Malpractice Reform Bill Clears Assembly Sets Stage for Governor
A major reform bill to curb rising malpractice insurance costs for physicians and avert doctor strikes was sent to Gov. Brown after final Assembly passage 57-20. The measure expands public members on the Board of Medical Examiners, tightens penalties, and lowers the suit filing limit to three years with a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages, while restricting attorney fees to 10 percent over $200,000.
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Sacramento
UPS
Edmund G. Brown
Assembly
McCarthy
Senate Assembly Conference
Nevada
Santa Cruz
State Board of Medical Examiners
Communists attack Popular Democrats in bid to derail cabinet talks
In Lisbon Portugal the Communist party accused the Popular Democrats of rally tactics to undermine the military governments effort to form a new coalition cabinet The Communists called the move a public appeal to counter revolutionary subversion and civil war and said the Popular Democrats targeted them while aligning against the Socialists and anti Communist officers.
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Portugal
UPI
Communist Party
Popular Democrats
Armed Forces Movement
Kissinger cites delays in new arms accord with Soviets
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says two to three issues of great importance still must be solved before President Ford and Soviet leader Brezhnev can conclude a strategic arms agreement in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Secretary of State
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
CIA chief summoned to explain toxins
Former CIA Director Richard Helms testified before a Senate investigative panel about the CIA stockpiling of lethal bacteriological toxins. The panel said a small, guarded supply remained at a CIA location for five years despite a Nixon order to destroy all stocks. The committee seeks to determine who ordered retention and the fate of two toxin batches.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Richard Nixon
Church
Farm labor board faces Senate confirmation battle
Sacramento UPI report notes Leroy Chatfield, a former Cesar Chavez aide, is at risk of rejection by the Senate for Gov. Brown Jr.'s new farm labor relations board. Rival opponents include Teamsters and grower groups, while Roger Mahony also faces scrutiny for pro Chavez leanings. Brown campaigns to secure all five confirmations as he pushes for state supervised farmworker elections. confirmation vote was expected to be today if all nominees could be approved.
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Sacramento
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Leroy Chatfield
Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Chatfield
Chavez’ United Farmworkers
Teamsters
Grower
Mahony
U.S
Committee On Farm Labor
Bill Stall
Republicans eye issue to rebuild 1976 fortunes
At the Washington meeting Mary Louise Smith, chair of the Republican National Committee, said the party has found a unifying issue to regain power in 1976 by stressing smaller government and less spending. She warned voters must understand the stance beyond technical programs and a $20 million outreach plan.
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Frank Acin
Department No. 1
E. Cook
City of
Santa Maria
California
Howard C. Menzel
Debra L. MacKenzie
Washington
UPI
Republican National Committee
Mary Louise Smith
GOP
National Committee
Ford nominates interior head for cabinet post
President Ford nominated Thomas S. Kleppe as Interior Secretary designate. Kleppe’s views on key issues remain undisclosed as Senate hearings near at month’s end. A Kleppe associate noted he would not discuss positions before confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas S. Kleppe
Ford
Kleppe
Small Business Administration
Senate
Hydroelectric Power Fuels Pacific Gas and Electric System
PG and E uses five primary energy sources oil natural gas natural steam and hydro to generate electricity for its network. Hydroelectric power provides about half of annual output in average years and returns water to rivers undiminished for farming. Building hydro facilities is costly but they run cheaply keeping rates among the nation's lowest.
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Hydro
Diablo Canyon
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