Crestview Doctors Walkout Averted By County Vote
Okaloosa Memorial Hospital and Niceville Valparaiso Hospital will pay in house and on call ER physicians $17.30 to $17.50 per hour from 5 PM to 7 AM under a new plan approved by county commissioners. The move ends a threatened walkout after doctors refused inhouse duties, aiming to ensure 24 hour ER coverage and boost hospital revenue.
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Alabama Courts Broke State Faces Bankruptcy
Alabama's bankrupt judicial system ran out of money Tuesday and the state teetered on bankruptcy without tax increases. Judges and court staff said they would continue working while two bills seek to end pay-as-you-go funding and allow tapping the general fund for over 3 million. House and Senate leaders debated taxes to cover a looming deficit. Supreme Court Chief Justice Torbert pressed for the bills amid court budget cuts. Weather and other notes included.
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Soviet Interception Orbit Test Fails in Space
The Defense Department reports a Soviet attempt to launch a killer satellite likely failed. Cosmos 909 remained in orbit while Cosmos 910 plunged into the Pacific. the May tests mark a fifth Soviet effort to perfect anti satellite capabilities with mixed results.
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Condo Bill Sends to Askew After Abolishing Ban
Florida lawmakers moved a condo lease reform bill to Gov. Askew after striking a proposed ban on new condos in Okaloosa Santa Rosa Walton and Escambia counties. The measure allows condo owners to break long term recreation and maintenance leases if they prove the terms are unconscionable and costly.
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U S and Cuba Near Diplomatic Exchange
The United States and Cuba, at odds for over 16 years, are poised to exchange diplomats. The plan would place American diplomats at the Swiss Embassy in Cuba and Cuban diplomats at the Czech Embassy in Washington, seen as a first step toward full relations.
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Paychecks Reflect Tax Cuts Face Slow Adoption
Washington reports that most Americans should see about $2 more per week in paychecks starting June 1 due to new withholding rates, but many employers cannot update systems immediately. Some may take up to six weeks or longer, delaying the change until late June. The IRS sent new schedules when the bill was signed, with the biggest annual savings about $1 per week for middle income couples earning roughly $10,000 to $12,000.
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Economy News: Farm Prices Rise 2 Percent May 1
UPI reports farm product prices up 2 percent for the month ending May 1 led by cattle hog soybeans potatoes and peaches. Wheat fell 30 percent from a year earlier amid low prices and abundant supply. Wages rose 1.5 percent in Q1 1977 while annual gains reached 6.8 percent. Government loan rates increased from 8 to 4.5 percent for FHA and VA programs due to rising rates in conventional lending.
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Okaloosa to Run County Linen Service for Hospitals
Okaloosa commissioners authorized a county operated linen service with an estimated 42000 capital outlay in six months. They approved contracts for two more physicians to staff Fort Walton Beach Hospital ER as of June and backed hospital system expenditures around 104000 with a 30 percent projected savings from in house linen service. The plan would move linen supply from private vendors, with facility built by county crews behind Niceville Valparaiso Hospital and linens then distributed to Crestview and Fort Walton Beach facilities. A roofing bid for FWB Hospital from Bell Construction Co. cost just over 32000 to be paid from the system’s cash flow.
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Violent End Forecast in Holland by South Maluccan Gunmen
Four young South Maluccans said Tuesday they feared a violent end if Dutch officials fail to meet the demands of terrorists holding 60 hostages at gunpoint in Assen. They insisted their group Free Moluccan Youths is not linked to the gunmen and urged mediation and a clear list of demands before negotiations. The group demanded severed diplomatic ties with Indonesia and warned that current talks focus only on hostage release, not on their grievances. A government spokesman called the terrorists' demands unclear and said mediation details were being studied, with no disclosure of who might mediate and what constitutes acceptable mediation.
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Budget Tax Clash Delays Florida Budget Passage
Florida lawmakers push to resolve a tax fight before finalizing a 5.7 billion budget. Senate and House clash over a penny or half-cent sales tax and a package of cigarette and liquor tax increases. Key figures include Senators Curtis Peterson and Robert Graham and Appropriations Chairmen Phil Lewis and Ed Fortune.
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