Study finds abuse in insurance sales to senior citizens
Washington AP report on a House inquiry into long term care policies shows undercover seniors were misled and bullied by agents. Seven seniors met with insurers, revealing marked marketing abuses, overpriced policies, and harmful loopholes. A House hearing report says $3.5 billion of $6 billion yearly expenditures are wasted on high agent commissions. Frances Saunders, 84, recalls being frightened into fear tactics and misrepresentation. See Study page 9A.
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Washington
Ron Wyden
Dore
Health Insurance Association of America
Frances Saunders
Cleveland
Tests show Zachary Taylor not poisoned by arsenic
In Louisville a state medical examiner concluded Taylor died of natural illnesses causing gastroenteritis, dispelling author Clara Rising's theory that arsenic poisoning killed the 12th president. Hair, bone scrapings and fingernails were tested at Oak Ridge using spectrographic analysis to seek arsenic patterns.
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Louisville
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
Kentucky
George Nichols
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Clara Rising
Southwest
Sen
Henry Clay
Millard Fillmore
Washington Monument
Ms. Rising
Nichols
Emergency drill at Clinton Reservoir water plant praised
The hazardous materials exercise at the Clinton Reservoir Water Treatment Plant drew high praise from Battalion Chief Dan Morrow for its cooperation and smooth execution despite a 20 minute late start. Firefighters treated chlorine exposure, evacuated two DOA tagged victims, and Overland Park added a half million dollar Special Operations truck with plume tracking.
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Clinton Reservoir
Dan Morrow
Lawrences
Kathy Saunders
Fire Department
Josh Knight
South Junior High School
Overland Park
City backs new alliance to fight discrimination
The Lawrence City Commission endorsed forming the Lawrence Alliance to curb bias across sectors. A $30,000 request from the Community Task Force on Racism and Diversity would fund a full-time coordinator, though budget limits may block the proposal. The alliance would pull in KU, Haskell and the Lawrence school district, with diverse community members forming action groups.
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Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence Alliance
Ann Weick
Shirley
Weick
Lawrence
Kansas University
Haskell Indian Junior College
Lawrence votes to add Martin Luther King Day as city holiday
The Lawrence City Commission approved naming the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Day. The 5-0 vote follows a discussion on payroll costs with city workers to receive a paid day off or time and a half. Police and fire overtime figures were cited.
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Lawrence
Mike Wildgen
John Nalbandian
King
William Dulin
The
Ecumenical Fellowship
Nalbandian
Seven Die In Ethnic Clash After Croatia Slovenia Pact
Seven people died today in ethnic fighting as the republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared independence one day earlier. Authorities reported dispersed violence with casualties as tensions erupted over secession.
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Croatia
Slovenia
Corporate profits fall as GNP shrinks again
Washington AP reports the economy contracted at an annual 2.4 percent in the first quarter. After tax corporate profits fell 6.3 percent, the biggest drop since spring 1989, driven by weaker consumer spending and inventory liquidation. Analysts foresee modest growth April June but caution the rebound could be weak.
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Washington
U.S
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