Blue Cross Blue Shield funds linked to bank directors raise conflict concerns
AP findings show at least 25 banks hold Medicare and private Blue Cross and Blue Shield funds, with officers on plans boards. The system handles about 60 billion annually in federal and private funds, raising questions about conflicts of interest and disclosure practices.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Associated Press
Fed
Eral
National Blue Cross
George Heitler
Blue Cross Association
Kansas
John A. O’leary Jr
Peoples State Bank
Luray
Kan
Kansas Blue Shield Board
O’leary
Philadelphia Blue Cross
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
Alabama
M.E. Moor Jr
First National Bank of Birmingham
Alabama Blue Cross-Blue Shield Board
First National
Alabama Blue Cross
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Rogers resigns Kansas Senate post as Rogers to become federal judge
Gov. Bennett accepts the resignation of Kansas Senate president Richard D. Rogers, effective 10 a.m. Wednesday, as Rogers is sworn in Thursday to become the new federal judge in Topeka. The succession battle for his Senate seat and presidency shapes the GOP caucus race.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Richard D. Rogers
Rogers
Manhattan
Republi
Can
Bennett
Senate
Kansas Senate
U.S. Senate
Riley and
Geary Counties
Tillotson
Bob W. Storey
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Storey
Gaar
Doyen
Harder
Johnson County
State of
Kansas
Congressman Won't Take Pay Raise Gift to Treasury
U S Representative Bob Carr from Michigan refuses his share of a 1976 congressional pay raise and will return it to the U S Treasury as a gift. The raise increased pay to 42500 dollars by up to 8 66 percent and was approved by the House 214 to 213. Carr says a waiver is illegal and criticizes the timing amid calls for fiscal restraint.
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Lansing
Mich
U.S
Bob Carr
Congress
U.S. Treasury
House
Carr
Treasury
Bicentennial Planning Meetings Plannned This Month
Local bicentennial efforts begin this month with an executive committee and county bicentennial commission. The executive committee meets at 7 30 p m Thursday in the gallery room of Lawrence public library with bylaws committee members to review a state funding application and set the agenda for the county commission meeting on August 28 in the library auditorium.
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Lawrence Public Library
County Bicentennial Commission
Beef prices ease. eggs and dairy rise in Kansas survey
Kansas Farm Bureau weekly shopper survey finds beef prices down for a second week after five weeks of decline. Sirloin falls seven cents to 1.74, T bone 2.07, rib steak down two cents. eggs and dairy costs higher on shelves.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Kansas
Law graduate inducted into Order of the Coif at KU School of Law
Lynn Taylor II of Lawrence, a May graduate, was elected to the national Order of the Coif, a distinction limited to the top ten percent of a law class, as KU's EU chapter joins 56 chapters nationwide. Prices in farm survey show modest weekly changes across meat dairy and produce items.
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Kansas University School of Law
Lawrence
Order of the Coif
Lynn Taylor II
Maine
EU Chapter
City employee unions meet to discuss grievances as a group
Four organizations representing Lawrence city workers met with city staff at city hall for a three hour session to air grievances. A joint statement noted common goals but no bargaining unit agreement yet. city manager called the meeting routine.
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Lawrence Sanitation Workers Union
Lawrence Street Department Workers Union
Lawrence Patrolmen’s Assn
Lawrence Firefighters Union
Police Association
Journal-World
Buford Watson
Watson
Kansas
Lawrence
Firefighters Union
New Home Warranty Proposed by Builders Group
The National Association of Home Builders backs a new home warranty plan patterned after Britain's. A $2 per $1,000 add-on would fund protections for one year of workmanship and materials, two years of system coverage, and eight years of major construction defects with the builder or insurer responsible. Local councils would handle complaints. The Gill Agency offers real estate help at 901 Tenn. Phone 843-1011.
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National Association of Home Builders
Great Britain
Insurance Company
Gill Agency
901
Tenn
Marcos says U.S. can use bases in Philippines
President Ferdinand E. Marcos told visiting U S congressmen that the United States may use Philippine bases as long as installations stay under Manila control. He urged renegotiation of the mutual defense accord to end extraterritorial rights amid Vietnam’s fall.
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Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
U.S
United States
Western Pacific
Marcos
Vietnam
Clark Air Base
Angeles City
13Th Air Force
7Th Fleet
Subic Bay
Lester Wolf
D-N.y
Wolff
Washington
South Korea
Congress
America
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