Low Overhead Blue Cross Plan Expands to Individuals
The Cleveland Hospital Service Association Blue Cross plan opens to individuals via community enrollment. Overhead last year was about 4.32 percent, under 5 cents per dollar to Blue Cross, while 95 percent funds patient care. The service area covers Cuyahoga Lake Geauga and Ashtabula Counties with Elyria Memorial among 42 member hospitals. At any time more than 3000 patients have bills paid by Blue Cross, with an average hospital stay about seven days.
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Cleveland Hospital Service Association
Reta Omo
Lorain
Cuyahoga Lake
Geauga
Ashtabula
Elyria Memorial
Blu Cross
Blue Cross plan shows low overhead and large hospital service
The article notes Blue Cross expenses include enrollment collection and hospital payments, with about 300 Cleveland Hospital Service employees and a ratio of one employee per 4,000 members amid 1.3 million members served locally. It states Northeastern Ohio hospital service days paid in 1953 exceeded one million and describes the Community Enrollment program inviting Lorain County residents to apply individually for membership.
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Elyma Chronicle-Telegram
Elyma Memorial, Hospital
Lorain County
Lausche decries severe axle-mile tax fines
Governor Frank Lausche says he is shocked by the severity of fines on out-of-state truckers for failing to display the $2 axle-mile tax registration sticker. He urges that fines should not be punitive but curative, stressing informed compliance in the tax program.
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Frank J. Lausche
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Gleason
Jackie Gleason
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Marilyn Taylor
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Nichols Sees Lighter Side Of The News
Washington report features Bob Fellers joking about stamp collectors and his baseball past. He recalls pitching days, discusses government stamp sales, and notes stamps once printed upside down devalue rarity versus demand. Fellers estimates 12 million collectors and reflects on value and transfer to postal work.
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Cleveland Indians
Post Office
Bob Fellers
Division of Philatelic Exhibits
United States
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Fellers
Commemorative stamps and a curious baseball chat
In a lively exchange, Fellers discusses stamps and profits while recalling a game where large bets occurred and a new ball changed the pace. He mentions 35 employees and asks about mail orders, noting the first stamps bore Ben Franklin and Washington. The Government League reference adds a playful finish.
Tourism Emerges as Kentucky's Second Largest Industry
Frankfort estimates show Kentucky tourist income in 1952 reached 393 million dollars, placing tourism as the state’s second largest industry behind agriculture. Coal mining previously held the position, highlighting a shift in the state’s economic pattern.
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Kentucky
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