JFK Denounces Senate Scrapping Of Medicare
President assails Senate moves to derail Medicare reform as the debate nears.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1962
Page
6
President assails Senate moves to derail Medicare reform as the debate nears.
Cox and Connally spoke before COPE arguing a shift from single party rule to a two party system in Texas. They pressed labor issues including poll tax repeal, wage laws, and state labor statistics, with Smith seeking COPE endorsement and others urging open Senate meetings and fair labor treatment.
Rome AP reports state employed doctors canceled a four day strike planned to shut government hospitals and clinics. About 24 000 doctors would have walked off as government promises urgent consideration of wage hikes and expanded hospital facilities. Barry argued against treating people as commodities while criticizing Teamsters officials from seven years earlier.
The article reports on a Senate clash over standby authority for public works in a recession and the Kennedy health care plan. Democratic leaders contend the vote signals Congress not fully backing the administration while some foresee electoral effects in fall races. Strong opposition comes from Republicans and several Southern Democrats.
Stockholm bound express train collides with a standing freight near Karlskoga Sweden. About a dozen people are injured. The engineer of the express suffers fractures of the pelvis and arm.
Lubbock SPEBSQSA members and guests gathered at the Arch Lamb home for the Chuck Wagon Jamboree honoring members’ wives. The chapter, Texas’s first SPEBSQSA group founded 1949, aims to grow to 50 to 70 chorus members and compete internationally. Dr. John Anderson leads a 23 member men’s chorus. the club plans expanded activities and future performances in the Southwest.
Space advocates including Miss Cobb Mrs. Hart and Miss Cochrane push for women to join NASA space programs arguing they can contribute to exploration. Lawmakers stress space colonization needs and weigh broader training for women within crew roles despite current restrictions. Rain revived crops across Texas as highs reached the 90s to low 100s in varied locales.
London court conducts another hearing on the habeas corpus petition of 61-year-old spy Robert Kem Soblen who attempted suicide on a U S bound flight to avoid return to the United States He faces a life term if extradited and doctors testified Soblen might have bled to death without emergency care in London The proceeding pits Soblen and his lawyers against government counsel led by Sir John Hobson as Chief Justice heads the session in London
A weather system lashed the downtown area with heavy rain and damaging winds. The Greenwood community near Midland reported a sheet metal roof torn from a concrete building, hitting a garage and the Bryant home. Power outages affected Days and a news bureau cut off for 55 minutes. The Weather Bureau forecast more thundershowers and hot conditions across Texas through Wednesday.
The CARTS telegrams reveal the department urged boosting bond to 1 million and an independent audit. Carl Miller reportedly kept the lower bond after an audit allegedly prepared by Fistes with unchecked figures. Oklahoma officials faced Senate scrutiny over farm aid, cotton allotment deals, and possible Washington influence.
Reports describe a tense stance from the Kremlin amid stalled talks on Berlin troop withdrawal and Laos neutrality. Kennedy aims to keep Western and Soviet negotiators engaged, seeking a Geneva framework on disarmament and Laos while stressing limited concessions to avoid war.
The district chief defends out of district travel and $8,200 in costs for five district owned cars. He argues travel is necessary to protect underground water interests and push conservation, noting lobbying costs and pretrial hearings inflated out-of-district spending. The piece previews a forthcoming look at research and education programs, including the water depletion case.
Late registration and course changes in the second summer term were due today as enrollment reached 3140. Classes began Tuesday morning and the term runs through August 23 with commencement on August 20. Last year’s second summer term enrolled 2772. First summer enrollment was 4758.
The stock market declined after a late selling surge Tuesday with only the final wave showing strength. Brokers cited three weeks of gains, weak housing starts, higher steel imports and a lack of inspiring business news as factors behind the drop. The NYSE ticker fell three minutes behind as the list slumped in the last hour.
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