Medicare Seen Heading For Debate
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee is near a consensus on a three layer health plan for the aged. Bottom layer funds hospitalization and related care via payroll tax under Social Security. Second layer offers optional major medical coverage with shared costs. Third layer would expand Kerr-Mills for low income aged. Size and cost not yet set.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
President Johnson
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Johnson
Appeal Denied an Airline Route Case
The Civil Aeronautics Board refused a rehearing in a 3-2 vote on Northeast Airlines bid to renew a route south of New York to Florida. The majority found no basis for more hearings based on first quarter 1962 data. The minority argued the record warranted further review. Northeast continues operating under court directive. officials say further court action before June is unlikely.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
Northeast
New York
Florida
Fleet Amphibious Exercise Reveals Combat Gaps
Twenty thousand Marines staged a coastal assault at CAMP PENDLETON in Exercise Silver Lance exposing gaps in in shore fire support and faster assault craft. Gen. Greene cited need for improved missiles and hydrofoils while Lt. Gen. Krulak noted civilians, riots, and civil-military coordination as new training elements. Vice Adm. Ramage reported ASW weaknesses with seven ships sank in simulated action. The drill runs to March 12 as inland operations target Merlin forces.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
U.S
W. M. Greene Jr
Marine Corps
Los Angeles
Greene
W. H. Krulak
Pacific
Krulak
Peace Corps
South
Viet Nam
Adm. L. P. Ramage
1St Fleet
Merlin
Lancelot
Rights Marchers Blocked by Armed Police in Camden
More than 150 Black citizens attempted two right to vote marches toward the Wilcox County Courthouse in Camden. Mayor F R Albritton and eight officers halted the demonstrations on Whisky Run Road and outskirts. Participants knelt prayed and sang after the second stoppage as reporters were kept back. Civil rights leaders planned a Montgomery march as Martin Luther King Jr moved toward Washington.
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Camden
Ala
Associated Press
F. R. Albritton
Wilcox County
Whisky Run Road
Selma
Black Belt
Alabama
Montgomery
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Washington, D.C
Johnson
St. Francis Baptist
FBI
Albritton
Senator Moss backs plan to bypass high court apportionment
Senator Frank Moss says state legislatures have failed to apportion by population and endorses letting citizens decide whether one house could be based on factors other than population. He testifies before a Senate subcommittee studying ways to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling. Support also comes from Rep. Howard Callaway and Missouri House Speaker Thomas Graham.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Moss
Utah
Supreme Court
Moss
Senate
Missouri House of Representatives
Thomas D. Graham
Shots Fired at Desert Home of Elijah Muhammad
Two or three shots were fired at the desert residence of Elijah Muhammad near Phoenix from a passing car. A caretaker, Albert Brown, 57, said two cars driven by Black Muslims had been patrolling the area and pursued the vehicle. Police described the shooter and sought the owner. Muhammad was in Chicago. rumors claimed an imminent arrival.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Elijah Muhammad Friday
Albert Brown
Jeader
Chicago
Poverty Program Rapped Too Much Charity at Home
In New Jersey critics challenge the high pay of poverty program leaders. State Sen. Stamler flags Bullitt at 25,000 and deputy at 19,000 while others cite top salaries of 23,000 and 18,500 for local directors. Officials defend pay as needed to recruit qualified staff.
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Trenton
New Jersey
John C. Bullitt
Bullitt
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nelson F. Stamler
Stamler
William B. Widnall
Newark
Paterson
Frank X. Graves
Citizens’ Task Force
Graves
Eugene J. Bedell
Monmouth County
Brooke added to GOP vote rights task force
Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts was named as a consultant to the House Republican task force on the right to vote. Chairman Rep. William M. McCulloch said Brooke will help determine what further legislation beyond the Civil Rights Acts of 1937 1960 and 1964 is needed to strengthen vote protections.
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GOP
Brooke
Vote Task Unit
Washington
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
House
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
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