Lawyers Push Industry Regulation to End Insurance Discrimination
In Raleigh AP two insurance lawyers support a rule banning sex based discrimination in North Carolina policies but seek legislative grant of authority. They dispute commissioner John Ingram’s claim of regulatory power while witnesses recount cases of bias in auto coverage against women including a Charlotte move and a misattributed driving record.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Ingram
Arch T. Allen
Association of North Carolina Life Insurance Companies
Robert Montgomery Jr
American Life Insurance Council
Health Insurance Companies of America
Allen
Ingram
Gloria Jiminez
Insurance
Allen’s Association
Fred Seaman
Insurance Department
Consumer Information Division
Susan Hands
Charlotte
New England
Seaman
Government Jobs Groups To Seek Age Bias Ban
Raleigh AP reports statewide associations for the elderly push to add age bias to North Carolina’s law against government hiring discrimination. The 1977 coalition urged a legislative study on aging needs and tax, Medicaid, and elder care measures, plus funding and program expansions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Coalition
Seagram Heir Lover Testimony Unfolds In Kidnapping Trial
White Plains reports Samuel Bronfman II was described as the lover of fireman Lynch who testified that Bronfman threatened to expose Lynch to force his involvement in a plot to extort $2.3 million from Edgar Bronfman Sr. The ransom was paid and recovered.
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Fireman
Seagram
White Plains
N.Y
Samuel Bronfman
Lynch
Bronfman
Purchase
Westchester County
New York City
Fire Department
Brooklyn
Byrne
Edgar
Seagram Distillery
Virginia firm alleges law violated in North Carolina Medicaid bid
The Computer Co. of Richmond claims its bid was lowest for a $1.7 million six month Medicaid claims contract, but EDsf of Dallas was allowed to drop a $324,000 termination fee and delete royalty provisions. PAID officials alleged access to confidential pricing data and a possibly improper last minute bid reduction.
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Raleigh
Virginia
North Carolina
the Computer Co. of
Richmond
Electronic Data Systems Federal
Edsf) of
Dallas
EDSF
Essen
Alden Hare Faces New York Parking Ticket Mixup
Charlotte man Alden Hare must prove he has never visited New York City to avoid a $450 bill from 12 parking tickets issued January to July 1975. New York officials insist the notices were proper. Hare says his Buick and family have never been there and warns a warrant could follow if misdescriptions persist.
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Charlotte
Alden E. Hare
New York City
N.C
Hare
New York
Missouri man recovers from swine flu case
A western Missouri man in his 30s recovered from a swine flu infection nine months after a Fort Dix death. He had not been vaccinated at illness onset, later received a shot, and blood tests confirmed the diagnosis. Health officials report no epidemic and note few infections among about 20 tested in his community.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Fort Dix
N.J
Missouri Health Division
H. Denny Donnell
Lafayette
Donnell
Must Plan Hope as Sparkplug of Life
The quote argues hope fuels living but warns that relying solely on hope without action leads to hopeless outcomes. It stresses that proactive effort is needed rather than passive optimism.
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State Advisory Budget Commission
Walter R. Witschey
The
Computer Co
H. O. Carter
State Purchase and Contract Officer
Witschey
Commission
Milford Byerly
Atlanta
David Sencer
Federal Center For Disease Control
U.S. Public Health Service
Opes Bom
Spm
Vernon ‘Equipment Company, Inc
New St
Kivett
Venith
Featuring
Zenith
Zemiwchromacolor
Americard
Carolina
F Grad Ragan Inc
High Point
Piedmont
North Main St
Old Winston Rd
Northpoint Ave
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