Carter to unveil national health plan this week
President Carter will announce a Phase I health plan costing about 20 billion dollars annually. It would expand and standardize Medicaid, extend catastrophic coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, and require group plans to insure against catastrophic costs. The proposal falls short of a universal plan and would not resolve debates with Senator Kennedy.
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Medicare
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Arizona
Four dead in Poplar Bluff blast caused by truck crash
A tractor-trailer and a pickup collided at a Poplar Bluff gasoline station triggering an explosion and fire that killed four people including a 3 year old girl. Three others were injured as firefighters battled to control a threat to underground tanks for hours. Victims identified as Eva Meadors 66 and William H Meadors 70 plus Dixie Hoerst 37 and Pamela Hoerst 3.
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Poplar Bluff
Austin Jones
Thurman
Butler County
Sharon Gill
U.S. 67
Missouri 160
Small commuter plane found in Lake Michigan near Chicago
Coast Guard rescues found wreckage of a Beechcraft 99 near Meigs Field four miles off shore. The aircraft, likely carrying at least two people, lost radio contact and disappeared in heavy fog, with rescue teams continuing to search for bodies as visibility improves.
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Chicago
U.S. Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Gary Butler
Coast Guard
Meigs
Butler
Chicago Police
Fire Department
Warren Holtsberg
Federal Aviation Administratin
Skystream Airlines
Meigs Field
Four killed in salt mine blast at Calumet Louisiana
An explosion in a Calumet salt mine killed four miners and left one missing 1,200 feet underground as 21 workers held a safety meeting nearby. Affected are Richard Collins 31, Donald Mayon 38, Herman Zimm erman 48, Amedee Olivier 23. missing miner is Adam Sampay 24.
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Calumet
Achille Boutte
Greg Lauser
Cargill Salt Inc
Minneapolis
Adam Sampay
New Iberia
Richard Collins
Patterson
Donald Mayon
Baldwin
Herman Zimmerman
Franklin
Amedee Olivier
Jeanerette
Boutte
Joan Little leaves prison for new start with lawyers group
Joan Little, 25, released on parole after a 1975 murder acquittal, arrives in New York to join the Harlem based National Council of Black Lawyers. She plans to stay out of trouble and do something positive while continuing to address her high profile case.
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Joan Little
Miss Little
North Carolina Correction Center For Women
Raleigh
National Council of Black Lawyers
Clarence Allgood
Beaufort County
N.C
Brooklyn
Marion escapees face possible state charges
Johnson County State's Attorney Mary Jaine Webb plans to convene a grand jury in coming weeks to consider state charges against Albert Garza of El Paso and Howard Zumberge of Minneapolis for acts tied to the Marion prison escape. Possible charges include burglary at Ferne Clyffe State Park and the shooting of Sheriff Elly Faulkner. trial costs and venue logistics dominate planning as sentencing for the escape and related offenses looms.
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Garza
Johnson County
Elly Faulkner
Church of God
Zumberge
U S. District Court
Benton
Lawrence Caldwell
Warmer nationally with scattered rain forecast
The National Weather Service says much of the nation will be warmer today with rain in parts of Michigan Indiana and Ohio. Southern Illinois reached 90 degrees between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. the low 71 between 7 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. No precipitation was reported Saturday. today sunset is 8 19 and Monday sunrise 5 22 a.m.
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Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
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