State Considers Health Insurance Reform in Virginia
Virginia legislators hear proposals for a hospital rate review board and ending Blue Cross tax exemptions. Advocates argue a uniform rate board would curb costs and boost accountability, while opponents warn taxes and regulation raise overall health care expenses. The study committee will hold Aug. 9 hearings with doctors and hospital admins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Blue Cross
Virginia
Louis Orsini
The
Health Insurance Association of America
Legislative Study
Life Insurance Co
Medical College of Virginia
Miller
Orsini
General Assembly
U.S. Senate
Blue Cross of
Blue Shield
Alden E. Flory
Virginia Beach General Hospital
Flory
Review Board
E. E. Willey
Mrs Affleck Named Clearbrook Postmaster
Mrs. Sara C. Affleck of 315 Branner Ave. is appointed Clearbrook Postmaster with an effective date of May 29. Her career at the Clearbrook Post Office spans roles from part time clerk to Officer-in-Charge and district window clerk, with service at Farm Bureau and Ralston Purina prior to postal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara C. Affleck
Branner Ave
Clearbrook
Carl Ulsaker
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Affleck
Handley High School
Farm Bureau
Ralston Purina Company
Clearbrook Post Office
Post Office
Wilde Acres, Inc
E. H. Copple
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Wilde Acres
Circuit Court of
Furnace Road
Mountain Falls Post Office
Roots of Caribbean Jewish history may vanish warns historian
WALTHAM Mass AP historian Malcolm Stern warns the 300 year old Caribbean Jewish community faces loss unless American Jewish institutions step in He says synagogues and other signs of Jewish life are rapidly disappearing and in danger of fading from history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham, Mass
Caribbean
Malcolm Stern
Man Knuckle Walking Question Sparks Ape Study
Scientists at the Yerkes Center Emory University led by Dr. Russell H. Tuttle test whether humans evolved from a knuckle‑walking ancestor or a unique upright ape. Using Inaki the female gorilla and electronic gear, researchers compare forearm muscle action to human patterns in a NSF funded project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Inaki
Russell H. Tuttle
University of Chicago
Tuttle
Yerkes Regional
Emory University
John V. Basmajian
Emory
National Science Foundation
Basmajian
Virginia Considers Selling Pop Wines In State
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board weighs allowing carbonated wines with fruit flavors known as pop wines. The Virginia Wholesale Wine Producers Association reports near unanimous support from 42 of 44 members, with no poll taken but interest raised in Williamsburg meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virginia Wholesale Wine Producers Association
Richard R. Judy
Dstilled Spirits Institute
Paul Brown
Wholesale Wine Producers Association
Virginia
Williamsburg
Association
Drive to Save Rare Parrot
Interior Department biologists in Laurel Maryland launch a campaign to save the Puerto Rican parrot from extinction. Only 11 birds exist including two captive females. Plans call trapping a wild parrot to pair with the females at Pantuxent Wildlife Research Station and possibly sending a male to the station to aid breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Laurel
Ray C. Erickson
Pantuxent Wildlife Research Station
Erickson
San Diego Zoo
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Maurice Miller
the Life Insurance Co
American Life Convention
Mrs. Affleck
Daniel O. Affleck
Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Lewis M. Allen Riding Club
Sara C
Backcreek District
Fishing
Westminster
Ponent
Jean Vaeth
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Wings
Puerto Rico
VISTA
Volunteers In Service To
America
Pat Mundy
Seventeenth St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Mobil Oil Corporation
Mobil
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