MEDFORD MAILQfUBUNEMffiFORD, ORE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1961
A 7
OUR FINAL REDUCTION!
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NOT RELATED Sailors Russel R. Nixon, left, of Dayton, O.,
and John J. Kennedy, Green Island, N.Y., walk from their
ship, the destroyer USS J, P. Kennedy, afier u docked in
Washington for the inaugural ceremonies. The ship was
named after Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the President's
brother, who was killed during World War II. The sailors
are not related to President Kennedy or Former Vice Presi
dent Nixon. (UPI Telephoto)
Voluntary Health
Insurance Programs
Face Rocky Future
Washington - IUPD - Can vol
untary health insurance pro
grams such as Blue Cross,
meet rising public demands
for broader coverage and
greater benefits?
The future of voluntary
health insurance programs is
rocky and uncertain, accord
ing to two experts writing
this month in a U.S. Public
Health Service journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Som
ers, members of the Haver
ford College Political Science
department, warned that only
concerted action by the-medical
profession and the Indus
try would save voluntary
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health insurance systems from
a slow death.
Two trends seriously threat
en the future of voluntary
programs, they asserted. They
said these are spiralling medi
cal costs, and a slowdown in
improvement of benefits offer
ed to purchasers of insurance
plans.
"After a decade and a half
of continual pressure and tre
mendous activity on all fronts,
health insurance is still meet
ing on the average less than
one-fourth of " our private
medical care bills," they said
in the January issue of Public
Health Report. "These are dis
appointing statistics."
One outstanding reason for
this is that medical costs have
increased at a far greater
pace than the cost of living
in recent years, according to
the Somers.
Between 1947-49 and '1959,
medical care prices rose twice
as much as the general cost of
living, they said. "During the
last year, 1958-59, when gen
eral prices rose less than 1
per cent, medical prices con
tinued their lively pace with
an increase of more than 4
per cent."
This, in turn is "the major
factor ... in the extreme
financial difficulties of many
Blue Cross plans," the writers
continued, and a primary
cause for "increasing govern
ment Intervention in the prob
lem of the aged."
Squeezed by Demands
The voluntary health insur
ance groups were reported
also being squeezed by in
creased demands for plans
which cover the costs of
dental care and drugs.
"If substantial coverage of
these two areas could be
achieved in the next few
years," the Somers said, "a
significant breakthrough to
ward meaningful compre
hensive coverage could be
achieved and a substantial
victory chalked up for volun
tary health insurance."
Dr. Colasuonno Is
Named to Board
Ashland Dr. Thomas M.
Colasuonno, a member of the
Southern Oregon college
mnihpmnlirs staff.' was elect
ed a member of the board of
governors at the January or
ganizational meeting of the
Oregon Chapter of "The Na
ture Conservancy" at Port
land State college.
Th nurnose of the meeting
was to elect officers and pro
pose general plans lor iuiure
activities of the group.
It was proposed that consid
eration be given for the pre
servation of natural areas for
typical habitat In several
areas, one of these being the
area between Crater Lake and
Lake of the woods. Also the
surveying of limited areas
nnHrr thp rnnlrol nf federal
tad state governments was
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DRESSES - SUITS
Values Here To $69.95! Be Here Early For These Buys!
Books are Closed
Charge NOW. Pay In March
No Exchanges, No Refunds, No Approvals
ALL SALES FINAL!
SALE STARTS TOMORROW at 9:30 am.
Housecoats
and Robes
Cotton .Quilts Travel Robes
REAL BUYS
Reg.
To
$12.99
$000
Millinery
What's Left Only
$)00
11
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JS700 $
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Buys You A
Water-Repellcnt Goat
Or If You Are Lucky on Size
A Wool Coat!
VALUES TO $39.88
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FBMAL SHOE
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Sportswear-Skirts
Sweaters-Lingerie
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Fabulous Values Ever!
Deliso Debs
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Values $Q88
to $21.95 V
for
$19 J
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290059
For COATS
That Include The Luxury
Fabrics and
VALUES TO $110.95
1
Mannequins Joyce
Heydays Footflairs
Soft Pedals
Values
to
$14.95
$88
Casuals Town & Country
Joyce Campus Debs
Skooters Edith Henry
Values
to
$10.95
?388
2 Pairs
$13.00
2 Pairs
$7.00
SLIPPERS Now $188 - $288
Burelson's Shoe Salon
Selected Group of
Belter Dresses 1
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buiTS ana losTumes
PRICED
AT JUST
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Just A Few, But Oh, What Buys!
Downtown Medford
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All Sale Merchandise Will Be Taken Off the Floor Jan. 31 at 5 :30P.M.
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