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Show WESTERN AMERICAN fsriulb Ord:r D?urtnv:nt University of Uth calt 8ull2 LQkeCity, Utah VOLUME 16, M UMBER SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 147 Dentists Told Laws to Spur Care Demand . Utah Supreme Court Decisions - CHICAGO (UPI) The American for Preventive Society Dentistry has BOSTON (UPI) been warned that the demand for dental care is expanding more rapidly than the dental profession can meet it. John DiBiaggio, dean of the school of dentistry at Virginia monwealth University in Richmond, said July 26, that by 1975 or 1980 at the latest dentists will have to provide care for 60 to 70 per cent of the population. He said the last census showed only 25 per cent of the nation's population received regular and total dental care. However, the UTAH . MADSEN major increase in care will come problem. However, he said most experts agree this solution can only be considered temporary." Hie only ultimate and viable solution to this crisis lies in the restructuring of 'the curricula of dental schools to emphasize the prevention of dental diseases rather than the treatment of its ultimate consequences," he said. New York State Closes Clinic For Acupuncture - economic well being." Hie court issued the decision, written by Chief Justice G. Joseph Tauro, in upholding a lower court refusal of a claim by Mrs. Lucy R. Surabian of Westwood who sought $1,560 in back alimony from her former husband, Edward Surabian of Newton. Plaintiff counsel: Vernon B. Romney David S. Young David Irvine Defendant counsel: Samuel King 409 Boston Bldg. Dale Craft See details page 4. from pending federal legislation and evolving insurance programs for dentistry, he said. Average Cost Of College Up New ATLA Head 7 This Fall Sees Trial Bar NEW YORK (ACCN) - The is stilled. The long line of oratory As Consumer Aid high school seniors filing past the ' ST. LOUIS, (ACCN)- -A bold attack on the promoters of shoddy products, shoddy government and shoddy philosophies" was pledged, July 26 by J. D. Lee, newly elected president of the American Trial Lawyers Association at ATLAs 26th annual convention here. Lee, a 43 year old attorney from Madisonville, con- Tennessee, demned corporations and the insurance industry, who he accused of taking advantage of the con- sumer. He added, If this, time in our The New York State Board of Medicine an- history is to be the age of the connounced, July 26, it will confine sumer, then it is also the age of the trial lawyer who, more than anyone, acupuncture in New York State to can and will carry the consumers teaching hospitals because the ancient Chinese treatment is still fight for justice, for fairness, for dignity, for human rights." an experimental procedure." Lee declared, We are the voice of which of 23 The panel physicians, the in people" and we must challenge governs professional conduct the irresponsible manufacturers, medicine, explained why it ordered the closing of what was believed the the bureaucrats, the propagandists nations first acupuncture clinic in who selfishly promote shoddy products, shoddy government and New York. The clinic, run by Dr. Arnold shoddy philosophies to the public." Lees speech acceptance Benson and staffed by five Chinese-traine- d a on the theme for highlighted program acupuncturists, operated adThe consumer as the 19 and lawyer one week between July July focused Convention vocate." panels 26. on issues of environmental pollution, not an is accepted Acupuncture medical medical procedure in the State of products liability, and negligence malpractice, rights New York at the present time," the of privacy, automobile insurance board said. The board said it considers reform, and rights of the accused. acupuncture on humans as an Lee reinerated ATLA's concern auto insurance, experimental procedure which falls over and the of within the practice medicine, claiming public is being misled and the in lawyers maligned because hence, can be performed lawfully of their criticism of faulty noNew York State only by or under the direct supervision of a physician fault. We are against insurance licensed in this state, and in an in- contracts and rating systems", he stitution appropriate for human said, which allow arbitrary cancellations and which research. The board recognises the need discriminate against the poor and for, and desires to encourage, fur- minority groups. We are strongly for ther research in the techniques, responsible, constructive reform in mechanisms, of action, and uses of the public interest, which is not the same as the insurance industrys acupuncture. because acupuncture underwriting profit." However, is considered at this time strictly as Lee is a past president and former an investigational procedure, it member of the board of governors of should be performed only in medical the Tennessee Trial Lawyers centers and teaching hospitals Association. He holds a fellowship having committees on human with the International Society of research, which will provide the Barristers and is affiliated with the necessary peer review of protocols American Bar Association, The and an appropriate monitoring of Tennessee Bar Association and the Knoxville Bar Association. such studies.' ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) Changing times affect alimony payments, according to a unanimous decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. When determining how much a husband should pay his divorced wife, foe court said, judges may appropriately take into account the enhanced ability and desire of women today to look after their own affairs and to provide for their own DRUG SALE VIOLATION AFFIRMED Com- DiBiaggio, speaking at the societys annual convention here, said dental auxiliaries made up of dental hygienists, dental assistants and dental educators and control therapists could help to alleviate the Court Refuses Judgment for Back Alimony no-fau- lt" non-renewa- ls, . table piled high with diplomas is now a memory. In a few short weeks, nearly 6 out of 10 of those young men and women will enter college. The bills are already on their way. And true to form, most will be higher this year, by an average of 7 per cent. The cost of everything has gone up recently, but in the past five years the cost of college has risen 10 per cent, more than prices in general. However, says the Institute of Life Insurance, what a family actually pays will depend to a large extent on the type of school and its geographical location. According to a survey of accredited colleges and universities just completed by the Life Insurance Agency Management Association, the lowest median basic cost $1,246 a year is for a boarding student from the home