Malpractice insurance crisis threatens 6000 California doctors
California faces a 90 day malpractice insurance crisis with about 6,000 physicians at risk of losing coverage as losses soar in 1974. Insurance commissioner Gleason Payne warns premiums could double or more and predicts Argonaut Insurance may withdraw 4,000 Northern California policies and 2,000 in Los Angeles area.
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Los Angeles Area
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Ronald Reagan
Argonaut
Alameda-Contra Costa
Marin
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Solano
Nevada State Medical Association
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Teledyne Inc
Burns signals no massive easing of credit soon
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the House Ways and Means Committee there will be no rapid, large scale credit expansion. He advocated gradual money supply growth despite looming deficits and supported short term income and corporate tax cuts while warning against inflation and a credit crunch.
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UPI
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Ways and Means Committee
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Ullman
Amtrak Names Reistrup Chief Executive Officer
The Amtrak board selected Paul H. Reistrup 42 to become the second president and CEO, succeeding Roger Lewis on March 1. Reistrup, a veteran railroad man, aims to improve operations and maintenance and boost passenger service after years of criticism over progress and efficiency.
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UPI
Amtrak
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Reistrup
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Lewis
General Dynamics
Ford signaling tax compromise with Democrats
President Ford Opens talks with Rep. Al Ullman on tax cuts while rejecting energy proposal concessions. He hints flexibility on a 12 percent tax rebate with limits, but stands firm on energy saving legislation. Ullman calls talks cordial and plans more discussions amid broader policy tensions. Renewed violence in Belfast follows a Catholic worker’s lunchtime chess game killing.
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UPI
Ford
al Ullman
Ways and Means
White House
Ullman
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Congress
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White
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Eighth Slasher Victim Found in Skid Row String
In Hollywood a 45 year old caterer was found with his throat cut, possibly the eighth victim of the skid row slasher. Police said the method matches seven prior cases and intensified the hunt with undercover officers in the skid row area as detectives expand the probe. Frias, who worked at the downtown Hilton, was discovered in his apartment between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m. with no signs of struggle or weapon.
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Hollywood
UPI
George Frias
Pete Hagan
Hagan
Robert F. Kennedy
Charles Manson
Frias
Los Angeles Hilton
Los Angeles
House committee moves to block food stamp cost increase
A House Agriculture Committee hearing debated revoking the planned rise in food stamp costs, with supporters arguing it is unfair but essential. Lawmakers said a vote could come soon, while court challenges loom and debate over how much of net income needy families must spend continues.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Congress
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Rn.y
House Agriculture Committee
Peyser
Agriculture Committee
Robert Carr
D-Mich
Ford Administration
Thieu
Vietnam
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The
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Food and Nutrition Service
Senate Agriculture Committee
California Supreme Court rules on grand jury limits
California's Supreme Court held that a judge may reject a grand jury report if it exceeds jurors' legal powers. A Santa Barbara County grand jury interim report accusing the county pathologist was rejected in 1972 but the court said disagreement with conclusions alone cannot justify dismissal.
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UPI
California
Supreme Court
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Stanley Mosk
Mosk
DC-3 Crash Kills Pilot in Santo Domingo
A DC-3 charter plane with 31 aboard crashed on takeoff at Las Americas International Airport Santo Domingo killing pilot Manuel LaMarche Rey. Seventeen survived including 27 Canadians and one American passenger with two crew members among the survivors.
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Santo Domingo
D.A
UPI
Las Americas International
Manuel LaMarche Rey
Lansas
Convoy Delivers Food As Phnom Penh Survives Siege
A battered convoy reached Phnom Penh with 2000 tons of rice, unloading at dawn as six ships docked and two others were sunk in the Mekong voyage from South Vietnam. The relief lessens the chance of an American airlift to aid the capital.
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UPI
Mekong
South Vietnam
U.S
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