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VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1968 UPI News Service 10c Per Copy NO. 63

Rising cost of medical care will be probed by Senate Committees

By PATRICK J. SLOYAV WASHINGTON UPI —Four Senat# committees are preparing separate investigations into the unprecedented inincreases in the cost of medical care, notably physicians’ fees and hospital charges. With the Johnson administration pinpointing the rising cost of medical car* as the single most inflationary aspect of the nation’s economy, congressional concern was expected to produce a series of critical hearings dealing with

almost every major phase of the *40 billion a year health industry. Included in the various studies will be a close look at the relationship between increases and the policies of government and private health insurance programs. While final details are still being ironed out, the big health care investigation shapes up this way: —Government operations subcommittee on executive reorganization, headed by Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff, D-Conn.,

a former secretary of health, education and welfare; hearings to begin next month or in March. Ribicoff is moving cautiously, but Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., another member of the panel, is expected to dig deeply into physicians’ incomes and possible fee abuses. Physicians’ fees jumped 7.8 per cent in 1966 and about 7 per cent last year compared to only 3.8 per cent in 1965—before Medicare went into effect for 19 million Americans.

Yank combat deaths in Viet rise 87 percent

By MIKE FEINSILBER WASHINGTON UPI — American combat deaths in Vietnam last year rose by 87 per cent over the previous year, U.S. military officials disclosed Friday. Combat losses of the South Vietnamese military and of the Communists also increased, but not nearly as lyU. S. battlefield deaths increased from 5.008 in 1966 to 9,378 in 1967, a rise of 87 per cent. The South Vietnamese suffered 10,842 deaths in combat. The increase was 14.5 per cent above their losses of 9,469 in 1966. Communist Toll Increases The Pentagon reported Communist losses of about 87,500 men killed in action in 1967, an increase of 35 per cent over their 1966 toll of about 65,000. America’s losses In combat last year exceeded the combined total for the five previous years since the first U.S. soldier stepped onto Vietnamese soil as an adviser. Between 1961 and 1966, a total of 6,644 American servicemen were killed in combat

Since 1961, another 3,213 U.S. servicemen have died in Vietnam as the result of accidents or other “non-hostile" actions. Aircraft accidents are the single biggest factor for “non-hostile” deaths. When this figure is included, the number of American military who have died in Vietnam since 1961 reaches 19,394 as of the close of 1967. Marines Higher Losses The Pentagon’s figures showed that in proportion to their numbers the U.S. Marines, stationed below the Demilitarized Zone and in one of South Vietnam’s most contested areas, have taken heavier casualties than the Army. The Marines lost 5,511 killed out of an average of 75,000 in the country at any one time in 1967. The Army, with an average strength of about 280,000, lost 9,722 men in combat. The proportionate sharp increase in American battle losses last year reflected the fact that American units were carrying a heavier share of combat with the South Vietnamese military of about 620,000 men under arms assigned increasingly to pacification of the countryside.

—Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust and monopoly, headed by Sen. Philip A. Hart, D-Mich., has been conducting a series of hearings on doctors’ relationships with various health industries. This panel’s particular concern now is the “fat doctor” business. It has found that some physicians are earning well over $100,000 a year through obesity clinics which do little other than prescribe amphetamine pills. In addition, some doctors are said to own shares in the small drug companies that produce only the diet pills they prescribe. —Labor and Public Welfare Committee, under Chairman Lister Hill, DAla., expected to look into the over-all hospital dilemma. Hospital charges have increased 31 per cent over the past two years. Room charges of $50 a day are now common, and $100 a day bills are expected shortly at some New York City Hospitals. The legislative reason for the Hill study will be renewal of the Hill-Bur-ton act, a major federal program which has provided billions of dollars over the years for hospital construction. Finance Committee, headed by Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La.; oversees the operation of the Medicare program, providing hospital and doctor bill coverage for those 65 and over, and Medicaid, a federal-state program that provides free health care for welfare recipients.

Alexander Dubeck is new Czech Red party leader

Farm tractors will be school subject

MOSCOW UPI — Communist affairs experts regard the recent elevation of Alexander Dubeck to the leadership of the Czechoslovak Communist Party as the first exampde of a legitimate and outwardly proper transfer of power in a ruling Communist country. The surrender of leadership by President Antonin Novotny con trasted sharply with that of Nikita S. Khrushchev. who was ignominously removed In 1964 to become a veritable “unperson” to this day. Khrushchev, too, lost office as a result of strict observance of Soviet Communist Party rules. The secession of Leonid Brezhnev as party chief and Alexei N. Kosygin as premier came as

Time owed KNOXVILLE, Tenn. UPI—Tennessee’s highway laws are in need of revision, a University of Tennessee report said, else much of the male population be considered lawbreakers. One law requires that every male between the ages of 21 and 50 must work six days a year on the public roads of the state.

