Unions and AMA Face Fight Over Care Plans
Labor unions rally against the American Medical Assn over mass purchaser care, demanding that fund administrators name doctors or set care standards to guard against overcharging and unnecessary procedures. The dispute spans the United Mine Workers Fund, AMA opposition to third-party payer loops, and court actions in Colorado, Ohio, and Kentucky with a June conference planned by the American Labor Health Assn. to discuss worker health problems and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker Washington
American Medical Assn
AMA
Colorado
Balife
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
John L. Lewis
American Labor Health Assn
Umv Fund
Warren F. Draper
House of Delegates
Draper
New England Hospital Assembly
Hospital Assembly
One State Medical Society
F. J. L. Blasingame
Draper Ad
United ‘Mine Workers
Trinidad
Colo
Ohio
Kentucky
U. S. Supreme Court
Labor Medical Plan
Afl-Cio
Four killed five injured in New York road crash
Orangetown May 4 four persons were killed and five injured when a hood latch failed in a Nyack car blocking view. Donald Oo and Orfini Was Peter Gister, both Nyack, collided head on with Saul Daniels aged 45 and Essie Daniels 41 of Manuel. A third car driven by Samuel Cole struck the wreckage as rescuers worked. Ida Sorina 49 and Martha Gindraz were killed, while three men and a patrolman were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangetown
N. Y
INS
Upstate New York
Donald Oo
Nyack
N.Y
Ision
Orfini
Peter Gister
Saul Daniels
Essie
Manuel
Gister
Daniels
Samwel Cole
Rockland State Hospital
Ida Sorina
Martha Gindraz
Pearl River
Robert Sweeney
Joseph Johnson
Frank Florio
Plane Crash In Massachusetts Field Hurts Four
A single engine private plane crashed in a field near the Massachusetts Turnpike in Millbury tonight. Four passengers were pulled from the wreckage before flames engulfed the fuselage. They were identified as William Burtt of Barre, John Robinson of Cohasset, and George Flynn of Shrewsbury. the pilot did not give his name. At St. Vincent hospital in Worcester preliminary exams showed broken legs and back injuries for all four men.
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Millbury
Mass
Massachusetts Turnpike
William Burtt
Barre
John Robinson
Cohasset
George Flynn
Shrewsbury
St. Vincent Hospital
Worcester
Winchester Strike Backed At Winchester New Haven May 4
A majority of Local 699 Machinists at the Winchester division of Olin-Mathieson Chemical voted to support a possible strike if contract talks fail. The two year pact expires May 21 with about 80 percent of the 1,800 members present in favor. Winchester is a major local employer with 2,890 workers currently on the payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Winchester
Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Memory expert fingerprints four bandits in $20,000 holdup
New York police quickly arrested four men after a memory expert recited a complete license plate number from a mid Manhattan film lab robbery. The vehicle was traced to a Manhattan man whose 23 year old son shared its use. The car had been stolen hours earlier and police broadened the investigation to three others on armed robbery charges. The memory expert’s identity was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
mid-Manhattan Film Laboratory
Manhattan
Sont
James Sciandra
Two Brothers Die In Maine Light Plane Crash
In Standish Maine on May 4 two Randall brothers died when their Aeronca light plane crashed into an apple orchard after a low pass. Pilot John E Randall 24 died instantly and Robert H Randall 18 died later at Maine Medical Center Portland. Their father witnessed the crash as the plane rented from Port of Maine Airport Scarborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Maine
John E. Randall
Robert H
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Port of Maine
Scarborough
Curfew Speeds Exit of Tourists in Haiti
