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Two Letters

Over the summer, however, students
received letters from both the Council and from
Blue Cross, with each asking the students to
sign up for their two different plans.

While the Council letter and information
told the student of the Council's sponsoring of
the LINA plan and of the various advantages of
the plan, the letter from Blue Cross, according
to Student Council President Kevin Mannix,
was very ambiguous.

In that letter, the Blue Cross stated that as
of 1970, the "present Blue Cross and Blue
Shield membership will be transferred to a
NEW, special program offered exclusively to all
full-time college students." The letter also read,
"To continue your coverage as a FULL-TIME
student, please return our remittance no later
than September 1, 1970."