NME backs Mendocino Community Hospital stay amid absorption doubts
National Medical Enterprises urges the Mendocino County board to keep Mendocino Community Hospital open until private hospitals in Ukiah can absorb services. The plan foresees phasing out obstetrics, with NorCon Health criticising data and urging further study before any closure.
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Mendocino Community Hospital
Ukiah
National Medical Enterprises
NME
Board of Supervisors
Hillside Community Hospital
Ukiah General Hospital
NorCoa
Regional Health Agency
Community Hospital
Community
Hillside
Ukiah General
Ford tours Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve in push for energy independence
President Ford visited the 48 000 acre Elk Hills Naval oil reserve a first presidential tour noting the need to boost U S oil production to reduce dependence on Middle East nations. He discussed energy policy with Navy officials and Standard Oil of California staff during the historic site inspection.
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Bakersfield
UPI
Ford
Navy
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Congress
U.S
Standard Oil of California
William Howard Taft
Teapot Dome
Warren G. Harding
Masonite Wins 11 Million Board Feet Timber Contract
Deputy State Forester George Grogan announced Masonite Corporation Western Woodlands division of Calpella won the harvesting contract for 11 million board feet at Jackson State Forest Fort Bragg area Hare Creek. The high bid paid $54.51 per thousand for over $619,000 with selective harvest by cable yarding to minimize soil damage supervised by Jackson State Forest foresters.
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George Grogan
Masonite Corporation
Western Woodlands
Calpella
Jackson State Forest
Fort Bragg
Hare Creek
Division of Forestry
Mendocino County
Brown administration ends Coastal Prepaid Medi Cal contract
Sacramento reports the Brown administration refused to renew Coastal Prepaid Health of Ventura County's Medi Cal contract after audits found inadequate patient care. More than 2,600 beneficiaries are affected. they may return to fee-for-service Medi Cal and use providers accepting ID cards. Special deputy Steven M Passin noted this is the first such contract rejection and Coastal failed to upgrade its performance.
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Sacramento
UPI
Brown
Ventura County
Steven M. Passin
Department
Coastal
Passin
Lon Nol Flees Phnom Penh As Government Falls
Cambodian President Lon Nol fled Phnom Penh on three helicopters with Prime Minister Long Boret and aides to Pochen tong Airport as insurgents breached the city defense line and threatened capture of the capital.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Long Boret
Phnorh Penh
Pochentong
Viet forces overrun coastal cities as Saigon defense falters
North Vietnamese tanks and infantry seize Qui Nhon Tuy Hoa and Nha Trang while Saigon's defenses crumble. Rumors of a coup swirl in Hanoi and in Saigon as Thieu cancels a U.S. meeting and calls for resignation grows.
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Saigon
UPI
Qui Nhon
Tuy Hoa
Nha Trang
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Frederick Weyand
Ford
United States
Vu van Mau
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Hanoi Radio
Tokyo
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Congress
South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
Cam Ranh Bay
Duc My
Ninh Hoa
Khanh Hoa
Green Berets
Qhi Nhon
Air America
Phan Quang Dan
North Vietnam
da Nang
California Supreme Court Abolishes Contributory Negligence
The California Supreme Court ended the 103 year old rule denying damages where the plaintiff contributed to injuries. It adopts comparative negligence, allowing juries to apportion fault and reduce damages. Nga Li, a Los Angeles doctor, sued Yellow Cab Co after a crash caused back injuries.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Supreme Court
Dick Gabriel
Fireman’s Fund Insurance
California
William Clark
Marshall McComb
Clark
Nga Li
Los Angeles
Yellow Cab Co
Idaho seeks court ruling to curb Columbia River fishing
Idaho asks the Supreme Court to compel Oregon and Washington to substantially limit commercial fishing on the Columbia River. Idaho argues the spring salmon spawning runs are at risk and that the combined supply of salmon, shad and steelhead trout borders on extinction, urging the justices to act.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Oregon
Columbia River
Idaho
Washington-Oregon Columbia Basin
Snake River
Pacific
Wayne L. Kidwell
High Court
Columbia
Kidwell
Bomb threat at college interrupts Mendocino classes
Mendocino College evacuated and alerted Ukiah police after a caller claimed a bomb hidden on the interim campus. Officials canceled classes, with a return expected around 11 a.m. Police warn that false threats are a felony carrying up to three years in prison.
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Mendocino College
Ukiah
Rachel Peugh
Ukiah Fire Department
U S Airlift Delivers Artillery to South Vietnam
A C5A Galaxy crew landed at Tan Son Nhut with 14 105mm guns in the first special airlift since 1973. Vietnamese officers expect rapid deployment to field units as the airlift aims to replace losses after the Vietnam war’s northern advances.
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Paris
Hue
Saigon
Coyote Dam Flow Reduced to 30 CFS at Mendocino
The Corps of Engineers restricts Coyote Dam outflow to 30 cubic feet per second effective this morning at Lake Mendocino. The level, 743 feet, will be held until 748 feet the summer pool is reached then maintained. This enables farmers along the Russian River to place pumps despite fluctuating river height.
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Corps of Engineers
Lake Mendocino
Coyote Dam
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