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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
4
Johnson proposes a sweeping health program for Congress estimated at about 1.2 billion dollars for the first two years with 19 total programs including new and extended initiatives. The plan emphasizes heart disease cancer and stroke prevention and includes aid for the poor handicapped children and the aged.
President Johnson’s health message drew broad congressional backing though several senators voiced concerns about the elderly hospital insurance under Social Security. Critics cite tax funding, earmarked funds, and state distribution as conditions, while supporters cite battle against cancer and heart disease as motivation for action.
House Democrats at a closed caucus named three pro Medicare members to the Ways and Means Committee. Reps. Phil Landrum of Georgia, Charles Vanik of Ohio, and Richard Fulton of Tennessee were chosen by acclamation. The move aims to push the Medicare bill to a House floor vote.
Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania called the drive to depose GOP National Chairman Dean Burch hogwash and offered sympathy for Burch. He urged Burch to get out, saying rising hopes compromises and sleeping pills won’t solve the party’s rift.
Apollo program manager Joseph Shea denies reports of setbacks or major revisions as the spacecraft project maintains a 1967 first three man orbital flight and a goal of landing two astronauts on the moon before decade's end. He cites no 1966 unmanned launches and steady progress despite problems.
The Senate faced a possible filibuster over amending cloture rules to require three-fifths to end debate. Democratic Leader Mansfield warned the dispute could drag on for weeks as Dirksen opposed the measure and Anderson’s proposal remained on the calendar.
New York Senator Jacob K Javits says he will introduce a bill to ban early election return forecasts to curb late hour influence. He suggests a uniform poll closing time or a 24 hour voting period and calls for free air time and print space for major candidates. Paul Serevane warns TV costs favor wealthier candidates.
Northern California senator Richard Dolwig proposes three bills to divide California into two states with a Tehachapi boundary. The plan creates two state legislatures and seeks congressional approval, arguing efficiency and closer local governance while noting potential shifts in Senate reapportionment. Dolwig argues the water and liaison issues would improve under a two-state system.
Rep. Gerald R. Ford, new House GOP leader, weighs replacement for Rep. Leslie Arends as whip. Three candidates named: Charles E. Goodell, Glenard P. Lipscomb, and Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen. Frelinghuysen, 48, has the most seniority among them.
Willie Amon Belk 47, his son Jimmy Allen Belk 19, and Sam Allen Shaffer Jr. 40, all plumbers from Greenwood Mississippi, were indicted by a federal grand jury for beating Silas McGhee 21 after he entered a previously segregated Greenwood movie theater on July 16 1964. The indictment accuses the defendants of injuring oppressing threatening and intimidating McGhee for exercising his rights.
Two USW presidential candidates McDonald and Abel barrage each other amid national steel contract talks. Abel calls for a printed debate in Steel Labor while McDonald accuses Abel of destabilizing the union with politics. One million members vote February 9 as bargaining with steel producers continues.
President Johnson urges Congress to enact hospital insurance for the aged funded by Social Security, extend federal participation in child health and crippled children services, and create five year grants for community mental health centers and regional medical complexes to combat heart disease cancer and stroke. He calls for more funds for mental retardation programs and for medical education and drug control reforms.
Rev Dr Franklin Littell, a Methodist theologian, told 400 New England clergy that the John Birch Society seeks to infiltrate and subvert churches with Lenin like cells. He cited 18 or 19 Chicago area churches under attack and recalled six Methodist churches controlled in West Texas. He urged more laity clergy dialogue and warned of apathy among church members aiding extremism.
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