Cost of Medical Care Up Less Than Cost of Living
A medical economics study led by Dr. Frank G Dickinson finds living costs rose 59 percent from 1935 to 1947, while medical care costs climbed 32 percent, excluding drugs 35 percent. The study notes medical care quantity rose at least two thirds since 1939, outpacing physician growth due to more use of technical assistants.
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Yard gauze and pin cost $1200 verdict
Oklahoma City District Court jury awarded $1200 to Thomas F. Winston for a yard of gauze a safety pin and a hemostat left inside him during an operation. Dr Murdoch conceded the gauze and pin were removed later but denied the presence of the hemostat. The trial overran medical testimony from Harvard and Oklahoma doctors.
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Birthday party for terminally ill boy draws thousands
In Atlanta on May 21 a thousand well wishers gathered to celebrate Lamar Clark's twelfth birthday, his doctors saying his cancer is incurable. The Exposition Cotton Mills official hosted the party with cakes, lemonade, a pony, a puppy, and telegrams from Governor Thompson. The story also notes scattered rain in Chicago and a robins nest dispute at Extra Fee, North Dakota.
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Schools Face Lunch Program Cuts If Funds Do Not Arrive
SACRAMENTO May 21 California education officials warned that without more money from Congress for next year’s school lunch program many schools may discontinue noon meals. Roy E Simpson state superintendent said larger funds are needed to keep nutritional standards and reduce student costs. This year California received 2 million of 7 million dollars allocated, shared among 1800 schools serving 300,000 meals daily, lowering meal cost reimbursements from 9 to 6 cents for type A and 6 to 3 cents for type B, with 2 cent milk reimbursements kept for type C.
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Delaware postal carriers convention mixup noted
A motorist, thinking to register for a driving permit, is told by a clerk that a shiny blue badge costs three dollars. He discovers he has become a delegate to the postal carriers state convention underway in the same building.
Impasse in Austrian Peace Talks Ends in Breakup
London May 21 Four Power efforts to draft a peace treaty for occupied Austria hit an idead end after nearly two years of futile negotiations. U S sources said the talks broke down completely Wednesday after a two week suspension and a private meeting between American chief Reber and Soviet head Kotimov. Moscow reportedly instructed Kotimov to stand fast for Yugoslavia claims, demanding about 800 square miles of Carinthia and Styria plus reparations. The only agreement was limitation of Austria's armed forces to 53,000 men. Talks began in June 1946 and have taken place in Paris Vienna Moscow London and New York.
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Hit run killer found guilty in Dallas plea
A Criminal District Court jury convicted Joseph J. McCarthy, 41, an Oklahoma City nurseryman, of murder without malice in the hit-and-run death of Johnny Schwab Jr., and sentenced him to three years in prison.
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Oklahoma City
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