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Health Insurane for WashingtorMCQ) - Whether the Federal Government should provide health insur ance for old people is shaping up as a major 1960 election issue. The House Ways and Means Committee brought the issue center stage in recent hearings and a special Senate commit tee will keep it in the spotlight 0O&GD0Q00 DIRECT IMPORT FROM OUR OWN DIAMOND CUTTING PLANT IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND . . . THE VIKING DIAMOND SET Man's ONYX RING YEAR TO AY 69 150 Mutv modem setting. Store Hours: 9:30 A.M. WHEN TRADED IN ON YOUR CHOICE OF THESE VMM WM REGULAR 29" LESS TRADE IN 10.00 Plli you pay only mr M V x AND YOUR )fSW for the rest of the year. The Senate committee on problems of the aged plans to keep its investigation going even after Congress adjourns. The recent House hearings were on a bill sponsored by Rep. Aime J. Forand (D-RJ.). The Forand bill would add health insurance to the pres ent security system. I THE JOYCE 18-DIAMOND BRIDAL PAIR 14-karat gold mountings THE ABn "-DIAMOND- BRIDAL Pair S TO s My I M'"afgold .. I I f J2.DIAMOND i I s iso00 i v10 'oZ I i ,Ar 450 122 E. Main to 5:30 P.M. Aged Shaping as 1960 Election The insurance would be fi nanced by having workers and their employers each pay an extra one-quarter of one per cent in social security taxes. Self-employed persons would pay an extra three-eights of ore per cent. At retirement, those under social security would be eligible for the health insurance benefits. 50 YEAR TO PAY THE iKm.. s le.ri.r."'"'4' - 3 S i ft S950 "t gold mounn THE 7-D GERALhiue I O'AMONO I 00 I Phone SP 3-5348 Shop Mondays Till 9 P.M. The benefits in the Forand bill include up to 120 days of hospital and nursing home care a year. Surgery also would be covered. The pa tients would pick their own doctors, similar to the way they do under current Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. The Government would run the program. Pro and Con Forand contends there is no other solution. He says old people cannot get adequate health insurance from private sources at reasonable rates. The consequences are often the wiping out of life-long sav ings or forcing oldsters to go to relatives or the government for help. ' The Forand bill is backed by several national organiza Indonesia Country N Judged by Jakarta CDPD - Officials here plead with visitors not to judge Indonesia by its capital city of Jakarta alone but to "get out and see the rest of the country, the real Indone sia." : Good advice. But just try to follow it. Attempting to travel out side Jakarta is not only frus trating and time-consuming. Sometimes, it's almost impos sible. In prder to leave Jakarta, foreigners must obtain a per mit from police or military authorities, whether it is on ly a short drive to Bogor for a look at one of the presiden tial palaces and the famed botanical gardens or to the far reaches of the archipelago. Some areas are closed com pletely. Control Necessary The regulation was put into effect recently by the army which said "in connection with the security conditions at present an intensification of control over foreigners is necessary." The real reason, it is gener ally agreed, is to exercise a tighter control over alien Chi nese. Officials said the tourist on a brief visit is exempt from the permit. But many who Sew-Very-Easy F OQ96 12-20:40 Simple to sew, and oh-so- very smart four seasons of the year! Choose cotton tweed, jersey, wool or crepe for a separates or suit-dress look. Beautifully simple and figure flattering to all. Tomorrow's pattern: Skirt. Printed Fattern 9026: Miss es Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 Size 16 requires 35A yards 35- mch. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send T h l r t y-f ive cents (coins) for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 11th st., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. We Have 1005 East Main Street DON STATHOS Insuror PHONE SP 3-6658 tions, including the AFL-CIO and American Nursing associa tion. Nelson H. Cruikshank, AFL-CIO social security chief, told the House Ways and Means Committee that the Forand plan actually would help private insurance by tak ing on the high risk old peo ple. Hp said private health plans will never be able to give adequate coverage at reasonable rates to old people because of the high risk. "Waiting for this to happen," he said, "is like waiting for a hippopotamus to fly." The Eisenhower Administra tion and American Medical association are at the fore front of those saying that priv ate resources, given time, can do the job. Both oppose the Forand bill. The AMA shouts Urges ot To Be Capital have attempted to go from Jakarta to Bandung or other nearby points without one have been turned back. Obtaining the permit is on ly half the battle. A bigger problem is actually getting from one point to another. Rail travel in 20th century Java is slow and dangerous. There are frequent wrecks and attacks by rebels or ban dit gangs and almost every train is escorted by armored cars filled with soldiers. No Easy Matter Anyway, the would-be trav eller must first get a