Medicare Starts Nationwide Program To Inform Elderly
United Press International reports the Social Security Administration launches a nationwide drive to enroll Americans 65 and older in Medicare. With enrollment after March 31, 1966 costing higher premiums, the campaign uses mailings, partnerships with welfare and Civil Service bodies, and targeted outreach to reach 96 percent of eligible seniors and 1.2 million who have not yet applied for benefits.
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Pope seeks Christmas ceasefire in Viet Nam
Pope Paul VI urged acceptance of a US offered cease-fire in Viet Nam hoping it could lead to negotiations. He said the war was growing graver and more bloody and called for a sacred Christmas day pause to allow talks and eventual peace.
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