Travelers may pull medical malpractice coverage from Arizona
The Travelers Insurance Companies may stop selling and renewing medical malpractice policies in Arizona after April 1 1976 leaving about 70 percent of doctors without coverage. Officials say a crisis could emerge in April with physicians likely to quit practice without insurance. The insurer cites strained underwriting capacity and has not yet made a final withdrawal decision. State leaders and legislators considered options such as a joint underwriting association to attract new insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Travelers Insurance Companies
Arizona
Arizona Medical Association
Bruce Robinson
Medical Association
The
Ihope
Diane McCarthy
Glendale
House Health and Welfare Committee
McCarthy
Wheeler Hess
Travelers
Udall urges Dems to block Wallace bid
Rep. Morris K. Udall warned he might quit the 1976 presidential race if George C. Wallace secures the Democratic nomination. He urged Democrats to bar Wallace, arguing the move would redefine the party. Senator Lloyd Bentsen joined in opposing Wallace and criticized Ford’s policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udall
Wallace
ST. Louis
Morris K. Udall
Alabama
George C. Wallace
George McGovern
John Kennedy
George Wallace
Young Democrats of America
Gov. Wallace
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Robert S. Strauss
Ford
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arizona group drafts airport development restriction bill
A committee of government representatives and private citizens in Phoenix is drafting legislation to limit development near state airports in Arizona. The bill would place responsibility for a statewide airport zoning plan with the state transportation department and address landowner rights amid concerns about aircraft noise and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
Diane McCarthy
Glendale
McCarthy
State Transportation Department
Orme Lewis
Luke Afb
Jim Deyo
Yuma
New Hepatitis Antiserum Reported From Boston Medical Research
In Boston researchers report a new antiserum for Type B hepatitis tested at 15 hospitals on 800 medical workers exposed to infection. Doses correlated with hepatitis rates 7 percent to 2 percent, dramatically lower than gamma globulin prevention. Studies were presented in Helsinki and submitted to the New England Journal of Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George F. Grady
Tufts Medical School
Grady
Helsinki
International Society of Blood Transfusion
New England Journal of Medicine
Woman in Good Condition After Friday Phoenix Crash
East Phoenix resident Charlotte Mance and 27-year-old Thomas Gladden were involved in a traffic crash at Indian School Road and 75th Street Friday night. Mance suffered head injuries and was hospitalized. Gladden was cited for failing to yield. Her three month old son Trevor John was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Phoenix
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Indian School Road
75Th Street
Charlotte Mance
44Th St
Mance
Thomas Gladden
E. Rubicon
Gladden
Trevor John
Abandoned Salt River home losses estimated at 1000
Firefighters report an abandoned Salt River Indian Reservation house sustained about 1000 in damage in a blaze that started shortly after 2 a.m. most damage was to the exterior while brush nearby burned. Police say no investigation expected due to the structure being old and unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt River Indian Reservation
Sears buys from Hopi and Navajo in Arizona dispute
Sears Roebuck and Co. funds a jewelry venture buying from both Hopi and Navajo artists amid long running land feuds. Cy Preston, half Hopi, half Navajo, handles merchandising. he expects sales to triple from April's $5,000. John Tremaine backed the project while rejecting an ad idea featuring a wooden white man statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Window Rock
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Arizona
Margaret
Preston
Sears
John Tremaine
Tucson
Taiwan
Tremaine
Probation Volunteers Sought in Maricopa County
The Maricopa County Adult Probation Volunteer Service seeks volunteer probation officers. Call Von LaPrade or Lydia Urbano at the office during business hours. Office located at 500 S Third Ave Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
von LaPrade
Lydia Urbano
S. Third Ave
Phoenix
Babbitt Becomes Father In Phoenix
Attorney General Bruce Babbitt and wife Hattie welcomed a seven pound two ounce baby boy at Good Samaritan Hospital. The couple’s first child was born after a midnight delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Bruce Babbitt
Hattie
Cocopah School Burglarized. Principal Office Robbed
Thieves broke into Cocopah School at 6615 E Cholla targeting the principal and assistant principal offices on a Thursday night or Friday morning. About 943 dollars in items including a stereo radio microphones and a dictaphone were stolen. The intruder damaged a plate window with a baseball bat to enter and fled after rummaging offices. A second burglary occurred at 7102 E Oak St where 1014 dollars of goods including a color television and jewelry were taken by forcing a window screen and sliding the bedroom window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocopah School
E. Cholla
David Wilson
David Beal
Wilson
Beal
Sheryl King
Oak St
Police state dance offers youth alternative to desert parties
Scottsdale Police Team 3 hosts the last of three summer dances at Chaparral Boys' Club 8102 E Jackrabbit Rd at 8 p m Tuesday. About 450 attended the prior event. The Alabama band plays for three hours with free soft drinks and chips. Funds come from private contributions to the Scottsdale Police Youth Fund, and donations may be sent to 3739 Civic Center Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Chaparral
Jackrabbit Rd
Fred Collins
Dale Samuels
Scottsdale Police Youth Fund
Police Department
Civic Center Plaza
Also Mentioned on This Page
Signal-Imperial
St. Luke’s Hospital
Millard Humphrey
State Insurance Department
Wenatchee, Wash
YMCA
Resevoir
Williams
Luke Air Force
Marine Corps
Luke
Air Force
Gila Bend
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Tucson International
Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshall
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Eorll
Ariz
Progress
Bureau of Circulation By Mail
Scottsdale Rd
Associated Press
Babbitt
Bruce Gamble
Granit Gay
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patrick James Flannery
George Leaning
Arizona Economic Information Center
Marana
Steiger
Prescott
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
Yavapai County
Charles Preimsberg
Jerome
Jerome Post Office
U.S. Postal Service
Mobile
Cocopah
Police
One & Pf
Miller
30Th Ave