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Strong Chance Seen For Stalemate on Health Care Plan Washington - (CQ) - Despite , damentally in philosophical the fad that health care foriaPPrach that they are diffi the aged has aroused as much,cult t0 reconcile, attention and controversy as ' ,hTh Democrats want 10 any current issue on Capitol Hill, and the Administration has now come up with a plan of its own, there is a strong chance of stalemate on the issue this year. By now, Congress is swamp ed with such a welter of con flicting proposals that it is not going to be easy to tailor any one of them into a legis lative package sufficiently appealing to assure passage. And even if passage is achiev ed, the battle will not be over. Road Blocks The plan most favored to get through the Democratic controlled House and Senatc compulsory health insurance for the elderly under the So cial Security system, along the lines of the Forand (D-R.I.) bill - would very likely be stopped dead by a Presidential veto. President Eisenhower ays compulsory insurance is a "very definite step in so cialized medicine" and "I don't want any of it." On the other hand, labor un ions and liberal Democrats are so convinced of the sound ness of the Social Security ap proach that they may refuse to accept any uther solution in 1960, counting on a better climate for Forand-type leg islation next year. Presiden tial hopefuls Hubert H. Hum phrey, John F. Kennedy and Wayne Morse all have intro duced bills embodying the For and concept, and Stuart Sy mington has endorsed it. Proposal Hit The Administration, after several months of study, an nounced its own proposal May 4, but the plan for federal state grants outlined by Health, Education and Wel fare Secretary Arthur S. Flem ming created almost as much uproar as was generated earl ier by the Forand plan. Al though there was much favor able comment, a significant bloc of opposition to the plan quickly developed, both among Forand bill supporters and within the GOP's own ranks. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York (R) said the plan could result in a "very serious fiscal situation." Rockefeller said he favored a program un der the Social Security sys tem. Sen. Barry. Goldwater (R-Ariz.), spokesman -for an important group of GOP con servatives in Congress and the nation, said the Flemming plan could be "dressed up, painted, pictured as volun tary" but it was nevertheless "socialized medicine." Meanwhile, AFL-CIO Pres ident George Meany said the plan evidently had been "shaped to meet the political demands of an election year" and was not a sound solution. President Louis M. Orr of the American Medical Assn. said neither the Forand nor Ad ministration proposals met the needs of low-income aged. The question remains, there fore, whether something can be worked out that is palat able both to the Democratic Congress and the White House. For both parties, the answer has large political im plications: the Nation's 16 mil lion aged represent a sizable potential voting bloc in No vember that might not be sat isfied with the explanation, "We tried." Bills Compared The Administration and Democratic plans both would run up a federal or federal- state bill in excess of $1 bil lion annually, which is ample recognition on both sides of the magnitude of the problem However, they differ so fun- ism on grounds that it makes the most efficient use of the dollar and provides a long- term solution, self-sustained by specific payroll taxes lev ied for the purpose. They point out that the return per dollar premium from commer cial policies is only 48.6 cents in benefits, compared to 94.7 cents from nonprofit plans. The difference reflects adver tising, taxes, profits and sales men's salaries and commis sion. The Forand bill would pro vide necessary hospital sur gery, up to 120 days of hos pital and subsequent nursing home care with the hospital portion limited to 60 days. It would be financed by an in crease of one-quarter of 1 per cent in Social Security pay roll taxes for both employers and employees. Those receiv ing benefits would include 11.6 million oldsters eligible for Social Security and 4.2 million others less than 65 years old but also covered by Social Security. The Administration fears the Democratic plan would