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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1959)
Higher Hospital Costs Predicted For Future NEW YORK d'PIt Hospital costs at an all-time high will continue to spiral at about 5 per cent a year, the new president of the American Hospital Assn. said today, To ar,su-e the public that its hospital bill "isn't being padded." Dr. Russell A. Nelson of Balti more, also said he favors a "bank examiner" system for hospitals across the nation. It is understandable that "the public will resist further increas es in hospital costs," Dr. Nelson, director of Johns Hopkins Hospi tal, explained during an inter view as the 61st annual meeting of the AHA convene! In New York. I That Is why. he said, tlie bank examiner system, "functioning something like the Good House keeping Seal of Approval, would help to clear the air." It would be "one more guaran tee," he said, that people aren't "being charged twice for some thing they get once." "Let's face it." he said, "most hospital bills read like a Chi nese treaty and people mistrust them." Returning to the bigger pain In the pocket book in months and years ahead, Dr. Nelson said that three forces are bound to boost hospital costs. They are: Bigger salaries for non professional workers, infla tion, and advances in medical science. The latter, he said, will mean more intense and costlier care. Inflation, he stated, can't be dodged in a hospital any more than it can in tiny other field. And with or without unioniza- Steel Wage Talks Resume vvw YORK UPD Steel con tract negotiations resumed this morning with tne siriKe logging its 41st day and the industry maintaining that the only solution lies in "free collective bargaining" tion, he said, there is a t'end to boost salaries of non-professional workers in hospitals. H. Conrad Cooper, chief Indus try negotiator, said Sunday the steel industry still was against proposals for a public fact finding board to look into the dispute. Bo'.h the industry and the I'nit ed Stcelw orkers know the facts, Cooier said on a television pro gram, and "we don't need any one else to tell us th 'acts." The Steelworkers seek a 15 cent an hour wage increase and maintains that industry could grant one without raising prices. The industry, replying that any Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., Aug. 24, 1959 Page , ,i Inst a race wim me siors Dun LhIUah I CmhJ 1 . . i i . : , I 1 1 Id LOU1 JCkVUU Race With The Stork lint t vu-nrm npii Rnho'-t Clark, 28. and his 22 year-old wife wage boost would be inflationary, is asking certain contract chang es. Today's talks were not expect ed to tackle the central issue of wages. Union President David J. McDonald was not slated to be present. lusi " day for the second time in 19 months. Clark was rushing his wife, Nell, to La Breq Hospital when time ran out and he had to park a short distance away and deliv er their six pound, four ounce daughter. Tami. He delivered, their first daughter. at the fam ily home in nearby Venice 19 months ago. Both mother and new daughter are doing fine. WMMtffi- KJI CANDI CANE lllLVklOTt. vwii i r i-mrm- 1 1 1 1 p fry WVU 1 2 SUGAR Italian Prunes Bartlett Pears Northwest Tomatoes Green Beans Finest quality pure cane granulated sugar. With the summer fruit harvest now at its peak, you'll want to stock up on sugar while you can take ad vantage of this typical Safeway money-savings low price. 25 lb.$5) 49 Bag Z2 Northwest beauties. Tree-ripcncd. Can them now. Enjoy them all winter. 28 lb. Box Vine-ripened firm and meaty 17 lb. flat $1.29 1 is ib. $1-98 And Don't Forgei These Olher Canning Season Esseniials Reg. Jars E.$1.29.2 $1.49 Wide Mouth Jars ..'1.45 Vo,US Jelly Glasses . 89c etn. of rt 0 90C Famous Blue Lake variety string beans. Now is the time to can or freeze them. - Lug j Reg. Jar Lids Kerr brand or Ball dome. 1 2 doz. 33c 11U1 UI1C 1 1 CCC DUAU size. . 10.. 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