In Port au Prince May 4 AP reports a government curfew driven by Duvalier forces drove American tourists from Haiti as gunfire and bombs shook the capital. No officials explained last night’s shootings while ex Senator Louis DeJoie faced bomb-plot accusations with a $5,000 reward. Funeral services were held for a customs inspector shot by police amid claims of failure to identify himself. The inspector was brother to Haiti’s undersecretary of information. another brother serves as a bodyguard to Duvalier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Scige
Duvalier
Louis DeJoie
Udersecretary of
East German bishops accuse regime of religious oppression
Berlin May 4 AP East Germany's Roman Catholic bishops accuse the communist regime of violating human rights in its state against religion. A pastoral letter read in churches across the Soviet satellite nation says anti religious pressure has grown since last year and that churches and leaders face slander and distortion. They deny Western guidance in defending church liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Youth Abductor Describes 3 Days With 6 Year Old Girl
IT LOUIS May 4 AP Robert J Reich Jr a boy with mental retardation reportedly abducted 6 year old Kathy Hampton tying her hands and mouth and placing her underpants over her head in an abandoned house for three days without food or water Kathy escaped and was found dirty but unharmed doctors said she was not molested The boy claimed he did not know why he took her and the incident is examined under Missouri juvenile law with potential transfer to criminal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Robert J . Martin Reich Jr
Kathy Hampton
Robert
Kathy
Frank O'Neill
Lillian Stemmler
O'Neill
Missouri
City Hospital
Blood Mobile to Draw Sikorsky Donors on 2 Days
The Red Cross blood mobile will visit Sikorsky Aircraft plants in Bridgeport and Stratford for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. It will operate 8:45 a.m. to 1:38 p.m. in Bridgeport and the same hours in Stratford. Sikorsky staff have a long record of blood donations with multiple 200 pint plus days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikorsky
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Sikorsky Aircraft
Bridgeport
Stratford
Wednday
South Avenue
Life Insurance
Bryant Elfectric Company
Burroughs Library
Broad Street
Bryant Bank
Bryant
Connecticut Regional
Hartford
Miss Connecticut Finalists Feted Ahead of May 17
Twenty four contestants in the Miss Connecticut state finals were feted at a party in the Xavier Cugat studio. Alfred Patricelli, Nine England States pageant director, gave final instructions. Jane Sartalotta, Miss Connecticut 1954, and Rosemary Gale, Miss Connecticut 1957, spoke on appearance during final judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein Auditorium
Xavier Cugat
Alfred Patricelli
England
Jane Sartalotta
Connecticut
Rosemary Gale
Relish Thug Faces Standny in Chicago Hold Up
In Chicago on May 4, a young man brandished a gun at Ruth Friedman who runs a hotdog stand with her son. He demanded the money from the register. Friedman hurled a bowlful of pickle relish into his face, causing the thief to flee, leaving the hamburgers and cash behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ruth Friedman
Waterbury youth wins Road-E-O at New London meet
Robert Miller of Waterbury captured first place among more than 71 contestants in the teen-age safe-driving Road-E-O in light rain at New London. Vernon’s Charles Warren Jr placed second and Branford’s David Stegina third. Miller earned a four-day trip to Washington for the national tournament. second and third received plaques. The event, sponsored by the Greater New London Junior Chamber of Commerce, featured a written test, road test, obstacle course, stopping accuracy and parking ability.
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New London
Robert Miller
Waterbury
Charles Warren Jr
Vernon
David Stegina
Branford
Miller
Washington
Greater
Skiff Capsizes Claims Life Off Watch Hill
Clarence J. Buck of Pay weightick Conn died of accidental drowning after a skiff capsized 300 yards off Rhode Island shore. Survivors William Col. and Boyden B abcock of Pawcatuck were rescued in a shocked state. found by Peter Cibula of Meriden after Buck and companions clung to wreckage.
