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The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • 3

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Helena, Montana
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The Independent Retord, Helena, Montana, Priday, June 30, 19723 Mail-Order Health Insurance in Trouble State Insurance Commissioner E. V. "Sonny" Omholt. Harry A. Maschera, chief ex aminer in the insurance division.

He said some persons in Mon The state insurance division holds that Linkletter's activities in behalf of a i a 1 Home tice by an insurance company in Montana which its own state of domicile won't permit. The times reported that the company had problems with its advertising in 15 states. Montana has been in contact witn the Utah and Oklahoma in-s a departments, which tana who brought National 1 COLEMAWSW Sj custom picture framing 3W 633 Helena 442-4151 -f WILL BE CLOSED jffLsAT. July 1 TUES. July 4 lift Home mail-order health insur bring him under the state's legal definition of an insurance By ARTHUR HUTCHINSON IR State Bureau Advertising mail-order health insurance promoted by television and radio personality Art Linkletter for a Pennsylvania company has been banned in Montana.

A cease and desist order to the National Home Life Assurance Valley Forge, on its newspaper and broadcast advertising campaign was sent a policies on Linkletter's review. "We are not at war with the advertising per se," Smith wrote DeMoss. "However it is the collective conclusion of our staff that the role Mr. Linkletter is asked to portray here continues to be that of a solicitor. "Under our code, soliciting is defined as transacting business, and you cannot transact the business of insurance in Mon agent.

Linkletter is not regis Times reported. It said Link-lette was elected a director of the company at $50,000 a year for five years to endorse its products. The ads, which were included in some Montana daily newspa-out, used Linkletter's reputation for honesty and dependability as an inducement to buy the insurance. Since the ads were ordered stopped, Smith and George De-Moss vice president of National tered in Montana as an insur also have barred National ance agent and National Home Home advertising. has no licensed agents in the state.

recommendations found the policies less satisfactory than the ones they had previously. Mail-order health insurance has become increasingly popular, usually as a supplement to basic coverage such as Blue Cross. National Home hired Linklet "He's trying to induce people eitecuve June 1 by the office of to buy insurance without telling tana without proper authoriza Hot Time A mark of 134 degrees in Death Valley, on July 10, 1913, is the record high temperature in the United States. ter for an extensive newspaper Home, have been communicating trying to solve the company's problems in Montana. The company sent proposed new ad them the details," said William E.

Smith, chief deputy insurance commissioner. "We've had a number of complaints from individuals about National Home," said tion," Smith wrote. The company also is in trouble in its home state of Pennsylvania. Smith said Montana policy is not to permit any prac Use the Classifieds They Get Results and broadcast advertising campaign backed by budget of $1 million a month, the New York House Kills Sheep Bill vertising to the state office fori WASHINGTON (AP) A sheep bill, sheared by ridicule, has been barbecued by the House despite claims that coy 8 otes are feasting on helpless (2) lambs. In fact, the Agriculture Com mittee's bill was so unpopular with the rest of the House ran Thursday night that the con gressmen refused to even con sider the measure under usual conditions.

lr The House in effect killed the bill on predator indemnities by rejecting 260-103 the Rules Committee's recommendation to consider each piece of legis Open Tuesday, July 4th 1G to 6 P.M. TOTAL lation separately on the floor. Farmer Compensation Starts Today! Weekdays 9-9 Prices Good thru July 4th Sundays 12-5 Lundy Shopping Center The legislation proposed that SAVINGS FOR ALL OF THE ITEMS ON SALE IN THIS COMPLETE AO federal taxpayers compensate farmers for sheep and other -iS REG. KjlAj livestock killed by coyotes and other predatory animals. The annual cost of the five-year program was estimated at $50 million or more.

Opponents rallied behind Rep. H. R. Gross, R-Iowa, who wonaerea aioua wnetner any livestock would ever die a natu ral death in the future if the legislation became law. PICNIC COOLER 28-quart capacity Others called it grossly unfair to the taxpayers and an unwar ranted gift to rich ranchers.

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CHARCOAL Fast starting, long burning REGULAR 67c Open an account today Cooks evenly, no cold spots I8 OtAC Limit 1 each. AMSTERDAM (AP) The president of the World Chess Tptf 'f-syxi tJVVu REG. 29c REG. 83c Federation has threatened American champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting following REG. 47C .1 owx reports he is holding out for a cut of the gate receipts from his World Series with Boris rot SAVE Ilf207ol PATE'S Fresh, Delicious POP CORN Spassky of Russia.

Dr. Max Euwe, the world fed eration president and veteran Dutch grandmaster, said Thursday night that if the 29- Large Size Bag year-old American fails to ap i 34 LB. MS Chocolate or peanut Family size paCkS M-3904S 200 CT. NAPKINS White or pastels Limit 2 packages pear Sunday for the start of the world chess championship in FOAM CUPS 51 -count, 7ozs. Insulated.

Limit: 1 3-34 Reg. 39c Reykjavik, Iceland, he stands to lose his rights to play for the world title "not only this time but perhaps forever." Fischer was seen Thursday REG. $1.27 REG. 66c REG. $1.37 REG.

29c night at New York's Kennedy airport, but Icelandic Airlines said he did not board its flight SAVE to Revkiavik. When newsmen tried to question him, his bodyguards fended them off. The next flight from New York to Iceland is tonight. But Fischer in the past has refused BOYS 3-7 SHORTS to fly on the Jewish Sabbath, between sundown Friday and CHILD'S THONGS sundown Saturday. BOYS' 3-8 POLOS Polyester-cottons Trimmed crew neck BEACH BALLS Inflatable 24" size Multicolor.

Limit: 2 rm Popular boxer style Prints and solids Informed sources in Reykja Zorl rubber sandals Limit: 3 pairs vik said that Fischer informed the Icelandic Chess Federation that he wouldn't play unless he got 30 per cent of the gate receipts. This would be in addition to his share of the $125,000 REG. $1.47 COMPARE AT $1.25 purse and 30 per cent of the REG. $1.97 COMPARE AT 30c SAVE receipts from the sales of tele- -1 A 1 vision ana mm ngms auedu) agreed to. save 471 The Icelandic federation was seeking a compromise in negotiations with Fred framnr.

former president of the American Chess Federation, who is acting as Fischer's advance man. The Ice- i i GIRLS' PANTIES Run-resist acetate White, colors. DENIM JAMAICAS Stretch cotton and nylon. Misses' 8-18 ti-si44 LADIES BRAS Circle stitch soft cup or padded style Anders said they have already CANVAS OXFORDS Women's size? 5-10 White. Limit: 2 pr.

UX950 nt about $200'000 on and if they meet Fis- 4-14 ns4 Limit 2 tiicr's demand thty can't break 5 or. even..

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