effectively kill all private in surance efforts in the aged category, and proposes instead a two-part program that would throw part of the bur den on the states and leave room for private Insurance and perhaps stimulate it. The Administration plan would require, as one part of its program, that states which chose to participate set up a "Medicare Program for the Aged." under which eligible persons would pay a $24 year ly fee and in turn would be entitled to a comprehensive program of benefits, including 180 days of hospital care, a full year of nursing home care, surgery, doctors' and dentists' fees, drugs and a number of other services. All these benefits would be subsidized directly by federal and state grants, except that the plan would not cover the first $250 of expenses ($400 for couples) and would cover only 80 per cent of the cost of the various services provided. Aged persons on public as sistance would be given free coverage. In addition to this plan, par ticipating states would be re quired at the same time to give eligible persons the alter native of buying a private in surance policy meeting speci fications set up by the state, in which case federal and state grants would be used to subsidize half the premium payments up to a maximum subsidy of $60 annually. An estimated 12,000.000 persons all those over 65 who did not pay taxes the previous year, or whose com bined incomes (including Gov ernment retirement pensions) did not exceed $2,500 ($3,800 for a couple) would be el igible under the Administra tion program. (Copyright 1960, Congres sional Quarterly Inc.) Oregon Grs Given Nisei Scholarships Salem - 1TD - Jerry Norio Uyeda of Roosevelt high school in Portland and Janet Allison, Sherwood high school, have been awarded $150 Ore gon Nisei war memorial schol arships for 1960. Two such scholarships are awarded annually. The schol arship fund was established by Japanese - Americans in memory of Oregon Nisei sold iers who died in World War II. 4, MODEL RACER This is a model of tne $3 million gas turbine car in which Donald Campbell will attempt to set a new world land speed record. Campbell, world speed champion on water, will try for the land record at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The announcement said the car, named the "Bluebird," was capable of speeds up to 500 miles per hour. The current world land speed record is 394.196 mph, set by the late John Cobb at Bonneville in 1947' (UPI Telephoto) STAR GAZER4 S 34-36-38-4a 1- 46-4Y-JU TAUIUS APR 2! MAY 2' 2- 8-21-261 .53-67-69 GEMINI -W JUNE 7? fV 1- 5- 7-10 9-35-87-90 CANClt ,4l-48 51-55 A61-70-72 IEO alg : 9 77 39 42 Z '44-78-64-69 viaco if -6 SET. V 59-63-64-5 '71-7377 Bi CLAY R POLLAN- Your Daily Activity Gvfd According fo frta Stan, To develop meisoge for Thursday, reod words corresponding to numbers of vour Zodiac birth sign. 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Marlene Muguicr's cake took second plpce, and Dianne Davy's cake took third place. The meeting was then ad journed. Chcrylee Becker, Reporter. vn, Oregon Urged To r I ; Get Off Defensive I : Portland 'VP! Gerald W.l m Fr;nk r!virm;n of the gov ernor! advisory committee to the Department of Planning and Development, says Orc gonians shorld stop going on the defensive the moment they note the population of neighboring Washington. He told the Oregon Colleges Foundation Tuesday that the slate's inferiority complex has been a stumbling block in its drive to promote indus trial expansion. Frank said there were too many people who looked down thrir noses at the re cent sharp growth in Ore gon's expanding distribution operations and too many who class think that with a mere 1.8 million population the state will "maybe in a few years have a market." j 'HANG' KHRUSHCHEV Porter j Cedar Rapids, Iowa WP of the i Soviet Premier N'ikita Khru- ' MAIL TRISUNE. MeJof4, Ox, Wednesday. Mjy 18, 1960 MARINE MAN DIES New York - L PI - f. Gore. 74. chairman board of Francis C. Carr-Fox 1 sl'chev was hanged in effigy hanging from a signpost. An Pier Inc . Marine Insurance I Tuesday. Police said a "well-1 attached placard read: ''Death Co., died Tuesday. 