ticket and that is no easy matter ei ther. Under a new regulation is sued by the War Administra tor, every person who wants to travel by rail to points out side the commuter areas from Jakarta must first obtain a letter from police or military authorities approving his trav el. Only those persons in pos session of such a letter may obtain a ticket, which is non transferable. After the ticket there is the reservation. The trains are crowded and reservations must be made well in advance. Even then the military may suddenly take over part or all of the tram, leaving ticket- holders stranded. Air travel is even more un certain. Flights to such boasted tour ist attractions as Bali are fre quently cancelled without no tice. Tourists making reserva tions from abroad, either di rect or through travel agen cies, seldom get confirmation. As for going by automobile. the police and military main tain so many checkpoints that even a supposedly one-hour drive into the mountains takes three to six hours. Traveller Must Report Once the . traveller reaches his destination he must report within 24 hours to the local police and register or face a year in jail or a fine of up to 100,000 rupiahs ($3,000). . In some areas hotel manag ers have been instructed not to accept guests from other areas who have not registered with the police. An Indonesian News Agen cy story from Padang, Sumat ra, reported recently that trav ellers were forced to sleep in the streets because the ho tels were not allowed to ac commodate them. The police office was closed, making it impossible to register until the following day. Last Civil War Veteran Near Death Houston, Texas (UPD "Old Reb" Walter Williams, 116, lay near death today. His phy sician said the end. was "only a matter of days" away for the last Civil War survivor. Dr. Russell Wolfe said Mon day that the aged Confeder ate veteran was "sinking" and has to be fed through an eye- dropper. "He's getting weaker every day. There's nothing ve can do about it." Wolfe said Wil liams has been able to take only a mixture of milk, eggs and water for several days. The old rebel recently won a battle with pneumonia, dur ing which he spent about half the time in an oxygen tent. Williams gained his status as last Civil War survivor when "General" John Sailing, 112, died on March 16, 1959 The last Union veteran, Al bert Woolson of Duluth, Minn., died in August, 1956. 1 to Issue "socialized medicine" when the Forand bill is mentioned. It fears the bill would result in the Government running medicine. The nrivate insurance com panies are against the Forand bill, too. The threat of Federal health insurance has spurred them to come up with a rash of new plans for the elderly. So far, however, the coverage offered is modest. There is no chance of the bill becoming law this year. It is too late in the session. But the Forand bill does have a eood chance of coming up for a vote in the House in 1960. RpsiHps such backers as the AFL-CIO and nurses organiza tions, the Forand bill will get a shove in 1960 from the old sters themselves. The Census Bureau estimates there will be almost 16 million persons 65 years old or more come 1960. That is one-fourth of all the people who voted for President in 19o6. Both political narties. know ing that the aged represent one in every four votes, ai readv are mapping plans for wooing oldsters. The Presi dential candidates themselves will be forced to take a stand on the Forand bill, a measure of prime interest to this new political force. Forand himself says he will keep pushing the bill until it is passed. A lot of the con gressmen tell me the doctors are putting on terrific pres sure against the bin, ne says. "So I tell them there are a lot more old people back home than doctors. fCotJvricrhi 1959. Congressional Quarterly Inc.) Speaker Slated at Domiciliary Lunch Miss Elizabeth Baldwin of Portland, chairman of the Oregon R ;gional Conference committee of the Oregon Commission on Aging, will speak at a luncheon meeting of the Rogue Valley council's executive board Thursday at the Camp White Domiciliary. The no host luncheon will be at the Domiciliary can teen, Frank Glonning, chair man of the local council on aeine. said. The board is asked to meet in the theater building about 12:15 p.m. be fore lunch, he said. Miss Baldwin will discuss plans for the regional confer ence as well as the local coun cil's responsibility. She also plans to visit the Senior Activity Center on West Jackson st. and attend a meeting of the local 50 Plus club. Accompanying -ner is her sister, Mrs. Hariet Baldwin. Warren Praises Work by Nixon Moscow-IUPD - Chief Justice Earl Warren Tuesday praised Vice President Richard M. Nixon's performance in Rus sia and Poland as a "mag nificant job." He added that "he left noth ing to be desired." Warren gave his evaluation of the Nixon visit to cor- resDondents while inspecting the American Exhibition at Sokolniki Park. The chief justice said he was spending two days here as the guest of Ambassador Llwellyn Thompson purely as a "visiting fireman. He will do simple rubber necking and sightseeing and does not intend to see Soviet courts or discuss legal prob lems with Soviet jourists. JOIN THE SWING TO OLDS TODAYI AT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED QUALITY DEALER DARRELL MILLER CO., 415 Wednesday Aug. 12, 193 9 STAR -By CLAY R. POLLAN Yow Daily Activity Guide According to (he Stars. 