Malpractice Rates Fall as Doctor Co op Gains Market Share
A North Carolina doctors cooperative, formed after St Paul balked at a malpractice plan, has slashed costs by 19 to 27 percent and captured about half the market. Regulators praise competition while St Paul disputes its impact on rates.
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Lee Mortimer
Enterprise
North Carolina
Self Insurance Corporation
Physicians Cooperative
St. Paul Fire and Casualty Insurance Co
N.C. Insurance Commission
John Ingram
N.C. Supreme Court
St. Paul
Roy Rabond
Doug Phillips
Doctors’ Cooperative
N.C. Medical Mutual Insurance Corp
Deemphas
Phillips
N.C. Mutual
Jim Chambers
St. Paul's
Charlotte
Chambers
St. Paul’s
High Point
Henry Escue
Escue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Insurance Commission
Rabond
Commission
Ingram
Hickson Fund Drive Success
The Hickson Day fundraiser in Central High gym raised over $18 400 by 8 30 p m on Saturday with more contributions expected that day from student sales and an ongoing auction The effort started three weeks ago led by Central Student government and the Boosters Club to aid Central football player Hickson injured October 7 in Greensboro Local schools and McDonald s Hamburgers contributed while the final total will be announced Monday
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Roger Hickson
Central High
Central
Boosters Club
Margaret Doar
Greensboro
Hickson
Cone Memorial Hospital
Gate City
Whitaker Rehabilitation Center
Winston-Salem
Doar
Andrews-Gastonia Ashbrook
Agsdale
Jamestown
Reynolds
High Point Council Grasses Over Federal Paperwork Costs
August council meetings reveal that paving with federal funds costs about 55 cents per unit due to heavy paperwork versus 40 cents with city money. Mayor Culler writes Rep. Richardson Preyer, who forwards a note about the federal Commission on Federal Paperwork seeking cost cuts. A separate note recalls a theft of a municipal garbage can while questioning its usefulness for a new system.
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High Point
Sam
Roy Culler
Richardson Preyer
Washington
Preyer
Commission
Commission On Federal
Jamestown Jaycees Hold Paper Drive and Archdale Events
The Jamestown Jaycees run a paper drive today from 1 to 5 p.m. with papers due on the curb by 12:30 p.m. Proceeds support Jaycee community projects. A pancake supper on Nov 30 at Tril dale School cafeteria funds Archdale Library Board programs. Proceeds go to Archdale Public Library.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Jaycees
Trindale
Archdale Library Board
Archdale Public Library
Archdale
Weekend thefts escalate at local hotspots and schools
Police report multiple thefts including a motel television set taken from the Holi day Inn West basement after a forced entry. A 1973 car stolen from Central High area, a $25 tape player, two wheel covers valued at 80, and a cash box during lunch hours were also taken. Arrests include David McKinney for larceny, John Southerland for assault with a deadly weapon, and Bobby Honeycutt for drunken driving.
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Holiday Inn West
High Point
Janena Sparks
Filbert Street
Ethan
Central High
David Bruce McKinney
Suffolk Drive
John Southerland
Hay Street
Bobby Ray Honeycutt
Joiner Street
High Point School Board Debates New Education Directions
High Point board members discussed evolving directions in education influenced by the North Carolina Board Association meeting in Asheville. They weighed accountability and student rights, noting pressure on students and staff from expanding information and rising expectations.
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Lee Mortimer
High Point Board of Education
N.C. Board Assn
Asheville
Dot Kearns
James Chestnut
Iversally
Laurin Welborn
Welborn
Turkeys Face Thanksgiving With Mixed Feelings
A columnist reflects on Thanksgiving as turkeys are slated for the table. He notes their perceived dullness and vulnerability to cold, contrasts wild and domesticated turkeys, and reveals personal plans to dine at home while avoiding emotional judgment.
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Animal Kingdom
High Point Enterprise Advertising and Subscription Rates
The High Point Enterprise lists mail and carrier subscription rates for various periods and regions. It notes licensing by the Associated Press and states the paper is not responsible for advance payments to agents. Local rates and advertising contacts are referenced.
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High Wet Enterprise
Church Genes Point
N.C
Associated Press
el! AP News Dispatches
Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Landon Associates
Mal Advertising
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City & Arca
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National Insurance Commissioners Assn
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Aarp-Nata
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Astor Dowdy Towers
Delbert Byrum
Lexington
Davidson County Community College
Davidson County
Winfred Hilton
Lynn Prevette
David Long
DCCC
Friendship Weatherman
Kenneth Wilson Reams
Brantley Circle
Heckler
Throne McCall
Newgate Apts
John Caldwell
N.C. State University
Kearns
Caldwell
John Bridgers
Bridgers
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