Blue Cross rate hike expected in 69 linked to hospital rises
Blue Cross manager C Judson Pearson warned increases in area hospital room rates will push up premiums. He noted a $1 to $6 daily rise in several Charleston hospitals and said ~6,000 direct payment subscribers have raised coverage from $8 to as high as $30 per day since July.
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Blue Cross
C. Judson Pearson
Charleston Area
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West Virginia
West Virginia college assembly to honor Education Week Friday
Del Ivor Boiarsky will speak at a West Virginia State College assembly at 10 a m Friday celebrating American Education Week and Higher Education Month. A H Calloway said the Student National Education Assn leads the program. Also, Fayette County and state police investigate an $1800 robbery at State Farm Insurance in Oak Hill with a door lock tied around 6 p m to 7 a m.
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del. Ivor Boiarsky
D-Kana
West Virginia State College
A. H. Calloway
National Education Assn
Oak Hill
Fayette County
State Farm Insurance
Rubenstein Remains Calm After Piano String Breaks
In Naples a 79 year old piano master Arthur Rubenstein faced a broken string during a concert. He apologized for the interruption, quickly fixed the wire and resumed playing to audience applause.
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Naples
Italy
Arthur’ Rubenstein
FTC hearing outlined need for consumer education and enforcement
The FTC hearing explored whether stronger consumer protection laws are needed. Witnesses urged balance between tougher rules and education, with calls for better enforcement and simpler guidance.University of North Carolina and Utah scholars backed education programs, while the Better Business Bureau pressed for stronger enforcement of existing laws.
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Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Congress
James J. Mullen
University of North Carolina School of Journalism
FTC
Mullen
Carolyn Dunn
Utah
State University
Better Business Bureau
New York City
Woodrow Wirsig
McDowell Negro Judge Elected in Free State West Virginia
Leon Miller a long-time lawyer and former U S attorney in the Virgin Islands has been elected the first Black criminal judge in West Virginia's 105 year history in McDowell County. He won a write-in margin over the Democratic opponent and credit is given to the union's racial integration efforts. Miller, born in Roanoke Virginia, educated in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and living in the county most of his life, hopes Black youths stay in West Virginia to pursue opportunities.
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Welch
Free
McDowell
Leon Miller
NAACP
West Virginia
U. S
Virgin Islands
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Miller
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UMW
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Herbert H. Henderson
Huntington
Henderson
McDowell County
Free State of
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Roanoke
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U.S
Millers
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Peace Corps
Venezuela
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New York City
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