County Struggles With Mental Health Care Staffing
Los Angeles County faces a crisis as under staffing follows the resignation of five metropolitan psychiatrists. About 40 patients remain hospitalized as the county consolidates services to improve staffing, while the Public Guardian monitors conditions on a granular clock basis amid a shortage of county facilities for psychiatric patients.
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20000 Robertshaw valves recalled for potential danger
Robertshaw Controls Co recalls about 20000 demand valves used in emergency ventilation units citing possible leaks that could stop oxygen flow. valves numbered above 24170 are affected. no injuries reported. distributors and users alerted to serial numbers.
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Richmond, Va
Robertshaw Controls Co
United States
Robertshaw
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Bell hints S Korea may let Park talk
Attorney General Griffin Bell said Seoul might change its mind on permitting testimony by Jongsun Park, the Korean rice dealer indicted in a bribery probe. He noted pressure in the dispute and said Park could be willing to testify, with talks resuming between U.S. and Korean officials in Seoul.
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Washington
Griffin Bell
Tongsun Park
Qonstessmen
Bell
Fark
Seoul
U.S
Park Tong-jin
Richard Sneider
United States
Park
Biying
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Jongsun Park
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KTTV Newsroom Workers Strike After Failed Parley
KTTV newsroom staff including writers and producers walk out at midnight over failure to reach a first contract after nearly a year of talks. NABET members protest management while technicians consider a walkout that could affect Norman Lear and James Komack produced shows taped at KTTV studios.
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Norman Lear
James Kamack
KTTV
Lear
Komack
Culver
Channel 11
Gunman Ends Bank Siege in Toronto Credit to Hostages
A gunman who held 29 hostages in a National Bank Trust Co branch released several and surrendered after negotiations. He kissed women and gave each a souvenir bullet while reportedly handing out earplugs as shots were fired. no one was hurt. Police had earlier pursued Paul Virtanen who fled into the bank after an attempted drug store robbery.
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Toronto
Cynthia Metcalfe
Lissues
National Bank Trust Co
Paul Virtanen
T Rying
Virtanen
I Feltalfe
Aldina Caetano
Border actions loom as UN weighs censure vote
The UN Security Council prepares four censures of South Africa as Rhodesia reports 26 guerrillas killed in a border clash with Zambian forces and South Africa says 61 guerrillas and five of its soldiers fell in a 36 hour clash with SWAPO near the Angola border. Soweto students keep a boycott amid exams threat.
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South Africa
Rhodesia
Rhodesia Herald
Zambia
Andrew Young
United Nations
ABC
Cen Npite
Young
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Pri Carter
CBS
Soviet Union
Cuba
Brzezinski
Ethiopia
Soweto
South-West Africa
Angola
South-West Africa People's Organization
SWAPO
Court upholds drunk test reporting amid first amendment dispute
Idaho case stems from Lewiston Tribune article by James Shelledy about a Aug 2 arrest and a park shooting. Michael Caldero sued for libel and privacy invasion alleging the piece untruthful and biased. Shelledy refused to reveal a police expert source, citing press freedom, as the high court review weighs reporter protections against libel claims.
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Lewiston Tribune
James “Jas” Shelledy
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Michael Caldero
Tribune Publishing Co
Idaho Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
Caldero
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Park
Idaho Court
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