Carter seeks 9 percent cap on hospital bill increases
Congress braces for heated debate as President Carter urges a nationwide limit of about 9 percent on annual hospital bill increases. The plan would cap reimbursements from Medicare Medicaid Blue Cross and individuals, aiming to save billions but facing hospital and medical group opposition. House sponsors Rogers and Rostenkowski plan hearings May 11 to 13, with Senate leaders Kennedy and Talmadge pushing parallel bills and regional variation debates. Critics warn hospitals may reduce services or shift costs to others.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Dan Rostenkowski
D-l
Rogers
Edward M. Kennedy
D- Mass
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Kennedy
Talmadge
Tin Lee Carter
A-Ky
Claude Pepper
House Aging Committee
Ethiopian Airlines hijack attempt ends in shootout deaths
Two Eritrean Liberation Front hijackers die after security guards and the captain wrestle for control of a DC3 flight from Makele to Gonder. The crew halt the attempt to divert to Saudi Arabia or Khartoum as guards fire. No confirmed passenger injuries or counts.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia
Sudag
Ethiopian Herald
Eritrean Liberation Front
ELF
Makele
Gonder
Vel
Khartoum
Sudan
Hlth
Eritrea
Mothers sue over DES experiment at Chicago hospital
Three mothers including former congresswoman Patsy Mink file a $7 million class action in Chicago accusing University of Chicago Lying-In Hospital and Eli Lilly of giving DES to more than 1,000 maternity patients without consent. The suit seeks 70,000 per plaintiff plus 2 million in punitive damages for 1,081 women and notes long term cancer risks linked to the drug for their children.
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Washington
University of Chicago
Patsy Mink
Chicago
University
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Des
Phyllis §. Wetherill
Gladys &. Lang
Stony
Bell to continue FBI prosecution of ex supervisor
Washington Atty Con Bell says he will press the case against former FBI supervisor John J Kearney for directing illegal mail opening and wiretapping from 1970 to 1972 in the New York field office. Bell insists the matter tests the rule of law despite FBI morale complaints from Director Clarence M Kelley and agents. Kearney's lawyer Hubert Santos declined comment, noting Kearney favors a jury trial.
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Washington
FBI
Worale
Griffin Bell
Bell
Clarence M. Kelley
Justice Department
Tho
John J. Kearney
New York Field Office
Weather Underground
Kearney
Hubert Santos
Lottery roundup in Baltimore and Pittsburgh notes
A fragmented AP brief from Baltimore on the daily Numbers Game in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Mentions Pittsburgh and Baltimore entries with unclear figures and days, referencing a 5 percent daily lottery relevance. No clear names, dates, or outcomes due to garbled text.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh Tar
Dewan
Maryland
Oil leak capping tests slow in North Sea rescue bid
In Stavanger a barge was moved alongside an eight platform as crews prepare to cap a runaway North Sea oil well amid heavy seas and winds. Norway forms blue ribbon panel to probe offshore blowout fueling election spill concerns. weather hampers efforts, slicks drift toward Denmark and Norway while production resumes on other wells.
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Stavanger
Norway
APE
North Sea
Eketiskall
Texas Welicappers
Boots Hagsen
Richard Hattenberg
Choctaw
Denmark
Red Adair
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
Hansen, Flattenberg
Candy heiress Helen Voorhees Brach disappearance probes
A Cook County grand jury opened an investigation into the disappearance of candy heiress Helen Voorhees Brach. The 21-year-old widow was last seen February 21 when an employee said he dropped her at O'Hare Airport. Subpoenas seek her financial records to check for theft. Police in Glenview, where her home is, have pursued the case for over two months amid signs of possible foul play.
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Chicago
Cook County
Helen Voorhees Brach
King Kong's bald relics anchor Wisconsin film collection
Baraboo, Wis AP report on Clark Wilkinson, 69, retired insurance agent, whose eight room Museum of film memorabilia houses 3000 items. Highlights include a King Kong model, Lugosi Dracula cape, a Frankenstein daughter head, and stand in heads of Peter Lorre and Bela Davis. Wilkinson visits Hollywood films about 30 times yearly.
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Wilkinson
Hollywood
Kong
Decree
Hela Lugosi
Frankensteig
Peter Lorre
Bolte Davis
Horrer
Wile
Greece
AMA seeks extra time to settle postal back dues
The American Medical Association requests a two week extension to reimburse the Postal Service about 31 million in back postage. AMA cites an innocent error and says the underpayments stem from misapplied rates for its weekly magazine during 1972 to 1973. The Postal Service indicated the extension will likely be granted to allow review of calculations.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Postal Service
AMA
AMA Weekly
Joseph Brew
GM offers car swap over engine switch dispute
General Motors proposes a settlement to appease owners outraged by Chevrolet engines in other GM cars. Eligible buyers of 1977 Buick Oldsmobile or Pontiac can trade for a 1977 model with a Chevy engine, paying mileage-based charges, or keep the car and receive a 36,000 mile three-month engine warranty. The plan faces opposition from state Attorney General William J. Sool, who says it still shortchanges consumers.
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Owen Ullmann
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Elliott M. Estes
Hingis Atty
William J. Sool
Scatt
New York
Gert
Louis Lefkowitz
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Florida
Alabama
Connecticut
Texas
North Carolina
Louisiana
Scott
J.P. Mattar
Oldsmobile
Chicago
Cease-fire Restored After Beirut Clashes Kill Dozens
Beirut ends three days of fighting as Syrian troops and Palestinian guerrillas pause hostilities. Palestinian sources report over eight killed, many civilians among the dead, with hospitals overwhelmed by wounded. Syrian forces conducted house to house searches for guerrilla members amid renewed violence.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Eserrillas
How to Pick Sleepers in Rare Plates
Northbrook Illinois Bradford Exchange director outlines a simple method to start collecting rare plates with growth potential. A plate once $15 in 1965 can reach 1750, while a $9.75 plate from 1969 now sells for 440. A free report explains what to look for and when to buy, with offers on sought after plates.
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Northbrook
Chicago
Roderick MacArthury
Bradford Exchange
MacArthur
Bradford
Place
Hinds Boos
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Schoedsack
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