Congress Considers Medicare Great Contribution To Security
A sweeping Social Security amendments package, nearing final action in Congress, would extend government health coverage to Americans 65 and older. The plan includes a basic hospital program starting July 1 1966 and a separate medical plan with optional coverage for doctor bills. It expands retirement benefits and raises payroll taxes, aiming to allay fears of illness eroding savings and independence.
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Congress
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Social Security Administration
Assateague Seashore Road Plan Moves Ahead for Island Link
A House Interior subcommittee discussed funding for an island long road to connect Assateague with bridges to Maryland and Virginia. The project seeks public recreation access for a 33 mile Atlantic seashore, with Senate authorization bill pegging costs above 24 million dollars and broad local support from Maryland and Virginia delegations.
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House Interior
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod
Mass
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Senate
Clarence D. Long
D- iMd
Congress
Thomas N. Downing
D-Va
Udall
Udall Calls Assateague Park Vital
Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall and sponsors from Maryland and Virginia urged House committee approval of a bill to designate Assateague Island as a national seashore. With Senate passage, they hope an authorization bill reaches the White House for signature this year.
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Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Maryland
Virginia
House
Assateague Island
Senate
White House
Udall
Record Cold Brings 113 Below Zero At Pole
Washington AP reports the Amundsen Scott South Pole station registered 113.2 degrees below zero, the coldest ever at the site. The Navy says the prior record was 109.8 below in July 1963, at an ice plateau about 10 000 feet above sea level.
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U.S. Navy
Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Navy
Don’t Tell C of C Track in the Bluegrass State
Louisville AP report notes Ber Churchill Downs hosts the season’s notable race event as the infield grass and track facilities prepare for a major meet in Kentucky.
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Ber- Churchill Downs
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