Doctors Rebel Over Insurance Squeeze In California
Northern California doctors halted group malpractice coverage as Argonaut Insurance canceled their policy in Menlo Park. Anesthesiologists vow to resist 330 percent rate hikes. about 3,500 doctors warned of similar action and some quit after surgeries. Hospitals cut schedules, warn of layoffs. California debates arbitration and fee limits.
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Severe tornado outbreak hits Gulf states with fatalities
The National Weather Service reported 23 tornadoes on Wednesday across Louisiana Texas Illinois and Arkansas with four deaths and 14 injuries. In Eunice Louisiana Bertha Fontenot and her daughter Ruth Ann died in a driving rain storm. Another fatality occurred when winds toppled a mobile home in Rosepine. A tornado in Houston disrupted Farmers Market and a business college with no serious injuries.
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Sadat vows diplomatic offensive over Israel withdrawal
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said he will launch a diplomatic offensive to push Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab lands. He spoke at a May Day rally in Assiut promising forthcoming moves and a fight for no war no peace if talks fail. Israel signaled willingness to cede key areas including Abu Rudeis if peace advances.
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Drilling Suspension Lifted for Santa Barbara Channel Wells
The State Lands Commission lifted a moratorium on Atlantic Richfield and Mobil Oil drilling from platform Holly off Goleta after legal threats and a staff review. ARCO seeks 17 wells from the 13 existing at the site, which now produces 4000 barrels of oil and 2800 million cubic feet of gas daily.
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Foreigners Released From Phnom Penh Embassy Face Long Cambodian Ride
A Red Cross team and French officials await at the Thai border as the Khmer Rouge begin evacuating about 610 refugees from the French Embassy in Phnom Penh. The group includes 515 French citizens and 95 others, with at least six Americans and 26 newsmen among them. The journey to Bangkok spans roughly 170 miles by road under Khmer Rouge escort, while France protests the overland evacuation to a frail, deteriorating refugee condition.
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FDA panel warns zirconium in aerosols may harm lungs
The FDA panel calls aerosol antiperspirants containing zirconium a potential health risk and recommends pulling them from shelves. It plans to classify these products as new drugs if warranted and investigates immediate action. Brands cited include Sure, Secret, and Arrid XX with Procter and Gamble and Carter-Wallace.
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Zumwalt accuses Nixon of secret pact with Thieu
Retired Adm Elmo Zumwalt told a Richmond UPI reporter that the Nixon administration failed to inform Congress about a 1973 secret agreement with South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu promising vigorous U.S. retaliation and equipment replacement if Hanoi violated the Paris accords. He blamed the administration for not communicating the pledge to Congress and said leadership must bear responsibility. He added Nixon and Kissinger had privately said the commitment had already been made.
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Ford delays energy policy deadline to June in push for action
President Ford extends the energy policy deadline to June 1 hoping Congress acts to avoid unilateral action. He keeps a tariff plan on imported oil at 2 dollars per barrel and proposes gradual decontrol of domestic prices by mid 1977, with Congress finalizing the move.
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Ambassador Martin says Saigon evacuation avoidable with commitments
U S ambassador Graham Martin, aboard the USS Blue Ridge, said the Saigon evacuation could have been avoided if the United States had kept its Vietnam commitments. He noted damage at Tan Son Nhut Air Base and said his decision to evacuate followed a tour and talks with Gen. Duong Van Minh.
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