state attending a public college in the South. Basic cost includes tuition, fees, room and board. Transportation, clothing and allowance are extra. The comparable cost for a public college in the West will average about $100 more than for a Southern school. In North Central colleges it is $200 more, and in the Northeast it is about $300 more. students will have to an additional pay charge generally in the $600 to $700 range, depending on the school. The expense of an education at a private college or university is appreciably higher, mainly because these schools do not receive the same kind of public financial support as state universities. But the same geographical cost pattern Out-of-sta- te applies. In the coming academic year, the survey shows, the average basic cost at a private college in the South is $2,342. In private schools in the West and North Central states the cost will average between $425 and $450 higher, but in Northeastern private schools, the average will be over $1,000 more than for a Southern institution. Whatever the region, financing a college education is a major undertaking. Families approach the problem in a variety of ways. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1972 Life Insurers Pension Plans Fuel Economy NEW YORK (ACCN) Whichever way the economy swings, it still needs plenty of fuel to run on, in the form of new capital. A good deal of that fuel is supplied through pension plans that are administered by the nations life insurance companies. Last year the companies received the record sum of $4.9 billion for the purchase of annuities. Most of that amount was new capital which was invested in the economy. In all, the reserves or investments behind insured pension plans came to $46 billion at the end of 1971. But that does not seem nearly so large a figure when it is applied to the number of individuals on whose behalf the money is working. The Institute of Life Insurance estimates that something on the order of 12 million persons now come under life insurance company plans that are geared specifically to pay an income after retirement. Typically, these plans take the form of an annuity that guarantees a monthly check for as long as the retired person lives. Also typically, these annuities are available through employee groups although anyone can buy an individual annuity with his or her own funds. Close to 11 Vi million men and women come under group annuities set up by their employers, who usually pay either the entire cost, or most of it. Insurance companies do not make the rules under which retirement benefits are payable to workers. Employers do, either by themselves or in conjunction with trade unions through collective bargaining. For example, the number of years an employee has to work before becoming eligible for a pension is usually set in this fashion. Currently the whole; matter of minimum standards is the subject . of congressional and business ; at- tention. Time was, youd have to work for a fairly large company U be able to look forward to a pension at retirement, but that has changed. One of the most recent developments was the introduction of the Keogh Bill, which allows any self-employ- ed individual doctor, lawyer or Indian chief to invest $2,500 or 10 per cent of his annual income, whichever is smaller, in a retirement plan on a tax deferred basis. Life insurance is one of the options for this investment and at the end of 1971 more than 110,000 persons had such plans going for them. Since people who work for a individual who has such a also be enrolled, the must plan, umbrella capability of 110,000 Keogh plans involving life insurance is building benefits for 225,000 individuals. As it happens, most pension plans One BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) insured pensions, day after he became one of the first today, including two heart patients in the country to cover people who have not yet receive a nuclear pacemaker, reached retirement age thats Robert L. Peck was up and about because the big growth of private and his doctor predicted he would go pensions has been fairly recent. Yet home only a week after he received last year life insurance companies paid more than $1.5 billion in the device. Dr. Andrew Gage told newsmen benefits to 1.3 million men and women in retirement under insured July 25, that both Peck and Anthony J. Tasca, the other recipient of a plans. Each year total benefits and total number of persons receiving nuclear-powere- d pacemaker, were them will increase appreciably. in excellent condition. The two men were the first two persons to receive the nuclear Auto Dealers self-employ- Patients Get First Nuclear Pacemakers 2 self-employ- ed - devices in the United States, although the $5,000 units had been implanted in patients in Europe previously. Both men had been living with the aid of conventional battery-powere- d pacemakers before the operations. I was due for a regular change (of pacemakers) Peck said, and two days before I was up here, they said the nuclear powered pacemaker was available. , When I got here, they asked me if I would be interested in said he definitely would be. In 1960, Tasca made American medical when he history was the first patient at the Veterans Admininstration Hospital here, and one of the first in the it.-Pec- country, to receive a conventional pacemaker. The device is implanted to stimulate a normal heart beat. I was thankful that they were able to do it, and I was the first to have it done, Tasca said. Im still around, and thats all that counts." Tasca said numerous" he had had conventional pacemakers, of which last from two to three years, before he received the nuclear device, which is expected to last at least 10 years. Tasca and Peck received new devices on July 18 and 19, Say Buyers Ambivalent On Safety Devices (ACCN)-Seatb- elts ANGELES a have place in safety features of new cars, say dealers recently surveyed by Automotive News, as reported in Crocker LOS National Banks monthly Auto News newsletter. But dealers urged education of motorists instead of the use of mechanical contrivances, and said buzzers irritate buyers and hurt customer relations. Signs of customer revolt cropped up, with some dealers saying people were tired of paying for devices they do not want. Most dealers saw increasing acceptance of belts but almost complete rejection of harnesses. However, it was obvious that harnesses were more acceptable to import buyers. There was almost general consensus that people resented efforts to force them to use safety devices. Many dealers suggest it would make more sense for the government to make the devices optional. Most dealers indicated that they felt air bags were dangerous and impractical. |