'stuffed ' dummy was found ' to Khrushchev-the fat man." Portland - rtfL - Northwest Natural Gas company has an nounced plans to issue l),0U0 shares of preferred stock with par value of $100 a share to finance expansion. Ryegrass Growers Defeat Commission Salem ilTPh The Slate Agri culture Department said to day that Oregon ryegrass seed growers have lost their hid to form a commodity commission by a slim margin. 1 A little more than 62 per cent of the vote was in favor of formation of the commis sion but two-lhirds are re quired. The vole was 522 for and 312 against. The department conducted the vote by mail ballot. 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Los Angeles Beverly Aadland, quoted by her attorneys j as testifying she does not need to be placed in a county ' home for wayward girls: "I'm a good girl, not a bad girl. If I knew two years ago what I know now, none of this would have happened." Hollywood Screen writer Irving Samson Geilgud, arrest ed on charges of making a false bomb report on an airliner, protesting that all he meant to do was tell a stewardess his valise was full of photo equipment: "I said: 'Be careful. That's loaded with sensitive instru ments.' Then I'm suddenly arrested." "WaValaVHHI Frankfurt, Germany U.S. Army Sgt. Jarvts A. Wheeler, rescued after being lost for a week in the Libyan desert: "I knew that someplace in the world you could go up and drink at much water at you wanted to. It wat good to be back in the world again." Other Conferences Hurt by Failure Paris -WPD- Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's summit wrecking may jeopardize the two East-West arms confer ences at Geneva, top Ameri can authorities said today. They said the West would make every effort to continue the three-power nuclear test ban and the ten-power disarm ament talks, but a successful conclusion will be far more difficult now. British and American offi cials said Khrushchev's sab otage of the summit cost him heavily because they are still convinced he wants a nuclear test ban and some form of disarmament. Elmo Smith Sees Enthusiasm by GOP Salem (UPD Former gover nor Elmo Smith of Albany, a candidate for the United States senate, said here Tues day night at a political rally that the Republicans in Ore gon have shown more enthus iasm and willingness to work during this year's political campaign that he has ever seen before. Smith has visited more than two-thirds of the counties in Oregon during this year's campaign. Highway Commission To Open Project Bids SaleirMl'W'-The State High way Commission today added another project in a call for bids on projects costing more than S7.300.000. Bids on 21 projects will be opened here June 1. The project added today is one for dredging the Astoria ferry channel. About 3.000 feet of channel dredging is involved. WFOR mm . V;V f !' t i ? j Lf W Crytfel ni Dirwtrwir. Rteiltrf A IMlTiT ot tridn, Hrthdayi er Aeei. ia!' I ",""W Ui HER GRADUATION Givt lasting (Vostoria Crystal 11 She Will Apprtciot Your Gift e LASTING SPARKLING GLASS FOR HER CHOICE OF PATTERN REFER TO OUR GRADUATES C RYSTAL REGISTRY The SIRl CRADUATIS ef nine hiah Khoolt threugheut Med ford and Jackten ceunty art re(iiterin their preference ef eorterns. & Crystal and Dinnerwara 2nd Flow r (NanCMROONf Oregon Teachers Get Fellowships New York -(UPD- Summer fellowships in journalism have been granted 21 high school teachers in Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Washinton. Tlie fellowships were under a SI 60.000 donation by the Wall Street Journal to pay grants for 340 teachers in 49 states. The Newspaper Fund, Inc., announced the grants today. The program was Initiated in 1959. It is designed to bring more talented young people into Journalism. Those from Oregon include: Melvln Albert Jones. Camas Valley, University of Oregon. Willard O. Mohn, Coquille, University of Oregon. Gene Rosaschi, Glide; University of Minnesota. Joseph Thomas Kovach, Portland: Madison high school. University of Oregon. Keith A. Pierce. Port land; Jefferson high school. University of Oregon. Harry W. Linker. Rockaway, Univer sity of Oregon. Robert J. Mc Wheeters, Sandy, University of Oregon. DISPERSE STUDENTS Izmir. Turkey -'UPD Police today dispersed S00 to 600 student demonstrators deman ding the resignation of Pre mier Adnan Menderes. Eight of the students who formed in front of the governor's office were detained. 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