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Westerly, R. I
Clarence J. Buck
Payweatiick
Conn
Watch Hill
Rhode Island
Westerly Hospital
William Col
Pril
Boyden Babcock
Paweatuck
Peter Cibula
Meriden
Cibula
Thomas Visgilio
Buck
Three Men and Boy Die in Boston Harbor Capsize
Three Greater Boston men and a one year old boy are reported missing and presumed dead after a 14 foot outboard capsized at the entrance to Boston harbor. Coast Guard sea and air units scoured the area all day for Raymond Barth 33 and his son Richard, St Max Lester Stein 35, and Max Levine 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Greater
Coast Guard
Boston Harbor
Raymond Barth
Richard
Max Lester Stein
Max Levine
Five Family Killed When Car Hit by Train Near Springfield
Five members of a Springfield family were killed when their car was struck by a train a mile west of the city. Identified were Charles W. Dempsey, 47, his wife Doris, 35, and three of their four children. A younger son, about 12, was hospitalized after the crash. The accident occurred late in the afternoon as emergency squads rushed the boy to Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Here
Charles W. Dempsey
Doris
Mercy Hospital
Church Council to Hear Speaker Elect Tonight
The Danbury Area Council hosts a 6:30 dinner at the First Congregational church with Rev. Gardner Calvin Taylor D D of Concord Baptist church of Christ Brooklyn NY as guest speaker. A brief business meeting will present the 1958 59 slate and budget before installation of new officers by Rev. George W Morris. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Calvin Taylor
D. D
Concord Baptist Church of Christ
Brooklyn
N. Y
Danbury
First Congregational Church
United Church Women
Jazet Cromwell
George W. Morris
Church of Christ
Taylor
Obertin College
Protestant Council of Churches
Greater New York
Board of Education
Odd Fellows Hosts For Degree Tonight
Progressive lodge 1 0 Q F hosts District 7 lodges at Odd Fellows hall West street, with Good Shepherd New Milford Pilgrim Ridgefield and Samaritan Danbury attending. First of three meetings to confer the three advanced degrees. Good Shepherd will exemplify the first degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Lodge
District 7
Odd Fellows Hall
West Street
Good ‘Shepherd
New Milford
Pilgrim
Ridgefield
Samaritan
Danbury
Good Shepherd Lodge
Odd Fellowship
Samaritan Lodge
Industrial Golf League Opens Third Season With 16 Matches
The 16 team Danbury Industrial Golf League begins its third season this afternoon with eight matches across Rock Ridge, Peach Lake, and Newtown country clubs. Defending champion Barden returns along with Kimberly Clark New Milford Disabled American Veterans Federal Correctional Institution Boesch Manufacturing Consolidated Controls Sperry Products Lee Hat Co News Times Knudsen Republic Foil Bard Parker American Cyana Barden Businessmen and Fire Police. Matches run Mondays through August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury Industrial Golf League
Benjamin Dato
Kimberly-Clark
New Milford
iDisabled American Veterans
Federal Correctional Institution
Boesch Manufacturing
Consolidated Controls
Sperry Products
Lee Hat Co
News- Times
Knudsen
Republic Foil
Bard Parker
Barden
Jeague
Rock Rige Country Club
Peach Lake
Newtown Country Club
Fire Auxiliary Fashion Show Tonight by Local Volunteers
The Auxiliary of the German town Volunteer Fire company sponsors a fashion show at 8:35 this evening in the fire house. Early summer styles from Al-Jean shop and millinery by Mrs Mae Bunge will be shown. Mrs Louis Dempsey is commentator with models including several listed residents and local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Volunteer Fire Company
Al-Jean
Mae Bunge
Louis Dempsey
Robert Hull
Arthur Roberts
James Diamond
Dolores Bullack
Platt Creed
Community fundraiser and local society events roundup
Daws Spain Joy Nash Carol Mead and Sherry Matz assist as general chairman of arrangements for a fire company fundraiser with proceeds to the general fund. Auxiliary members sell tickets at the door tonight. Jewish Sisterhood plans interior decorating panel You and Your House features Margery Pallen Donald Joseph Murray Sherkind Sylvan Saul and Edward Lubin to run meeting and vote on new constitution. Danbury Dental Society meets at Brass Rail with Dr Frank V Celenza presenting The Hinge Axes Its Significance and Application to Prosthetics. Nu Epsilon Zeta pledge at Northeastern University Danbury student Robert Glorioso enters fraternity. Odd Fellows and Rebekah Field Day to be held May 10 at Liberty Temple with proceeds aiding the Odd Fellows Home in Groton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daws Spain
Joy Nash
Carol Mead
Sherry Matz
Lee Connors
Chester Sniffin
Donald Sniffin
Roy Swanson
Donald Tierney
Vincent Novaco
John Wimmer
Sisterhood of
The
United Jewish Center
Margery Pallen
Wilton
Donald Joseph
Murray Sherkind
Sylvan Saul
Edward Lubin
Oce
Danbury Dental Society
Brass Rail
Frank V. Celenza
Bayside
N. Y
Ramon Zimmer
Robert Glorioso
Michael Glorioso
North Street
Nu Epsilon Zeta Fraternity
Northeastern University
Boston
Mass
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Field Day Corp
Loyalty Temple
Bridgeport
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Danbury
Groton
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Scottert
New York Road
Fairfield
St. Vincent's
Pack City
Waterbury Youth
Church Council
Derville 8
Benz
Industrial Golf League
Fire Auxiliary
AEN
Canada
Ene Welborn
Camada
Hiram Walner Importers,inc
Detroit
Mich
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