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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. 19E3
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Government VIP's Use Military Hospitals But Pay $37 a Day
Washington - (UPD - Govern
ment VIP's often take their
ailments to military hospitals,
but this doesn't mean they get
a free ride at taxpayer expense.
The Defense Department
explained today, in reply to
queries, that Senators, Con
gressmen, Cabinet members
and other "very important
oersons" are charged $37
day for care in military hos
pitals.
This is a flat rate regard
less of the ailment-whether a
splinter in the finger or
complicated case requiring
the most elaborate treatment
and attention. It covers every
thing, including medicine and
drugs.
The President of the Unit
ed States does not fall into the
vip lascificatinn in this re
s p e c t. As Commander in
Chief of the armed forces, nc
is regarded as being on active
militarv riutv and the only
charge for him or a member
of his family-like any mili
tary officer-is $1.75 a day.
This is primarily for food the
patient consumes.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy
was charged $1.75 a day-for
a total of $12.25-for her re-
Thornton Reveals
Group Formation
Salem (UPD Appointment
of a committee to advise on
' the administration of the Uni-
form Supervision of Trustees
for Charitable Purposes Act
was announced today by Atty.
Gen. Robert Y. Thornton.
The act, adopted by the
1963 legislature, requires reg
istration of charitable trusts
" and similar tax exempt
groups.
Exempt from provisions of
' the reporting statute are Te
ligious organizations, educa
tion institutions, hospitals and
public bodies.
Advisory committee mem
' bers and the organizations
they represent are:
Multnomah County Circuit
Judge 'William L. Dickson,
Oregon Judicial council; a
R. Bullivant, Oregon Uni
fnrm Code commission: Nich
olas Jaureguy, Oregon State
Mvrnn H nieason. Ore
gon' Society of Certified Pub
lic Accountants; w. na
tings Jr., Oregon Bankers as
sociation, all of Portland; J
J. Ferder, State Treasury de
nartment. and Charles S
Johnson, State Tax commis
sion, both of Salem.
Thornton said the commit
' too umiiri hold its first meet
ing Sept 5 in Portland to rec
ommend procedures lor en
forcing the law.
DIGEST PUBLISHED
Salem (UPD A 96-page di
gest of Oregon laws 1963 with
tables has been published by
the legislative counsel com
mittee, the legislature's bill
drafting and statute compiling
agency, it was announced
Wednesday.
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cent week in the Otis Air
Force Base (Mass.) hospital
during which she gave birth
prematurely to the child
which died of a respiratory
ailment.
JFK Paid Bill
This was included in a total
of $174.25, which The White
House said Kennedy paid by
personal check to cover sub
sistence at the hospital for his
wife, her secretaries, Secret
Service agents and the first
lady's obstetrician, Dr. John
Walsh.
The flat fee of $37 a day for
treatment in military hos
pitals of non-military person
nel is almost the average cost
of treatment in civilian hos
pitals, according to American
Hospital association studies.
The association, citing sky
rocketing costs of hospital
treatments, estimates that the
average daily cost of a stay in
civilian hospitals was $36.83.
This is double the estimate of
10 years ago.
The fee charges for treating
VIPs at military hospitals is
fixed by the Bureau of the
Budget and is designed to
cover the actual cost of pro
viding care to prominent ci
vilians. The rate was increased
by $1 a day July 1.
Special arrangements were
made at Otis Air Force Base
hospital to meet a possible
emergency, which subsequent
ly developed, as Mrs. Kenne
dy awaited the birth of her
baby. The Air Force con
firmed that about $5,000 was
spent to renovate a wing of
the hospital.
The Air Force said the
$5,000 was not a special ex
pense to the taxpayers. Offi
cials said the refurbishing was
part of a $1.2 million improve
ment project for the hospital
as a whole. Other sources in
dicated that the cost did come
out of the $1.2 million fund
although the renovation obvi
ously was speeded up, at least,
to accomodate the First Lady.
Law Ii Vague
Defense Department offi
cials explained that there is
nothing in the law that spe
cifically authorizes the mili
tary services to provide hos
pital care for prominent ci
vilians. The law provides that these
hospitals may provide care for
"others" outside the military
services. This has been inter
preted to mean high officials
under policies which are sim
ilar in the Army, Navy and
Air Force.
In addition to U. S. offi
cials, heads of governments
from friendly countries are
sometimes cared for at the $37
a day rate under the same pol
icy. There is no hard and fast
rule on who is a VIP. In prac
tice, care is restricted to high
est officials in the government
and Congress, although any
"emergency" case might be
admitted.
Former President Dwight
D. Eisenhower received ex
tended care at Walter Reed
hospital when he was in office
and was charged only the
$1.75 subsistence fee.
State Vet Says Horse
Show Could Be Held
Salem-OIPD-State Veterina
rian Glenn B. Rea said today
he felt the horse show at the
Oregon State fair could be
held without causing an in
crease in the number of cases
of equine influenza.
Dr. Rea said reports from
more than 30 veterinarians
indicated the disease seemed
to have run its course. He
said between 700 and 800
cases of the disease had been
noted, mostly in the north
west section of the state and
down the Willamette valley.
Soviet Ships Seen Near Missile Range
Point Mugu as well as Navy
experimental activities on
San Clemente.
They were typical fishing
boats and appeared to be
f i s h i n g," Hartmann said.
San Diego (UPD The Navy
confirmed Wednesday night
that two Russian fishing
trawlers have been operat
ing on the edge of the Pacific
missile range during test fir
ings of missiles and satellite
launches.
Capt. R. M. Hartmann, in
formation officer of the 11th
Naval District, said the
trawlers were about 200
miles southwest of San Cle
mente island . He said the
two 168-foot vessels carry
electronic gear and could
scan missile firings at Van
denberg Air Force Base and
"They had a lot of gear on
them. I imagine that these
have been doing what Rus
sian trawlers off Cape Cana
veral might be doing. '
Hartmann said the vessels
have been under Navy and
Coast Guard surveillance for
some time and their presence
had not interfered with var
ied Navy training activities
off Southern California.
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