Conductor Stokowski Dead at 95 in Hampshire Village
Leopold Stokowski, famed conductor, died at 95 in Nether Wallop Hampshire after a virus and heart attack. A naturalized American citizen, he led major orchestras in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York over a 70 year career and was renowned for Fantasia and his public life with Gloria Vanderbilt.
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Medicare patient costs set to rise next year
Health secretary Joseph Califano announced Medicare recipients will pay higher shares of hospital bills due to rising costs. Increases range from 20 for stays up to 60 days to 10 a day beyond 90 days, affecting about six million elderly beneficiaries. He urged Congress to adopt a 9 percent cap on hospital fee hikes and cited current rates for the first 60 days at 12 4, 31 per day 61st through 90th day, and 46 per day after 90 days.
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Joseph A. Califano Jr
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Bank regulator testifies on Lance bank lift amid visit
Tarleton, regional administrator for national banks in Atlanta, said a personal visit from Lance two days before his Nov 22 approval may have influenced lifting curbs on Calhoun First National Bank. Lance insisted he won’t resign as budget director and planned to push routine OMB work. The testimony followed Lance's IRS statement that he discussed the restrictions "in an offhand manner" with Tarleton but did not ask to lift them.
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Second Space Shuttle Enterprise completes safe glide test
At Edwards Air Force Base two astronauts steered the Enterprise through a five minute glide in a successful second free flight test. Joe Engle and Richard Truly piloted the shuttle atop a Boeing 747 carrier, reaching speeds over 319 miles per hour before a precise touchdown on the dry lake bed.
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PUC orders $344 million refund, rate cuts for Pacific and General Telephones
The California Public Utilities Commission ordered Pacific Telephone and General Telephone to refund $344.1 million and cut rates by $93.1 million annually. Pacific Telephone faces $205.5 million in refunds and $80.5 million in rate cuts, General Telephone $85.4 million in refunds and $12.6 million in rate reductions. The ruling, the largest in state history, drew immediate opposition from Pacific Vice President Arthur Latno who called it catastrophic and pledged an appeal.
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California
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Arthur C. Latno
Latno
Governor vetoes abortion fund ban in Illinois
Gov. James R. Thompson vetoed a bill denying welfare funds for abortions, saying it harms poor women and violates constitutional rights. He warned Medicaid would cover abortions for welfare recipients if veto stands, while abortion opponents vow to seek legislative override amid support from Carter and lawmakers.
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James R. Thompson
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Floods Kill 18 in Kansas City Amid Record Rainfall
Record rainfall caused flash floods in Kansas City leaving 18 dead and many stranded or homeless. Water filled ground level garages and streets as Brush Creek surged five feet, with cars swept away and looters deterred by police. Authorities evacuated mobile homes and shut plants as power and phone service failed.
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Flood loss may bring Southland water curbs
Flooding from a weekend storm crippled the Colorado River Aqueduct in Southern California, spilling about a billion gallons of water and jamming the system. All pumping stations shut Sunday. repairs could take at least a week, prompting talk of mandatory rationing. The drought already pushed the Los Angeles DWP to impose a 10 percent cut, with 11 million residents relying on the aqueduct for much of their water.
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Jo Ann Lundgren
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Assassination attempt shocks Iran as casualties rise
A failed assassination attempt on Iran's Princess Ashraf Pahlavi left one dead and a second wounded. The paper notes other items on A 2 and A 3, including convict Christopher Boyce receiving a 40 year sentence, a killer in Buena Park facing execution in Florida, and assorted national stories.
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Ashraf Pahlavi
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Weather Tonight And Wednesday In The Area
Tonight in the LB area mostly fair with a low around 6 and a high near 77. Mountains see fair conditions with a low about 5 and a high near 76. Deserts stay fair with a low around 58 and a high near 105.
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