Your money's worth. Drug costs and generic price trends
A consumer questions how to tell if a generic drug offers real savings over a brand name. Congress debates requiring generics where possible and extending Medicare benefits to low-priced drugs, while FDA oversight and industry reform plans unfold.
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Medical Letter
New York City
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American Medical Association
Stock market opens higher on New York Exchange
Prices rose at the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange as the UPI index gained 0.21 percent with 910 issues. Advancers led decliners 423 to 249 as electronics advanced, motors and steels firmed, airlines improved, IBM moved up, Burroughs slipped, U S Steel rose, Ford and Chrysler gained, Xerox and American Telephone showed mixed moves.
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Swift
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General Telephone
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Great Atlantic & Pace
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United Aircraft
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United Airlines
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aUd
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Weis Market
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Western Union
International Nickel
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International Tel&Tel
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Y Island Creek Coal
Wheeling Steel
Jones & Laughlin
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Joy Manufacturing
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Xerox Corp
Koppers
Latrobe Steel
Youngstown S & 1
Zenith
Lehigh Val Ind
Admiral
le Lof Glass
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Lorillard
Ug Midland Ross
Mack Trucks
Ohio Edison
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Mobil Oil
Youngstown St Door
Monsanto
Montgomery Ward
Motorola
Murphy Co
National Aviation
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
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North American Coal
Olin Mathieson
Owen Illinois Glass
Pan American
Wall Street Charts Mixed On 1967 High Prospects
Stanley Heller & Co. warns market consolidation could block new 1967 highs while predicting many secondaries will hit peaks as they expand. Wright Investors Service expects high quality stocks to hold value after a brief late 1967 recovery. E F Hutton & Co. foresees a pause to consolidate gains with no indication the upswing is over.
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Guaranteed annual wage debate gains traction in auto world
In Babson Park Massachusetts Walter Reuther pushes a plan for a universal yearly income for all workers challenging auto firms to fund a steady pay. Critics warn costs could rise beyond ten percent and affect production while observers note potential broader adoption across industries and retailers facing cyclical demand. Adolph Martin Bormann Jr is identified as a priest missionary in the Congo.
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