports defense and space contractors collected excess profits totaling about 1.1 billion dollars over a 25 year span ending June 30 1974. It cites 526 contractors with 4572 excess profit instances averaging 270000 each.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
GAO
New car sales rise 30 percent in mid-December
UPI reports December 11 20 period shows a 30 percent jump over 1974 as Ford Chrysler AMC and GM post gains though 1975 ends with the industry’s weakest annual performance since 1960. Production hits 6.7 million with 92 573 workers still laid off amid weakening demand.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
AMC challenges California smog penalties and sales ban
American Motors calls California ARB fines 4.2 million and a sales ban on Matadors Hornets and Gremlins unjustified. ARB cites false test reports and says under 1,000 V8 cars sold in 1976 in California. ARB may pursue further action with EPA and FBI involvement. AMC defends testing and cooperation. Separately Senator Roman Hruska underwent minor prostate surgery at Walter Reed Hospital with a smooth recovery.
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Detroit
UPI
American Motors Corp
California
California Air Resources Board
AMC
Washington
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
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