Malpractice insurance crisis feared in Albany
Albany desk reports lawmakers brace for a renewed medical malpractice insurance crisis as doctors face rate hikes up to 71 percent. Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co. seeks state permission to raise rates, risking physicians in New York City dropping practice or going bare. Sen. Lombardi and Sen. Auer warn of continued shortages without corrective action. actuary review pending before any legislation.
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Albany Bureau
Albany
Tarky Lombardi Jr
Syracuse
Lombardi
Senate Health Committee
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co
State Insurance Department
New York City
Insurance Department
Mutual Company
Martin S. Auer
Senate Insurance Committee
Auer
Albert Lewis
New York
Plan for waste plant sparks more debate
Albany AP reports state lawmakers clash with Gov Carey over private versus state ownership of a high tech hazardous waste disposal facility. Daly and Hinchey push for state built operated site with possible limited funding and regulatory controls. The debate unfolds as bond issues and public safety funding compete for attention at the Capitol.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
Robert Flacke
John Daly
Niagara Falls
Daly
New York
Senate
Hinchey
Wyoming Oil Lease Lottery Draw May Entrants Welcome
Hundreds of U S citizens may enter a Wyoming oil lease lottery with a May drawing deadline. Entry costs include a $1 postage handling fee and a potential to gain lease rights on public lands via the Stanton Company in Ventura California.
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Wyoming
U.S
S. Charles Stanton Company
Ventura
California
Crescent
Catt
Stanton Company
Nurses May Testify In Probe Of Seven Slayings
A grand jury may hear testimony this week from two nurses at Fort Benning Georgia as Buffalo detectives pursue the slayings of seven Black soldiers. The nurses, one man and one woman, were en route to Buffalo to appear before the grand jury. The investigation centers on remarks allegedly made by Pvt Joseph Christopher at the base hospital, while he is held on an attempted murder charge related to a stabbing of a Black soldier. The district attorney says the probe is progressing and could lead to pre indictment steps.
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Buffalo
Fort Benning
Charles Belan
New York Times
Buffalo Courier-Express
Grand Jury
Erie County
Edward C. Cosgrove
Courier-Express
Cosgrove
Pvt
Seph Christopher
Port Benning
Georgia
Christopher
Kevin M. Dillon
Mark J. Mahoney
New York Newspaper Guild resumes talks to avert strike
The Newspaper Guild and negociators for the Times and Daily News recessed contract talks in New York. They will rejoin negotiations at 6 p.m. after the midnight strike deadline was halted. An ongoing issue is a dual wage scale for pre and post 1978 hires.
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NEW York
UPL
New York Times
Daily News
Guild
Times
Pat Smith
Smith
Joseph Barletta
Publishers Association
Barletta
The
News
Post
News and Times
mid-Manhattan
Robert Kyler
Times-News
City Hall Reopens After PCB Fire Fears In Binghamton
City Hall reopens after a PCB fire prompted health officials to test air and seal windows. No dioxin detected in City Hall. officials say only a small number of staff were exposed and follow up care arranged at the hospital.
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Binghamton
Alfred Libous
State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health Services
Broome County Community College
Syracuse
Broome County Health
Arnold Schecter
City Hall
Edwin A. Faughnan
Schecter
Binghamton General Hospital
Former Stouffer’s Inn worker charged in deadly Westchester fire
A former employee at Stouffer's Inn of Westchester was arrested and charged with starting the blaze at the conference center that killed 26 people. He reportedly worked as a waiter and busboy. DA officials declined comment before a scheduled news conference and noted a grand jury returned a sealed indictment after a lengthy probe.
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White Plains
Stouffer's Inn
Westchester
Carl Vergari
WTVH Newscenter 5 tradition of firsts in Central New York
Since debuting on December 1 1948 WTVH has pursued a tradition of being first in television news for Central New Yorkers. The station introduced early election returns coverage and remote events in Syracuse and later showcased innovations like the Live Eye and portable video tape.
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WTVH
Central New Yorkers
Syracuse
Central New
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Richmark
Genesee St
Aileen Quinn
Radio City Music Hall
Albert Finney
Ann Reinking
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New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Garden State
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