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IEO JULY 24 fcf!l4-51-57 54 Publie MV72- 2-76-78 vmeo 57 Secrecy 58 And 59 In 60 Social s) Adverse AUG. 24 fQS19-25-39-42 S573-74-75 Fantastic The Places Nature Put Some Organs You would hardly believe that many fish have "taste buds" and "smelling organs" on the sides of the body and some both tasting and smell ing organs next to the base of the tail. These "food sensitive" organs make it possible for these fortunate fish to detect or taste the odor of food just by brushing past it. The prominent lateral-line that runs horizontally from the head to the tail, on either side, is actually a series of small "pores" that act as feel ing, smelling or tasting or gans. Detecting food by taste buds in the body or tail is an accomplishment that probably assists many fish to survive in the competitive life of the sea. Ridiculous as all this seems, there are other creatures, with misplaced organs that are just as absurd and located in seemingly impossible loca tions. By our human stand ards, eyes on the ends of arms or legs would be extremely silly. Yet the common star fish who may have three, five or a dozen arms, has "eyes" on the tip-end of each, and it can "see" with these brilliant, jewel-like "eyes". Series of Eyes The common scollop, or Pecten shell, has a series of eyes, in a row located right in its body. Having no head or arms, this mollusk has to have its "eyes" on the body mantle or else go a sightless way through the forest of sea-weed where it lives. The garden mole of the yard or lawn has a complicated se ries of nerve-ends in its tail. The little creature can run backwards as rapidly as for wards, depending on the sen sitive tail to give him warn ing of any obstruction. He can't 'see anyway, so his nose keeps him informed as to what's ahead, and his tail functions equally well when fie is backing up. Fantastic too, are organs of various kinds in the insect world. Imagine having a "brain" that is not located in the head but in the stomach. A housefly's brain, what there is of it or more rightly what answers for a "brain", is lo cated, of all the silly places, in the. insect's stomach, right We have the ROCKET to fit your POCKETS And now is the best time to make the move! MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. t GAXER0 SEPT. 23 OCT. 23i&l 8-11-30-38rl sign.. 149-65-79-82 61 An 62 A 63 Awaited 64 Circles 65 Today 66 To 67 Sports 68 Letter 69 Event 70 Books 71 Today 72 In 73 In 74 Money 75 Affairs 76 Financiol 77 Favors 78 Moves . 79 Be 80 And 81 Or 82 Finn 83 Every SCOKMO OCT. 24 32 NOV. 22 m-44-404.1 k3-68-8Sv5d SAGITTARIUS NOV. 23 15-27-37-46 jTi 152-70-81-84 HJ CAMHCOM DEC 23 S- 7-13-9 tXM5-80-87VJ AOUAKRIS JAN. 21 FEB. 19 84 Music 55 Reexamined 85 May 28-32-36-47ilT 56 Brightly 86 Partnership KW6S3-88MJ 87 Pleasure S3 Story 89 Materialis 90 Dealings mas FEB. 20 Y? MAR. 4m'ja3 Ncutnl W3-53.77 VSi Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins on the floor of that cavity. Control Center In its stomach is the fly's control center where the nerves meet an4 where all the decision are made. Cut the head off a fly and the poor jerk will starve to death, but until that happy event takes place the fly will stumble around in a semi-daze. How ever an injury to the stomach brain will cause the fly to die. The grasshopper and the lo cust have "ears" at the base of the abdomen on either side of the body, just under the wings. These "ears" are small, round membranes. Nature se lected some mighty strange lo cations for many common fa cilities; some as ludicrous as "a hole in the head". (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Letters Carried By Thor Rocket Cape Canaveral, Fla. (DPD- Two letters postmarked in Florida were shot 5,000 miles in a rocket nose cone in only 33 minutes last May 21, the Air Force has disclosed. In order to preserve the cone intact for scientific study after the shot, the letters were not dug out of the cone until two weeks after the Thor Able rocket hurled them to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. But the Air Force seemed pleased it had established a record for speed in mail-carrying. Never before had a piece of U. S. mail traveled so far in such a short time. The rocket reached a peak speed of 15,000 miles an hour dur ing the flight. TOADS WIN AT CRICKET Instow, England (UPD The North Deveon-Free Forester cricket match had to be de layed Tuesday when thous ands of toads took over the field. The toads arrived after a heavy rain, and the cricket match"was resumed only after they hopped away. Some of them even broke all customs of British courtesy by hopping uninvited into the bar near the cricket pitch (field). Against Tuberculosis has about 210,000 members in 600 local branches. S. RIVERSIDE BOAT, MOTOR and TRAILER BARGAIN 14' Dillabaugh with windshield and hardware. 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