Insurance firms hit fraud seen in Medicare cases
Los Angeles reports allege California based insurers administering Medicare mismanaged funds by duplicating payments to hospitals and doctors, charging unrelated expenses to federal costs, and renting equipment at inflated prices. Brown cites audits showing widespread mismanagement and violations urging new audits.
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California
Edmond G. Browner
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Medicare
Elliott Richardson
Nixon urges Congress for health and defense funding
President Nixon in a State of the Union address calls for nonpartisan action to advance stalled proposals. He hints at an incentive program for science and a budget increase for defense, while promising later tax reform to support schools. He aims for 1972 as a year to curb inflation and push technology led progress amid Democratic opposition.
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Gerald KR. Ford
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Shippers Order War Cargo Move Amid Talks Reopen
The Pacific Maritime Association reversed and ordered members to handle military cargo at West Coast ports as talks with the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union were set to resume by Jan. 31. PMA cites Defense Department concerns over defense cargo movement and national security. Sixty to seventy five percent of military shipments to Southeast Asia originate on the U S West Coast.
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White House
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Barry J. Shulito
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Southeast Asia
U.S. West Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Nixon urges labor bill after dock strike in State of the Union
President Nixon, delivering the State of the Union, criticized the West Coast longshoremen's dock strike as irresponsible and urged Congress to pass a labor-disputes bill. The measure would let the President choose a 30 day cooling off extension, order continued partial operation, or appoint a three member board to pick the best final offer binding on both sides.
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Nixon
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Dance
Plan 432-5459 ACTION LINE Service Offer
A public service note outlines ACTION LINE contact details for problem solving and guidance. It invites readers to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Reach Calls 90801 or call 432-3451 from 9 am to 9 pm weekdays. Questions are chosen for general interest and helpfulness.
Mission Pak gift order trouble prompts ACTION LINE advice
December purchase for grandparents in Albuquerque, New Mexico never arrived as the seller closed. James Hensley, president of Mission Pak, says remaining orders will ship this week. If undelivered, write to headquar ters in Compton or contact Los Angeles County District Attorney Consumer Protection at 8495 Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90084, 624-2761. The D A investigated the company due to many complaints and found a computer foulup.
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Air Resources Board OKs unworkable smog rulings
SACRAMENTO The Air Resources Board approved statewide air pollution battle plans seen as unworkable, with experts noting even if enacted by 1975 the Los Angeles Basin will exceed federal limits. The board endorsed plans for California’s 11 basins and sent them to the EPA, seeking a possible extension.
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Prince Charles Involved In Five Car Crash In Portsmouth
Prince Charles heir to the British throne was in a five car crash in Portsmouth but escaped injury according to Buckingham Palace. The incident followed news he would undertake dangerous submarine training as part of naval duties amid naval maneuvers in the area.
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England
UPI
Charles
Buckingham Palace
Royal Navy
Prince Charles
Sanctuary offered by 14 California churches across eight cities
The article notes that congregations in eight California cities and 14 churches are providing sanctuary to servicemen refusing military service. The item is listed among sections such as Page A-1L and various interior pages, with references to columns, editors, and obituaries.
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Publishers delay Hughes autobiography publication
McGraw Hill and Life magazine postponed release of the Howard Hughes autobiography while a Swiss bank account inquiry proceeds. The book was set for March 10 with excerpts planned for February 1. Clifford Irving and McGraw Hill say Hughes authorized the work and was paid 750000, though Hughes’s camp disputes the payment.
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McGraw-Hill, Inc
Howard Hughes
Life Magazine
McGraw-Hill
Clifford Irving
Hughes
Chester C. Davis
Hughes Tool Co
Bahamas
Palley Hosts 50th Birthday Flight to Paris for 735 Guests
Reese Palley chartered two Boeing 747s carrying 735 friends from New York to Paris for a weekend birthday bash. Guests wore life size Palley masks and fist sized buttons while Palley toasted with champagne and a 144 foot cake mid Atlantic. Hotels in Paris booked 370 rooms as Palley claimed to have written checks totaling 250000 with expectations of refunds later.
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New York
Reese Polley
Bee
Reese Palley
Ho Chi Minh
Palley
Reese
John F. Kennedy
Atlantic
Pailey
Weather Tonight and Friday in the LB Area
LB area forecast shows night and morning lows around the mid forties with hazy sunshine, daytime high near 60. Mountains stay sunny with highs in the 50s at most resorts, deserts expect sunny skies with highs from 57 to 72.
Nixon orders faster build of new subs and missiles
President Nixon told Congress he has ordered the Pentagon to accelerate development of a new class of nuclear powered submarines carrying a more effective missile. He noted rivals are expanding their armaments and said the plan could influence the Vienna arms talks. The budget tops $6 billion to boost sea based deterrence, with a future submarine design to carry missiles up to 6 000 miles.
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