WASHINGTON UPI — Indianapolis has become a key point in the travel of first class mail over the past year since the introduction of an airlift network involving 16 Hoosier cities. In a report to Sen. Vance Hartke, DInd., Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien said Thursday the amount of first class mail airlifted from Indianapolis has increased 953 per cent in the past year. The report said the volume of air mail now being channeled through Indianapolis is more than 457,400 pounds monthly, compared with 43,400 pounds monthly a year ago. Under the new system, air mail Is picked up by plane at 16 Hoosier cities and tunneled through Indianapolis. Th*

a result of exhaustive debate in the ruling presidium and central committee. Khrushchev was present during the debate. He stoutly defended himself, but being overruled by a majority of his erstwhile friends and colleagues, he actually went through the motions of submitting a written resignation which was accepted. The presentation of the Khrushchev case to the public, however, was a public relations disaster. No charges against the man who led the country for 11 years were made public. He was removed from all office without one word of appreciation for a lifetime devoted to communism. The cavalier ouster shocked and jolted the world, including many Communist countries. The Czechoslovaks, led by Novotny himself, the Poles, the Hungarians, Josip Brox Tito of Yugoslavia and East Germany’s W’alter Ulbricht expressed their astonishment, found good words to say about Khrushchev and demanded an explanation. The French and Italian parties sent delegations to Moscow to learn what was going on. Brezhnev and Kosygin journeyed to neighboring countries to offer what was apparently a satisfactory explanation.

Indiana points are part of more than 500 cities in the new airlift network. The 16 Hoosier cities are: Bloomington, Columbus, Fort Wayne. Kokomo, Evansville. Peru, Logansport, Lafayette, Marion, Muncie, Anderson, New Castle, Richmond, South Bend, Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Nearby cities transport their air mail by surface transportation to the pickup points. Hartke, a member of the Senate Post Office Committee, said he considered the program “a long needed step forward in postal service.” O'Brien said 75 per cent of all first class air mail deposited before 5 p.m. is now being delivered the day after mailtag. and 90 mut watte* two daga.

The economics of farm tractor costs and operating expenses will be dealt with at the Extension School to be held at the Community Building at the Fairgrounds at 1 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, says county agent Paul Jackson. The discussion will include the horsepower ratings of tractors, the size of tractor which is needed for various farming operations, the maximum size tractor which can be justified for any farm operation, and many other factors which influence the cost. Gasoline, diesel fuel, and LP gas will be compared as fuels for tractors. The system of turbo charging to gain more power, and the use of dual wheels, 4-wheel drives and other devices for gaining traction will be evaluated. Ag Engineer Samuel D. Parsons will assist Mr. Jackson in conducting the school. Mr. Parsons is a former Clay County 4-H club boy who is now a member of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at Purdue University. African art show at DePauw Center An exhibition of African art object* from the collection of John Akar will open Sunday in the DePauw University Art Center. The show will continue through February 7. Mr. Akar, currently with the British Broadcasting Corporation, appeared on the DePauw campus in October, 1965, as a convocation lecturer. He is a commentator. actor, playwright, and a past director of broadcasting services in Sierra Leone national museum and in this capacity accumulated a valuable collection of African art objects. Also included in the exhibit are some African art objects collected by Dr. Svend Holsoe, director of DePauw’s African Studies. Dr. Holsoe received his Ph.D. from the African Studies Center and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Boston University. He has lived periodically in Libera since 1951 and has travelled extensively throughout most of Western Africa. Dr. Holsoe will give a gallery talk in the DePauw Art Center on January 24 at 7:30 p.m. The public i* cgrdially mvtied.

Indianapolis key point for first class mail service

DIPLOMACY—Little Jeffrey Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hughes, decided to use his diploma for a spyglass during the Headstart Graduation exercises held at the Episcopal Church Thursday night. Jeffrey was just one of thirty children who completed Headstart classes and received diplomas

and report cards during the exercises. Two centers held programs, Commercial Place Headstart Center and the Episco* pal Church Center. Assistant teacher Theresa Rominger tries to keep Jeffrey busy during the program.

