No fault auto insurance cuts Massachusetts claim costs
Massachusetts no fault auto insurance cut paid personal injury claim costs by 60.6 percent in the first nine months of the year. The average liability claim fell from 419 to 165 dollars while total claims dropped 34 percent, yielding substantial savings for insurers. A study from 38 companies covering 85 percent of the state’s auto business informed rate–setting discussions.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Michael J. Sabbagh
State Insurance Department
Sabbagh
John Ryan
Surance
U S F4 Phantom strikes North Vietnam amid trail fighting
A U S F4 Phantom bombed a North Vietnamese antiaircraft position after firing on a convoy on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. The action coincided with U S troop deaths from a mine near Hue and a road accident east of Saigon. B52s bombed anti air positions near Pleiku as forces clash near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S. Command
Hue
the Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi
Minh
Ma Gia Pass
South Vietnam
12Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Phu Cat
Highlands
Pleiku
Love conquers in Northern Ireland wedding at barracks
In Londonderry at the Ebrington army barracks chapel Maria Doherty 19 and British army Pvt John Larter 19 wed as soldiers and a wig wearing bride. Marta a Catholic who was tarred and feathered last week for engagement to a British soldier attends under armed guards. The couple plans a honeymoon at an undisclosed location.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ebrington Army Barracks
Maria Doherty
John Larter
Marta
Larter
Senator questions propriety of ex naval officer's new job
Sen Margaret Chase Smith challenged the propriety of Charles Dibona resigning from the Navy to head CNA at the University of Rochester after CNA lost a contract to the university. The Byrd Smith report found no irregularity by the chancellor or Rochester, but Smith urged that hiring an officer with Navy indoctrination undermines independent judgment.
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Sen. Smith
Washington
UPI
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Navy
University of Rochester
Dibona
University
CNA
Byrd Smith
Meckling
Ralph Nader’s push reshaped safety and regulation
Ralph Nader emerges as a force behind key safety laws from 1966 to 1970 and as a critic of agencies like the FTC FDA. His Raiders groups scrutinize federal bodies, drawing praise from some officials and complaints from others who fear unfounded claims. Nader disputes a conspiracy view but notes heavy private dealings between government and business. Next: Nader and General Motors.
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Nader
Winsted
Conn
Lebanon
Princeton
Harvard Law Schools
Harvard Law Record
Harvard Law
Ralph Nader
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Robert Pitofsky
Consumer Protection
Charles C. Edwards
Pitofsky
UPI
Edwards
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ruckelshaus
General Motors
Burlington School Supt. Hamilton Urged to Resign by Panel
A three member special panel concluded a 27 page report harshly criticizing Burlington's school system under Supt. C Edward Hamilton. The panel called for a new leader with a new philosophy of education for Vermont's largest district and faulted management for excess staff unclear policy and unequal facilities.
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Burlington
UPI
C. Edward Hamilton
Special School Commission
Hamilton
Brian Burns
Robert Daniels
University of Vermont
Commission
Albany
Erastus Corning
Corning
Albany County
Vermont praised as best in New England for environmental control
UPI reports Vermont earns praise from EPA regional administrator John A S McGlennon for leading environmental efforts in New England. He cited high funding, lack of enforcement suits, and a strong land use plan as key factors during a visit with Gov. Deane C. Davis and state officials.
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Vermont
McGlennon
Deane C. Davis
Albany Bus Strike Averted In Binding Arbitration Talk
The Capitol Transit Authority agreed to binding arbitration and to start contract talks with the bus drivers union, reversing prior votes that rejected arbitration and union rights to strike. The move follows threats of a strike that could affect 50 000 commuters and comes amid federal funding considerations.
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Albany
Capitol Transit Authority
CTA
United Traction Co
U.S. Labor Department
Bradford Housing Corp. buying Bradford Block for elderly apartments
Pittsfield reports the Bradford Housing Corp. exercised its option to purchase the Bradford Block for 175000 dollars with 5000 down and 10000 due at closing December 15. Renovation plans call for 90 apartments.
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Pittsfield
Bradford Housing Corp
Bradford Block
North Street
Martin Glickman
New York
Prentiss Bradley
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