Medicare voluntary medical insurance surges on mail appeal
Nine of ten elderly accept Medicare Part B amid a record direct mail push. Arthur E Hess, director of Social Security Health Insurance, oversees the program from Baltimore with hours stretched by the rollout. Field tests will probe nonreturn reasons and ensure understanding before broader outreach. A second piece notes a bass fishing tale in Ohio.
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Inflation Fears Grow From Vietnam War Developments
Renewed U S bombings of North Vietnam and heavier fighting in the South push up war costs and potential inflation. Higher military spending, possible later tax increases, and pressure on prices loom as Johnson seeks peace while Congress weighs domestic needs. A separate note from Kentucky reports Tripod the campus dog and a Chicago anecdote on Bill Faul’s hypnotist pitch.
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