Inflation appears threat to administration

WASHINGTON UPI—The Labor Department reports union wage increases averaged 25 per cent higher after the administration’s wage-price guidelines were abandoned last year, a development that may complicate President Johnson's search for palatable inflation curbs. The administration is known to be trying to avoid reviving the guidelines applied in 1966 when a specific line was drawn between what were deemed inflationary and noninflationary trends appear more threatening now than in 1966, and the administration is in addition under pressure from some members of Congress to come up with a plan for holding down wages and prices as part of their price for approving Johnsons proposed tax increase. The 1966 guidelines set 3.2 per cent, the nation's average yearly growth in product!vitv - , as the maximum increase in wages or prices that could be made without adding to inflationary pressures. Since compliance was voluntary, many labor contracts and price increases exceeded the recommended maximum percentage. But union wage increases under the guidelines nevertheless averaged only 3.9 per cent, a fair showing of cooperation. The guidelines were abandoned early last year when noncompliance became widespread, both in wages and pricing. The result, the Bureau of Labor StatClothing workshop The second lesson in the Children’s Clothing Workshop wall be given Tuesday afternoon, January 16 from 1:15 to 3:00 p. m. at the Electric Living Center of the Public Service Company. For those homemakers who did not attend the first session due to inclement weather, a repeat lesson will be given Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 at the Public Service Company. For further information call the County Extension Agent-Home Economics, who is conducting the workshop. Attending meetings Dr. Clinton B. Gass, head of the mathematics department of DePauw University, is attending meeting in Washington, D. C. for the directors of the National Science Foundation supported summer institutes. DePauw's 1968 summer institute will be conducted in Munich, Germany for teachers of American dependents in overseas schools and Dr. Gass will utilize this time to confer with the officials of the departments of defense and state as well as those of the National Science Foundation,

istics reported Thursday, was that wage increases in 1967 averaged 5 per cent, a jump of 1.1 percentage points—more than 25 per cent—from the year before. Johnson is reported to be considering

County Farm Bureau directors were busy at their January meeting making plans for coming events. Gene Clodfelter, membership chairman, announced that the “kick-off” meeting for the 1968 membership drive will be Monday evening, January 22, at the Fairway Resturant for all workers. Membership goal has been set for 1029. Public speaking contest and Public Relations meeting on Jan. 16 for district 5 FB women was outlined by Mrs. Glendon Herbert, 5th district FBW Leader. Meredith Kincaid, state organization director, will conduct a training and information session for all committee chairman and officers on January 17.

Washington Window By JOHN A. GOLDSMITH WASHINGTON UPI —The show of Soviet naval power in the Mediterranean, a worrisome factor in the Mideast power struggle, is causing additional concern here as a likely indication of things to come. To some military experts the presence of 35 to 40 Soviet ships on station in the Mediterranean signals the beginning of a new application of Communist power. These experts believe Communist political initiatives in the area henceforth will be backed by at least an implicit threat of support from mobile sea-borne forces. That could lead, of course, to confrontations with the United States and its allies. If this is an accurate reading of recent events, it marks a departure from a tradition which goes back to the time of the czars. From the defeat of Napoleon to the recent Soviet deployment of antiballistie missiles Russian military strategy has focused primarily on defense of mother Russia. Now Soviet naval units are operating from Alexandria and Port Said in Egypt and Latakia in Syria. To supplement their larg* and modem submarin* fleet,

creation of a review board that would focus the public's attention on wage and price increases deemed excessive by the government, but it would have no power to force a rollback of violations.

The meeting will begin with a luncheon at the FB Board Room. Information and enrollment meeting for all FB Directors and Policy Action Committees in the distrirt. Chosen to be Putnam County delegate to the Producers Marketing Association annual meeting was Carroll Fordice with John E. Aker as alternate. It was decided to ask for bids for landscaping the grounds at the new building. Mrs. Jean Rowings, Madison Twpdirector, gave devotions for the evening entitled, “Design of Living”. Refreshments were served to 14 directors, 5 guests, Mrs. Glendon Herbert and area fieldman, Don Pierson by th* Madison Twp. directors.

the Russians are developing an amphibious potential and even an elite "naval infantry” resembling the U.S. Marines. These developments were no surprise to U.S. policymakers. About a year ago the Senate military preparedness subcommittee reported that Kremlin leaders had shown by their actions that they planned to develop a “balanced” fleet and a large merchant marine. “This they are proceeding to do very rapidly. Indeed, the very large increase in Soviet naval power and capabilities is one of the most dramatic changes in the balance of world power in recent years.” the subcommittee said in a formal report. The heart of the Soviet navy is its 350 submarines—the world’s biggest underseas fleet. Many of the submarines carry ballistic missiles or air breathing rockets which can be used against ships or shore targets. The Russians hope to have about one quarter of their submarine fleet nuclear powered by 1975. The preparedness subcommittee, already launched on a study of strategic arms, is expected to announce shortly that it will take a new look at Russia’* submarine warfare potential ofter Congress reconvenes.

Coming events are outlined by Farm Bureau Directors

Russ Mediterranean Naval power concerns U.S. military