Blue Cross And Shield Rates Go Up In Missouri
Dues for nongroup Blue Cross and Blue Shield members in St Louis and 84 Missouri counties rise April 1 as benefits expand. About 198 000 members face increases from 9.1 to 18.7 percent with an average of 16.7 percent. individual and family rates shift, sponsored members see smaller rises, and Obamacare-style coverage expansion includes more diagnostic tests and in office lab services.
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ST. Louis
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Missouri
Internal Revenue Service
Health Plans
James B. Hughes
Hughes
Pat Nixon Compares Chou En-lai To Charmer On Flight
Anchorage AP report quotes Pat Nixon calling Premier Chou En-lai a real charmer and a man who knows the world. She praises his sense of humor and his capacity for detail during the flight home.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Pat Nixon
Chou En-lai
Brassy Thief Steals Plane At Fairfax Airport
Authorities hunt a bold young man who crossed wires at Fairfax airport to steal a private 1968 Cessna 150 valued at $8,500. The thief asked the control tower for takeoff directions before flying to an alternate landing strip. Dale Gyer, owner, said the craft had 380 flight hours and that ignition wires appeared shorted. He noted a rapid voice on a controller tape suggested the suspect aimed to avoid detection.
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Kansas City
Kan
Fairfax
FBI
FAA
Dale Gyer
Dyer
Regulation Urged For Pension Plans
A Senate Labor panel led by Sen. Harrison Williams urges tighter federal regulation of private pension plans affecting 30 million workers. The 163-page report criticizes current oversight, cites 135 billion dollars in funds, and calls for major legislation to protect retirees. The panel found deficiencies in plan benefit provisions, asset accumulation, and protections when workers change jobs, urging reforms this year.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
Labor Department
Executive Branch
Subcommittee
Williams
Jacob K. Javits
Dorm Rules To Be Eased At Missouri University
University of Missouri plans liberalizing visitation between sexes in dorms and Greek houses. Dean Edwin Hutchins said a decision is imminent and may be modified by Chancellor Schooling or President Ratchford. The plan would remove open house limits. visits allowed 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 1 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday with 70 percent consent required from residents and sign in for visitors. The university trustees previously granted campus home rule on visitations.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Edwin B. Hutchins
Herbert Schooling
C. Brice Ratchford
Hutchins
University Board of Curators
Morris Wins Union Backing for Governor Bid
ST. LOUIS AP The Operating Engineers Union in Missouri endorsed Lt. Gov. William S. Morris for the Democratic nomination for governor. The union represents about 20,000 members in Missouri, with six locals in the state and most in the St. Louis area. Local 2 business manager Herman B. Jones announced at a news conference Morris as a “true friend of labor.” Morris said the endorsement gives him a big boost in the August primary and noted his past labor contracts with the union as a Kansas City businessman. He pledged to press a federal unemployment program and address underpaid state workers in highways and mental health. The union will boost campaigning to inform members of Morris’s record.
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ST. Louis
Operating Engineers Union
Missouri
William S. Morris
Herman B. Jones
Morris
Jones
Kansas City
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